diff --git a/debian/scripts/koha-functions.sh b/debian/scripts/koha-functions.sh
index 6e189b6c94..c6f79b4933 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/koha-functions.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/koha-functions.sh
@@ -254,6 +254,17 @@ get_loglevels()
     fi
 }
 
+get_max_record_size()
+{
+    local instancename=$1
+    local retval=$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v 'yazgfs/config/zebra_max_record_size' /etc/koha/sites/$instancename/koha-conf.xml)
+    if [ "$retval" != "" ]; then
+        echo "$retval"
+    else
+        echo "1024"
+    fi
+}
+
 get_tmpdir()
 {
     if [ "$TMPDIR" != "" ]; then
diff --git a/debian/scripts/koha-zebra b/debian/scripts/koha-zebra
index f6d2268c7e..0bd11aa7bc 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/koha-zebra
+++ b/debian/scripts/koha-zebra
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ start_zebra()
 
     # get zebra log levels from koha-conf.xml
     local loglevels=$(get_loglevels ${name})
+    local max_record_size=$(get_max_record_size ${name})
 
     if ! is_zebra_running $name; then
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ start_zebra()
                     --user=${name}-koha.${name}-koha"
 
         ZEBRA_PARAMS="-v $loglevels \
+                      -k $max_record_size \
                       -f /etc/koha/sites/${name}/koha-conf.xml"
 
         [ "$verbose" != "no" ] && \
diff --git a/debian/templates/koha-conf-site.xml.in b/debian/templates/koha-conf-site.xml.in
index 9b11c714b4..844758e3fd 100644
--- a/debian/templates/koha-conf-site.xml.in
+++ b/debian/templates/koha-conf-site.xml.in
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ __END_SRU_PUBLICSERVER__
  <zebra_auth_index_mode>__AUTHORITIES_INDEXING_MODE__</zebra_auth_index_mode>
  <zebra_lockdir>/var/lock/koha/__KOHASITE__</zebra_lockdir>
  <use_zebra_facets>1</use_zebra_facets>
+ <zebra_max_record_size>1024</zebra_max_record_size>
  <queryparser_config>/etc/koha/searchengine/queryparser.yaml</queryparser_config>
  <log4perl_conf>__KOHA_CONF_DIR__/log4perl.conf</log4perl_conf>
  <!-- Uncomment/edit next setting if you want to adjust zebra log levels.