diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f6c481..3bfe372 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ The following command line arguments are supported:
 
 `-deterministic_only` - Prioritize deterministic mutations. Note: even with this flag, the fuzzer is still going to use nondeterministic mutations, but only after all deterministic mutations have been exhausted. It might be useful when running with a `-server` to have a single clinent instance perform deterministic mutations.
 
+`-max_sample_size` - The maximum sample size to use. All input samples larger than `max_sample_size` get trimmed and mutators can't produce new samples which exceed that sie. Defaults to 1000000. Warning: When using shared memory sample delivery, `max_sample_size` must match the maximum sample size expected by the target, e.g. like in the test target [here](https://github.com/googleprojectzero/Jackalope/blob/3301a9ac6c6f1483f2d565d372015302e85e6ae2/test.cpp#L33).
+
 `-keep_samples_in_memory` - Whether to always keep all samples in memory. Defaults to true. Recommended unless the corpus is too large to fit in memory.
 
 `-track_ranges` - Enable the read range tracking feature. More information [here](https://github.com/googleprojectzero/Jackalope/blob/main/README_ranges.md).
diff --git a/fuzzer.cpp b/fuzzer.cpp
index 746a2f0..3569a99 100644
--- a/fuzzer.cpp
+++ b/fuzzer.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ void Fuzzer::ParseOptions(int argc, char **argv) {
   keep_samples_in_memory = GetBinaryOption("-keep_samples_in_memory", argc, argv, true);
 
   track_ranges = GetBinaryOption("-track_ranges", argc, argv, false);
+
+  Sample::max_size = (size_t)GetIntOption("-max_sample_size", argc, argv, DEFAULT_MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE);
 }
 
 void Fuzzer::SetupDirectories() {
@@ -613,9 +615,9 @@ void Fuzzer::SynchronizeAndGetJob(ThreadContext* tc, FuzzerJob* job) {
       printf("Running input sample %s\n", filename.c_str());
       job->sample = new Sample();
       job->sample->Load(filename.c_str());
-      if (job->sample->size > MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) {
+      if (job->sample->size > Sample::max_size) {
         WARN("Input sample larger than maximum sample size. Will be trimmed");
-        job->sample->Trim(MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE);
+        job->sample->Trim(Sample::max_size);
       }
       samples_pending++;
     }
@@ -678,7 +680,7 @@ void Fuzzer::FuzzJob(ThreadContext* tc, FuzzerJob* job) {
   while (1) {
     Sample mutated_sample = *entry->sample;
     if (!tc->mutator->Mutate(&mutated_sample, tc->prng, tc->all_samples_local)) break;
-    if (mutated_sample.size > MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) {
+    if (mutated_sample.size > Sample::max_size) {
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -925,7 +927,7 @@ SampleDelivery *Fuzzer::CreateSampleDelivery(int argc, char **argv, ThreadContex
 #endif
     ReplaceTargetCmdArg(tc, "@@", shm_name.c_str());
 
-    SHMSampleDelivery* sampleDelivery = new SHMSampleDelivery((char*)shm_name.c_str(), MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE + 4);
+    SHMSampleDelivery* sampleDelivery = new SHMSampleDelivery((char*)shm_name.c_str(), Sample::max_size + 4);
     sampleDelivery->Init(argc, argv);
     return sampleDelivery;
   } else {
diff --git a/mutator.cpp b/mutator.cpp
index 5773db5..47567a5 100644
--- a/mutator.cpp
+++ b/mutator.cpp
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ bool BlockFlipMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Samp
 bool AppendMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Sample *> &all_samples) {
   // printf("In AppendMutator::Mutate\n");
   size_t old_size = inout_sample->size;
-  if (old_size >= MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) return true;
+  if (old_size >= Sample::max_size) return true;
   size_t append = prng->Rand(min_append, max_append);
-  if ((old_size + append) > MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) {
-    append = MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE - old_size;
+  if ((old_size + append) > Sample::max_size) {
+    append = Sample::max_size - old_size;
   }
   if (append <= 0) return true;
   size_t new_size = old_size + append;
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ bool AppendMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Sample
 bool BlockInsertMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Sample *> &all_samples) {
   // printf("In BlockInsertMutator::Mutate\n");
   size_t old_size = inout_sample->size;
-  if (old_size >= MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) return true;
+  if (old_size >= Sample::max_size) return true;
   size_t to_insert = prng->Rand(min_insert, max_insert);
-  if ((old_size + to_insert) > MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) {
-    to_insert = MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE - old_size;
+  if ((old_size + to_insert) > Sample::max_size) {
+    to_insert = Sample::max_size - old_size;
   }
   size_t where = prng->Rand(0, (int)old_size);
   size_t new_size = old_size + to_insert;
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ bool BlockInsertMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Sa
 
 bool BlockDuplicateMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Sample *> &all_samples) {
   // printf("In BlockDuplicateMutator::Mutate\n");
-  if (inout_sample->size >= MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) return true;
+  if (inout_sample->size >= Sample::max_size) return true;
   size_t blockpos, blocksize;
   if (!GetRandBlock(inout_sample->size, min_block_size, max_block_size, &blockpos, &blocksize, prng)) return true;
   int64_t blockcount = prng->Rand(min_duplicate_cnt, max_duplicate_cnt);
-  if ((inout_sample->size + blockcount * blocksize) > MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE)
-    blockcount = (MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE - (int64_t)inout_sample->size) / blocksize;
+  if ((inout_sample->size + blockcount * blocksize) > Sample::max_size)
+    blockcount = (Sample::max_size - (int64_t)inout_sample->size) / blocksize;
   if (blockcount <= 0) return true;
   char *newbytes;
   newbytes = (char *)malloc(inout_sample->size + blockcount * blocksize);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ bool SpliceMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Sample
       free(inout_sample->bytes);
       inout_sample->bytes = new_bytes;
       inout_sample->size = new_sample_size;
-      if (inout_sample->size > MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) inout_sample->Trim(MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE);
+      if (inout_sample->size > Sample::max_size) inout_sample->Trim(Sample::max_size);
       return true;
     }
   } else if(points != 2) {
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ bool SpliceMutator::Mutate(Sample *inout_sample, PRNG *prng, std::vector<Sample
     memcpy(new_bytes, inout_sample->bytes, blockstart1);
     memcpy(new_bytes + blockstart1, other_sample->bytes + blockstart2, blocksize2);
     memcpy(new_bytes + blockstart1 + blocksize2, inout_sample->bytes + blockstart3, blocksize3);
-    if(new_sample_size > MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE) {
-      new_sample_size = MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE;
-      new_bytes = (char *)realloc(new_bytes, MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE);
+    if(new_sample_size > Sample::max_size) {
+      new_sample_size = Sample::max_size;
+      new_bytes = (char *)realloc(new_bytes, Sample::max_size);
     }
     free(inout_sample->bytes);
     inout_sample->bytes = new_bytes;
diff --git a/sample.cpp b/sample.cpp
index 6d478fd..3e400d9 100644
--- a/sample.cpp
+++ b/sample.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "sample.h"
 #include "mutex.h"
 
+size_t Sample::max_size = DEFAULT_MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE;
+
 Sample::Sample() {
   size = 0;
   bytes = NULL;
diff --git a/sample.h b/sample.h
index 54e1e30..ae2863c 100644
--- a/sample.h
+++ b/sample.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "mutex.h"
 
-#define MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE 1000000
+#define DEFAULT_MAX_SAMPLE_SIZE 1000000
 
 class Sample {
 public:
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class Sample {
   void Crop(size_t from, size_t to, Sample* out);
 
   size_t FindFirstDiff(Sample &other);
+
+  static size_t max_size;
 };
 
 // a Trie-like structure whose purpose is to be able to