diff --git a/tests/recv_multipart.cpp b/tests/recv_multipart.cpp
index 1daa867..8e98788 100644
--- a/tests/recv_multipart.cpp
+++ b/tests/recv_multipart.cpp
@@ -56,4 +56,89 @@ TEST_CASE("recv_multipart test", "[recv_multipart]")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(zmq::recv_multipart(zmq::socket_ref(), std::back_inserter(msgs)), const zmq::error_t &);
     }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("recv_multipart_n test", "[recv_multipart]")
+{
+    zmq::context_t context(1);
+    zmq::socket_t output(context, ZMQ_PAIR);
+    zmq::socket_t input(context, ZMQ_PAIR);
+    output.bind("inproc://multipart.test");
+    input.connect("inproc://multipart.test");
+
+    SECTION("send 1 message")
+    {
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("hello"));
+
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 1> msgs;
+        auto ret = zmq::recv_multipart_n(output, msgs.data(), msgs.size());
+        REQUIRE(ret);
+        CHECK(*ret == 1);
+        CHECK(msgs[0].size() == 5);
+    }
+    SECTION("send 1 message 2")
+    {
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("hello"));
+
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 2> msgs;
+        auto ret = zmq::recv_multipart_n(output, msgs.data(), msgs.size());
+        REQUIRE(ret);
+        CHECK(*ret == 1);
+        CHECK(msgs[0].size() == 5);
+        CHECK(msgs[1].size() == 0);
+    }
+    SECTION("send 2 messages, recv 1")
+    {
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("hello"), zmq::send_flags::sndmore);
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("world!"));
+
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 1> msgs;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(
+            zmq::recv_multipart_n(output, msgs.data(), msgs.size()), 
+            const std::runtime_error&);
+    }
+    SECTION("recv 0")
+    {
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("hello"), zmq::send_flags::sndmore);
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("world!"));
+
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 1> msgs;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(
+            zmq::recv_multipart_n(output, msgs.data(), 0), 
+            const std::runtime_error&);
+    }
+    SECTION("send 2 messages")
+    {
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("hello"), zmq::send_flags::sndmore);
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("world!"));
+
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 2> msgs;
+        auto ret = zmq::recv_multipart_n(output, msgs.data(), msgs.size());
+        REQUIRE(ret);
+        CHECK(*ret == 2);
+        CHECK(msgs[0].size() == 5);
+        CHECK(msgs[1].size() == 6);
+    }
+    SECTION("send no messages, dontwait")
+    {
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 1> msgs;
+        auto ret = zmq::recv_multipart_n(output, msgs.data(), msgs.size(), zmq::recv_flags::dontwait);
+        CHECK_FALSE(ret);
+        REQUIRE(msgs[0].size() == 0);
+    }
+    SECTION("send 1 partial message, dontwait")
+    {
+        input.send(zmq::str_buffer("hello"), zmq::send_flags::sndmore);
+        
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 1> msgs;
+        auto ret = zmq::recv_multipart_n(output, msgs.data(), msgs.size(), zmq::recv_flags::dontwait);
+        CHECK_FALSE(ret);
+        REQUIRE(msgs[0].size() == 0);
+    }
+    SECTION("recv with invalid socket")
+    {
+        std::array<zmq::message_t, 1> msgs;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(zmq::recv_multipart_n(zmq::socket_ref(), msgs.data(), msgs.size()), const zmq::error_t &);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/zmq_addon.hpp b/zmq_addon.hpp
index ebe9d10..fcabda8 100644
--- a/zmq_addon.hpp
+++ b/zmq_addon.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,41 @@ namespace zmq
 
 #ifdef ZMQ_CPP11
 
+namespace detail
+{
+template<bool CheckN, class OutputIt>
+recv_result_t recv_multipart_n(socket_ref s, OutputIt out, size_t n,
+                               recv_flags flags)
+{
+    size_t msg_count = 0;
+    message_t msg;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        #ifdef ZMQ_CPP17
+        if constexpr (CheckN)
+        #else
+        if (CheckN)
+        #endif
+        {
+            if (msg_count >= n)
+                throw std::runtime_error("Too many message parts in recv_multipart_n");
+        }
+        if (!s.recv(msg, flags))
+        {
+            // zmq ensures atomic delivery of messages
+            assert(msg_count == 0);
+            return {};
+        }
+        ++msg_count;
+        const bool more = msg.more();
+        *out++ = std::move(msg);
+        if (!more)
+            break;
+    }
+    return msg_count;
+}
+} // namespace detail
+
 /*  Receive a multipart message.
     
     Writes the zmq::message_t objects to OutputIterator out.
@@ -57,23 +92,29 @@ ZMQ_NODISCARD
 recv_result_t recv_multipart(socket_ref s, OutputIt out,
                              recv_flags flags = recv_flags::none)
 {
-    size_t msg_count = 0;
-    message_t msg;
-    while (true)
-    {
-        if (!s.recv(msg, flags))
-        {
-            // zmq ensures atomic delivery of messages
-            assert(msg_count == 0);
-            return {};
-        }
-        ++msg_count;
-        const bool more = msg.more();
-        *out++ = std::move(msg);
-        if (!more)
-            break;
-    }
-    return msg_count;
+    return detail::recv_multipart_n<false>(s, std::move(out), 0, flags);
+}
+
+/*  Receive a multipart message.
+    
+    Writes at most n zmq::message_t objects to OutputIterator out.
+    If the number of message parts of the incoming message exceeds n
+    then an exception will be thrown.
+    
+    Returns: the number of messages received or nullopt (on EAGAIN).
+    Throws: if recv throws. Throws std::runtime_error if the number
+    of message parts exceeds n (exactly n messages will have been written
+    to out). Any exceptions thrown
+    by the out iterator will be propagated and the message
+    may have been only partially received with pending
+    message parts. It is adviced to close this socket in that event.
+*/
+template<class OutputIt>
+ZMQ_NODISCARD
+recv_result_t recv_multipart_n(socket_ref s, OutputIt out, size_t n,
+                               recv_flags flags = recv_flags::none)
+{
+    return detail::recv_multipart_n<true>(s, std::move(out), n, flags);
 }
 
 /*  Send a multipart message.