diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index f6d7067240a7171431d6ec7cc0cf155a105f223b..69e8e7474d7fe9e77e56872b48da7c8694cba11b 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ module.exports = function httpAdapter(config) {
       transport = isHttps ? httpsFollow : httpFollow;
     }
 
+    if (config.maxContentLength && config.maxContentLength > -1) {
+      options.maxBodyLength = config.maxContentLength;
+    }
+
     // Create the request
     var req = transport.request(options, function handleResponse(res) {
       if (req.aborted) return;