diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
index d9f8adc5..aab32ce3 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset/base.py
@@ -759,7 +759,10 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
         queryset = self.clone()
         queryset._limit = n if n != 0 else 1
 
-        # Return the new queryset to allow chaining
+        # If a cursor object has already been created, apply the limit to it.
+        if queryset._cursor_obj:
+            queryset._cursor_obj.limit(queryset._limit)
+
         return queryset
 
     def skip(self, n):
@@ -770,6 +773,11 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
         """
         queryset = self.clone()
         queryset._skip = n
+
+        # If a cursor object has already been created, apply the skip to it.
+        if queryset._cursor_obj:
+            queryset._cursor_obj.skip(queryset._skip)
+
         return queryset
 
     def hint(self, index=None):
@@ -787,6 +795,11 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
         """
         queryset = self.clone()
         queryset._hint = index
+
+        # If a cursor object has already been created, apply the hint to it.
+        if queryset._cursor_obj:
+            queryset._cursor_obj.hint(queryset._hint)
+
         return queryset
 
     def batch_size(self, size):
@@ -800,6 +813,11 @@ class BaseQuerySet(object):
         """
         queryset = self.clone()
         queryset._batch_size = size
+
+        # If a cursor object has already been created, apply the batch size to it.
+        if queryset._cursor_obj:
+            queryset._cursor_obj.batch_size(queryset._batch_size)
+
         return queryset
 
     def distinct(self, field):
diff --git a/tests/queryset/queryset.py b/tests/queryset/queryset.py
index 6b756061..6c6f9b0f 100644
--- a/tests/queryset/queryset.py
+++ b/tests/queryset/queryset.py
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # Test slice limit and skip on an existing queryset
         people = self.Person.objects
         self.assertEqual(len(people), 3)
-        self.assertEqual(people[1:2], 1)
-        self.assertEqual(people[0].name, 'User B')
+        people2 = people[1:2]
+        self.assertEqual(len(people2), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(people2[0].name, 'User B')
 
         # Test slice limit and skip cursor reset
         qs = self.Person.objects[1:2]