diff --git a/marietje/api/views.py b/marietje/api/views.py
index 39c9c1a..086f935 100644
--- a/marietje/api/views.py
+++ b/marietje/api/views.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.db.models import Q
 from django.http import JsonResponse, HttpResponseForbidden
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
+from django.conf import settings
 from mutagen import File
 
 from marietje.utils import song_to_dict, playlist_song_to_dict, send_to_bertha
@@ -211,10 +212,14 @@ def cancel(request):
 def request(request):
     queue = request.user.queue
     song = get_object_or_404(Song, id=request.POST.get('id'), deleted=False)
-    queue.request(song, request.user)
+    if queue.request(song, request.user):
+        return JsonResponse({
+            'success': True
+        })
 
     return JsonResponse({
-        'success': True
+        'success': False,
+        'message': 'You cannot request more than ' + str(settings.MAX_MINUTES_IN_A_ROW) + ' minutes in a row.'
     })
 
 
diff --git a/marietje/marietje/settings.py b/marietje/marietje/settings.py
index 51f05c9..1642d39 100644
--- a/marietje/marietje/settings.py
+++ b/marietje/marietje/settings.py
@@ -144,3 +144,4 @@ BERTHA_HOST = ('hardcoding.nl', 1819)
 
 MAIL_FROM = 'marietje@hardcoding.nl'
 
+MAX_MINUTES_IN_A_ROW = 20
diff --git a/marietje/marietje/static/js/queue.js b/marietje/marietje/static/js/queue.js
index 37ad265..85bf16d 100644
--- a/marietje/marietje/static/js/queue.js
+++ b/marietje/marietje/static/js/queue.js
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@ $(function () {
 
     $(document).on('click', '[data-song-id]', function () {
         var songId = $(this).data('song-id');
-        $.post('/api/request', {id: songId, csrfmiddlewaretoken: csrf_token}, function () {
-            refreshQueue();
+        $.post('/api/request', {id: songId, csrfmiddlewaretoken: csrf_token}, function (result) {
+            if(result.success) {
+                refreshQueue();
+            } else {
+                // Close request table and show message.
+                hideRequestTable();
+                createAlert('danger', result.message);
+            }
         });
         $(this).parent().text($(this).text());
         return false;
@@ -117,7 +123,6 @@ $(function () {
         $('#queue-time-header').text(showTimeToPlay ? 'Plays In' : 'Plays At');
         Cookies.set('showtimetoplay', showTimeToPlay ? '1' : '0');
     });
-
     getSongs();
 });
 
@@ -326,3 +331,14 @@ Number.prototype.timestampToHHMMSS = function () {
     }
     return hours + ':' + minutes + ':' + seconds;
 }
+
+function createAlert(type, message) {
+    alertText = '<div class="alert alert-' + type + ' alert-dismissable">'+
+            '<button type="button" class="close" ' +
+                    'data-dismiss="alert" aria-hidden="true">' +
+                '&times;' +
+            '</button>' +
+            message +
+         '</div>';
+     $('body > div.container').prepend(alertText);
+}
diff --git a/marietje/marietje/utils.py b/marietje/marietje/utils.py
index a0dc2a7..2c78de5 100644
--- a/marietje/marietje/utils.py
+++ b/marietje/marietje/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import socket, struct, binascii
 from django.conf import settings
 from queues.models import Queue, Playlist
+from django.http import StreamingHttpResponse
 
 
 def song_to_dict(song, hash=False, user=False):
@@ -52,3 +53,20 @@ def get_first_queue():
         queue = Queue(name='Queue', playlist=playlist, random_playlist=random_playlist)
         queue.save()
     return queue
+
+
+def bertha_stream(hash):
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    sock.connect(settings.BERTHA_HOST)
+    sock.sendall(struct.pack("<B", 2) + binascii.unhexlify(hash))
+    data = sock.recv(4096)
+    while data:
+        yield data
+        data = sock.recv(4096)
+    sock.close()
+
+
+def get_from_bertha(hash):
+    response = StreamingHttpResponse(bertha_stream(hash))
+    response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="{}"'.format(hash)
+    return response
diff --git a/marietje/queues/models.py b/marietje/queues/models.py
index 7692e40..66a733c 100644
--- a/marietje/queues/models.py
+++ b/marietje/queues/models.py
@@ -111,12 +111,27 @@ class Queue(models.Model):
         return songs[1:]
 
     def request(self, song, user):
-        order = PlaylistSong.objects.filter(playlist=self.playlist).aggregate(Max('order'))['order__max']
+        playlist_songs = PlaylistSong.objects.filter(playlist=self.playlist, state=0).order_by('order')
+
+        order = 0
+        seconds_in_a_row = 0
+        for playlist_song in playlist_songs:
+            order = playlist_song.order
+            if playlist_song.user != user:
+                seconds_in_a_row = 0
+            else:
+                seconds_in_a_row += playlist_song.song.duration
+
+        if seconds_in_a_row > 0 and seconds_in_a_row + song.duration > settings.MAX_MINUTES_IN_A_ROW * 60\
+                and not user.is_superuser:
+            return False
+
         if order is None:
             order = 0
         order += 1
         playlist_song = PlaylistSong(playlist=self.playlist, song=song, user=user, order=order)
         playlist_song.save()
+        return True
 
     def fill_random_queue(self):
         song_count = PlaylistSong.objects.filter(playlist_id=self.random_playlist_id, state=0).count()