diff --git a/pkg/error.go b/pkg/error.go
index 3d63102..23c2ccf 100644
--- a/pkg/error.go
+++ b/pkg/error.go
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ var (
 	ErrRecordExists             = errors.New("record exists")
 	ErrKick                     = errors.New("kick")
 	ErrDiscard                  = errors.New("discard")
+	ErrPublishMaxCount          = errors.New("publish max count exceeded")
 	ErrPublishTimeout           = errors.New("publish timeout")
 	ErrPublishIdleTimeout       = errors.New("publish idle timeout")
 	ErrPublishDelayCloseTimeout = errors.New("publish delay close timeout")
 	ErrPushRemoteURLExist       = errors.New("push remote url exist")
+	ErrSubscribeMaxCount        = errors.New("subscribe max count exceeded")
 	ErrSubscribeTimeout         = errors.New("subscribe timeout")
 	ErrRestart                  = errors.New("restart")
 	ErrInterrupt                = errors.New("interrupt")
diff --git a/publisher.go b/publisher.go
index 6cda76f..c6ea8fd 100644
--- a/publisher.go
+++ b/publisher.go
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ func (p *Publisher) Start() (err error) {
 			return ErrStreamExist
 		}
 	}
+	if p.MaxCount > 0 && s.Streams.Length >= p.MaxCount {
+		return ErrPublishMaxCount
+	}
 	s.Streams.Set(p)
 	p.Info("publish")
 	p.processPullProxyOnStart()
diff --git a/subscriber.go b/subscriber.go
index 45a66f1..4905397 100644
--- a/subscriber.go
+++ b/subscriber.go
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ func (s *Subscriber) waitingPublish() bool {
 
 func (s *Subscriber) Start() (err error) {
 	server := s.Plugin.Server
-	server.Subscribers.Add(s)
+	defer func() {
+		if err == nil {
+			server.Subscribers.Add(s)
+		}
+	}()
 	s.Info("subscribe")
 	hasInvited, done := s.processAliasOnStart()
 	if done {
@@ -111,6 +115,9 @@ func (s *Subscriber) Start() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if publisher, ok := server.Streams.Get(s.StreamPath); ok {
+		if s.MaxCount > 0 && publisher.Subscribers.Length >= s.MaxCount {
+			return ErrSubscribeMaxCount
+		}
 		publisher.AddSubscriber(s)
 	} else {
 		server.Waiting.Wait(s)