diff --git a/loopback/common/models/vn-model.js b/loopback/common/models/vn-model.js
index a11bed11de..269ed673d9 100644
--- a/loopback/common/models/vn-model.js
+++ b/loopback/common/models/vn-model.js
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ module.exports = function(Self) {
             });
 
             this.beforeRemote('**', async ctx => {
-                if (!this.hasFilter(ctx)) return;
+                if (this.hasNoLimit(ctx) || !this.hasFilter(ctx)) return;
 
                 const defaultLimit = this.app.orm.selectLimit;
                 const filter = ctx.args.filter || {limit: defaultLimit};
 
-                if (filter.limit > defaultLimit) {
+                if (!filter.limit || filter.limit > defaultLimit) {
                     filter.limit = defaultLimit;
                     ctx.args.filter = filter;
                 }
             });
 
             this.afterRemote('**', async ctx => {
-                if (!this.hasFilter(ctx)) return;
+                if (this.hasNoLimit(ctx) || !this.hasFilter(ctx)) return;
 
                 const {result} = ctx;
                 const length = Array.isArray(result) ? result.length : result ? 1 : 0;
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ module.exports = function(Self) {
         hasFilter(ctx) {
             return ctx.req.method.toUpperCase() === 'GET' &&
             ctx.method.accepts.some(x => x.arg === 'filter' && x.type.toLowerCase() === 'object');
+        },
+
+        hasNoLimit(ctx) {
+            return ctx.method.accepts.some(x => x.arg.toLowerCase() === 'nolimit') && ctx.args.noLimit;
         }
 
     });
diff --git a/modules/item/back/methods/item/getBalance.js b/modules/item/back/methods/item/getBalance.js
index 207f8020f4..1a4c7999dc 100644
--- a/modules/item/back/methods/item/getBalance.js
+++ b/modules/item/back/methods/item/getBalance.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ module.exports = Self => {
             required: true,
             description: 'Filter defining where and paginated data',
             http: {source: 'query'}
+        }, {
+            arg: 'noLimit',
+            type: 'Boolean',
+            required: false,
         }],
         returns: {
             type: ['Object'],
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = Self => {
         }
     });
 
-    Self.getBalance = async(ctx, filter, options) => {
+    Self.getBalance = async(ctx, filter, noLimit, options) => {
         const myOptions = {userId: ctx.req.accessToken.userId};
 
         if (typeof options == 'object')