diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index 8d3e6212..42024708 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ https_only: false
 #  path: /tmp/invidious.sock
 #  permissions: 777
 
+##
+## Maximum size of the HTTP request line (in bytes).
+## Increase this value if you encounter 414 errors when using URLs with long
+## query parameters (e.g., very long continuation tokens).
+##
+## Note: This directly sets the HTTP server's max_request_line_size.
+## Be cautious when increasing this value on public instances.
+##
+## Accepted values: integer (size in bytes)
+## Default: 8192 (8KB, Crystal's default)
+## Recommended: 16384 (16KB) if experiencing 414 errors
+##
+#max_request_line_size: 16384
+
 
 # -----------------------------
 #  Network (outbound)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index afda8726..d4a9a9a9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ services:
       # Please read the following file for a comprehensive list of all available
       # configuration options and their associated syntax:
       # https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/blob/master/config/config.example.yml
+      # Uncomment to increase max request line size (if you get 414 errors):
+      # INVIDIOUS_MAX_REQUEST_LINE_SIZE: 16384
       INVIDIOUS_CONFIG: |
         db:
           dbname: invidious
diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 69f8a26c..74a167b7 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ Kemal.config.app_name = "Invidious"
 {% end %}
 
 Kemal.run do |config|
+  # Set max request line size if configured
+  if max_size = CONFIG.max_request_line_size
+    config.server.not_nil!.max_request_line_size = max_size
+  end
+  
   if socket_binding = CONFIG.socket_binding
     File.delete?(socket_binding.path)
     # Create a socket and set its desired permissions
diff --git a/src/invidious/config.cr b/src/invidious/config.cr
index 4d69854c..e697f1bc 100644
--- a/src/invidious/config.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/config.cr
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ class Config
   property host_binding : String = "0.0.0.0"
   # Path and permissions to make Invidious listen on a UNIX socket instead of a TCP port
   property socket_binding : SocketBindingConfig? = nil
+  # Maximum size of request line (in bytes), increase if you get 414 errors with long URLs
+  property max_request_line_size : Int32? = nil
   # Pool size for HTTP requests to youtube.com and ytimg.com (each domain has a separate pool of `pool_size`)
   property pool_size : Int32 = 100
   # HTTP Proxy configuration