diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index bfde9f9..08cb5d2 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ void config_cb(const char *name, const char *value)
 		ctx.cfg.max_msg_len = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-repodesc-length"))
 		ctx.cfg.max_repodesc_len = atoi(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-blob-size"))
+		ctx.cfg.max_blob_size = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-repo-count"))
 		ctx.cfg.max_repo_count = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-commit-count"))
@@ -270,6 +272,7 @@ static void prepare_context(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	ctx->cfg.max_lock_attempts = 5;
 	ctx->cfg.max_msg_len = 80;
 	ctx->cfg.max_repodesc_len = 80;
+	ctx->cfg.max_blob_size = 0;
 	ctx->cfg.max_stats = 0;
 	ctx->cfg.module_link = "./?repo=%s&page=commit&id=%s";
 	ctx->cfg.renamelimit = -1;
diff --git a/cgit.css b/cgit.css
index c47ebc9..ef7d3c1 100644
--- a/cgit.css
+++ b/cgit.css
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ table.list td a {
 	color: black;
 }
 
+table.list td a.ls-dir {
+	font-weight: bold;
+	color: #00f;
+}
+
 table.list td a:hover {
 	color: #00f;
 }
diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index 6c6c460..39853df 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct cgit_config {
 	int max_lock_attempts;
 	int max_msg_len;
 	int max_repodesc_len;
+	int max_blob_size;
 	int max_stats;
 	int nocache;
 	int noplainemail;
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 0c13485..e69140b 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ max-repodesc-length::
 	Specifies the maximum number of repo description characters to display
 	on the repository index page. Default value: "80".
 
+max-blob-size::
+	Specifies the maximum size of a blob to display HTML for in KBytes.
+	Default value: "0" (limit disabled).
+
 max-stats::
 	Set the default maximum statistics period. Valid values are "week",
 	"month", "quarter" and "year". If unspecified, statistics are
diff --git a/filters/syntax-highlighting.sh b/filters/syntax-highlighting.sh
index 999ad0c..6b1c576 100755
--- a/filters/syntax-highlighting.sh
+++ b/filters/syntax-highlighting.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # tree-view by refering to this file with the source-filter or repo.source-
 # filter options in cgitrc.
 #
+# This script requires a shell supporting the ${var##pattern} syntax.
+# It is supported by at least dash and bash, however busybox environments
+# might have to use an external call to sed instead.
+#
 # Note: the highlight command (http://www.andre-simon.de/) uses css for syntax
 # highlighting, so you'll probably want something like the following included
 # in your css file (generated by highlight 2.4.8 and adapted for cgit):
@@ -20,20 +24,11 @@
 # table.blob .kwc  { color:#000000; font-weight:bold; }
 # table.blob .kwd  { color:#010181; }
 
-case "$1" in
-	*.c)
-		highlight -f -I -X -S c
-		;;
-	*.h)
-		highlight -f -I -X -S c
-		;;
-	*.sh)
-		highlight -f -I -X -S sh
-		;;
-	*.css)
-		highlight -f -I -X -S css
-		;;
-	*)
-		highlight -f -I -X -S txt
-		;;
-esac
+# store filename and extension in local vars
+BASENAME="$1"
+EXTENSION="${BASENAME##*.}"
+
+# map Makefile and Makefile.* to .mk
+[ "${BASENAME%%.*}" == "Makefile" ] && EXTENSION=mk
+
+exec highlight --force -f -I -X -S $EXTENSION 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/ui-tree.c b/ui-tree.c
index f53ab64..f281937 100644
--- a/ui-tree.c
+++ b/ui-tree.c
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ static void print_object(const unsigned char *sha1, char *path, const char *base
 		        curr_rev, path);
 	htmlf(")<br/>blob: %s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 
+	if (ctx.cfg.max_blob_size && size / 1024 > ctx.cfg.max_blob_size) {
+		htmlf("<div class='error'>blob size (%dKB) exceeds display size limit (%dKB).</div>",
+				size / 1024, ctx.cfg.max_blob_size);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (buffer_is_binary(buf, size))
 		print_binary_buffer(buf, size);
 	else