diff --git a/v8.go b/v8.go
index dd8ee8d..c2ec301 100644
--- a/v8.go
+++ b/v8.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ type Isolate struct {
 // NewIsolate creates a new V8 Isolate.
 func NewIsolate() *Isolate {
 	v8_init_once.Do(func() { C.v8_init() })
-	iso := &Isolate{ptr: C.v8_Isolate_New(C.StartupData{ptr: nil, len: 0})}
+	iso := &Isolate{ptr: C.v8_Isolate_New(C.StartupData{ptr: nil, len: 0}, nil)}
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(iso, (*Isolate).release)
 	return iso
 }
@@ -163,7 +163,19 @@ func NewIsolate() *Isolate {
 // to initialize all Contexts created from this Isolate.
 func NewIsolateWithSnapshot(s *Snapshot) *Isolate {
 	v8_init_once.Do(func() { C.v8_init() })
-	iso := &Isolate{ptr: C.v8_Isolate_New(s.data), s: s}
+	iso := &Isolate{ptr: C.v8_Isolate_New(s.data, nil), s: s}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(iso, (*Isolate).release)
+	return iso
+}
+
+type ResourceConstraints struct {
+	MaxOldSpaceSize int
+}
+
+func NewIsolateWithConstraints(constraints ResourceConstraints) *Isolate {
+	v8_init_once.Do(func() { C.v8_init() })
+	var c = C.ResourceConstraints{max_old_space_size: C.int(constraints.MaxOldSpaceSize)}
+	iso := &Isolate{ptr: C.v8_Isolate_New(C.StartupData{ptr: nil, len: 0}, &c)}
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(iso, (*Isolate).release)
 	return iso
 }
diff --git a/v8_c_bridge.cc b/v8_c_bridge.cc
index 69f93f3..3ae91b6 100644
--- a/v8_c_bridge.cc
+++ b/v8_c_bridge.cc
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ StartupData v8_CreateSnapshotDataBlob(const char* js) {
   return StartupData{data.data, data.raw_size};
 }
 
-IsolatePtr v8_Isolate_New(StartupData startup_data) {
+IsolatePtr v8_Isolate_New(StartupData startup_data, ResourceConstraints* resource_constraints) {
   v8::Isolate::CreateParams create_params;
   create_params.array_buffer_allocator = allocator;
   if (startup_data.len > 0 && startup_data.ptr != nullptr) {
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ IsolatePtr v8_Isolate_New(StartupData startup_data) {
     data->raw_size = startup_data.len;
     create_params.snapshot_blob = data;
   }
+  if (resource_constraints != nullptr) {
+    create_params.constraints = v8::ResourceConstraints();
+    create_params.constraints.set_max_old_space_size(resource_constraints->max_old_space_size);
+  }
   return static_cast<IsolatePtr>(v8::Isolate::New(create_params));
 }
 ContextPtr v8_Isolate_NewContext(IsolatePtr isolate_ptr) {
diff --git a/v8_c_bridge.h b/v8_c_bridge.h
index ab91aca..0ef4ef4 100644
--- a/v8_c_bridge.h
+++ b/v8_c_bridge.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ typedef struct {
     size_t does_zap_garbage;
 } HeapStatistics;
 
+typedef struct {
+    int max_old_space_size;
+} ResourceConstraints;
+
 // NOTE! These values must exactly match the values in kinds.go. Any mismatch
 // will cause kinds to be misreported.
 typedef enum {
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ extern void v8_init();
 
 extern StartupData v8_CreateSnapshotDataBlob(const char* js);
 
-extern IsolatePtr v8_Isolate_New(StartupData data);
+extern IsolatePtr v8_Isolate_New(StartupData data, ResourceConstraints* resource_constraints);
 extern ContextPtr v8_Isolate_NewContext(IsolatePtr isolate);
 extern void       v8_Isolate_Terminate(IsolatePtr isolate);
 extern void       v8_Isolate_Release(IsolatePtr isolate);