diff --git a/.chloggen/feat_43097.yaml b/.chloggen/feat_43097.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..66ef4e2fcf65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/feat_43097.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: "enhancement"
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: kafkareceiver
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: "Add `max_partition_fetch_size` configuration option to kafkareceiver"
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [43097]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [user]
diff --git a/internal/kafka/franz_client.go b/internal/kafka/franz_client.go
index cb840cf7d6f1a..c2118a42a036d 100644
--- a/internal/kafka/franz_client.go
+++ b/internal/kafka/franz_client.go
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ func NewFranzConsumerGroup(ctx context.Context, clientCfg configkafka.ClientConf
 	if consumerCfg.DefaultFetchSize > 0 {
 		opts = append(opts, kgo.FetchMaxBytes(consumerCfg.DefaultFetchSize))
 	}
+	if consumerCfg.MaxPartitionFetchSize > 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, kgo.FetchMaxPartitionBytes(consumerCfg.MaxPartitionFetchSize))
+	}
 
 	// Configure max fetch wait
 	if consumerCfg.MaxFetchWait > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config.go b/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config.go
index 0c469e4d733fd..caa4a8a7592ab 100644
--- a/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config.go
+++ b/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config.go
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ type ConsumerConfig struct {
 	// The maximum amount of time to wait for MinFetchSize bytes to be
 	// available before the broker returns a response (default 250ms)
 	MaxFetchWait time.Duration `mapstructure:"max_fetch_wait"`
+
+	// MaxPartitionFetchSize defines the maximum number of bytes to fetch
+	// per partition (default "1048576")
+	MaxPartitionFetchSize int32 `mapstructure:"max_partition_fetch_size"`
+
 	// RebalanceStrategy specifies the strategy to use for partition assignment.
 	// Possible values are "range", "roundrobin", and "sticky".
 	// Defaults to "range".
@@ -137,10 +142,11 @@ func NewDefaultConsumerConfig() ConsumerConfig {
 			Enable:   true,
 			Interval: time.Second,
 		},
-		MinFetchSize:     1,
-		MaxFetchSize:     0,
-		MaxFetchWait:     250 * time.Millisecond,
-		DefaultFetchSize: 1048576,
+		MinFetchSize:          1,
+		MaxFetchSize:          0,
+		MaxFetchWait:          250 * time.Millisecond,
+		DefaultFetchSize:      1048576,
+		MaxPartitionFetchSize: 1048576,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config_test.go b/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config_test.go
index 429c85fd8b817..a10ca95b43dc3 100644
--- a/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kafka/configkafka/config_test.go
@@ -160,10 +160,11 @@ func TestConsumerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 					Enable:   false,
 					Interval: 10 * time.Minute,
 				},
-				MinFetchSize:     10,
-				DefaultFetchSize: 1024,
-				MaxFetchSize:     4096,
-				MaxFetchWait:     1 * time.Second,
+				MinFetchSize:          10,
+				DefaultFetchSize:      1024,
+				MaxFetchSize:          4096,
+				MaxFetchWait:          1 * time.Second,
+				MaxPartitionFetchSize: 4096,
 			},
 		},
 
diff --git a/pkg/kafka/configkafka/testdata/consumer_config.yaml b/pkg/kafka/configkafka/testdata/consumer_config.yaml
index 61cc8f11fc4bd..dc2a9d85127ab 100644
--- a/pkg/kafka/configkafka/testdata/consumer_config.yaml
+++ b/pkg/kafka/configkafka/testdata/consumer_config.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ kafka/full:
   default_fetch_size: 1024
   max_fetch_size: 4096
   max_fetch_wait: 1s
+  max_partition_fetch_size: 4096
 
 # Invalid configurations
 kafka/invalid_initial_offset:
diff --git a/receiver/kafkareceiver/README.md b/receiver/kafkareceiver/README.md
index 9d96c81f3fd00..fda1db2db6565 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkareceiver/README.md
+++ b/receiver/kafkareceiver/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ The following settings can be optionally configured:
 - `default_fetch_size` (default = `1048576`): The default number of message bytes to fetch in a request, defaults to 1MB.
 - `max_fetch_size` (default = `0`): The maximum number of message bytes to fetch in a request, defaults to unlimited.
 - `max_fetch_wait` (default = `250ms`): The maximum amount of time the broker should wait for `min_fetch_size` bytes to be available before returning anyway.
+- `max_partition_fetch_size` (default = `1048576`): The default number of message bytes to fetch in a request per partition, defaults to 1MB. If a single record batch is larger than this value, the broker will still return it to ensure the consumer can make progress. This setting only applies while using [`franz-go`](https://github.com/twmb/franz-go).
 - `tls`: see [TLS Configuration Settings](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/config/configtls/README.md) for the full set of available options.
 - `auth`
   - `plain_text` (Deprecated in v0.123.0: use sasl with mechanism set to PLAIN instead.)