diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/conf/HystrixPropertiesManager.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/conf/HystrixPropertiesManager.java
index 040277696..eb9296ae6 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/conf/HystrixPropertiesManager.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/conf/HystrixPropertiesManager.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ private HystrixPropertiesManager() {
     public static final String MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = "maxQueueSize";
     public static final String CORE_SIZE = "coreSize";
     public static final String MAXIMUM_SIZE = "maximumSize";
+    public static final String ALLOW_MAXIMUM_SIZE_TO_DIVERGE_FROM_CORE_SIZE = "allowMaximumSizeToDivergeFromCoreSize";
     public static final String KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_MINUTES = "keepAliveTimeMinutes";
     public static final String QUEUE_SIZE_REJECTION_THRESHOLD = "queueSizeRejectionThreshold";
     public static final String METRICS_ROLLING_STATS_NUM_BUCKETS = "metrics.rollingStats.numBuckets";
@@ -296,6 +297,12 @@ public void set(HystrixThreadPoolProperties.Setter setter, String value) {
                                 }
                             }
                     )
+                    .put(ALLOW_MAXIMUM_SIZE_TO_DIVERGE_FROM_CORE_SIZE, new PropSetter<HystrixThreadPoolProperties.Setter, String>() {
+                        @Override
+                        public void set(HystrixThreadPoolProperties.Setter setter, String value) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                            setter.withAllowMaximumSizeToDivergeFromCoreSize(toBoolean(value));
+                        }
+                    })
                     .put(KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_MINUTES, new PropSetter<HystrixThreadPoolProperties.Setter, String>() {
                                 @Override
                                 public void set(HystrixThreadPoolProperties.Setter setter, String value) {
diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/configuration/command/BasicCommandPropertiesTest.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/configuration/command/BasicCommandPropertiesTest.java
index a1df10720..f3f4aff22 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/configuration/command/BasicCommandPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-javanica/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/javanica/test/common/configuration/command/BasicCommandPropertiesTest.java
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ public void testGetUser() throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
         HystrixThreadPoolProperties properties = getThreadPoolProperties(command);
 
         assertEquals(30, (int) properties.coreSize().get());
-        assertEquals(25, (int) properties.maximumSize().get());
+        assertEquals(35, (int) properties.maximumSize().get());
+        assertEquals(true, properties.getAllowMaximumSizeToDivergeFromCoreSize().get());
         assertEquals(101, (int) properties.maxQueueSize().get());
         assertEquals(2, (int) properties.keepAliveTimeMinutes().get());
         assertEquals(15, (int) properties.queueSizeRejectionThreshold().get());
@@ -160,7 +161,8 @@ public static class UserService {
                 },
                 threadPoolProperties = {
                         @HystrixProperty(name = "coreSize", value = "30"),
-                        @HystrixProperty(name = "maximumSize", value = "25"),
+                        @HystrixProperty(name = "maximumSize", value = "35"),
+                        @HystrixProperty(name = "allowMaximumSizeToDivergeFromCoreSize", value = "true"),
                         @HystrixProperty(name = "maxQueueSize", value = "101"),
                         @HystrixProperty(name = "keepAliveTimeMinutes", value = "2"),
                         @HystrixProperty(name = "metrics.rollingStats.numBuckets", value = "12"),