diff --git a/src/socketify/native.py b/src/socketify/native.py
index c80d09a..15c9d6f 100644
--- a/src/socketify/native.py
+++ b/src/socketify/native.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ void uws_add_server_name(int ssl, uws_app_t *app, const char *hostname_pattern,
 void uws_add_server_name_with_options(int ssl, uws_app_t *app, const char *hostname_pattern, size_t hostname_pattern_length, struct us_socket_context_options_t options);
 void uws_missing_server_name(int ssl, uws_app_t *app, uws_missing_server_handler handler, void *user_data);
 void uws_filter(int ssl, uws_app_t *app, uws_filter_handler handler, void *user_data);
+void uws_set_max_content_length(uws_app_t *app, size_t maxContentLength);
 
 void uws_res_close(int ssl, uws_res_t *res);
 void uws_res_end(int ssl, uws_res_t *res, const char *data, size_t length, bool close_connection);
diff --git a/src/socketify/socketify.py b/src/socketify/socketify.py
index b651960..c7d1a2c 100644
--- a/src/socketify/socketify.py
+++ b/src/socketify/socketify.py
@@ -2618,6 +2618,7 @@ class App:
         task_factory_max_items=100_000,
         lifespan=True,
         idle_relaxation_time=0.01,
+        max_content_length=0,
     ):
 
         socket_options_ptr = ffi.new("struct us_socket_context_options_t *")
@@ -2688,7 +2689,6 @@ class App:
             socket_options.ssl_prefer_low_memory_usage = ffi.cast(
                 "int", options.ssl_prefer_low_memory_usage
             )
-
         else:
             self.is_ssl = False
             self.SSL = ffi.cast("int", 0)
@@ -2706,6 +2706,7 @@ class App:
         self._ptr = ffi.new_handle(self)
         if bool(lib.uws_constructor_failed(self.SSL, self.app)):
             raise RuntimeError("Failed to create connection")
+        lib.uws_set_max_content_length(self.app, max_content_length)
 
         self.handlers = []
         self.error_handler = None