diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index a02168690f..709912e134 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ config TPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
 	  particular needs this to operate, so that it can allocate the
 	  initial serial device and any others that are needed.
 
+config SPL_SIZE_LIMIT
+	int "Maximum size of SPL image"
+	depends on SPL
+	default 0
+	help
+	  Specifies the maximum length of the U-Boot SPL image.
+	  If this value is zero, it is ignored.
+
 menuconfig EXPERT
 	bool "Configure standard U-Boot features (expert users)"
 	default y
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af2ab4e019..da8a38da63 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -796,6 +796,12 @@ else
 BOARD_SIZE_CHECK =
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT),0)
+SPL_SIZE_CHECK = @$(call size_check,$@,$(CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT))
+else
+SPL_SIZE_CHECK =
+endif
+
 # Statically apply RELA-style relocations (currently arm64 only)
 # This is useful for arm64 where static relocation needs to be performed on
 # the raw binary, but certain simulators only accept an ELF file (but don't
@@ -1712,6 +1718,8 @@ u-boot.lds: $(LDSCRIPT) prepare FORCE
 
 spl/u-boot-spl.bin: spl/u-boot-spl
 	@:
+	$(SPL_SIZE_CHECK)
+
 spl/u-boot-spl: tools prepare \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED)$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb) \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED)$(CONFIG_TPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb)