diff --git a/Documentation/config-options.md b/Documentation/config-options.md
index 612b8456a..754accf78 100644
--- a/Documentation/config-options.md
+++ b/Documentation/config-options.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Proxy configuration uses the standard Java mechanisms via class `java.net.ProxyS
 | `pack.deltaCompression` | `true` | ⃞ | Whether the writer will create new deltas on the fly. `true` if the pack writer will create a new delta when either `pack.reuseDeltas` is false, or no suitable delta is available for reuse. |
 | `pack.depth` | `50` | ✅ | Maximum depth of delta chain set up for the pack writer. |
 | `pack.indexVersion` | `2` | ✅ | Pack index file format version. |
+| `pack.minBytesForObjSizeIndex` | `-1` | ⃞ | Minimum size of an object (inclusive, in bytes) to be included in the size index. -1 to disable the object size index. |
 | `pack.minSizePreventRacyPack` | `100 MiB` | ⃞ | Minimum packfile size for which we wait before opening a newly written pack to prevent its lastModified timestamp could be racy if `pack.waitPreventRacyPack` is `true`. |
 | `pack.preserveOldPacks` | `false` | ⃞ | Whether to preserve old packs in a preserved directory. |
 | `prunePreserved`, only via API of PackConfig | `false` | ⃞ | Whether to remove preserved pack files in a preserved directory. |
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
index ed4bf315e..608a4842a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ConfigConstants.java
@@ -822,6 +822,13 @@ public final class ConfigConstants {
 	 */
 	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_WINDOW_MEMORY = "windowmemory";
 
+	/**
+	 * the "pack.minBytesForObjSizeIndex" key
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.5
+	 */
+	public static final String CONFIG_KEY_MIN_BYTES_OBJ_SIZE_INDEX = "minBytesForObjSizeIndex";
+
 	/**
 	 * The "feature" section
 	 *
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackConfig.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackConfig.java
index a10f6cf88..2d0d4ee70 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackConfig.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackConfig.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import static org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_WAIT_PREVENT_RACYPACK;
 import static org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_WINDOW;
 import static org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_WINDOW_MEMORY;
+import static org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_MIN_BYTES_OBJ_SIZE_INDEX;
 import static org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants.CONFIG_PACK_SECTION;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
@@ -234,6 +235,15 @@ public class PackConfig {
 	 */
 	public static final String[] DEFAULT_BITMAP_EXCLUDED_REFS_PREFIXES = new String[0];
 
+	/**
+	 * Default minimum size for an object to be included in the size index:
+	 * {@value}
+	 *
+	 * @see #setMinBytesForObjSizeIndex(int)
+	 * @since 6.5
+	 */
+	public static final int DEFAULT_MIN_BYTES_FOR_OBJ_SIZE_INDEX = -1;
+
 	/**
 	 * Default max time to spend during the search for reuse phase. This
 	 * optimization is disabled by default: {@value}
@@ -302,6 +312,8 @@ public class PackConfig {
 
 	private boolean singlePack;
 
+	private int minBytesForObjSizeIndex = DEFAULT_MIN_BYTES_FOR_OBJ_SIZE_INDEX;
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a default configuration.
 	 */
@@ -369,6 +381,7 @@ public PackConfig(PackConfig cfg) {
 		this.cutDeltaChains = cfg.cutDeltaChains;
 		this.singlePack = cfg.singlePack;
 		this.searchForReuseTimeout = cfg.searchForReuseTimeout;
+		this.minBytesForObjSizeIndex = cfg.minBytesForObjSizeIndex;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1189,6 +1202,45 @@ public void setSearchForReuseTimeout(Duration timeout) {
 		searchForReuseTimeout = timeout;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Minimum size of an object (inclusive) to be added in the object size
+	 * index.
+	 *
+	 * A negative value disables the writing of the object size index.
+	 *
+	 * @return minimum size an object must have to be included in the object
+	 *         index.
+	 * @since 6.5
+	 */
+	public int getMinBytesForObjSizeIndex() {
+		return minBytesForObjSizeIndex;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set minimum size an object must have to be included in the object size
+	 * index.
+	 *
+	 * A negative value disables the object index.
+	 *
+	 * @param minBytesForObjSizeIndex
+	 *            minimum size (inclusive) of an object to be included in the
+	 *            object size index. -1 disables the index.
+	 * @since 6.5
+	 */
+	public void setMinBytesForObjSizeIndex(int minBytesForObjSizeIndex) {
+		this.minBytesForObjSizeIndex = minBytesForObjSizeIndex;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Should writers add an object size index when writing a pack.
+	 *
+	 * @return true to write an object-size index with the pack
+	 * @since 6.5
+	 */
+	public boolean isWriteObjSizeIndex() {
+		return this.minBytesForObjSizeIndex >= 0;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Update properties by setting fields from the configuration.
 	 *
@@ -1267,6 +1319,9 @@ public void fromConfig(Config rc) {
 		setMinSizePreventRacyPack(rc.getLong(CONFIG_PACK_SECTION,
 				CONFIG_KEY_MIN_SIZE_PREVENT_RACYPACK,
 				getMinSizePreventRacyPack()));
+		setMinBytesForObjSizeIndex(rc.getInt(CONFIG_PACK_SECTION,
+				CONFIG_KEY_MIN_BYTES_OBJ_SIZE_INDEX,
+				DEFAULT_MIN_BYTES_FOR_OBJ_SIZE_INDEX));
 	}
 
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
@@ -1302,6 +1357,8 @@ public String toString() {
 		b.append(", searchForReuseTimeout") //$NON-NLS-1$
 				.append(getSearchForReuseTimeout());
 		b.append(", singlePack=").append(getSinglePack()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		b.append(", minBytesForObjSizeIndex=") //$NON-NLS-1$
+				.append(getMinBytesForObjSizeIndex());
 		return b.toString();
 	}
 }