diff --git a/breizorro/breizorro.py b/breizorro/breizorro.py
index ca6f2a0..2e86f56 100644
--- a/breizorro/breizorro.py
+++ b/breizorro/breizorro.py
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ def main():
                          help='If an island specified by coordinates does not exist, do not throw an error')
     parser.add_argument('--extract-islands', dest='extract_isl', metavar='N|COORD', type=str, nargs='+',
                          help='List of islands to extract from input mask. e.g. --extract-islands 1 18 20 20h10m13s,14d15m20s')
+    parser.add_argument('--minimum-size', dest='minsize', type=int,
+                        help='Remove islands that have areas fewer than or equal to the specified number of pixels')
     parser.add_argument('--make-binary', action="store_true",
                          help='Replace all island numbers with 1')
     parser.add_argument('--invert', action="store_true",
@@ -288,6 +290,14 @@ def load_fits_or_region(filename):
             new_mask_image[mask_image == isl] = isl
         mask_image = new_mask_image
 
+    if args.minsize:
+        LOGGER.info(f"Removing islands that occupy fewer than or equal to {args.minsize} pixels")
+        mask_image = mask_image != 0
+        island_labels, num_features = label(mask_image)
+        island_areas = numpy.array(scipy.ndimage.sum(mask_image,island_labels, numpy.arange(island_labels.max()+1)))
+        min_mask = island_areas >= args.minsize
+        mask_image = min_mask[island_labels.ravel()].reshape(island_labels.shape)
+
     if args.make_binary:
         LOGGER.info(f"Converting mask to binary")
         mask_image = mask_image!=0