diff --git a/src/node/miner.cpp b/src/node/miner.cpp
index 67465b1e706..fa2d979b86a 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/node/miner.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ void RegenerateCommitments(CBlock& block, ChainstateManager& chainman)
 
 static BlockAssembler::Options ClampOptions(BlockAssembler::Options options)
 {
-    // Limit weight to between 4K and DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT for sanity:
-    options.nBlockMaxWeight = std::clamp<size_t>(options.nBlockMaxWeight, 4000, DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT);
+    Assert(options.coinbase_max_additional_weight <= DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT);
+    Assert(options.coinbase_output_max_additional_sigops <= MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS_COST);
+    // Limit weight to between coinbase_max_additional_weight and DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT for sanity:
+    // Coinbase (reserved) outputs can safely exceed -blockmaxweight, but the rest of the block template will be empty.
+    options.nBlockMaxWeight = std::clamp<size_t>(options.nBlockMaxWeight, options.coinbase_max_additional_weight, DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT);
     return options;
 }
 
@@ -87,8 +90,8 @@ void BlockAssembler::resetBlock()
     inBlock.clear();
 
     // Reserve space for coinbase tx
-    nBlockWeight = 4000;
-    nBlockSigOpsCost = 400;
+    nBlockWeight = m_options.coinbase_max_additional_weight;
+    nBlockSigOpsCost = m_options.coinbase_output_max_additional_sigops;
 
     // These counters do not include coinbase tx
     nBlockTx = 0;
@@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ void BlockAssembler::addPackageTxs(const CTxMemPool& mempool, int& nPackagesSele
             ++nConsecutiveFailed;
 
             if (nConsecutiveFailed > MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES && nBlockWeight >
-                    m_options.nBlockMaxWeight - 4000) {
+                    m_options.nBlockMaxWeight - m_options.coinbase_max_additional_weight) {
                 // Give up if we're close to full and haven't succeeded in a while
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/node/types.h b/src/node/types.h
index d4e7d930152..bb8d17ef43f 100644
--- a/src/node/types.h
+++ b/src/node/types.h
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ struct BlockCreateOptions {
      * Set false to omit mempool transactions
      */
     bool use_mempool{true};
+    /**
+     * The maximum additional weight which the pool will add to the coinbase
+     * scriptSig, witness and outputs. This must include any additional
+     * weight needed for larger CompactSize encoded lengths.
+     */
+    size_t coinbase_max_additional_weight{4000};
+    /**
+     * The maximum additional sigops which the pool will add in coinbase
+     * transaction outputs.
+     */
+    size_t coinbase_output_max_additional_sigops{400};
 };
 } // namespace node