diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 88bf355..09be576 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type APIStatisticsRequest struct {
-	Ship    *int64  `json:"ship,omitempty"`
-	Systems []int64 `json:"systems,omitempty"`
-	Modules []int64 `json:"modules,omitempty"`
-	Groups  []int64 `json:"groups,omitempty"`
+	Ship          *int64  `json:"ship,omitempty"`
+	Systems       []int64 `json:"systems,omitempty"`
+	Modules       []int64 `json:"modules,omitempty"`
+	Groups        []int64 `json:"groups,omitempty"`
+	KillmailLimit *int    `json:"killmailLimit,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type APIItemCount struct {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ type APIFitStatistics struct {
 	LowSlotModules  []APIItemCount `json:"lowSlotModules"`
 	Rigs            []APIItemCount `json:"rigs"`
 	Drones          []APIItemCount `json:"drones"`
+	KillmailIDs     []int64        `json:"killmailIds,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type APISearchResult struct {
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ func convertFitStatistics(stats *FitStatistics) *APIFitStatistics {
 		LowSlotModules:  convertModuleMapToItemCounts(stats.LowSlotModules),
 		Rigs:            convertModuleMapToItemCounts(stats.Rigs),
 		Drones:          convertModuleMapToItemCounts(stats.Drones),
+		KillmailIDs:     stats.KillmailIDs,
 	}
 	return api
 }
@@ -142,6 +145,13 @@ func handleStatistics(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if len(params.Groups) > 0 {
 		flog.Debug("Groups filter: %d groups", len(params.Groups))
 	}
+	// Killmail limit defaults to 20 when not provided or invalid
+	if req.KillmailLimit != nil && *req.KillmailLimit > 0 {
+		params.KillmailLimit = *req.KillmailLimit
+	} else {
+		params.KillmailLimit = 20
+	}
+	flog.Debug("Killmail limit: %d", params.KillmailLimit)
 
 	db, err := GetDB()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 8e71ed1..f762ade 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type QueryParams struct {
-	Ship    int64
-	Systems []int64
-	Modules []int64
-	Groups  []int64
+	Ship          int64
+	Systems       []int64
+	Modules       []int64
+	Groups        []int64
+	KillmailLimit int
 }
 
 // CacheEntry stores both statistics (JSON) and images (blobs) in unified cache
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ type FitStatistics struct {
 	LowSlotModules  map[int32]ModuleStats // typeID -> {Count, Percentage}
 	Rigs            map[int32]ModuleStats // typeID -> {Count, Percentage}
 	Drones          map[int32]ModuleStats // typeID -> {Count, Percentage}
+	KillmailIDs     []int64
 }
 
 type SystemStats struct {
@@ -512,6 +514,7 @@ func (db *DBWrapper) QueryFits(params QueryParams) (*FitStatistics, error) {
 		LowSlotModules:  make(map[int32]ModuleStats),
 		Rigs:            make(map[int32]ModuleStats),
 		Drones:          make(map[int32]ModuleStats),
+		KillmailIDs:     limitKillmails(killmailIDs, params.KillmailLimit),
 	}
 
 	if totalKillmails == 0 {
@@ -944,3 +947,13 @@ func min(a, b int) int {
 	}
 	return b
 }
+
+func limitKillmails(ids []int64, limit int) []int64 {
+	if limit <= 0 || len(ids) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if limit > len(ids) {
+		limit = len(ids)
+	}
+	return ids[:limit]
+}
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index 917eb12..870aa56 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,24 @@ func TestQueryFitsModuleFilterKeepsOtherModulesAndSlots(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Greater(t, otherSlots, 0, "other slot categories should remain populated")
 }
 
+func TestQueryFitsReturnsKillmailIDsWithLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	dbi, err := GetDB()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	db := dbi.(*DBWrapper)
+
+	shipID := int64(32872)
+	moduleID := int64(16433)
+	limit := 5
+
+	stats, err := db.QueryFits(QueryParams{Ship: shipID, Modules: []int64{moduleID}, KillmailLimit: limit})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Greater(t, stats.TotalKillmails, int64(0))
+
+	require.NotNil(t, stats.KillmailIDs)
+	assert.LessOrEqual(t, len(stats.KillmailIDs), limit)
+	assert.Greater(t, len(stats.KillmailIDs), 0)
+}
+
 func pickTopSystemID(stats *FitStatistics) int64 {
 	var bestID int64
 	var bestCount int64