diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 81ebd05..b87afee 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package melody
 
 import "time"
 
+type Option func(config *Config)
+
 // Config melody configuration struct.
 type Config struct {
 	WriteWait         time.Duration // Milliseconds until write times out.
@@ -20,3 +22,38 @@ func newConfig() *Config {
 		MessageBufferSize: 256,
 	}
 }
+
+// WithMaxMessageSize sets the write wait time.
+func WithMaxMessageSize(maxMessageSize int64) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.MaxMessageSize = maxMessageSize
+	}
+}
+
+// WithMessageBufferSize sets the message buffer size.
+func WithMessageBufferSize(messageBufferSize int) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.MessageBufferSize = messageBufferSize
+	}
+}
+
+// WithWriteWait sets the write wait time.
+func WithWriteWait(writeWait time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.WriteWait = writeWait
+	}
+}
+
+// WithPongWait sets the pong wait time.
+func WithPongWait(pongWait time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.PongWait = pongWait
+	}
+}
+
+// WithPingPeriod sets the ping period time.
+func WithPingPeriod(pingPeriod time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *Config) {
+		c.PingPeriod = pingPeriod
+	}
+}
diff --git a/melody.go b/melody.go
index ca2c5dd..ac2b669 100644
--- a/melody.go
+++ b/melody.go
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ func New() *Melody {
 	}
 }
 
+// NewWithConfig creates a melody instance with Custom configuration.
+func NewWithConfig(options ...Option) *Melody {
+	m := New()
+	for _, opt := range options {
+		opt(m.Config)
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
 // HandleConnect fires fn when a session connects.
 func (m *Melody) HandleConnect(fn func(*Session)) {
 	m.connectHandler = fn