diff --git a/examples/custom_tile_size/custom_tile_size.mapchete b/examples/custom_tile_size/custom_tile_size.mapchete
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef00c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom_tile_size/custom_tile_size.mapchete
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+process: mapchete.processes.convert
+input:
+  inp: ../../test/testdata/custom_grid_points.geojson
+output:
+  format: GeoJSON
+  path: output
+  schema:
+    properties:
+      name: str
+    geometry: Unknown
+pyramid:
+  grid:
+    shape:
+    - 1525
+    - 125
+    bounds:
+    - 166020
+    - 0
+    - 934020
+    - 9369600
+    is_global: false
+    proj: +proj=utm +zone=32 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs
+  metatiling: 4
+  tile_size: 1000
+zoom_levels: 3
+bounds:
+- 166020
+- 0
+- 934020
+- 9369600
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mapchete/config/models.py b/mapchete/config/models.py
index 969018d..9e68204 100644
--- a/mapchete/config/models.py
+++ b/mapchete/config/models.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class PyramidConfig(BaseModel):
     grid: Union[str, dict]
     metatiling: MetatilingValue = 1
     pixelbuffer: NonNegativeInt = 0
+    tile_size: Optional[NonNegativeInt] = None
 
 
 class DaskAdaptOptions(BaseModel):
diff --git a/mapchete/config/parse.py b/mapchete/config/parse.py
index 5f5dbac..324f83c 100644
--- a/mapchete/config/parse.py
+++ b/mapchete/config/parse.py
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ def raw_conf_process_pyramid(
     BufferedTilePyramid
     """
     pixelbuffer = 0 if reset_pixelbuffer else raw_conf["pyramid"].get("pixelbuffer", 0)
+    tile_size = raw_conf["pyramid"].get("tile_size", 256)
     return BufferedTilePyramid(
         raw_conf["pyramid"]["grid"],
         metatiling=raw_conf["pyramid"].get("metatiling", 1),
+        tile_size=tile_size,
         pixelbuffer=pixelbuffer,
     )
 
@@ -82,11 +84,13 @@ def raw_conf_output_pyramid(raw_conf: dict) -> BufferedTilePyramid:
     -------
     BufferedTilePyramid
     """
+    tile_size = raw_conf["pyramid"].get("tile_size", 256)
     return BufferedTilePyramid(
         raw_conf["pyramid"]["grid"],
         metatiling=raw_conf["output"].get(
             "metatiling", raw_conf["pyramid"].get("metatiling", 1)
         ),
+        tile_size=tile_size,
         pixelbuffer=raw_conf["pyramid"].get(
             "pixelbuffer", raw_conf["pyramid"].get("pixelbuffer", 0)
         ),