diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9e26919..8293838 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ Endpoint                                 Description
 `/basic-auth/:user/:passwd`_             Challenges HTTPBasic Auth.
 `/hidden-basic-auth/:user/:passwd`_      404'd BasicAuth.
 `/digest-auth/:qop/:user/:passwd`_       Challenges HTTP Digest Auth.
-`/stream/:n`_                            Streams *n* - 100 lines.
-`/delay/:n`_                             Delays responding for *n* - 10 seconds.
-`/drip`_                                 Drips data over a duration after an optional initial delay, then (optionally) returns with the given status code.
+`/stream/:n`_                            Streams *n* – 100 lines.
+`/delay/:n`_                             Delays responding for *n* – 10 seconds.
+`/drip`_                                 Drips up to 10MB data over a duration after an optional initial delay, then (optionally) returns with the given status code.
 `/range/:n`_                             Streams *n* bytes, and allows specifying a *Range* header to select a subset of the data. Accepts a *chunk\_size* and request *duration* parameter.
 `/html`_                                 Renders an HTML Page.
 `/robots.txt`_                           Returns some robots.txt rules.
diff --git a/httpbin/core.py b/httpbin/core.py
index a5571fb..3e02ba5 100644
--- a/httpbin/core.py
+++ b/httpbin/core.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def drip():
     """Drips data over a duration after an optional initial delay."""
     args = CaseInsensitiveDict(request.args.items())
     duration = float(args.get('duration', 2))
-    numbytes = int(args.get('numbytes', 10))
+    numbytes = min(int(args.get('numbytes', 10)),(10 * 1024 * 1024)) # set 10MB limit
     code = int(args.get('code', 200))
     pause = duration / numbytes