diff --git a/src/lib/handlers/restart.ts b/src/lib/handlers/restart.ts
index daed5ec..3c0742f 100644
--- a/src/lib/handlers/restart.ts
+++ b/src/lib/handlers/restart.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ import type { Handler } from './types';
 
 type Handle = ReturnType<Handler>;
 
-const handler = (() => {
-	let running_controller: null | AbortController;
+const handler = (({ max = 1 }: { max?: number } = { max: 1 }) => {
+	const running_controllers: AbortController[] = [];
 
 	const handle: Handle = async (fn: () => void, utils) => {
-		if (running_controller) {
-			running_controller.abort();
+		if (running_controllers.length >= max) {
+			running_controllers.shift()?.abort();
 		}
-		running_controller = utils.abort_controller;
+		running_controllers.push(utils.abort_controller);
 		try {
 			fn();
 			await utils.promise;
 		} catch {
 			/** empty */
 		}
-		running_controller = null;
+		running_controllers.pop();
 	};
 	return handle;
 }) satisfies Handler;
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/components/restart.svelte b/src/lib/tests/components/restart.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f31a4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/tests/components/restart.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { task, type SvelteConcurrencyUtils } from '../../task';
+
+	export let fn: (
+		args: number,
+		utils: SvelteConcurrencyUtils,
+	) => Promise<unknown> | AsyncGenerator<unknown, unknown, unknown>;
+
+	export let return_value: (value: unknown) => void = () => {};
+	export let argument = 0;
+	export let max = 1;
+
+	const default_task = task.restart(fn, { max });
+	const options_task = task(fn, { kind: 'restart', max });
+
+	let latest_task_instance: ReturnType<typeof default_task.perform>;
+	let latest_options_task_instance: ReturnType<typeof options_task.perform>;
+</script>
+
+<button
+	data-testid="perform-default"
+	on:click={async () => {
+		latest_task_instance = default_task.perform(argument);
+		return_value(await latest_task_instance);
+	}}>perform</button
+>
+
+<button
+	data-testid="perform-options"
+	on:click={async () => {
+		latest_options_task_instance = options_task.perform(argument);
+		return_value(await latest_options_task_instance);
+	}}>perform options</button
+>
+
+<button
+	data-testid="cancel-default"
+	on:click={() => {
+		default_task.cancelAll();
+	}}>cancel</button
+>
+
+<button
+	data-testid="cancel-options"
+	on:click={() => {
+		options_task.cancelAll();
+	}}>cancel options</button
+>
+
+<button
+	data-testid="cancel-default-last"
+	on:click={() => {
+		if (latest_task_instance) {
+			latest_task_instance.cancel();
+		}
+	}}>cancel last instance</button
+>
+
+<button
+	data-testid="cancel-options-last"
+	on:click={() => {
+		if (latest_options_task_instance) {
+			latest_options_task_instance.cancel();
+		}
+	}}>cancel last options instance</button
+>
diff --git a/src/lib/tests/task.test.ts b/src/lib/tests/task.test.ts
index d9df755..087a10d 100644
--- a/src/lib/tests/task.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tests/task.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import Default from './components/default.svelte';
 import Enqueue from './components/enqueue.svelte';
 import Drop from './components/drop.svelte';
+import Restart from './components/restart.svelte';
 
 function wait(ms: number) {
 	return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ describe.each([
 	{ component: Default, name: 'default' },
 	{ component: Enqueue, name: 'enqueue' },
 	{ component: Drop, name: 'drop' },
+	{ component: Restart, name: 'restart' },
 ])('task - basic functionality $name', ({ component }) => {
 	all_options((selector) => {
 		it('calls the function you pass in', async () => {
@@ -324,3 +326,80 @@ describe("task - specific functionality 'drop'", () => {
 		});
 	});
 });
+
+describe("task - specific functionality 'restart'", () => {
+	all_options((selector) => {
+		it('completes only `max` time if performed when other instances are already running', async () => {
+			let finished = 0;
+			const abort_signals: AbortSignal[] = [];
+			const fn = vi.fn(async function* (_: number, { signal }: SvelteConcurrencyUtils) {
+				abort_signals.push(signal);
+				await wait(50);
+				yield;
+				finished++;
+			});
+			const { getByTestId } = render(Restart, {
+				fn,
+				max: 1,
+			});
+			const perform = getByTestId(`perform-${selector}`);
+			perform.click();
+			perform.click();
+			perform.click();
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+			});
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(finished).toBe(1);
+			});
+			expect(abort_signals.map((signal) => signal.aborted)).toStrictEqual([true, true, false]);
+			perform.click();
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(finished).toBe(2);
+			});
+			expect(abort_signals.at(-1)?.aborted).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it('completes only `max` time if performed when other instances are already running (max: 3)', async () => {
+			let finished = 0;
+			const abort_signals: AbortSignal[] = [];
+			const fn = vi.fn(async function* (_: number, { signal }: SvelteConcurrencyUtils) {
+				abort_signals.push(signal);
+				await wait(50);
+				yield;
+				finished++;
+			});
+			const { getByTestId } = render(Restart, {
+				fn,
+				max: 3,
+			});
+			const perform = getByTestId(`perform-${selector}`);
+			perform.click();
+			perform.click();
+			perform.click();
+			perform.click();
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(abort_signals[0]?.aborted).toBe(true);
+			});
+			perform.click();
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
+			});
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(finished).toBe(3);
+			});
+			expect(abort_signals.map((signal) => signal.aborted)).toStrictEqual([
+				true,
+				true,
+				false,
+				false,
+				false,
+			]);
+			perform.click();
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(finished).toBe(4);
+			});
+			expect(abort_signals.at(-1)?.aborted).toBe(false);
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 54a3501..a84986a 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@
 		{ max: 5 },
 	);
 
-	const restart_log = task.restart(async (param: number) => {
-		await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000));
-		return param;
-	});
+	const restart_log = task.restart(
+		async function* (param: number) {
+			console.log('started ', param);
+			await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000));
+			yield;
+			console.log('finished ', param);
+			return param;
+		},
+		{ max: 3 },
+	);
 
 	const drop_log = task.drop(async (param: number) => {
 		await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000));