diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php
index 4049b152c..9af3a8c57 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php
@@ -370,8 +370,15 @@ class Filter extends WidgetBase
     protected function getOptionsFromModel($scope, $searchQuery = null)
     {
         $model = $this->scopeModels[$scope->scopeName];
+
         $query = $model->newQuery();
 
+        /*
+         * The 'group' scope has trouble supporting more than 500 records at a time
+         * @todo Introduce a more advanced version with robust list support.
+         */
+        $query->limit(500);
+
         /*
          * Extensibility
          */