diff --git a/scaler_test.go b/scaler_test.go
index b8e49f5..a0b9348 100644
--- a/scaler_test.go
+++ b/scaler_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package stream
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -406,7 +407,6 @@ func FuzzTick(f *testing.F) {
 }
 
 func FuzzScaler(f *testing.F) {
-	// Define InterceptFunc
 	interceptFunc := func(ctx context.Context, t int) (string, bool) {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", t), true
 	}
@@ -464,3 +464,129 @@ func FuzzScaler(f *testing.F) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func Test_Scaler_Max(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		max      uint
+		send     int
+		expected int
+	}{
+		"max 0": {
+			max:      0,
+			send:     1000,
+			expected: 1000,
+		},
+		"max 1": {
+			max:      1,
+			send:     10,
+			expected: 10,
+		},
+		"max 2": {
+			max:      2,
+			send:     10,
+			expected: 10,
+		},
+		"max 3": {
+			max:      3,
+			send:     10,
+			expected: 10,
+		},
+		"max 4": {
+			max:      4,
+			send:     100,
+			expected: 100,
+		},
+		"max 1000": {
+			max:      1000,
+			send:     10000,
+			expected: 10000,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+			defer cancel()
+
+			inited := 0
+			initedMu := sync.Mutex{}
+			release := make(chan struct{})
+
+			interceptFunc := func(ctx context.Context, t int) (int, bool) {
+				defer func() {
+					initedMu.Lock()
+					defer initedMu.Unlock()
+					inited--
+				}()
+
+				initedMu.Lock()
+				inited++
+				initedMu.Unlock()
+
+				<-release
+
+				return t, true
+			}
+
+			// Initialize Scaler
+			scaler := Scaler[int, int]{
+				Wait: time.Millisecond,
+				Life: time.Millisecond,
+				Fn:   interceptFunc,
+				Max:  test.max,
+			}
+
+			// Create a simple input channel
+			input := make(chan int, test.send)
+			defer close(input)
+
+			for i := 0; i < test.send; i++ {
+				input <- i
+			}
+
+			// Execute the Scaler
+			out, err := scaler.Exec(ctx, input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Scaler Exec failed: %v", err)
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+
+			recv := 1
+
+		tloop:
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					t.Errorf("Scaler Exec timed out")
+				case _, ok := <-out:
+					if !ok {
+						break tloop
+					}
+
+					recv++
+					t.Logf("received %d", recv)
+					if recv >= test.expected {
+						break tloop
+					}
+				default:
+					time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+
+					initedMu.Lock()
+					if test.max > 0 && inited > int(test.max) {
+						t.Errorf("Scaler Exec failed: expected %d, got %d", test.max, inited)
+						t.Fail()
+					}
+					initedMu.Unlock()
+
+					// Release one goroutine
+					release <- struct{}{}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if recv != test.expected {
+				t.Errorf("Scaler Exec failed: expected %d, got %d", test.expected, recv)
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}