diff --git a/src/dawn_native/Adapter.cpp b/src/dawn_native/Adapter.cpp
index 5c0d87364c..7cdd1f2e98 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/Adapter.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/Adapter.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,14 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         if (limits->nextInChain != nullptr) {
             return false;
         }
-        limits->limits = mLimits.v1;
+        if (mUseTieredLimits) {
+            // TODO(crbug.com/dawn/685): Apply limit tiers.
+            // For now, set all limits to the defaults until tiers are
+            // defined.
+            GetDefaultLimits(&limits->limits);
+        } else {
+            limits->limits = mLimits.v1;
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -136,6 +143,10 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         return {};
     }
 
+    void AdapterBase::SetUseTieredLimits(bool useTieredLimits) {
+        mUseTieredLimits = useTieredLimits;
+    }
+
     void AdapterBase::ResetInternalDeviceForTesting() {
         mInstance->ConsumedError(ResetInternalDeviceForTestingImpl());
     }
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/Adapter.h b/src/dawn_native/Adapter.h
index 32cdd719ee..b8ba82a4a3 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/Adapter.h
+++ b/src/dawn_native/Adapter.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace dawn_native {
 
         bool GetLimits(SupportedLimits* limits) const;
 
+        void SetUseTieredLimits(bool useTieredLimits);
+
         virtual bool SupportsExternalImages() const = 0;
 
       protected:
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         InstanceBase* mInstance = nullptr;
         wgpu::BackendType mBackend;
         CombinedLimits mLimits;
+        bool mUseTieredLimits = false;
     };
 
 }  // namespace dawn_native
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/DawnNative.cpp b/src/dawn_native/DawnNative.cpp
index 8cbda6fe02..73d238e4ca 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/DawnNative.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/DawnNative.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         return mImpl->GetLimits(reinterpret_cast<SupportedLimits*>(limits));
     }
 
+    void Adapter::SetUseTieredLimits(bool useTieredLimits) {
+        mImpl->SetUseTieredLimits(useTieredLimits);
+    }
+
     bool Adapter::SupportsExternalImages() const {
         return mImpl->SupportsExternalImages();
     }
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/DawnNative.h b/src/include/dawn_native/DawnNative.h
index b0700301c0..2d8968774e 100644
--- a/src/include/dawn_native/DawnNative.h
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/DawnNative.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ namespace dawn_native {
         WGPUDeviceProperties GetAdapterProperties() const;
         bool GetLimits(WGPUSupportedLimits* limits) const;
 
+        void SetUseTieredLimits(bool useTieredLimits);
+
         // Check that the Adapter is able to support importing external images. This is necessary
         // to implement the swapchain and interop APIs in Chromium.
         bool SupportsExternalImages() const;