diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 5476f9cf..a4e0a0b8 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ color = "auto"
 customCSS = []
 customJS = []
 diagram = false
+carouselPostCount = 5
 featuredPostCount = 5
 fixedHeader = true
 fullWidth = false
diff --git a/layouts/partials/carousel.html b/layouts/partials/carousel.html
index 9aebfe58..69779ffb 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/carousel.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/carousel.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{{- $pages := first 3 (where $.Site.Pages "Params.carousel" true) }}
+{{- $count := default 5 site.Params.carouselPostCount }}
+{{- $pages := first $count (where $.Site.Pages "Params.carousel" true) }}
 {{- if and .IsHome $pages (eq .Paginator.PageNumber 1) }}
 <div class="container p-0 mb-4">
     <div class="row p-0 m-0">