diff --git a/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp b/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp
index 041f139e7..e16169c31 100644
--- a/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp
+++ b/scribus/scribusdoc.cpp
@@ -13796,45 +13796,51 @@ void ScribusDoc::multipleDuplicateByPage(const ItemMultipleDuplicateData& dialog
 		int firstPage = Pages->count(), lastPage = 0;
 		for (auto item: selection.items())
 		{
-			if ((item->OwnPage >= 0) && (item->OwnPage < firstPage))
-				firstPage = item->OwnPage;
-			if ((item->OwnPage) >= 0 && (item->OwnPage > lastPage))
-				lastPage = item->OwnPage;
+			if (item->OwnPage >= 0)
+			{
+				if (item->OwnPage < firstPage)
+					firstPage = item->OwnPage;
+				if (item->OwnPage > lastPage)
+					lastPage = item->OwnPage;
+			}
 		}
 		setCurrentPage(Pages->at(firstPage));
 		int pageSpread = lastPage - firstPage + 1;
 		QStringList pageList;
+		// with multi-page selection, only "following pages" is available
+		for (int i = lastPage + 2; i < Pages->count(); i += pageSpread)
+			pageList << QString::number(i);
+		pageRange = pageList.join(',');
+	}
+	else
+	{
 		if (dialogData.pageSelection == 1)
-			for (int i = lastPage + 2; i < Pages->count(); i += pageSpread)
+			pageRange = QString("%1-%2").arg(currPageNumber + 2).arg(Pages->count());
+		else if ((dialogData.pageSelection == 2) || dialogData.pageSelection == 3)
+		{
+			int start = currPageNumber + 2;
+			// round to the next odd / even number
+			if (dialogData.pageSelection == 2)
+				start += start % 2;
+			else
+				start += 1 - (start % 2);
+
+			QStringList pageList;
+			for (int i = start; i <= Pages->count(); i += 2)
 				pageList << QString::number(i);
+			pageRange = pageList.join(',');
+		}
 		else if (dialogData.pageSelection == 4)
 		{
-			// TODO: what to do with manual selections?
 			pageRange = dialogData.pageRange;
 		}
-		pageRange = pageList.join(',');
 	}
-	else if (dialogData.pageSelection == 1)
-		pageRange = QString("%1-%2").arg(currPageNumber + 2).arg(Pages->count());
-	else if ((dialogData.pageSelection == 2) || dialogData.pageSelection == 3)
-	{
-		int start = currPageNumber + 2;
-		// round to the next odd / even number
-		if (dialogData.pageSelection == 2)
-			start += start % 2;
-		else
-			start += 1 - (start % 2);
+	parsePagesString(pageRange, &pages, Pages->count());
 
-		QStringList pageList;
-		for (int i = start; i <= Pages->count(); i += 2)
-			pageList << QString::number(i);
-		pageRange = pageList.join(',');
+	if (dialogData.copyCount > 0 && dialogData.copyCount < pages.size()) {
+		pages.resize(dialogData.copyCount);
+		pages.shrink_to_fit();
 	}
-	else if (dialogData.pageSelection == 4)
-	{
-		pageRange = dialogData.pageRange;
-	}
-	parsePagesString(pageRange, &pages, Pages->count());
 
 	PageItem* lastInChain = nullptr;
 	if (dialogData.pageLinkText)
diff --git a/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.cpp b/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.cpp
index d569dbf0b..796d1b7f5 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.cpp
+++ b/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.cpp
@@ -50,12 +50,22 @@ MultipleDuplicate::MultipleDuplicate(QWidget* parent, ScribusDoc *doc) : QDialog
 	{
 		radioButtonPageOdd->setEnabled(false);
 		radioButtonPageEven->setEnabled(false);
+		radioButtonPageRange->setEnabled(false);
+		lineEditPageRange->setEnabled(false);
+		toolButtonPageRange->setEnabled(false);
 	}
 	
 	createGapRadioButton->setChecked(true);
 	setCopiesGap();
 
+	spinBoxMaxCopies->setToolTip(tr("Maximal number of duplicates to be created"));
+	spinBoxMaxCopies->setMinimum(0);
+	spinBoxMaxCopies->setSpecialValueText( tr( "Auto" ));
+	spinBoxMaxCopies->setDecimals(0);
+	spinBoxMaxCopies->setSuffix("");
+
 	toolButtonPageRange->setIcon(IconManager::instance().loadIcon("ellipsis.png"));
+
 	radioButtonPageAll->setChecked(true);
 
 	// signals and slots connections
@@ -96,16 +106,20 @@ void MultipleDuplicate::getMultiplyData(ItemMultipleDuplicateData& mdData)
 	mdData.gridCols = gridColsSpinBox->value();
 	mdData.gridGapH = horizRCGapSpinBox->value();
 	mdData.gridGapV = vertRCGapSpinBox->value();
-	if (radioButtonPageAll->isChecked())
-		mdData.pageSelection = 1;
-	else if (radioButtonPageEven->isChecked())
-		mdData.pageSelection = 2;
-	else if (radioButtonPageOdd->isChecked())
-		mdData.pageSelection = 3;
-	else if (radioButtonPageRange->isChecked())
-		mdData.pageSelection = 4;
-	mdData.pageRange = lineEditPageRange->text();
-	mdData.pageLinkText = checkBoxPageLinkText->isChecked();
+	if (mdData.type == 2)
+	{
+		if (radioButtonPageAll->isChecked())
+			mdData.pageSelection = 1;
+		else if (radioButtonPageEven->isChecked())
+			mdData.pageSelection = 2;
+		else if (radioButtonPageOdd->isChecked())
+			mdData.pageSelection = 3;
+		else if (radioButtonPageRange->isChecked())
+			mdData.pageSelection = 4;
+		mdData.pageRange = lineEditPageRange->text();
+		mdData.pageLinkText = checkBoxPageLinkText->isChecked();
+		mdData.copyCount = spinBoxMaxCopies->value();
+	}
 }
 
 void MultipleDuplicate::selectRangeOfPages()
diff --git a/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.ui b/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.ui
index 61d54b178..1b21d2605 100644
--- a/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.ui
+++ b/scribus/ui/multipleduplicate.ui
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>426</width>
-    <height>294</height>
+    <height>329</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -381,6 +381,43 @@
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="labelMaxCopies">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Number of copies:</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="ScrSpinBox" name="spinBoxMaxCopies">
+           <property name="sizePolicy">
+            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Fixed">
+             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+            </sizepolicy>
+           </property>
+           <property name="specialValueText">
+            <string>Auto</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>40</width>
+             <height>20</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_9">
          <item>
@@ -423,7 +460,7 @@
   <customwidget>
    <class>ScrSpinBox</class>
    <extends>QDoubleSpinBox</extends>
-   <header location="global">ui/scrspinbox.h</header>
+   <header>ui/scrspinbox.h</header>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
diff --git a/scribus/usertaskstructs.h b/scribus/usertaskstructs.h
index 8c498283e..5ac48395f 100644
--- a/scribus/usertaskstructs.h
+++ b/scribus/usertaskstructs.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct InsertAFrameData
 
 struct ItemMultipleDuplicateData
 {
-	int type = 0;
+	int type = 0; // 0 = by number, 1 = by rows & columns, 2 = by page
 	int copyCount = 0;
 	int copyShiftOrGap = 0;
 	double copyShiftGapH = 0.0;