diff --git a/source/image-handler/image-handler.ts b/source/image-handler/image-handler.ts
index 82cd67937..703fa1b10 100644
--- a/source/image-handler/image-handler.ts
+++ b/source/image-handler/image-handler.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 
 export class ImageHandler {
   private readonly LAMBDA_PAYLOAD_LIMIT = 6 * 1024 * 1024;
+  private readonly LARGE_IMAGE_SIZE = 16364 * 16364;
 
   constructor(private readonly s3Client: S3, private readonly rekognitionClient: Rekognition) {}
 
@@ -75,13 +76,29 @@ export class ImageHandler {
    */
   async process(imageRequestInfo: ImageRequestInfo): Promise<string> {
     const { originalImage, edits } = imageRequestInfo;
-    const options = { failOnError: false, animated: imageRequestInfo.contentType === ContentTypes.GIF };
+    const options = {
+      failOnError: false,
+      limitInputPixels: false,
+      animated: imageRequestInfo.contentType === ContentTypes.GIF,
+    };
     let base64EncodedImage = "";
 
     // Apply edits if specified
     if (edits && Object.keys(edits).length) {
       // convert image to Sharp object
-      const image = await this.instantiateSharpImage(originalImage, edits, options);
+      let image = await this.instantiateSharpImage(originalImage, edits, options);
+      //Get source image metadata
+      const metadata = await image.metadata();
+      const pixel = metadata.width * metadata.height;
+      // To avoid unwanted resource consumption, check and set the pixel limit to true for images with width and height less than 16364 * 16364. Reinstantiate the Image with low pixel limit.
+      if (pixel <= this.LARGE_IMAGE_SIZE) {
+        const newoptions = {
+          failOnError: false,
+          limitInputPixels: true,
+          animated: imageRequestInfo.contentType === ContentTypes.GIF,
+        };
+        image = await this.instantiateSharpImage(originalImage, edits, newoptions);
+      }
       // apply image edits
       let modifiedImage = await this.applyEdits(image, edits, options.animated);
       // modify image output if requested
diff --git a/source/image-handler/test/image-handler/resize.spec.ts b/source/image-handler/test/image-handler/resize.spec.ts
index 14193d4ae..c71d8a0db 100644
--- a/source/image-handler/test/image-handler/resize.spec.ts
+++ b/source/image-handler/test/image-handler/resize.spec.ts
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ describe("resize", () => {
       .toBuffer();
     expect(resultBuffer).toEqual(convertedImage);
   });
-});
+});
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diff --git a/source/image-handler/test/image-handler/resizelimitpixel.spec.ts b/source/image-handler/test/image-handler/resizelimitpixel.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b51053a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/image-handler/test/image-handler/resizelimitpixel.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import Rekognition from "aws-sdk/clients/rekognition";
+import S3 from "aws-sdk/clients/s3";
+import sharp from "sharp";
+import fs from "fs";
+
+import { ImageHandler } from "../../image-handler";
+import { ImageEdits } from "../../lib";
+
+const s3Client = new S3();
+const rekognitionClient = new Rekognition();
+const LARGE_IMAGE_SIZE = 16364 * 16364;
+
+describe("resizelimitpixel", () => {
+  it("Should pass if resize width and height are provided as string number to the function", async () => {
+    const originalImage = fs.readFileSync("./test/image/aws_logo.png");
+    let limitFlag = false;
+    let image = sharp(originalImage, { failOnError: false, limitInputPixels: limitFlag }).withMetadata();
+    //Get source image metadata
+    const metadata = await image.metadata();
+    const pixel = metadata.width * metadata.height;
+    console.log("Source Image Pixel  Size: " + pixel + " pixels");
+    // To avoid unwanted resource consumption, check and set the pixel limit to true for images with width and height less than 16364 * 16364.
+    // Reinstantiate the Image with low pixel limit.
+    if (pixel <= LARGE_IMAGE_SIZE) {
+      limitFlag = true;
+      image = sharp(originalImage, { failOnError: false, limitInputPixels: limitFlag }).withMetadata();
+    }
+    const edits: ImageEdits = { resize: { width: "99.1", height: "99.9" } };
+    // Act
+    const imageHandler = new ImageHandler(s3Client, rekognitionClient);
+    const result = await imageHandler.applyEdits(image, edits, false);
+
+    // Assert
+    const resultBuffer = await result.toBuffer();
+    const convertedImage = await sharp(originalImage, { failOnError: false, limitInputPixels: limitFlag })
+      .withMetadata()
+      .resize({ width: 99, height: 100 })
+      .toBuffer();
+    expect(resultBuffer).toEqual(convertedImage);
+  });
+});