diff --git a/.changeset/poor-apes-cheat.md b/.changeset/poor-apes-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d8c380d0b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-apes-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'astro': minor
+---
+
+Adds an option for the Sharp image service to allow large images to be processed. Set `limitInputPixels: false` to bypass the default image size limit:
+
+```js
+// astro.config.mjs
+import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  image: {
+    service: {
+      entrypoint: 'astro/assets/services/sharp',
+      config: {
+        limitInputPixels: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});
+```
diff --git a/packages/astro/config.d.ts b/packages/astro/config.d.ts
index a12f862d651b..b859f0b055fc 100644
--- a/packages/astro/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/config.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ type ViteUserConfig = import('vite').UserConfig;
 type ViteUserConfigFn = import('vite').UserConfigFn;
 type AstroUserConfig = import('./dist/@types/astro.js').AstroUserConfig;
 type ImageServiceConfig = import('./dist/@types/astro.js').ImageServiceConfig;
+type SharpImageServiceConfig = import('./dist/assets/services/sharp.js').SharpImageServiceConfig;
 
 /**
  * See the full Astro Configuration API Documentation
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export function getViteConfig(config: ViteUserConfig): ViteUserConfigFn;
 /**
  * Return the configuration needed to use the Sharp-based image service
  */
-export function sharpImageService(): ImageServiceConfig;
+export function sharpImageService(config?: SharpImageServiceConfig): ImageServiceConfig;
 
 /**
  * Return the configuration needed to use the Squoosh-based image service
diff --git a/packages/astro/config.mjs b/packages/astro/config.mjs
index 208313287817..389387bddf02 100644
--- a/packages/astro/config.mjs
+++ b/packages/astro/config.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export { defineConfig, getViteConfig } from './dist/config/index.js';
 
-export function sharpImageService() {
+export function sharpImageService(config = {}) {
 	return {
 		entrypoint: 'astro/assets/services/sharp',
-		config: {},
+		config,
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
index 5af1a7417e7d..cadc704cd68e 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/@types/astro.ts
@@ -1096,8 +1096,13 @@ export interface AstroUserConfig {
 		 * ```js
 		 * {
 		 *   image: {
-		 *     // Example: Enable the Sharp-based image service
-		 *     service: { entrypoint: 'astro/assets/services/sharp' },
+		 *     // Example: Enable the Sharp-based image service with a custom config
+		 *     service: {
+		 * 			 entrypoint: 'astro/assets/services/sharp',
+		 * 			 config: {
+		 * 				 limitInputPixels: false,
+		 *       },
+		 * 		 },
 		 *   },
 		 * }
 		 * ```
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/services/sharp.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/services/sharp.ts
index 21529913892c..74bf921d9ce2 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/assets/services/sharp.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/services/sharp.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ import {
 	type LocalImageService,
 } from './service.js';
 
+export interface SharpImageServiceConfig {
+	/**
+	 * The `limitInputPixels` option passed to Sharp. See https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/api-constructor for more information
+	 */
+	limitInputPixels?: number;
+}
+
 let sharp: typeof import('sharp');
 
 const qualityTable: Record<ImageQualityPreset, number> = {
@@ -28,13 +35,13 @@ async function loadSharp() {
 	return sharpImport;
 }
 
-const sharpService: LocalImageService = {
+const sharpService: LocalImageService<SharpImageServiceConfig> = {
 	validateOptions: baseService.validateOptions,
 	getURL: baseService.getURL,
 	parseURL: baseService.parseURL,
 	getHTMLAttributes: baseService.getHTMLAttributes,
 	getSrcSet: baseService.getSrcSet,
-	async transform(inputBuffer, transformOptions) {
+	async transform(inputBuffer, transformOptions, config) {
 		if (!sharp) sharp = await loadSharp();
 
 		const transform: BaseServiceTransform = transformOptions as BaseServiceTransform;
@@ -43,7 +50,11 @@ const sharpService: LocalImageService = {
 		// TODO: Sharp has some support for SVGs, we could probably support this once Sharp is the default and only service.
 		if (transform.format === 'svg') return { data: inputBuffer, format: 'svg' };
 
-		let result = sharp(inputBuffer, { failOnError: false, pages: -1 });
+		const result = sharp(inputBuffer, {
+			failOnError: false,
+			pages: -1,
+			limitInputPixels: config.service.config.limitInputPixels,
+		});
 
 		// always call rotate to adjust for EXIF data orientation
 		result.rotate();