diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58a8592..9cf1840 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ Default: 10
 If this option is true, when the scroll reach the end of the side, mousewheel event will be propagated to parent element.  
 Default: false
 
-
+### minScrollbarLength
+When set to an integer value, the thumb part of the scrollbar will not shrink below that number of pixels
+Default: null
+ 
 How to Use
 ----------
 
@@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ With optional parameters:
 ```javascript
 $("#Demo").perfectScrollbar({
   wheelSpeed: 20,
-  wheelPropagation: true
+  wheelPropagation: true,
+  minScrollbarLength: 20
 })
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/options-minScrollbarLength.html b/examples/options-minScrollbarLength.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6db7fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/options-minScrollbarLength.html
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+  <head>
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
+    <title>perfect-scrollbar example - use wheelSpeed to change speed of scrolling</title>
+        <link href="../src/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
+        <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
+        <script src="../src/jquery.mousewheel.js"></script>
+        <script src="../src/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
+        <style>
+          .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 640px; height: 360px; overflow: hidden; }
+          .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 12800px; height: 7200px; }
+          .spacer { text-align:center }
+        </style>
+    <script>
+      jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
+        "use strict";
+        $('#Default').perfectScrollbar();
+        $('#LongThumb').perfectScrollbar({minScrollbarLength:100});
+      });
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1 style="text-align:center">No minimum</h1>
+    <div id="Default" class="contentHolder">
+      <div class="content">
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <h1 style="text-align:center">100px minimum</h1>
+    <div id="LongThumb" class="contentHolder">
+      <div class="content">
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/perfect-scrollbar.js b/src/perfect-scrollbar.js
index 10dbf91..58428bb 100644
--- a/src/perfect-scrollbar.js
+++ b/src/perfect-scrollbar.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   // The default settings for the plugin
   var defaultSettings = {
     wheelSpeed: 10,
-    wheelPropagation: false
+    wheelPropagation: false,
+    minScrollbarLength: null
   };
 
   $.fn.perfectScrollbar = function (suppliedSettings, option) {
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@
         $scrollbarY.css({right: scrollbarYRight - scrollLeft});
       };
 
+      var getSettingsAdjustedThumbSize = function (thumbSize) {
+        if (settings.minScrollbarLength) {
+          thumbSize = Math.max(thumbSize, settings.minScrollbarLength);
+        }
+        return thumbSize;
+      };
+
       var updateScrollbarCss = function () {
         $scrollbarX.css({left: scrollbarXLeft + $this.scrollLeft(), bottom: scrollbarXBottom - $this.scrollTop(), width: scrollbarXWidth});
         $scrollbarY.css({top: scrollbarYTop + $this.scrollTop(), right: scrollbarYRight - $this.scrollLeft(), height: scrollbarYHeight});
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@
         contentWidth = $this.prop('scrollWidth');
         contentHeight = $this.prop('scrollHeight');
         if (containerWidth < contentWidth) {
-          scrollbarXWidth = parseInt(containerWidth * containerWidth / contentWidth, 10);
+          scrollbarXWidth = getSettingsAdjustedThumbSize(parseInt(containerWidth * containerWidth / contentWidth, 10));
           scrollbarXLeft = parseInt($this.scrollLeft() * containerWidth / contentWidth, 10);
         }
         else {
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@
           $this.scrollLeft(0);
         }
         if (containerHeight < contentHeight) {
-          scrollbarYHeight = parseInt(containerHeight * containerHeight / contentHeight, 10);
+          scrollbarYHeight = getSettingsAdjustedThumbSize(parseInt(containerHeight * containerHeight / contentHeight, 10));
           scrollbarYTop = parseInt($this.scrollTop() * containerHeight / contentHeight, 10);
         }
         else {
