diff --git a/html2docx/html2docx.py b/html2docx/html2docx.py
index cc0c47d..35bd97a 100644
--- a/html2docx/html2docx.py
+++ b/html2docx/html2docx.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from tinycss2 import parse_declaration_list
 from tinycss2.ast import DimensionToken, IdentToken
 
-from .image import load_image
+from .image import image_size, load_image
 
 WHITESPACE_RE = re.compile(r"\s+")
 
@@ -130,8 +130,14 @@ def add_list_style(self, name: str) -> None:
 
     def add_picture(self, attrs: List[Tuple[str, Optional[str]]]) -> None:
         src = get_attr(attrs, "src")
+        height_attr = get_attr(attrs, "height")
+        width_attr = get_attr(attrs, "width")
+        height_px = int(height_attr) if height_attr else None
+        width_px = int(width_attr) if width_attr else None
+
         image_buffer = load_image(src)
-        self.doc.add_picture(image_buffer)
+        size = image_size(image_buffer, width_px, height_px)
+        self.doc.add_picture(image_buffer, **size)
 
     def handle_starttag(self, tag: str, attrs: List[Tuple[str, Optional[str]]]) -> None:
         if tag == "a":
diff --git a/html2docx/image.py b/html2docx/image.py
index f760686..145808d 100644
--- a/html2docx/image.py
+++ b/html2docx/image.py
@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@
 import time
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from docx.image.exceptions import UnrecognizedImageError
 from docx.image.image import Image
+from docx.shared import Inches
+
+# The usable size is the space inside the default template margins.
+# In LibreOffice, the maximum height for an image is capped to USABLE_HEIGHT.
+USABLE_HEIGHT = Inches(8.1)
+USABLE_WIDTH = Inches(5.8)
 
 MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 10 * 1024 * 1024  # 10 MiB
 
@@ -49,3 +56,46 @@ def load_image(src: str) -> io.BytesIO:
         image_buffer = io.BytesIO(broken_img_path.read_bytes())
 
     return image_buffer
+
+
+def image_size(
+    image_buffer: io.BytesIO,
+    width_px: Optional[int] = None,
+    height_px: Optional[int] = None,
+) -> Dict[str, int]:
+    """
+    Compute width and height to feed python-docx so that image is contained in the page
+    and respects width_px and height_px.
+
+    Return:
+        Empty: No resize
+        Single dimension (width or height): image ratio is expected to be maintained
+        Two dimensions (width and height): image should be resized to dimensions
+    """
+    image = Image.from_blob(image_buffer.getbuffer())
+
+    height = image.px_height if height_px is None else height_px
+    width = image.px_width if width_px is None else width_px
+
+    height = Inches(height / image.vert_dpi)
+    width = Inches(width / image.horz_dpi)
+
+    size = {}
+    if width > USABLE_WIDTH:
+        new_height = round(image.px_height / (image.px_width / USABLE_WIDTH))
+        if new_height > USABLE_HEIGHT:
+            size["height"] = USABLE_HEIGHT
+        else:
+            size["width"] = USABLE_WIDTH
+    elif height > USABLE_HEIGHT:
+        new_width = round(image.px_width / (image.px_height / USABLE_HEIGHT))
+        if new_width > USABLE_WIDTH:
+            size["width"] = USABLE_WIDTH
+        else:
+            size["height"] = USABLE_HEIGHT
+    else:
+        if width_px is not None:
+            size["width"] = width
+        if height_px is not None:
+            size["height"] = height
+    return size
diff --git a/tests/data/img_height.html b/tests/data/img_height.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8afb7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_height.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/1x1.png" height="300">
diff --git a/tests/data/img_height.json b/tests/data/img_height.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..182d0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_height.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+    {
+        "text": "",
+        "runs": [
+            {
+                "text": "",
+                "shapes": [
+                    {
+                        "type": 3,
+                        "width": 2857500,
+                        "height": 2857500
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tests/data/img_max_height.html b/tests/data/img_max_height.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa4e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_max_height.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/1x1.png" height="30000">
diff --git a/tests/data/img_max_height.json b/tests/data/img_max_height.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d287082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_max_height.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+    {
+        "text": "",
+        "runs": [
+            {
+                "text": "",
+                "shapes": [
+                    {
+                        "type": 3,
+                        "width": 5303520,
+                        "height": 5303520
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tests/data/img_max_width.html b/tests/data/img_max_width.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ef80dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_max_width.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/1x1.png" width="30000">
diff --git a/tests/data/img_max_width.json b/tests/data/img_max_width.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d287082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_max_width.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+    {
+        "text": "",
+        "runs": [
+            {
+                "text": "",
+                "shapes": [
+                    {
+                        "type": 3,
+                        "width": 5303520,
+                        "height": 5303520
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tests/data/img_ratio.html b/tests/data/img_ratio.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a60f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_ratio.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/2x1.jpg" width="20">
diff --git a/tests/data/img_ratio.json b/tests/data/img_ratio.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f09d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_ratio.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+    {
+        "text": "",
+        "runs": [
+            {
+                "text": "",
+                "shapes": [
+                    {
+                        "type": 3,
+                        "width": 190500,
+                        "height": 95250
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tests/data/img_width.html b/tests/data/img_width.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778c2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_width.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/1x1.png" width="300">
diff --git a/tests/data/img_width.json b/tests/data/img_width.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..182d0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/img_width.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+    {
+        "text": "",
+        "runs": [
+            {
+                "text": "",
+                "shapes": [
+                    {
+                        "type": 3,
+                        "width": 2857500,
+                        "height": 2857500
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tests/test_image_size.py b/tests/test_image_size.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54c9544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_image_size.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+from io import BytesIO
+from math import ceil
+
+from docx.shared import Inches
+from PIL import Image
+
+from html2docx.image import USABLE_HEIGHT, USABLE_WIDTH, image_size
+
+from .utils import PROJECT_DIR
+
+broken_image = PROJECT_DIR / "html2docx" / "image-broken.png"
+broken_image_bytes = broken_image.read_bytes()
+DPI = 72
+
+
+def inches_to_px(inches: int, dpi: int = DPI) -> int:
+    return ceil(inches / Inches(1) * dpi)
+
+
+def px_to_inches(px: int, dpi: int = DPI) -> int:
+    return ceil(px * Inches(1) / dpi)
+
+
+def generate_image(width: int, height: int, dpi=(DPI, DPI)) -> BytesIO:
+    data = BytesIO()
+    with Image.new("L", (width, height)) as image:
+        image.save(data, format="png", dpi=dpi)
+    return data
+
+
+def test_one_px():
+    image = generate_image(width=1, height=1)
+    size = image_size(image, 1, 1)
+    side = px_to_inches(1)
+    assert size == {"width": side, "height": side}
+
+
+def test_upscale():
+    image = generate_image(width=1, height=1)
+    size = image_size(image, width_px=2, height_px=2)
+    side = px_to_inches(2)
+    assert size == {"width": side, "height": side}
+
+
+def test_downscale():
+    image = generate_image(width=2, height=2)
+    size = image_size(image, width_px=1, height_px=1)
+    side = px_to_inches(1)
+    assert size == {"width": side, "height": side}
+
+
+def test_image_larger_than_usable_width():
+    image = generate_image(width=inches_to_px(USABLE_WIDTH) + 1, height=1)
+    size = image_size(image)
+    assert size == {"width": USABLE_WIDTH}
+
+
+def test_image_taller_than_usable_height():
+    image = generate_image(width=1, height=inches_to_px(USABLE_HEIGHT) + 1)
+    size = image_size(image)
+    assert size == {"height": USABLE_HEIGHT}
+
+
+def test_size_larger_than_usable_width():
+    image = generate_image(width=100, height=1)
+    max_width_px = inches_to_px(USABLE_WIDTH) + 1
+    size = image_size(image, width_px=max_width_px)
+    assert size == {"width": USABLE_WIDTH}
+
+
+def test_size_taller_than_usable_height():
+    image = generate_image(width=1, height=100)
+    max_height_px = inches_to_px(USABLE_HEIGHT) + 1
+    size = image_size(image, height_px=max_height_px)
+    assert size == {"height": USABLE_HEIGHT}
+
+
+def test_resize_exceeds_width():
+    image = generate_image(width=1, height=1)
+    size = image_size(image, height_px=inches_to_px(USABLE_HEIGHT))
+    assert size == {"width": USABLE_WIDTH}
+
+
+def test_resize_exceeds_height():
+    image = generate_image(width=1, height=2)
+    size = image_size(image, width_px=inches_to_px(USABLE_WIDTH))
+    assert size == {"height": USABLE_HEIGHT}
+
+
+def test_dpi_width():
+    width_px = inches_to_px(USABLE_WIDTH, 300)
+    image = generate_image(width=width_px, height=1, dpi=(300, 300))
+    size = image_size(image)
+    assert size == {}
+
+
+def test_dpi_height():
+    height_px = inches_to_px(USABLE_HEIGHT, 300)
+    image = generate_image(width=1, height=height_px, dpi=(300, 300))
+    size = image_size(image)
+    assert size == {}
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 1c9b595..3d964cd 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ minversion = 1.9
 
 [testenv]
 commands = pytest {posargs}
-deps = pytest
+deps =
+    Pillow
+    pytest
 
 [testenv:black]
 commands = black --target-version=py36 --check --diff .