diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/ComputerCraft.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/ComputerCraft.java
index d712dc914..fe522ed8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/ComputerCraft.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/ComputerCraft.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public final class ComputerCraft
     public static int modemHighAltitudeRangeDuringStorm = 384;
     public static int maxNotesPerTick = 8;
     public static MonitorRenderer monitorRenderer = MonitorRenderer.BEST;
+    public static double monitorDistanceSq = 4096;
     public static long monitorBandwidth = 1_000_000;
 
     public static boolean turtlesNeedFuel = true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/Config.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/Config.java
index 812ef4c9c..f93bc5a0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/Config.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public final class Config
     private static final ConfigValue<Boolean> genericPeripheral;
 
     private static final ConfigValue<MonitorRenderer> monitorRenderer;
+    private static final ConfigValue<Integer> monitorDistance;
 
     private static final ForgeConfigSpec serverSpec;
     private static final ForgeConfigSpec clientSpec;
@@ -311,6 +312,10 @@ private Config() {}
             .comment( "The renderer to use for monitors. Generally this should be kept at \"best\" - if " +
                 "monitors have performance issues, you may wish to experiment with alternative renderers." )
             .defineEnum( "monitor_renderer", MonitorRenderer.BEST );
+        monitorDistance = clientBuilder
+            .comment( "The maximum distance monitors will render at. This defaults to the standard tile entity limit, " +
+                "but may be extended if you wish to build larger monitors." )
+            .defineInRange( "monitor_distance", 64, 16, 1024 );
         clientSpec = clientBuilder.build();
     }
 
@@ -379,6 +384,7 @@ public static void sync()
 
         // Client
         ComputerCraft.monitorRenderer = monitorRenderer.get();
+        ComputerCraft.monitorDistanceSq = monitorDistance.get() * monitorDistance.get();
     }
 
     @SubscribeEvent
diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/monitor/TileMonitor.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/monitor/TileMonitor.java
index 129f5f783..e9ba5e304 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/monitor/TileMonitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/peripheral/monitor/TileMonitor.java
@@ -688,4 +688,10 @@ public AxisAlignedBB getRenderBoundingBox()
             return new AxisAlignedBB( pos.getX(), pos.getY(), pos.getZ(), pos.getX() + 1, pos.getY() + 1, pos.getZ() + 1 );
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public double getMaxRenderDistanceSquared()
+    {
+        return ComputerCraft.monitorDistanceSq;
+    }
 }