diff --git a/Documentation/git-backfill.txt b/Documentation/git-backfill.txt
index 56cbb9ffd8..136a1f1d29 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-backfill.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-backfill.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-backfill - Download missing objects in a partial clone
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [synopsis]
-git backfill [<options>]
+git backfill [--min-batch-size=<n>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ commit. This set can be restricted or expanded using various options.
 
 THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL. ITS BEHAVIOR MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.
 
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+`--min-batch-size=<n>`::
+	Specify a minimum size for a batch of missing objects to request
+	from the server. This size may be exceeded by the last set of
+	blobs seen at a given path. The default minimum batch size is
+	50,000.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-clone[1].
diff --git a/builtin/backfill.c b/builtin/backfill.c
index 0eca175a7f..cfebee6e17 100644
--- a/builtin/backfill.c
+++ b/builtin/backfill.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "path-walk.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_backfill_usage[] = {
-	N_("git backfill [<options>]"),
+	N_("git backfill [--min-batch-size=<n>]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct reposit
 		.min_batch_size = 50000,
 	};
 	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "min-batch-size", &ctx.min_batch_size,
+			    N_("Minimum number of objects to request at a time")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
diff --git a/t/t5620-backfill.sh b/t/t5620-backfill.sh
index 64326362d8..36107a51c5 100755
--- a/t/t5620-backfill.sh
+++ b/t/t5620-backfill.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ test_expect_success 'do partial clone 1, backfill gets all objects' '
 	test_line_count = 0 revs2
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'do partial clone 2, backfill min batch size' '
+	git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none	\
+		--single-branch --branch=main 		\
+		"file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" backfill2 &&
+
+	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/batch-trace" git \
+		-C backfill2 backfill --min-batch-size=20 &&
+
+	# Batches were used
+	test_trace2_data promisor fetch_count 20 <batch-trace >matches &&
+	test_line_count = 2 matches &&
+	test_trace2_data promisor fetch_count 8 <batch-trace &&
+
+	# No more missing objects!
+	git -C backfill2 rev-list --quiet --objects --missing=print HEAD >revs2 &&
+	test_line_count = 0 revs2
+'
+
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd