diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b66671a..7f73b686 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ For a list of breaking changes, check [here](#breaking-changes).
 A preview of the next release can be installed from
 [babashka-dev-builds](https://github.com/babashka/babashka-dev-builds).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- Convey `*print-length*` to pprint and allow `set!`
+
 ## 0.8.1 (2022-04-15)
 
 - Add `prepare` subcommand to download deps & pods and cache pod metadata
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/pprint.clj b/src/babashka/impl/pprint.clj
index 8047638b..bbc8df71 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/pprint.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/pprint.clj
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
              pprint/*print-pprint-dispatch* @print-pprint-dispatch
              pprint/*print-miser-width* @print-miser-width
              *print-meta* @sci/print-meta
-             *print-readably* @sci/print-readably]
+             *print-readably* @sci/print-readably
+             *print-length* @sci/print-length]
      (pprint/pprint s writer))))
 
 (defn cl-format
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 7d68aff6..add257f6 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -711,7 +711,8 @@ Use bb run --help to show this help output.
     (sci/binding [core/warn-on-reflection @core/warn-on-reflection
                   core/unchecked-math @core/unchecked-math
                   core/data-readers @core/data-readers
-                  sci/ns @sci/ns]
+                  sci/ns @sci/ns
+                  sci/print-length @sci/print-length]
       (let [{version-opt :version
              :keys [:shell-in :edn-in :shell-out :edn-out
                     :help :file :command-line-args
diff --git a/test/babashka/pprint_test.clj b/test/babashka/pprint_test.clj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4679db46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/babashka/pprint_test.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+(ns babashka.pprint-test
+  (:require
+   [babashka.test-utils :as test-utils]
+   [clojure.string :as str]
+   [clojure.test :as test :refer [deftest is]]))
+
+(defn bb [& args]
+  (str/trim (apply test-utils/bb (map str args))))
+
+(deftest print-length-test
+  (is (= "(0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...)"
+         (bb "-e" "(set! *print-length* 10) (clojure.pprint/pprint (range 20))"))))