diff --git a/integration_tests/tests/test_override_samples_config.py b/integration_tests/tests/test_override_samples_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..605dfea09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/tests/test_override_samples_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import json
+
+import pytest
+from dbt_project import DbtProject
+
+COLUMN_NAME = "some_data"
+
+SAMPLES_QUERY = """
+    with latest_elementary_test_result as (
+        select id
+        from {{{{ ref("elementary_test_results") }}}}
+        where lower(table_name) = lower('{test_id}')
+        order by created_at desc
+        limit 1
+    )
+
+    select result_row
+    from {{{{ ref("test_result_rows") }}}}
+    where elementary_test_results_id in (select * from latest_elementary_test_result)
+"""
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip_targets(["clickhouse"])
+def test_sample_count_unlimited(test_id: str, dbt_project: DbtProject):
+    null_count = 20
+    data = [{COLUMN_NAME: None} for _ in range(null_count)]
+
+    test_result = dbt_project.test(
+        test_id,
+        "not_null",
+        dict(column_name=COLUMN_NAME),
+        data=data,
+        as_model=True,
+        test_vars={
+            "enable_elementary_test_materialization": True,
+            "test_sample_row_count": 5,
+        },
+        test_config={"meta": {"test_sample_row_count": None}},
+    )
+    assert test_result["status"] == "fail"
+
+    samples = [
+        json.loads(row["result_row"])
+        for row in dbt_project.run_query(SAMPLES_QUERY.format(test_id=test_id))
+    ]
+    assert len(samples) == 20
+    for sample in samples:
+        assert COLUMN_NAME in sample
+        assert sample[COLUMN_NAME] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip_targets(["clickhouse"])
+def test_sample_count_small(test_id: str, dbt_project: DbtProject):
+    null_count = 20
+    data = [{COLUMN_NAME: None} for _ in range(null_count)]
+
+    test_result = dbt_project.test(
+        test_id,
+        "not_null",
+        dict(column_name=COLUMN_NAME),
+        data=data,
+        as_model=True,
+        test_vars={
+            "enable_elementary_test_materialization": True,
+            "test_sample_row_count": 5,
+        },
+        test_config={"meta": {"test_sample_row_count": 3}},
+    )
+    assert test_result["status"] == "fail"
+
+    samples = [
+        json.loads(row["result_row"])
+        for row in dbt_project.run_query(SAMPLES_QUERY.format(test_id=test_id))
+    ]
+    assert len(samples) == 3
+    for sample in samples:
+        assert COLUMN_NAME in sample
+        assert sample[COLUMN_NAME] is None
diff --git a/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql b/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql
index ebc4c4dcf..04897db2d 100644
--- a/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql
+++ b/macros/edr/materializations/test/test.sql
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 {% macro handle_dbt_test(flattened_test, materialization_macro) %}
   {% set result = materialization_macro() %}
   {% set sample_limit = elementary.get_config_var('test_sample_row_count') %}
+  {% if "meta" in flattened_test and "test_sample_row_count" in flattened_test["meta"] %}
+    {% set sample_limit = flattened_test["meta"]["test_sample_row_count"] %}
+  {% endif %}
 
   {% set disable_test_samples = false %}
   {% if "meta" in flattened_test and "disable_test_samples" in flattened_test["meta"] %}