diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptor.java
index 439bc6f15..76130e74e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptor.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public class GraphQLProtectionInterceptor extends AbstractInterceptor {
     private List<String> allowedMethods = Lists.newArrayList("GET", "POST");
     private int maxRecursion = 3;
     private int maxDepth = 7;
+    private int maxMutations = 5;
 
     public GraphQLProtectionInterceptor() {
         name = "GraphQL protection";
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ public Outcome handleRequest(Exchange exc) throws Exception {
 
         ExecutableDocument ed = graphQLParser.parseRequest(new ByteArrayInputStream(((String) query).getBytes(UTF_8)));
 
+        if (countMutations(ed.getExecutableDefinitions()) > maxMutations)
+            return error(exc, 400, "Too many mutations defined in document.");
+
         // so far, this ensures uniqueness of global names
         List<String> e1 = new GraphQLValidator().validate(ed);
         if (e1 != null && e1.size() > 0)
@@ -191,8 +195,6 @@ public Outcome handleRequest(Exchange exc) throws Exception {
                     .map(exd -> (OperationDefinition) exd).toList();
             if (ods.size() == 0)
                 return error(exc, "Could not find an OperationDefinition in the GraphQL document.");
-            if (ods.size() > 1)
-                return error(exc, "Multiple OperationDefinitions with the same name in the GraphQL document.");
             operationToExecute = ods.get(0);
         }
 
@@ -203,6 +205,15 @@ public Outcome handleRequest(Exchange exc) throws Exception {
         return Outcome.CONTINUE;
     }
 
+    public int countMutations(List<ExecutableDefinition> definitions) {
+        return (int) definitions.stream()
+                .filter(definition -> definition instanceof OperationDefinition)
+                .map(definition -> (OperationDefinition) definition)
+                .filter(operation -> operation.getOperationType() != null)
+                .filter(operation -> operation.getOperationType().getOperation().equals("mutation"))
+                .count();
+    }
+
     private String getDepthOrRecursionError(ExecutableDocument ed, OperationDefinition od) {
         String err = checkSelections(ed, od, od.getSelections(), new ArrayList<>(), new HashSet<>());
         if (err != null)
@@ -292,6 +303,20 @@ public boolean isAllowExtensions() {
         return allowExtensions;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Limit how many mutations can be defined in a document query.
+     * @default 5
+     * @example 2
+     */
+    @MCAttribute
+    public void setMaxMutations(int maxMutations) {
+        this.maxMutations = maxMutations;
+    }
+
+    public int getMaxMutations() {
+        return maxMutations;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Whether to allow GraphQL "extensions".
      * @default false
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/UnitTests.java b/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/UnitTests.java
index 6052d6384..6c1c1daa0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/UnitTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/UnitTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import com.predic8.membrane.core.config.ReadRulesConfigurationTest;
 import com.predic8.membrane.core.config.ReadRulesWithInterceptorsConfigurationTest;
 import com.predic8.membrane.core.exchangestore.*;
+import com.predic8.membrane.core.graphql.GraphQLProtectionInterceptorTest;
 import com.predic8.membrane.core.http.*;
 import com.predic8.membrane.core.http.cookie.*;
 import com.predic8.membrane.core.interceptor.*;
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
 		XMLProtectorTest.class,
 		AbstractExchangeStoreTest.class,
 		JsonProtectionInterceptorTest.class,
+		GraphQLProtectionInterceptorTest.class,
 		BeautifierInterceptorTest.class,
 		ExchangeEvaluationContextTest.class,
 		PaddingHeaderInterceptorTest.class,
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptorTest.java
index 43b6f0212..220c89681 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/graphql/GraphQLProtectionInterceptorTest.java
@@ -14,16 +14,23 @@
 
 package com.predic8.membrane.core.graphql;
 
-import com.predic8.membrane.core.*;
-import com.predic8.membrane.core.exchange.*;
-import com.predic8.membrane.core.http.*;
-import com.predic8.membrane.core.interceptor.*;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
-
-import static com.predic8.membrane.core.http.MimeType.*;
-import static java.net.URLEncoder.*;
-import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.*;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import com.predic8.membrane.core.HttpRouter;
+import com.predic8.membrane.core.exchange.Exchange;
+import com.predic8.membrane.core.graphql.model.*;
+import com.predic8.membrane.core.http.Request;
+import com.predic8.membrane.core.interceptor.Outcome;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import javax.security.auth.login.Configuration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.predic8.membrane.core.http.MimeType.APPLICATION_JSON;
+import static java.net.URLEncoder.encode;
+import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 public class GraphQLProtectionInterceptorTest {
 
@@ -339,6 +346,42 @@ public void recursionNotOK() throws Exception {
                 Outcome.RETURN);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void mutationsCountNotOK() throws Exception {
+        verifyPost("/",
+                APPLICATION_JSON,
+                """
+                        {"query":"mutation abc{} mutation abcd{} mutation abcde{} mutation abcdef{} mutation abcdefg{} mutation abcdefgh{}",
+                        "operationName": ""}""",
+                Outcome.RETURN);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void mutationsCountOK() throws Exception {
+        verifyPost("/",
+                APPLICATION_JSON,
+                """
+                        {"query":"mutation abc{} mutation abcd{} mutation abcde{} mutation abcdef{} mutation abcdefg{}",
+                        "operationName": ""}""",
+                Outcome.CONTINUE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void countThreeMutations() {
+        List<ExecutableDefinition> definitions = Arrays.asList(
+                opDefOfType("mutation"),
+                opDefOfType("mutation"),
+                opDefOfType("mutation"),
+                opDefOfType("query")
+        );
+
+        assertEquals(3, i.countMutations(definitions));
+    }
+
+    private OperationDefinition opDefOfType(String type) {
+        return new OperationDefinition(new OperationType(type), "", new ArrayList<>(), new ArrayList<>(), new ArrayList<>());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void invalidMethod() throws Exception {
         Exchange e = new Request.Builder().put("/").contentType(APPLICATION_JSON).body("{}").buildExchange();