diff --git a/src/ProtocolBuffers.Test/MessageStreamIteratorTest.cs b/src/ProtocolBuffers.Test/MessageStreamIteratorTest.cs
index 7eebde3..c7f31c0 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolBuffers.Test/MessageStreamIteratorTest.cs
+++ b/src/ProtocolBuffers.Test/MessageStreamIteratorTest.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NestedMessage = Google.ProtocolBuffers.TestProtos.TestAllTypes.Types.NestedMessage;
+using Google.ProtocolBuffers.TestProtos;
 
 namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers {
   [TestFixture]
@@ -19,5 +20,31 @@ public class MessageStreamIteratorTest {
       Assert.AreEqual(1500, messages[1].Bb);
       Assert.IsFalse(messages[2].HasBb);
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void ManyMessagesShouldNotTriggerSizeAlert() {
+      int messageSize = TestUtil.GetAllSet().SerializedSize;
+      // Enough messages to trigger the alert unless we've reset the size
+      // Note that currently we need to make this big enough to copy two whole buffers,
+      // as otherwise when we refill the buffer the second type, the alert triggers instantly.
+      int correctCount = (CodedInputStream.BufferSize * 2) / messageSize + 1;
+      using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream()) {
+        MessageStreamWriter<TestAllTypes> writer = new MessageStreamWriter<TestAllTypes>(stream);
+        for (int i = 0; i < correctCount; i++) {
+          writer.Write(TestUtil.GetAllSet());
+        }
+        writer.Flush();
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+
+        int count = 0;
+        foreach (var message in MessageStreamIterator<TestAllTypes>.FromStreamProvider(() => stream)
+          .WithSizeLimit(CodedInputStream.BufferSize * 2)) {
+          count++;
+          TestUtil.AssertAllFieldsSet(message);
+        }
+        Assert.AreEqual(correctCount, count);
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ProtocolBuffers/CodedInputStream.cs b/src/ProtocolBuffers/CodedInputStream.cs
index 313bddf..e652af0 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolBuffers/CodedInputStream.cs
+++ b/src/ProtocolBuffers/CodedInputStream.cs
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ public sealed class CodedInputStream {
     private readonly Stream input;
     private uint lastTag = 0;
 
-    const int DefaultRecursionLimit = 64;
-    const int DefaultSizeLimit = 64 << 20; // 64MB
-    const int BufferSize = 4096;
+    internal const int DefaultRecursionLimit = 64;
+    internal const int DefaultSizeLimit = 64 << 20; // 64MB
+    internal const int BufferSize = 4096;
     
     /// <summary>
     /// The total number of bytes read before the current buffer. The
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ public sealed class CodedInputStream {
     /// Read one byte from the input.
     /// </summary>
     /// <exception cref="InvalidProtocolBufferException">
-    /// he end of the stream or the current limit was reached
+    /// the end of the stream or the current limit was reached
     /// </exception>
     public byte ReadRawByte() {
       if (bufferPos == bufferSize) {
diff --git a/src/ProtocolBuffers/MessageStreamIterator.cs b/src/ProtocolBuffers/MessageStreamIterator.cs
index e8cc430..5ddfc62 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolBuffers/MessageStreamIterator.cs
+++ b/src/ProtocolBuffers/MessageStreamIterator.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class MessageStreamIterator<TMessage> : IEnumerable<TMessage>
 
     private readonly StreamProvider streamProvider;
     private readonly ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry;
+    private readonly int sizeLimit;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Delegate created via reflection trickery (once per type) to create a builder
@@ -103,17 +104,22 @@ public class MessageStreamIterator<TMessage> : IEnumerable<TMessage>
       TBuilder builder = builderBuilder();
       input.ReadMessage(builder, registry);
       return builder.Build();
-        }
+    }
 #pragma warning restore 0414
 
     private static readonly uint ExpectedTag = WireFormat.MakeTag(1, WireFormat.WireType.LengthDelimited);
 
-    private MessageStreamIterator(StreamProvider streamProvider, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry) {
+    private MessageStreamIterator(StreamProvider streamProvider, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry, int sizeLimit) {
       if (messageReader == null) {
         throw typeInitializationException;
       }
       this.streamProvider = streamProvider;
       this.extensionRegistry = extensionRegistry;
+      this.sizeLimit = sizeLimit;
+    }
+
+    private MessageStreamIterator(StreamProvider streamProvider, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry) 
+      : this (streamProvider, extensionRegistry, CodedInputStream.DefaultSizeLimit) {
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -121,7 +127,16 @@ public class MessageStreamIterator<TMessage> : IEnumerable<TMessage>
     /// but the specified extension registry.
     /// </summary>
     public MessageStreamIterator<TMessage> WithExtensionRegistry(ExtensionRegistry newRegistry) {
-      return new MessageStreamIterator<TMessage>(streamProvider, newRegistry);
+      return new MessageStreamIterator<TMessage>(streamProvider, newRegistry, sizeLimit);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new instance which uses the same stream provider and extension registry as this one,
+    /// but with the specified size limit. Note that this must be big enough for the largest message
+    /// and the tag and size preceding it.
+    /// </summary>
+    public MessageStreamIterator<TMessage> WithSizeLimit(int newSizeLimit) {
+      return new MessageStreamIterator<TMessage>(streamProvider, extensionRegistry, newSizeLimit);
     }
 
     public static MessageStreamIterator<TMessage> FromFile(string file) {
@@ -135,12 +150,14 @@ public class MessageStreamIterator<TMessage> : IEnumerable<TMessage>
     public IEnumerator<TMessage> GetEnumerator() {
       using (Stream stream = streamProvider()) {
         CodedInputStream input = CodedInputStream.CreateInstance(stream);
+        input.SetSizeLimit(sizeLimit);
         uint tag;
         while ((tag = input.ReadTag()) != 0) {
           if (tag != ExpectedTag) {
             throw InvalidProtocolBufferException.InvalidMessageStreamTag();
           }
           yield return messageReader(input, extensionRegistry);
+          input.ResetSizeCounter();
         }
       }
     }