diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/redshift/query.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/redshift/query.py
index b18b526ef30fce..71a20890d35e88 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/redshift/query.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/redshift/query.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 # We use 290 instead instead of the standard 320, because escape characters can add to the length.
 _QUERY_SEQUENCE_LIMIT = 290
 
+_MAX_COPY_ENTRIES_PER_TABLE = 20
+
 
 class RedshiftCommonQuery:
     CREATE_TEMP_TABLE_CLAUSE = "create temp table"
@@ -293,28 +295,37 @@ def alter_table_rename_query(
     def list_copy_commands_sql(
         db_name: str, start_time: datetime, end_time: datetime
     ) -> str:
-        return """
-                select
-                    distinct
-                        "schema" as target_schema,
-                        "table" as target_table,
-                        c.file_name as filename
-                from
-                    SYS_QUERY_DETAIL as si
-                join SYS_LOAD_DETAIL as c on
-                    si.query_id = c.query_id
-                join SVV_TABLE_INFO sti on
-                    sti.table_id = si.table_id
-                where
-                    database = '{db_name}'
-                    and si.start_time >= '{start_time}'
-                    and si.start_time < '{end_time}'
-                order by target_schema, target_table, si.start_time asc
-                """.format(
+        return """\
+SELECT DISTINCT
+    target_schema,
+    target_table,
+    filename
+FROM (
+    SELECT
+        sti."schema" AS target_schema,
+        sti."table" AS target_table,
+        c.file_name AS filename,
+        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
+            PARTITION BY sti."schema", sti."table"
+            ORDER BY si.start_time DESC
+        ) AS rn
+    FROM
+        SYS_QUERY_DETAIL AS si
+    JOIN SYS_LOAD_DETAIL AS c ON si.query_id = c.query_id
+    JOIN SVV_TABLE_INFO sti ON sti.table_id = si.table_id
+    WHERE
+        sti.database = '{db_name}'
+        AND si.start_time >= '{start_time}'
+        AND si.start_time < '{end_time}'
+) subquery
+WHERE rn <= {_MAX_COPY_ENTRIES_PER_TABLE}
+ORDER BY target_schema, target_table, filename
+""".format(
             # We need the original database name for filtering
             db_name=db_name,
             start_time=start_time.strftime(redshift_datetime_format),
             end_time=end_time.strftime(redshift_datetime_format),
+            _MAX_COPY_ENTRIES_PER_TABLE=_MAX_COPY_ENTRIES_PER_TABLE,
         )
 
     @staticmethod