diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 8e45c8f..a6c8556 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: cellPixels
 Type: Package
 Title: Detect nuclei (and cells) and count pixel intensities in these regions
-Version: 0.2.9
+Version: 0.2.10
 Author: c(person("Kai", "Budde", email = "kai.budde@uni-rostock.de",
    role = c("aut", "cre"))
 Maintainer: Kai Budde <kai.budde@uni-rostock.de>
diff --git a/R/cellPixels.R b/R/cellPixels.R
index e787b31..4e0a340 100644
--- a/R/cellPixels.R
+++ b/R/cellPixels.R
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #' @param apotome A boolean (TRUE if Apotome was used)
 #' @param apotome_section A boolean (TRUE is sectioned image shall be used)
 #' @param nucleus_color A character (color (layer) of nuclei)
+#' @param min_nucleus_size A number (minimum size in pixels of nuclei to be kept)
 #' @param protein_in_nuc_color A character (color (layer) of protein
 #' expected in nucleus)
 #' @param protein_in_cytosol_color A character (color (layer) of protein
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ cellPixels <- function(input_dir = NULL,
                        apotome = FALSE,
                        apotome_section = FALSE,
                        nucleus_color = "blue",
+                       min_nucleus_size = NULL,
                        protein_in_nuc_color = "none",
                        protein_in_cytosol_color = "none",
                        protein_in_membrane_color = "none",
@@ -776,7 +778,12 @@ cellPixels <- function(input_dir = NULL,
     # barplot(table(nmask)[-1])
 
     table_nmask <- table(nmask)
-    nuc_min_size <- 0.2*stats::median(table_nmask[-1])
+    if(is.null(min_nucleus_size)){
+      nuc_min_size <- 0.2*stats::median(table_nmask[-1])
+    }else{
+      nuc_min_size <- min_nucleus_size
+    }
+
 
     # remove objects that are smaller than min_nuc_size
     to_be_removed <- as.integer(names(which(table_nmask < nuc_min_size)))
@@ -1683,6 +1690,7 @@ cellPixels <- function(input_dir = NULL,
                         "apotome",
                         "apotome_section",
                         "nucleus_color",
+                        "min_nucleus_size",
                         "protein_in_nuc_color",
                         "protein_in_cytosol_color",
                         "protein_in_membrane_color",
diff --git a/man/cellPixels.Rd b/man/cellPixels.Rd
index 4cc6124..788cef1 100644
--- a/man/cellPixels.Rd
+++ b/man/cellPixels.Rd
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cellPixels(
   apotome = FALSE,
   apotome_section = FALSE,
   nucleus_color = "blue",
+  min_nucleus_size = NULL,
   protein_in_nuc_color = "none",
   protein_in_cytosol_color = "none",
   protein_in_membrane_color = "none",
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ cellPixels(
 
 \item{nucleus_color}{A character (color (layer) of nuclei)}
 
+\item{min_nucleus_size}{A number (minimum size in pixels of nuclei to be kept)}
+
 \item{protein_in_nuc_color}{A character (color (layer) of protein
 expected in nucleus)}