diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 93a40bd..e4c88ae 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -5,14 +5,32 @@ package bimg
 #include "vips/vips.h"
 */
 import "C"
+import "errors"
 
 const (
 	// Quality defines the default JPEG quality to be used.
 	Quality = 75
-	// MaxSize defines the maximum pixels width or height supported.
-	MaxSize = 16383
 )
 
+// maxSize defines maximum pixels width or height supported.
+var maxSize = 16383
+
+// MaxSize returns maxSize.
+func MaxSize() int {
+	return maxSize
+}
+
+// SetMaxSize sets maxSize.
+func SetMaxsize(s int) error {
+	if s <= 0 {
+		return errors.New("Size must be higher than zero.")
+	}
+
+	maxSize = s
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Gravity represents the image gravity value.
 type Gravity int
 
@@ -226,7 +244,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	OutputICC      string
 	InputICC       string
 	Palette        bool
-	// Speed defines the AVIF encoders CPU effort. Valid values are: 
+	// Speed defines the AVIF encoders CPU effort. Valid values are:
 	// 0-8 for AVIF encoding.
 	// 0-9 for PNG encoding.
 	Speed int
diff --git a/vips.go b/vips.go
index 5b8067a..d827257 100644
--- a/vips.go
+++ b/vips.go
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func vipsExtract(image *C.VipsImage, left, top, width, height int) (*C.VipsImage
 	var buf *C.VipsImage
 	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
 
-	if width > MaxSize || height > MaxSize {
+	if width > maxSize || height > maxSize {
 		return nil, errors.New("Maximum image size exceeded")
 	}
 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ func vipsSmartCrop(image *C.VipsImage, width, height int) (*C.VipsImage, error)
 	var buf *C.VipsImage
 	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
 
-	if width > MaxSize || height > MaxSize {
+	if width > maxSize || height > maxSize {
 		return nil, errors.New("Maximum image size exceeded")
 	}