diff --git a/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/navigator.cpp b/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/navigator.cpp
index 42b69d7f91..9daef6f64e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/navigator.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_test_suite/detournavigator/navigator.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace
             mSettings.mMaxSmoothPathSize = 1024;
             mSettings.mTrianglesPerChunk = 256;
             mSettings.mMaxPolys = 4096;
+            mSettings.mMaxTilesNumber = 512;
             mNavigator.reset(new NavigatorImpl(mSettings));
         }
     };
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
index e62509940c..5ac28127ec 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
             return removeTile();
         }
 
-        if (!shouldAddTile(changedTile, playerTile, params.maxTiles))
+        if (!shouldAddTile(changedTile, playerTile, std::min(settings.mMaxTilesNumber, params.maxTiles)))
         {
             log("ignore add tile: too far from player");
             return removeTile();
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/navmeshmanager.cpp b/components/detournavigator/navmeshmanager.cpp
index 2a29d1dd4a..217c17e410 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/navmeshmanager.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/navmeshmanager.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
                 if (changedTiles->second.empty())
                     mChangedTiles.erase(changedTiles);
             }
-            const auto maxTiles = navMesh.getParams()->maxTiles;
+            const auto maxTiles = std::min(mSettings.mMaxTilesNumber, navMesh.getParams()->maxTiles);
             mRecastMeshManager.forEachTilePosition([&] (const TilePosition& tile)
             {
                 if (tilesToPost.count(tile))
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp b/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp
index ddffd0d1f5..735194dbaf 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/settings.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
         navigatorSettings.mMaxEdgeLen = ::Settings::Manager::getInt("max edge len", "Navigator");
         navigatorSettings.mMaxNavMeshQueryNodes = ::Settings::Manager::getInt("max nav mesh query nodes", "Navigator");
         navigatorSettings.mMaxPolys = ::Settings::Manager::getInt("max polygons per tile", "Navigator");
+        navigatorSettings.mMaxTilesNumber = ::Settings::Manager::getInt("max tiles number", "Navigator");
         navigatorSettings.mMaxVertsPerPoly = ::Settings::Manager::getInt("max verts per poly", "Navigator");
         navigatorSettings.mRegionMergeSize = ::Settings::Manager::getInt("region merge size", "Navigator");
         navigatorSettings.mRegionMinSize = ::Settings::Manager::getInt("region min size", "Navigator");
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp b/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp
index 0316092a0e..dc0e5dc5a0 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/settings.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
         int mMaxEdgeLen = 0;
         int mMaxNavMeshQueryNodes = 0;
         int mMaxPolys = 0;
+        int mMaxTilesNumber = 0;
         int mMaxVertsPerPoly = 0;
         int mRegionMergeSize = 0;
         int mRegionMinSize = 0;
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/navigator.rst b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/navigator.rst
index 1b65c35a85..d9ddf5381a 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/navigator.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/navigator.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ Moving across external world, entering/exiting location produce nav mesh update.
 NPC and creatures may not be able to find path before nav mesh is built around them.
 Try to disable this if you want to have old fashioned AI which doesn't know where to go when you stand behind that stone and casting a firebolt.
 
+max tiles number
+----------------
+
+:Type:		integer
+:Range:		>= 0
+:Default:	512
+
+Number of tiles at nav mesh.
+Nav mesh covers circle area around player.
+This option allows to set an explicit limit for nav mesh size, how many tiles should fit into circle.
+If actor is inside this area it able to find path over nav mesh.
+Increasing this value may decrease performance.
+
+.. note::
+    Don't expect infinite nav mesh size increasing.
+    This condition is always true: ``max tiles number * max polygons per tile <= 4194304``.
+    It's a limitation of `Recastnavigation <https://github.com/recastnavigation/recastnavigation>`_ library.
+
 Advanced settings
 *****************
 
@@ -322,6 +340,12 @@ Maximum number of polygons per nav mesh tile. Maximum number of nav mesh tiles d
 this value. 22 bits is a limit to store both tile identifier and polygon identifier (tiles = 2^(22 - log2(polygons))).
 See `recastnavigation <https://github.com/recastnavigation/recastnavigation>`_ for more details.
 
+.. Warning::
+    Lower value may lead to ignored world geometry on nav mesh.
+    Greater value will reduce number of nav mesh tiles.
+    This condition is always true: ``max tiles number * max polygons per tile <= 4194304``.
+    It's a limitation of `Recastnavigation <https://github.com/recastnavigation/recastnavigation>`_ library.
+
 max verts per poly
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index e3920a4bf9..e95646602d 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ enable nav mesh render = false
 # Render agents paths (true, false)
 enable agents paths render = false
 
+# Max number of navmesh tiles (value >= 0)
+max tiles number = 512
+
 [Shadows]
 
 # Enable or disable shadows. Bear in mind that this will force OpenMW to use shaders as if "[Shaders]/force shaders" was set to true.