diff --git a/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md b/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md
index ae98cd04f..fdded45c8 100644
--- a/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md
+++ b/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md
@@ -1199,19 +1199,19 @@ _time:5m | sort by (foo, bar) desc
 ```
 
 Sorting of big number of logs can consume a lot of CPU time and memory. Sometimes it is enough to return the first `N` entries with the biggest
-or smallest values. This can be done by adding ``first N` to the end of `sort ...` pipe.
+or the smallest values. This can be done by adding `limit N` to the end of `sort ...` pipe.
 Such a query consumes lower amounts of memory when sorting big number of logs, since it keeps in memory only `N` log entries.
 For example, the following query returns top 10 log entries with the biggest values
 for the `request_duration` [field](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/keyConcepts.html#data-model) during the last hour:
 
 ```logsql
-_time:1h | sort by (request_duration desc) first 10
+_time:1h | sort by (request_duration desc) limit 10
 ```
 
 Note that sorting of big number of logs can be slow and can consume a lot of additional memory.
 It is recommended limiting the number of logs before sorting with the following approaches:
 
-- Adding `first N` to the end of `sort ...` pipe.
+- Adding `limit N` to the end of `sort ...` pipe.
 - Reducing the selected time range with [time filter](#time-filter).
 - Using more specific [filters](#filters), so they select less logs.
 - Limiting the number of selected [fields](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/keyConcepts.html#data-model) via [`fields` pipe](#fields-pipe).
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go b/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
index e5a04f417..5e7a15c61 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
@@ -974,10 +974,10 @@ func TestParseQuerySuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	f(`* | sort bY (foo)`, `* | sort by (foo)`)
 	f(`* | sORt bY (_time, _stream DEsc, host)`, `* | sort by (_time, _stream desc, host)`)
 	f(`* | sort bY (foo desc, bar,) desc`, `* | sort by (foo desc, bar) desc`)
-	f(`* | sort first 10`, `* | sort first 10`)
-	f(`* | sort desc first 10`, `* | sort desc first 10`)
-	f(`* | sort by (foo desc, bar) first 10`, `* | sort by (foo desc, bar) first 10`)
-	f(`* | sort by (foo desc, bar) desc first 10`, `* | sort by (foo desc, bar) desc first 10`)
+	f(`* | sort limit 10`, `* | sort limit 10`)
+	f(`* | sort desc limit 10`, `* | sort desc limit 10`)
+	f(`* | sort by (foo desc, bar) limit 10`, `* | sort by (foo desc, bar) limit 10`)
+	f(`* | sort by (foo desc, bar) desc limit 10`, `* | sort by (foo desc, bar) desc limit 10`)
 
 	// uniq pipe
 	f(`* | uniq`, `* | uniq`)
@@ -1334,10 +1334,10 @@ func TestParseQueryFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	f(`foo | sort by(baz`)
 	f(`foo | sort by(baz,`)
 	f(`foo | sort by(bar) foo`)
-	f(`foo | sort by(bar) first`)
-	f(`foo | sort by(bar) first foo`)
-	f(`foo | sort by(bar) first -1234`)
-	f(`foo | sort by(bar) first 12.34`)
+	f(`foo | sort by(bar) limit`)
+	f(`foo | sort by(bar) limit foo`)
+	f(`foo | sort by(bar) limit -1234`)
+	f(`foo | sort by(bar) limit 12.34`)
 
 	// invalid uniq pipe
 	f(`foo | uniq bar`)
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/pipe_sort.go b/lib/logstorage/pipe_sort.go
index b7b0f7533..16aded0da 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/pipe_sort.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/pipe_sort.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (ps *pipeSort) String() string {
 		s += " desc"
 	}
 	if ps.limit > 0 {
-		s += fmt.Sprintf(" first %d", ps.limit)
+		s += fmt.Sprintf(" limit %d", ps.limit)
 	}
 	return s
 }
@@ -689,12 +689,12 @@ func parsePipeSort(lex *lexer) (*pipeSort, error) {
 	}
 
 	switch {
-	case lex.isKeyword("first"):
+	case lex.isKeyword("limit"):
 		lex.nextToken()
 		n, ok := tryParseUint64(lex.token)
 		lex.nextToken()
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse 'first %s'", lex.token)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse 'limit %s'", lex.token)
 		}
 		ps.limit = n
 	}