diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1db495..8bd45b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Decompress(dst, src []byte) ([]byte, error)
 NewWriter(w io.Writer) *Writer
 NewWriterLevel(w io.Writer, level int) *Writer
 NewWriterLevelDict(w io.Writer, level int, dict []byte) *Writer
+NewWriterLevelDictWindowSize(w io.Writer, level int, dict []byte, windowSize int) *Writer
 
 // Write compresses the input data and write it to the underlying writer
 (w *Writer) Write(p []byte) (int, error)
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ NewWriterLevelDict(w io.Writer, level int, dict []byte) *Writer
 // to call Close, which frees up C objects.
 NewReader(r io.Reader) io.ReadCloser
 NewReaderDict(r io.Reader, dict []byte) io.ReadCloser
+NewReaderDictMaxWindowSize(r io.Reader, dict []byte, maxWindowSize int) io.ReadCloser
 ```
 
 ### Benchmarks (benchmarked with v0.5.0)
diff --git a/zstd.go b/zstd.go
index 8499bf1..f74ed59 100644
--- a/zstd.go
+++ b/zstd.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ const (
 	decompressSizeBufferLimit = 1000 * 1000
 
 	zstdFrameHeaderSizeMin = 2 // From zstd.h. Since it's experimental API, hardcoding it
+
+	zstdVersion = C.ZSTD_VERSION_NUMBER
 )
 
 // CompressBound returns the worst case size needed for a destination buffer,
diff --git a/zstd_stream.go b/zstd_stream.go
index 714ecfe..b67ddf5 100644
--- a/zstd_stream.go
+++ b/zstd_stream.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package zstd
 
 /*
+#define ZSTD_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY 1
 #include "zstd.h"
 
 typedef struct compressStream2_result_s {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"math/bits"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -117,11 +119,21 @@ func NewWriterLevel(w io.Writer, level int) *Writer {
 // compress with.  If the dictionary is empty or nil it is ignored. The dictionary
 // should not be modified until the writer is closed.
 func NewWriterLevelDict(w io.Writer, level int, dict []byte) *Writer {
+	return NewWriterLevelDictWindowSize(w, level, dict, 0)
+}
+
+// NewWriterLevelDictWindowSize is like NewWriterLevelDict but allows configuring
+// the window size, specificed in bytes. If windowSize is 0, the default window size is used.
+// The windowSize must be a power of 2 between 1KB and 1GB on 32-bit platforms,
+// or 1KB and 2GB on 64-bit platforms.
+// A larger window size allows for better compression ratios for repetitive data
+// but requires more memory during compression and decompression.
+func NewWriterLevelDictWindowSize(w io.Writer, level int, dict []byte, windowSize int) *Writer {
 	var err error
 	ctx := C.ZSTD_createCStream()
 
 	// Load dictionnary if any
-	if dict != nil {
+	if len(dict) > 0 {
 		err = getError(int(C.ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary(ctx,
 			unsafe.Pointer(&dict[0]),
 			C.size_t(len(dict)),
@@ -133,6 +145,17 @@ func NewWriterLevelDict(w io.Writer, level int, dict []byte) *Writer {
 		err = getError(int(C.ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(ctx, C.ZSTD_c_compressionLevel, C.int(level))))
 	}
 
+	if err == nil && windowSize > 0 {
+		// Only set windowLog if windowSize is a power of 2
+		if windowSize&(windowSize-1) == 0 {
+			// Convert windowSize to windowLog using bits.TrailingZeros
+			windowLog := bits.TrailingZeros(uint(windowSize))
+			err = getError(int(C.ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(ctx, C.ZSTD_c_windowLog, C.int(windowLog))))
+		} else {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("window size must be a power of 2")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &Writer{
 		CompressionLevel: level,
 		ctx:              ctx,
@@ -373,6 +396,15 @@ func NewReader(r io.Reader) io.ReadCloser {
 // NewReaderDict is like NewReader but uses a preset dictionary.  NewReaderDict
 // ignores the dictionary if it is nil.
 func NewReaderDict(r io.Reader, dict []byte) io.ReadCloser {
+	return NewReaderDictMaxWindowSize(r, dict, 0)
+}
+
+// NewReaderDictMaxWindowSize is like NewReaderDict but allows configuring the maximum
+// window size for decompression, specified in bytes.
+// If maxWindowSize is 0, the default window size limit is used.
+// Setting a maximum window size protects against allocating too much memory for
+// decompression (potential attack scenario) when processing untrusted inputs.
+func NewReaderDictMaxWindowSize(r io.Reader, dict []byte, maxWindowSize int) io.ReadCloser {
 	var err error
 	ctx := C.ZSTD_createDStream()
 	if len(dict) == 0 {
@@ -387,6 +419,11 @@ func NewReaderDict(r io.Reader, dict []byte) io.ReadCloser {
 				C.size_t(len(dict)))))
 		}
 	}
+
+	if err == nil && maxWindowSize > 0 {
+		err = getError(int(C.ZSTD_DCtx_setMaxWindowSize(ctx, C.size_t(maxWindowSize))))
+	}
+
 	compressionBufferP := cPool.Get().(*[]byte)
 	decompressionBufferP := dPool.Get().(*[]byte)
 	return &reader{
diff --git a/zstd_stream_test.go b/zstd_stream_test.go
index d0960f4..d37bcf9 100644
--- a/zstd_stream_test.go
+++ b/zstd_stream_test.go
@@ -414,6 +414,123 @@ func TestStreamSetNbWorkers(t *testing.T) {
 	testCompressionDecompression(t, nil, []byte(s), nbWorkers)
 }
 
+func TestStreamWindowSize(t *testing.T) {
+	dict := []byte(strings.Repeat("dictdata_for_compression_test", 1000))
+	data := []byte(strings.Repeat("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", 10000))
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		dict []byte
+	}{
+		{"NilDict", nil},
+		{"ValidDict", dict},
+		{"EmptyDict", []byte{}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test with valid window size (power of 2)
+			t.Run("ValidWindowSize", func(t *testing.T) {
+				var buf bytes.Buffer
+				w := NewWriterLevelDictWindowSize(&buf, DefaultCompression, tc.dict, 1<<17) // 128 KB
+
+				_, err := w.Write(data)
+				failOnError(t, "Write error", err)
+				failOnError(t, "Close error", w.Close())
+
+				// Test decoding
+				r := NewReader(&buf)
+				decompressed, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+				failOnError(t, "ReadAll error", err)
+				if !bytes.Equal(decompressed, data) {
+					t.Fatalf("got %q; want %q", decompressed, data)
+				}
+				failOnError(t, "Reader close error", r.Close())
+			})
+
+			// Test with invalid window size (not a power of 2)
+			t.Run("InvalidWindowSize", func(t *testing.T) {
+				var buf bytes.Buffer
+				w := NewWriterLevelDictWindowSize(&buf, DefaultCompression, tc.dict, 123456)
+				_, err := w.Write(data)
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("Expected error for invalid window size, got nil")
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "window size must be a power of 2") {
+					t.Fatalf("Unexpected error message: %v", err)
+				}
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamMaxWindowSize(t *testing.T) {
+	dict := []byte(strings.Repeat("dictdata_for_compression_test", 1000))
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name string
+		dict []byte
+	}{
+		{"NilDict", nil},
+		{"ValidDict", dict},
+		{"EmptyDict", []byte{}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Create compressed data with a 128KB window size
+			data := []byte(strings.Repeat("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", 10000))
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			w := NewWriterLevelDictWindowSize(&buf, DefaultCompression, tc.dict, 1<<17) // 128 KB
+
+			_, err := w.Write(data)
+			failOnError(t, "Write error", err)
+			failOnError(t, "Flush error", w.Flush())
+			failOnError(t, "Close error", w.Close())
+			compressedData := buf.Bytes()
+
+			// Normal decompression should work
+			t.Run("NormalDecompression", func(t *testing.T) {
+				r1 := NewReader(bytes.NewReader(compressedData))
+				decompressed1, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r1)
+				failOnError(t, "ReadAll error (normal)", err)
+				if !bytes.Equal(decompressed1, data) {
+					t.Fatal("Regular decompression failed to match original data")
+				}
+				failOnError(t, "Reader close error", r1.Close())
+			})
+
+			// Decompression with max window size > original window should work
+			t.Run("LargerMaxWindowSize", func(t *testing.T) {
+				r2 := NewReaderDictMaxWindowSize(bytes.NewReader(compressedData), tc.dict, 1<<18)
+				decompressed2, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r2)
+				failOnError(t, "ReadAll error (large max window)", err)
+				if !bytes.Equal(decompressed2, data) {
+					t.Fatalf("Decompression with larger max window failed to match original data - got len=%d, want len=%d",
+						len(decompressed2), len(data))
+				}
+				failOnError(t, "Reader close error", r2.Close())
+			})
+
+			// Decompression with max window size < original window should fail
+			t.Run("SmallerMaxWindowSize", func(t *testing.T) {
+				// workaround for regression when setting window size & using dictionary (facebook/zstd#2442)
+				if zstdVersion < 10409 && zstdVersion > 10405 && len(tc.dict) > 0 {
+					t.Skip("Skipping: Zstd v1.4.5 - v1.4.9 won't set window size when streaming with dictionary")
+				}
+				// We set it to 64KB, less than the 128KB used for compression
+				r3 := NewReaderDictMaxWindowSize(bytes.NewReader(compressedData), tc.dict, 1<<16)
+				_, err = ioutil.ReadAll(r3)
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("Expected error when max window size is too small, got nil")
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Frame requires too much memory") {
+					t.Fatalf("Unexpected error message: %v", err)
+				}
+				r3.Close()
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkStreamCompression(b *testing.B) {
 	if raw == nil {
 		b.Fatal(ErrNoPayloadEnv)