diff --git a/docs/commands/videos.md b/docs/commands/videos.md
index b016316..718a760 100644
--- a/docs/commands/videos.md
+++ b/docs/commands/videos.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ twitch-dl videos <channel_name> [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]
 
 <tr>
     <td class="code">-l, --limit</td>
-    <td>Number of videos to fetch. Defaults to 10.</td>
+    <td>Number of videos to fetch. Defaults to 40 in copmpact mode, 10 otherwise.</td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
diff --git a/twitchdl/commands/videos.py b/twitchdl/commands/videos.py
index 228a270..bbe1121 100644
--- a/twitchdl/commands/videos.py
+++ b/twitchdl/commands/videos.py
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ from twitchdl.output import print_out, print_paged_videos, print_video, print_js
 
 def videos(args):
     game_ids = _get_game_ids(args.game)
+
+    # Set different defaults for limit for compact display
+    limit = args.limit or (40 if args.compact else 10)
+
     # Ignore --limit if --pager or --all are given
-    max_videos = sys.maxsize if args.all or args.pager else args.limit
+    max_videos = sys.maxsize if args.all or args.pager else limit
 
     total_count, generator = twitch.channel_videos_generator(
         args.channel_name, max_videos, args.sort, args.type, game_ids=game_ids)
diff --git a/twitchdl/console.py b/twitchdl/console.py
index daea340..88e93c3 100644
--- a/twitchdl/console.py
+++ b/twitchdl/console.py
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ COMMANDS = [
                 "type": str,
             }),
             (["-l", "--limit"], {
-                "help": "Number of videos to fetch. Defaults to 10.",
+                "help": "Number of videos to fetch. Defaults to 40 in copmpact mode, 10 otherwise.",
                 "type": pos_integer,
-                "default": 10,
             }),
             (["-a", "--all"], {
                 "help": "Fetch all videos, overrides --limit",