diff --git a/application.cc b/application.cc
index b16e9c0..a3290f5 100644
--- a/application.cc
+++ b/application.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Application::Application() {
     Loader loader = Loader();
     //load the config.xml
     loader.loadConfig(this);
-    graphics = Graphics(glm::uvec2(windowWidth, windowHeight), 0.1f, farPlane, shadowCubeSize);
+    graphics = Graphics(glm::uvec2(windowWidth, windowHeight), 0.1f, farPlane, shadowCubeSize, maxShadowRenderCount);
 }
 
 void Application::init()
@@ -122,3 +122,7 @@ void Application::setHeightmapPath(std::string heightmapPath) {
 void Application::setLevelXmlPath(std::string levelXmlPath) {
     this->levelXmlPath = levelXmlPath;
 }
+
+void Application::setMaxShadowRenderCount(int count) {
+    this->maxShadowRenderCount = count;
+}
diff --git a/application.hh b/application.hh
index 0a58d84..169a664 100644
--- a/application.hh
+++ b/application.hh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Application {
         void setWindowHeight(int windowHeight);
         void setShadowCubeSize(int shadowCubeSize);
         void setFarPlane(float farPlane);
+        void setMaxShadowRenderCount(int count);
         void setCompositionsPath(std::string compositionsPath);
         void setShaderPath(std::string shaderPath);
         void setGeometryPath(std::string geometryPath);
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class Application {
         int windowWidth;
         int windowHeight;
         int shadowCubeSize;
+        int maxShadowRenderCount;
         float farPlane;
         std::string compositionsPath;
         std::string shaderPath;
diff --git a/data/config.xml b/data/config.xml
index fd1c30f..fc95c9d 100644
--- a/data/config.xml
+++ b/data/config.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 <farPlane>150.0</farPlane>
 
+<maxShadowRenderCount>10</maxShadowRenderCount>
+
 <compositionsPath>../Levels/ObjectSetups/Compositions.xml</compositionsPath>
 
 <shaderPath>Shader/</shaderPath>
diff --git a/graphics.cc b/graphics.cc
index 958e292..3362e17 100644
--- a/graphics.cc
+++ b/graphics.cc
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ using namespace ACGL::OpenGL;
 
 const double lightUpdateDelay = 0.5f;
 
-Graphics::Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, float farPlane, int cube_size) {
+Graphics::Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, 
+    float farPlane, int cube_size,
+    unsigned int maxShadowRenderCount) {
     this->windowSize = windowSize;
     this->nearPlane = nearPlane;
     this->farPlane = farPlane;
     this->cube_size = cube_size;
+    this->maxShadowRenderCount = maxShadowRenderCount;
 }
 
 Graphics::Graphics() {
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
         glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f),glm::vec3(0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f),glm::vec3(0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f)};
 
     framebuffer_cube->bind();
-    for (unsigned int i_pointlight = 0; i_pointlight<closestLights->size(); i_pointlight++) {
+    for (unsigned int i_pointlight = 0; i_pointlight<closestLights->size() && i_pointlight < maxShadowRenderCount; i_pointlight++) {
         // render each side of the cube
         for (int i_face = 0; i_face<6; i_face++) {
             glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP_POSITIVE_X + i_face, depth_cubeMaps.at(i_pointlight)->getObjectName(), 0);
diff --git a/graphics.hh b/graphics.hh
index 67a3beb..1876899 100644
--- a/graphics.hh
+++ b/graphics.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 class Graphics {
     public:
-        Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, float farPlane, int cube_size);
+        Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, float farPlane, int cube_size, unsigned int maxShadowRenderCount);
         Graphics();
         void init(Level* level);
         void render(double time);
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Graphics {
         std::vector<ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTextureCubeMap> depth_cubeMaps;
         ACGL::OpenGL::SharedFrameBufferObject framebuffer_cube;
         int cube_size;
+        unsigned int maxShadowRenderCount;
         Level* level;
         int number_of_texture_units = 0;
 };
diff --git a/loader.cc b/loader.cc
index 2c49802..a65dbc8 100644
--- a/loader.cc
+++ b/loader.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Loader::Loader() {
 }
 
 void Loader::loadConfig(Application* application) {
-    int windowWidth, windowHeight, shadowCubeSize;
+    int windowWidth, windowHeight, shadowCubeSize, maxShadowRenderCount;
     float farPlane;
     std::string compositionsPath, shaderPath, geometryPath, texturePath, scriptPath, heightmapPath, levelXmlPath;
     XMLDocument* config = new XMLDocument();
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void Loader::loadConfig(Application* application) {
     errorCheck(resolution->FirstChildElement("height")->QueryIntText(&windowHeight));
     errorCheck(config->FirstChildElement("shadowCubeSize")->QueryIntText(&shadowCubeSize));
     errorCheck(config->FirstChildElement("farPlane")->QueryFloatText(&farPlane));
+    errorCheck(config->FirstChildElement("maxShadowRenderCount")->QueryIntText(&maxShadowRenderCount));
     
     const char* charCompositionsPath = config->FirstChildElement("compositionsPath")->GetText();
     if(charCompositionsPath == NULL){
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ void Loader::loadConfig(Application* application) {
     application->setWindowHeight(windowHeight);
     application->setShadowCubeSize(shadowCubeSize);
     application->setFarPlane(farPlane);
+    application->setMaxShadowRenderCount(maxShadowRenderCount);
     application->setCompositionsPath(compositionsPath);
     application->setShaderPath(shaderPath);
     application->setGeometryPath(geometryPath);