diff --git a/chrony.texi b/chrony.texi
index 909a0cc..f4d4a2c 100644
--- a/chrony.texi
+++ b/chrony.texi
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ directives can occur in any order in the file.
 * manual directive::            Allow manual entry using chronyc's settime cmd.
 * maxupdateskew directive::     Stop bad estimates upsetting machine clock
 * noclientlog directive::       Prevent chronyd from gathering data about clients
+* clientloglimit directive::    Set client log memory limit
 * peer directive::              Specify an NTP peer
 * pidfile directive::           Specify the file where chronyd's pid is written
 * port directive::              Set port to use for NTP packets
@@ -2066,6 +2067,21 @@ This directive, which takes no arguments, specifies that client accesses
 are not to be logged.  Normally they are logged, allowing statistics to
 be reported using the @code{clients} command in @code{chronyc}.
 @c }}}
+@c {{{ clientloglimit
+@node clientloglimit directive
+@subsection clientloglimit
+This directive specifies the maximum size of the memory allocated to
+log client accesses.  When the limit is reached, only information for
+clients that have already been logged will be updated.  If 0 is
+specified, the memory size will be unlimited.  The default is 524288
+bytes.
+
+An example of the use of this directive is
+
+@example
+clientloglimit 1048576
+@end example
+@c }}}
 @c {{{ peer
 @node peer directive
 @subsection peer
diff --git a/clientlog.c b/clientlog.c
index a66c883..97649ec 100644
--- a/clientlog.c
+++ b/clientlog.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "reports.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "logging.h"
 
 /* Number of bits of address per layer of the table.  This value has
    been chosen on the basis that a server will predominantly be serving
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ static int max_nodes = 0;
 /* Flag indicating whether facility is turned on or not */
 static int active = 0;
 
+/* Flag indicating whether memory allocation limit has been reached
+   and no new nodes or subnets should be allocated */
+static int alloc_limit_reached;
+
+static unsigned long alloc_limit;
+static unsigned long alloced;
+
 /* ================================================== */
 
 static void
@@ -128,6 +136,9 @@ CLG_Initialise(void)
   max_nodes = 0;
   n_nodes = 0;
 
+  alloced = 0;
+  alloc_limit = CNF_GetClientLogLimit();
+  alloc_limit_reached = 0;
 }
 
 /* ================================================== */
@@ -140,11 +151,25 @@ CLG_Finalise(void)
 
 /* ================================================== */
 
+static void check_alloc_limit() {
+  if (alloc_limit_reached)
+    return;
+
+  if (alloced >= alloc_limit) {
+    LOG(LOGS_WARN, LOGF_ClientLog, "Client log memory limit reached");
+    alloc_limit_reached = 1;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ================================================== */
+
 static void
 create_subnet(Subnet *parent_subnet, int the_entry)
 {
   parent_subnet->entry[the_entry] = (void *) MallocNew(Subnet);
   clear_subnet((Subnet *) parent_subnet->entry[the_entry]);
+  alloced += sizeof (Subnet);
+  check_alloc_limit();
 }
 
 /* ================================================== */
@@ -157,6 +182,8 @@ create_node(Subnet *parent_subnet, int the_entry)
   parent_subnet->entry[the_entry] = (void *) new_node;
   clear_node(new_node);
 
+  alloced += sizeof (Node);
+
   if (n_nodes == max_nodes) {
     if (nodes) {
       max_nodes += NODE_TABLE_INCREMENT;
@@ -168,8 +195,10 @@ create_node(Subnet *parent_subnet, int the_entry)
       max_nodes = NODE_TABLE_INCREMENT;
       nodes = MallocArray(Node *, max_nodes);
     }
+    alloced += sizeof (Node *) * (max_nodes - n_nodes);
   }
   nodes[n_nodes++] = (Node *) new_node;
+  check_alloc_limit();
 }
 
 /* ================================================== */
@@ -195,11 +224,15 @@ find_subnet(Subnet *subnet, CLG_IP_Addr addr, int bits_left)
 
   if (new_bits_left > 0) {
     if (!subnet->entry[this_subnet]) {
+      if (alloc_limit_reached)
+        return NULL;
       create_subnet(subnet, this_subnet);
     }
     return find_subnet((Subnet *) subnet->entry[this_subnet], new_subnet, new_bits_left);
   } else {
     if (!subnet->entry[this_subnet]) {
+      if (alloc_limit_reached)
+        return NULL;
       create_node(subnet, this_subnet);
     }
     return subnet->entry[this_subnet];
@@ -248,6 +281,8 @@ CLG_LogNTPClientAccess (CLG_IP_Addr client, time_t now)
   Node *node;
   if (active) {
     node = (Node *) find_subnet(&top_subnet, client, 32);
+    if (node == NULL)
+      return;
     node->ip_addr = client;
     ++node->client_hits;
     node->last_ntp_hit = now;
@@ -262,6 +297,8 @@ CLG_LogNTPPeerAccess(CLG_IP_Addr client, time_t now)
   Node *node;
   if (active) {
     node = (Node *) find_subnet(&top_subnet, client, 32);
+    if (node == NULL)
+      return;
     node->ip_addr = client;
     ++node->peer_hits;
     node->last_ntp_hit = now;
@@ -276,6 +313,8 @@ CLG_LogCommandAccess(CLG_IP_Addr client, CLG_Command_Type type, time_t now)
   Node *node;
   if (active) {
     node = (Node *) find_subnet(&top_subnet, client, 32);
+    if (node == NULL)
+      return;
     node->ip_addr = client;
     node->last_cmd_hit = now;
     switch (type) {
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index e34927e..3aed626 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static void parse_cmddeny(const char *);
 static void parse_cmdport(const char *);
 static void parse_rtconutc(const char *);
 static void parse_noclientlog(const char *);
+static void parse_clientloglimit(const char *);
 static void parse_logchange(const char *);
 static void parse_mailonchange(const char *);
 static void parse_bindaddress(const char *);
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ static double mail_change_threshold = 0.0;
    memory */
 static int no_client_log = 0;
 
+/* Limit memory allocated for the clients log */
+static unsigned long client_log_limit = 524288;
+
 /* IP address (host order) for binding the NTP socket to.  0 means INADDR_ANY
    will be used */
 static unsigned long bind_address = 0UL;
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ static const Command commands[] = {
   {"cmdport", 7, parse_cmdport},
   {"rtconutc", 8, parse_rtconutc},
   {"noclientlog", 11, parse_noclientlog},
+  {"clientloglimit", 14, parse_clientloglimit},
   {"logchange", 9, parse_logchange},
   {"mailonchange", 12, parse_mailonchange},
   {"bindaddress", 11, parse_bindaddress},
@@ -634,6 +639,21 @@ parse_noclientlog(const char *line)
 
 /* ================================================== */
 
+static void
+parse_clientloglimit(const char *line)
+{
+  if (sscanf(line, "%lu", &client_log_limit) != 1) {
+    LOG(LOGS_WARN, LOGF_Configure, "Could not read clientlog memory limit at line %d", line_number);
+  }
+
+  if (client_log_limit == 0) {
+    /* unlimited */
+    client_log_limit = (unsigned long)-1;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ================================================== */
+
 static void
 parse_logchange(const char *line)
 {
@@ -1195,6 +1215,14 @@ CNF_GetNoClientLog(void)
 
 /* ================================================== */
 
+unsigned long
+CNF_GetClientLogLimit(void)
+{
+  return client_log_limit;
+}
+
+/* ================================================== */
+
 void
 CNF_GetBindAddress(unsigned long *addr)
 {
diff --git a/conf.h b/conf.h
index 166cd1b..1e7c14d 100644
--- a/conf.h
+++ b/conf.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern int CNF_GetRTCOnUTC(void);
 extern void CNF_GetLogChange(int *enabled, double *threshold);
 extern void CNF_GetMailOnChange(int *enabled, double *threshold, char **user);
 extern int CNF_GetNoClientLog(void);
+extern unsigned long CNF_GetClientLogLimit(void);
 extern void CNF_GetBindAddress(unsigned long *addr);
 extern void CNF_GetBindCommandAddress(unsigned long *addr);
 extern char *CNF_GetPidFile(void);
diff --git a/logging.h b/logging.h
index 41975ec..ac82ff6 100644
--- a/logging.h
+++ b/logging.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef enum {
   LOGF_Local,
   LOGF_Util,
   LOGF_Main,
+  LOGF_ClientLog,
   LOGF_Configure,
   LOGF_CmdMon,
   LOGF_Acquire,