diff --git a/src/receiver.rs b/src/receiver.rs
index f74153c69b..9ab5593281 100644
--- a/src/receiver.rs
+++ b/src/receiver.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ use crate::ws;
 use crate::ws::receiver::Receiver as ReceiverTrait;
 use crate::ws::receiver::{DataFrameIterator, MessageIterator};
 
+const DEFAULT_MAX_DATAFRAME_SIZE : usize = 1024*1024*100;
+const DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE : usize = 1024*1024*200;
+const MAX_DATAFRAMES_IN_ONE_MESSAGE: usize = 1024*1024;
+
 /// This reader bundles an existing stream with a parsing algorithm.
 /// It is used by the client in its `.split()` function as the reading component.
 pub struct Reader<R>
@@ -74,14 +78,33 @@ where
 pub struct Receiver {
 	buffer: Vec<DataFrame>,
 	mask: bool,
+	// u32s instead uf usizes to economize used memory by this struct
+	max_dataframe_size: u32,
+	max_message_size: u32,
 }
 
 impl Receiver {
 	/// Create a new Receiver using the specified Reader.
+	/// 
+	/// Uses built-in limits for dataframe and message sizes. 
 	pub fn new(mask: bool) -> Receiver {
+		Receiver::new_with_limits(mask, DEFAULT_MAX_DATAFRAME_SIZE, DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE)
+	}
+
+	/// Create a new Receiver using the specified Reader, with configurable limits
+	/// 
+	/// Sizes should not be larger than `u32::MAX`.
+	/// 
+	/// Note that `max_message_size` denotes message size where no new dataframes would be read,
+	/// so actual maximum message size is larger.
+	pub fn new_with_limits(mask: bool, max_dataframe_size: usize, max_message_size: usize) -> Receiver {
+		let max_dataframe_size: u32 = max_dataframe_size.min(u32::MAX as usize) as u32;
+		let max_message_size: u32 = max_message_size.min(u32::MAX as usize) as u32;
 		Receiver {
 			buffer: Vec::new(),
 			mask,
+			max_dataframe_size,
+			max_message_size,
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -96,7 +119,7 @@ impl ws::Receiver for Receiver {
 	where
 		R: Read,
 	{
-		DataFrame::read_dataframe(reader, self.mask)
+		DataFrame::read_dataframe_with_limit(reader, self.mask, self.max_dataframe_size as usize)
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the data frames that constitute one message.
@@ -104,6 +127,7 @@ impl ws::Receiver for Receiver {
 	where
 		R: Read,
 	{
+		let mut current_message_length : usize = self.buffer.iter().map(|x|x.data.len()).sum();
 		let mut finished = if self.buffer.is_empty() {
 			let first = self.recv_dataframe(reader)?;
 
@@ -114,6 +138,7 @@ impl ws::Receiver for Receiver {
 			}
 
 			let finished = first.finished;
+			current_message_length += first.data.len();
 			self.buffer.push(first);
 			finished
 		} else {
@@ -126,7 +151,10 @@ impl ws::Receiver for Receiver {
 
 			match next.opcode as u8 {
 				// Continuation opcode
-				0 => self.buffer.push(next),
+				0 => {
+					current_message_length += next.data.len();
+					self.buffer.push(next)
+				}
 				// Control frame
 				8..=15 => {
 					return Ok(vec![next]);
@@ -138,6 +166,19 @@ impl ws::Receiver for Receiver {
 					));
 				}
 			}
+
+			if !finished {
+				if self.buffer.len() >= MAX_DATAFRAMES_IN_ONE_MESSAGE {
+					return Err(WebSocketError::ProtocolError(
+						"Exceeded count of data frames in one WebSocket message",
+					));
+				}
+				if current_message_length >= self.max_message_size as usize {
+					return Err(WebSocketError::ProtocolError(
+						"Exceeded maximum WebSocket message size",
+					));
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		Ok(::std::mem::replace(&mut self.buffer, Vec::new()))
diff --git a/websocket-base/src/dataframe.rs b/websocket-base/src/dataframe.rs
index c25221c922..eb3d2e4643 100644
--- a/websocket-base/src/dataframe.rs
+++ b/websocket-base/src/dataframe.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@ impl DataFrame {
 
 		DataFrame::read_dataframe_body(header, data, should_be_masked)
 	}
+
+	/// Reads a DataFrame from a Reader, or error out if header declares exceeding limit you specify
+	pub fn read_dataframe_with_limit<R>(reader: &mut R, should_be_masked: bool, limit: usize) -> WebSocketResult<Self>
+	where
+		R: Read,
+	{
+		let header = dfh::read_header(reader)?;
+
+		if header.len > limit as u64 {
+			return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, "exceeded DataFrame length limit").into());
+		}
+		let mut data: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(header.len as usize);
+		let read = reader.take(header.len).read_to_end(&mut data)?;
+		if (read as u64) < header.len {
+			return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "incomplete payload").into());
+		}
+
+		DataFrame::read_dataframe_body(header, data, should_be_masked)
+	}
 }
 
 impl DataFrameable for DataFrame {