diff --git a/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb b/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb
index 00cb5681ab..35268006bb 100644
--- a/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb
+++ b/app/lib/check_elastic_search.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def get_fresh_value(data)
 
   def add_update_nested_obj(options)
     return if self.disable_es_callbacks || RequestStore.store[:disable_es_callbacks]
+    return if options[:op] == 'create' && self.respond_to?(:hit_nested_objects_limit?) && self.hit_nested_objects_limit?
     model = { klass: self.class.name, id: self.id }
     ElasticSearchWorker.perform_in(1.second, YAML::dump(model), YAML::dump(options), 'create_update_doc_nested')
   end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb b/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb
index 20636fbc0d..ad3cebb944 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/annotation_base.rb
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ def custom_permissions(ability = nil)
       perms["destroy Smooch"] = ability.can?(:destroy, self) if self.annotation_type == 'smooch'
       perms
     end
+
+    def hit_nested_objects_limit?
+      ret = false
+      pm = self.project_media
+      ret = pm.get_annotations(self.annotation_type).count > CheckConfig.get('nested_objects_limit', 10000, :integer) unless pm.nil?
+      ret
+    end
   end
 
   module ClassMethods
diff --git a/app/models/tipline_request.rb b/app/models/tipline_request.rb
index 385f64d258..ad0fb75147 100644
--- a/app/models/tipline_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/tipline_request.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ def associated_graphql_id
     Base64.encode64("#{self.associated_type}/#{self.associated_id}")
   end
 
+  def hit_nested_objects_limit?
+    associated = self.associated
+    associated.tipline_requests.count > CheckConfig.get('nested_objects_limit', 10000, :integer)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def set_team_and_user