diff --git a/doc/modules/FvwmPager.adoc b/doc/modules/FvwmPager.adoc
index c355f585e..f81090514 100644
--- a/doc/modules/FvwmPager.adoc
+++ b/doc/modules/FvwmPager.adoc
@@ -339,10 +339,14 @@ done about this - except not using SloppyFocus in the pager.
   Uses colorsets in the same way as *FvwmPager: WindowColors. The shadow
   and hilight colors of the colorset are only used for the window
   borders if the *FvwmPager: Window3DBorders is specified too.
+*FvwmPager: WindowMinSize n::
+  Specifies the minimum size as _n_ pixels of the mini windows. This does
+  not include the width of the border, so the actual minimum size is
+  2 * _WindowBorderWidth_ + _WindowMinSize_. The default is 3.
 *FvwmPager: WindowBorderWidth n::
   Specifies the width of the border drawn around the mini windows. This
-  also sets the minimum size of the mini windows to (2 * _n_ + 1). The
-  default is 1.
+  also affects the minimum size of the mini windows, which will be
+  2 * _WindowBorderWidth_ + _WindowMinSize_. The default is 1.
 *FvwmPager: Window3DBorders::
   Specifies that the mini windows should have a 3d borders based on the
   mini window background. This option only works if *FvwmPager:
diff --git a/libs/defaults.h b/libs/defaults.h
index c1b28c040..e049f9073 100644
--- a/libs/defaults.h
+++ b/libs/defaults.h
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_CURSOR_FORE_COLOR         "black"
 #define DEFAULT_CURSOR_BACK_COLOR         "white"
 
-/*** pager ***/
-#define DEFAULT_MOVE_THRESHOLD             3 /* pixels */
-#define DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH  1 /* pixels */
-
 /*** fonts ***/
 #define EXTRA_TITLE_FONT_HEIGHT            3 /* pixels */
 #define EXTRA_TITLE_FONT_WIDTH             3 /* pixels */
diff --git a/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c b/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c
index a39dd3932..75f9e9f73 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ char *WindowHiFore = NULL;
 char *WindowLabelFormat = NULL;
 
 unsigned int WindowBorderWidth = DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH;
-unsigned int MinSize = 2 * DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH + 5;
+unsigned int MinSize = (2 * DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH +
+	DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_MIN_SIZE);
 Bool WindowBorders3d = False;
 
 Bool UseSkipList = False;
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ FvwmPicture *PixmapBack = NULL;
 
 char *ImagePath = NULL;
 
-#define DEFAULT_PAGER_MOVE_THRESHOLD 3
 int MoveThreshold = DEFAULT_PAGER_MOVE_THRESHOLD;
 
 int ShowBalloons = 0, ShowPagerBalloons = 0, ShowIconBalloons = 0;
@@ -2291,8 +2291,20 @@ void ParseOptions(void)
     }
     else if (StrEquals(resource, "WindowBorderWidth"))
     {
+      MinSize = MinSize - 2*WindowBorderWidth;
       sscanf(arg1, "%d", &WindowBorderWidth);
-      MinSize = 2 * WindowBorderWidth + 5;
+      if (WindowBorderWidth > 0)
+        MinSize = 2 * WindowBorderWidth + MinSize;
+      else
+        MinSize = 2 * DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH + MinSize;
+    }
+    else if (StrEquals(resource, "WindowMinSize"))
+    {
+      sscanf(arg1, "%d", &MinSize);
+      if (MinSize > 0)
+        MinSize = 2 * WindowBorderWidth + MinSize;
+      else
+        MinSize = 2 * WindowBorderWidth + DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_MIN_SIZE;
     }
     else if (StrEquals(resource, "Window3dBorders"))
     {
diff --git a/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.h b/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.h
index e94f78e73..b360fb3c5 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.h
+++ b/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include "libs/Flocale.h"
 #include "libs/Module.h"
 
+#define DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_BORDER_WIDTH 1
+#define DEFAULT_PAGER_WINDOW_MIN_SIZE 3
+#define DEFAULT_PAGER_MOVE_THRESHOLD 3
+
 struct fpmonitor {
 	char		*name;
 	int		 is_primary, output;