diff --git a/segment_anything_fast/automatic_mask_generator.py b/segment_anything_fast/automatic_mask_generator.py
index 6838a1b..06874d1 100644
--- a/segment_anything_fast/automatic_mask_generator.py
+++ b/segment_anything_fast/automatic_mask_generator.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def __init__(
         point_grids: Optional[List[np.ndarray]] = None,
         min_mask_region_area: int = 0,
         output_mode: str = "binary_mask",
+        process_batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Using a SAM model, generates masks for the entire image.
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ def __init__(
             'uncompressed_rle', or 'coco_rle'. 'coco_rle' requires pycocotools.
             For large resolutions, 'binary_mask' may consume large amounts of
             memory.
+          process_batch_size (int or None): Set a batch size for the decoding step.
+            If None, all points will be batched up at once. Set a small number here
+            to decrease memory footprint. A smaller number will likely decrease
+            latency, but also decrease memory usage.
         """
 
         assert (points_per_side is None) != (
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.crop_n_points_downscale_factor = crop_n_points_downscale_factor
         self.min_mask_region_area = min_mask_region_area
         self.output_mode = output_mode
+        self.process_batch_size = process_batch_size
 
     @torch.no_grad()
     def generate(self, image: np.ndarray) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -241,8 +247,13 @@ def _process_crop(
         points_for_image = self.point_grids[crop_layer_idx] * points_scale
 
         # Generate masks for this crop in batches
+        data = MaskData()
         all_points = [points for (points,) in batch_iterator(self.points_per_batch, points_for_image)]
-        data = self._process_batch(all_points, cropped_im_size, crop_box, orig_size)
+        process_batch_size = len(all_points) if self.process_batch_size is None else self.process_batch_size
+        for i in range(0, len(all_points), process_batch_size):
+            some_points = all_points[i:i+process_batch_size]
+            batch_data = self._process_batch(some_points, cropped_im_size, crop_box, orig_size)
+            data.cat(batch_data)
         data["rles"] = mask_to_rle_pytorch_2(data["masks"])
         self.predictor.reset_image()