diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp b/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp
index a27d4be74e..4e79518ae1 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/include/opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ Currently, the following file formats are supported:
     [Vector](http://www.gdal.org/ogr_formats.html).
 -   If EXIF information are embedded in the image file, the EXIF orientation will be taken into account
     and thus the image will be rotated accordingly except if the flag @ref IMREAD_IGNORE_ORIENTATION is passed.
+-   By default number of pixels must be less than 2^30. Limit can be set using system
+    variable OPENCV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS
 
 @param filename Name of file to be loaded.
 @param flags Flag that can take values of cv::ImreadModes
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp
index cb7481872e..7a610af614 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 #undef max
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <opencv2/core/utils/configuration.private.hpp>
+
 
 /****************************************************************************************\
 *                                      Image Codecs                                      *
@@ -58,18 +60,17 @@
 
 namespace cv {
 
-// TODO Add runtime configuration
-#define CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PARAMS (50)
-#define CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH (1<<20)
-#define CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT (1<<20)
-#define CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS (1<<30) // 1 Gigapixel
+static const size_t CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PARAMS = cv::utils::getConfigurationParameterSizeT("OPENCV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PARAMS", 50);
+static const size_t CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH = utils::getConfigurationParameterSizeT("OPENCV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH", 1 << 20);
+static const size_t CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT = utils::getConfigurationParameterSizeT("OPENCV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT", 1 << 20);
+static const size_t CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS = utils::getConfigurationParameterSizeT("OPENCV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS", 1 << 30);
 
 static Size validateInputImageSize(const Size& size)
 {
     CV_Assert(size.width > 0);
-    CV_Assert(size.width <= CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH);
+    CV_Assert(static_cast<size_t>(size.width) <= CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH);
     CV_Assert(size.height > 0);
-    CV_Assert(size.height <= CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT);
+    CV_Assert(static_cast<size_t>(size.height) <= CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT);
     uint64 pixels = (uint64)size.width * (uint64)size.height;
     CV_Assert(pixels <= CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS);
     return size;
@@ -998,7 +999,7 @@ cvSaveImage( const char* filename, const CvArr* arr, const int* _params )
     if( _params )
     {
         for( ; _params[i] > 0; i += 2 )
-            CV_Assert(i < CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PARAMS*2); // Limit number of params for security reasons
+            CV_Assert(static_cast<size_t>(i) < cv::CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PARAMS*2); // Limit number of params for security reasons
     }
     return cv::imwrite_(filename, cv::cvarrToMat(arr),
         i > 0 ? std::vector<int>(_params, _params+i) : std::vector<int>(),
@@ -1029,7 +1030,7 @@ cvEncodeImage( const char* ext, const CvArr* arr, const int* _params )
     if( _params )
     {
         for( ; _params[i] > 0; i += 2 )
-            CV_Assert(i < CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PARAMS*2); // Limit number of params for security reasons
+            CV_Assert(static_cast<size_t>(i) < cv::CV_IO_MAX_IMAGE_PARAMS*2); // Limit number of params for security reasons
     }
     cv::Mat img = cv::cvarrToMat(arr);
     if( CV_IS_IMAGE(arr) && ((const IplImage*)arr)->origin == IPL_ORIGIN_BL )