diff --git a/modules/config.py b/modules/config.py
index 100033c8..a6889fc9 100644
--- a/modules/config.py
+++ b/modules/config.py
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ default_advanced_checkbox = get_config_item_or_set_default(
 )
 default_max_image_number = get_config_item_or_set_default(
     key='default_max_image_number',
-    default_value=4,
-    validator=lambda x: isinstance(x, int) and x >= 1 and x <= 32
+    default_value=32,
+    validator=lambda x: isinstance(x, int) and x >= 1
 )
 default_image_number = get_config_item_or_set_default(
     key='default_image_number',
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 722e2139..353ac1be 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Included adjustments:
 * 🐛 https://github.com/lllyasviel/Fooocus/pull/1608 - skip free_memory for describe (interrogate)
 * ✨ show more details for each performance setting, e.g. steps
 * ✨ add default_overwrite_step handling for meta data and gradio (allows turbo preset switching to set default_overwrite_step correctly)
+* ✨ add config setting for default_max_image_number
 
 ✨ = new feature<br>
 🐛 = bugfix