diff --git a/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py b/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
index 0c75493..e1941be 100755
--- a/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
+++ b/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ def imgFileProcessing(work):
         for i in workImg.payload:
             img = image.ComicPage(opt, *i)
             if opt.cropping == 2 and not opt.webtoon:
-                img.cropPageNumber(opt.croppingp)
+                img.cropPageNumber(opt.croppingp, opt.croppingm)
             if opt.cropping > 0 and not opt.webtoon:
-                img.cropMargin(opt.croppingp)
+                img.cropMargin(opt.croppingp, opt.croppingm)
             img.autocontrastImage()
             img.resizeImage()
             if opt.forcepng and not opt.forcecolor:
@@ -982,6 +982,8 @@ def makeParser():
                                  help="Set cropping mode. 0: Disabled 1: Margins 2: Margins + page numbers [Default=2]")
     processingOptions.add_option("--cp", "--croppingpower", type="float", dest="croppingp", default="1.0",
                                  help="Set cropping power [Default=1.0]")
+    processingOptions.add_option("--cm", "--croppingminimum", type="float", dest="croppingm", default="0.0",
+                                 help="Set cropping minimum area ratio [Default=0.0]")
     processingOptions.add_option("--blackborders", action="store_true", dest="black_borders", default=False,
                                  help="Disable autodetection and force black borders")
     processingOptions.add_option("--whiteborders", action="store_true", dest="white_borders", default=False,
diff --git a/kindlecomicconverter/image.py b/kindlecomicconverter/image.py
index 8e553e9..b0bdd3e 100755
--- a/kindlecomicconverter/image.py
+++ b/kindlecomicconverter/image.py
@@ -350,7 +350,13 @@ class ComicPage:
         )
         return bbox
 
-    def cropPageNumber(self, power):
+    def maybeCrop(self, box, minimum):
+        box_area = (box[2] - box[0]) * (box[3] - box[1])
+        image_area = self.image.size[0] * self.image.size[1]
+        if (box_area / image_area) >= minimum:
+            self.image = self.image.crop(box)
+
+    def cropPageNumber(self, power, minimum):
         if self.fill != 'white':
             tmptmg = self.image.convert(mode='L')
         else:
@@ -359,16 +365,18 @@ class ComicPage:
         tmptmg = tmptmg.filter(ImageFilter.MinFilter(size=3))
         tmptmg = tmptmg.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(radius=5))
         tmptmg = tmptmg.point(lambda x: (x >= 16 * power) and x)
-        self.image = self.image.crop(tmptmg.getbbox()) if tmptmg.getbbox() else self.image
+        if tmptmg.getbbox():
+            self.maybeCrop(tmptmg.getbbox(), minimum)
 
-    def cropMargin(self, power):
+    def cropMargin(self, power, minimum):
         if self.fill != 'white':
             tmptmg = self.image.convert(mode='L')
         else:
             tmptmg = ImageOps.invert(self.image.convert(mode='L'))
         tmptmg = tmptmg.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(radius=3))
         tmptmg = tmptmg.point(lambda x: (x >= 16 * power) and x)
-        self.image = self.image.crop(self.getBoundingBox(tmptmg)) if tmptmg.getbbox() else self.image
+        if tmptmg.getbbox():
+            self.maybeCrop(self.getBoundingBox(tmptmg), minimum)
 
 
 class Cover: