diff --git a/minimal_heap.h b/minimal_heap.h
index 1e950fa..cf87117 100644
--- a/minimal_heap.h
+++ b/minimal_heap.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ typedef struct _MIHP_HeapConfig
 
 	size_t					MinMemoryAreaSize;		// Must be a multiple of AllocationAlignment
 	size_t					MaxMemoryAreaSize;		// Must be a multiple of AllocationAlignment
+	size_t					MaxHeapSize;
 
 	size_t					MinTotalTraversalsBeforeHeapExpansion;		// Minimal amounts of traversals during allocation before considering expanding the heap
 	uint8_t					MinHeapTraversalPercentToExpand;			// Minimal integer percent of the heap traversed before expanding the heap
diff --git a/minimal_heap_implementation.inl b/minimal_heap_implementation.inl
index 6c85019..1372f42 100644
--- a/minimal_heap_implementation.inl
+++ b/minimal_heap_implementation.inl
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ MIHP_HeapConfig MIHP_MakeDefaultConfigPreset()
 
 	cfg.MinMemoryAreaSize = 4096 * 32;
 	cfg.MaxMemoryAreaSize = 4096 * 4096 * 128ull;
+	cfg.MaxHeapSize = ~0;
 
 	cfg.MinTotalTraversalsBeforeHeapExpansion = 10'000;
 	cfg.MinHeapTraversalPercentToExpand = 80;
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ bool MIHP_InitializeHeap(MIHP_Heap* heap, MIHP_HeapConfig config)
 	if (config.PlatformFreeMemoryFn == NULL)
 		return false;
 
+	if (config.MaxHeapSize < config.MinMemoryAreaSize)
+		return false;
+
 	if (config.MinTotalTraversalsBeforeHeapExpansion < 10)
 		return false;
 
@@ -584,6 +588,9 @@ MIHP_HeapMemoryAreaHeader* MIHP_CreateHeapMemoryArea(MIHP_Heap* heap, size_t req
 	effectiveSize = MIHP_MAX(effectiveSize, heap->Config.MinMemoryAreaSize);
 	effectiveSize = MIHP_MIN(effectiveSize, heap->Config.MaxMemoryAreaSize);
 
+	if (heap->Stats.TotalSize + requestedSize > heap->Config.MaxHeapSize)
+		return NULL;
+
 	size_t actualSize = 0;
 	MIHP_HeapMemoryAreaHeader* area = (MIHP_HeapMemoryAreaHeader*)heap->Config.PlatformRequestMemoryFn(heap, effectiveSize, &actualSize);
 	if (area == NULL)