diff --git a/tuned-main.conf b/tuned-main.conf
index 22cd64b..f0553e2 100644
--- a/tuned-main.conf
+++ b/tuned-main.conf
@@ -29,3 +29,6 @@ reapply_sysctl = 1
 
 # Default priority assigned to instances
 default_instance_priority = 0
+
+# Udev buffer size
+udev_buffer_size = 1MB
diff --git a/tuned/consts.py b/tuned/consts.py
index aa3f38a..7ac6094 100644
--- a/tuned/consts.py
+++ b/tuned/consts.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ CFG_UPDATE_INTERVAL = "update_interval"
 CFG_RECOMMEND_COMMAND = "recommend_command"
 CFG_REAPPLY_SYSCTL = "reapply_sysctl"
 CFG_DEFAULT_INSTANCE_PRIORITY = "default_instance_priority"
+CFG_UDEV_BUFFER_SIZE = "udev_buffer_size"
 
 # no_daemon mode
 CFG_DEF_DAEMON = True
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ CFG_DEF_RECOMMEND_COMMAND = True
 CFG_DEF_REAPPLY_SYSCTL = True
 # default instance priority
 CFG_DEF_DEFAULT_INSTANCE_PRIORITY = 0
+# default pyudev.Monitor buffer size
+CFG_DEF_UDEV_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 1024
 
 PATH_CPU_DMA_LATENCY = "/dev/cpu_dma_latency"
 
diff --git a/tuned/daemon/application.py b/tuned/daemon/application.py
index cd540d0..db2ba34 100644
--- a/tuned/daemon/application.py
+++ b/tuned/daemon/application.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class Application(object):
 		storage_factory = storage.Factory(storage_provider)
 
 		monitors_repository = monitors.Repository()
-		hardware_inventory = hardware.Inventory()
+		udev_buffer_size = config.get_size("udev_buffer_size", consts.CFG_DEF_UDEV_BUFFER_SIZE)
+		hardware_inventory = hardware.Inventory(buffer_size=udev_buffer_size)
 		device_matcher = hardware.DeviceMatcher()
 		device_matcher_udev = hardware.DeviceMatcherUdev()
 		plugin_instance_factory = plugins.instance.Factory()
diff --git a/tuned/hardware/inventory.py b/tuned/hardware/inventory.py
index 8c5117d..2293baa 100644
--- a/tuned/hardware/inventory.py
+++ b/tuned/hardware/inventory.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pyudev
 import tuned.logs
+from tuned import consts
 
 __all__ = ["Inventory"]
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ class Inventory(object):
 	about related hardware events.
 	"""
 
-	def __init__(self, udev_context=None, udev_monitor_cls=None, monitor_observer_factory=None):
+	def __init__(self, udev_context=None, udev_monitor_cls=None, monitor_observer_factory=None, buffer_size=None):
 		if udev_context is not None:
 			self._udev_context = udev_context
 		else:
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ class Inventory(object):
 		if udev_monitor_cls is None:
 			udev_monitor_cls = pyudev.Monitor
 		self._udev_monitor = udev_monitor_cls.from_netlink(self._udev_context)
+		if buffer_size is None:
+			buffer_size = consts.CFG_DEF_UDEV_BUFFER_SIZE
+		self._udev_monitor.set_receive_buffer_size(buffer_size)
 
 		if monitor_observer_factory is None:
 			monitor_observer_factory = _MonitorObserverFactory()
diff --git a/tuned/utils/commands.py b/tuned/utils/commands.py
index a876a86..f4379a8 100644
--- a/tuned/utils/commands.py
+++ b/tuned/utils/commands.py
@@ -432,3 +432,24 @@ class commands:
 			return terminate.wait(time, False)
 		except:
 			return terminate.wait(time)
+
+	def get_size(self, s):
+		s = str(s).strip().upper()
+		for unit in ["KB", "MB", "GB", ""]:
+			unit_ix = s.rfind(unit)
+			if unit_ix == -1:
+				continue
+			try:
+				val = int(s[:unit_ix])
+				u = s[unit_ix:]
+				if u == "KB":
+					val *= 1024
+				elif u == "MB":
+					val *= 1024 * 1024
+				elif u == "GB":
+					val *= 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+				elif u != "":
+					val = None
+				return val
+			except ValueError:
+				return None
diff --git a/tuned/utils/global_config.py b/tuned/utils/global_config.py
index 600d226..a72d80f 100644
--- a/tuned/utils/global_config.py
+++ b/tuned/utils/global_config.py
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@ class GlobalConfig():
 
 	def set(self, key, value):
 		self._cfg[key] = value
+
+	def get_size(self, key, default = None):
+		val = self.get(key)
+		if val is None:
+			return default
+		ret = self._cmd.get_size(val)
+		if ret is None:
+			log.error("Error parsing value '%s', using '%s'." %(val, default))
+			return default
+		else:
+			return ret