diff --git a/src/wand/magick.rs b/src/wand/magick.rs
index 0ee0c77..2497d0a 100644
--- a/src/wand/magick.rs
+++ b/src/wand/magick.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ wand_common!(
     MagickGetException
 );
 
+/// Resource type to use with [set_resource_limit](MagickWand::set_resource_limit)
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum ResourceType {
+    Undefined = bindings::ResourceType_UndefinedResource as isize,
+    Area = bindings::ResourceType_AreaResource as isize,
+    Disk = bindings::ResourceType_DiskResource as isize,
+    File = bindings::ResourceType_FileResource as isize,
+    Height = bindings::ResourceType_HeightResource as isize,
+    Map = bindings::ResourceType_MapResource as isize,
+    Memory = bindings::ResourceType_MemoryResource as isize,
+    Thread = bindings::ResourceType_ThreadResource as isize,
+    Throttle = bindings::ResourceType_ThrottleResource as isize,
+    Time = bindings::ResourceType_TimeResource as isize,
+    Width = bindings::ResourceType_WidthResource as isize,
+    ListLength = bindings::ResourceType_ListLengthResource as isize,
+}
+
 /// MagickWand is a Rustic wrapper to the Rust bindings to ImageMagick.
 ///
 /// Instantiating a `MagickWand` will construct an ImageMagick "wand"
@@ -56,6 +73,19 @@ impl MagickWand {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn set_resource_limit(resource: ResourceType, limit: u64) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
+        let result = unsafe {
+            bindings::SetMagickResourceLimit(
+                resource as bindings::ResourceType,
+                limit as bindings::MagickSizeType,
+            )
+        };
+        match result {
+            bindings::MagickBooleanType_MagickTrue => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err("failed to set resource limit"),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn set_option(&mut self, key: &str, value: &str) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
         let c_key = CString::new(key).unwrap();
         let c_value = CString::new(value).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/wand/mod.rs b/src/wand/mod.rs
index 29601df..2cf9201 100644
--- a/src/wand/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wand/mod.rs
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ mod magick;
 mod pixel;
 
 pub use self::drawing::DrawingWand;
-pub use self::magick::MagickWand;
+pub use self::magick::{MagickWand, ResourceType};
 pub use self::pixel::{PixelWand, HSL};
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 89d31ff..eefbc0a 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 extern crate magick_rust;
 
-use magick_rust::{bindings, magick_wand_genesis, MagickWand, PixelWand};
+use magick_rust::{bindings, magick_wand_genesis, MagickWand, PixelWand, ResourceType};
 
 use magick_rust::ToMagick;
 use std::error::Error;
@@ -361,3 +361,13 @@ fn test_negate_image() {
         pixel_color.get_color_as_string().unwrap()
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_resource_limits() {
+    START.call_once(|| {
+        magick_wand_genesis();
+    });
+    MagickWand::set_resource_limit(ResourceType::Thread, 1).unwrap();
+    let wand = MagickWand::new();
+    assert!(wand.read_image("tests/data/rust.png").is_ok());
+}