diff --git a/britney.conf.template b/britney.conf.template
index 56fd614..6b7537c 100644
--- a/britney.conf.template
+++ b/britney.conf.template
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ ADT_SHARED_RESULTS_CACHE =
 ADT_SWIFT_URL     = file:///path/to/britney/state/debci.json
 # Base URL for autopkgtest site, used for links in the excuses
 ADT_CI_URL        = https://example.com/
+# Enable the huge queue for packages that trigger vast amounts of tests to not
+# starve the regular queue
+#ADT_HUGE          = 20
 
 # Autopkgtest results can be used to influence the aging, leave
 # ADT_REGRESSION_PENALTY empty to have regressions block migration
diff --git a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
index fc3977c..6955b32 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
@@ -191,8 +191,11 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
         for arch in self.adt_arches:
             # request tests (unless they were already requested earlier or have a result)
             tests = self.tests_for_source(source_name, source_data_srcdist.version, arch)
-            # TODO: this value should be an option
-            is_huge = len(tests) > 20
+            is_huge = False
+            try:
+                is_huge = len(tests) > int(self.options.adt_huge)
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
             for (testsrc, testver) in tests:
                 self.pkg_test_request(testsrc, arch, trigger, huge=is_huge)
                 (result, real_ver, url) = self.pkg_test_result(testsrc, testver, arch, trigger)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 3f10c10..2f91d6e 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ ADT_SHARED_RESULTS_CACHE =
 
 ADT_SWIFT_URL     = http://localhost:18085
 ADT_CI_URL        = https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/
+ADT_HUGE          = 20
 
 ADT_SUCCESS_BOUNTY     =
 ADT_REGRESSION_PENALTY =