diff --git a/zpay32/invoice.go b/zpay32/invoice.go
index 43d9b532..4e7210f7 100644
--- a/zpay32/invoice.go
+++ b/zpay32/invoice.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package zpay32
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -71,12 +72,20 @@ const (
 	// fieldType9 contains one or more bytes for signaling features
 	// supported or required by the receiver.
 	fieldType9 = 5
+
+	// maxInvoiceLength is the maximum total length an invoice can have.
+	// This is chosen to be the maximum number of bytes that can fit into a
+	// single QR code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#Storage
+	maxInvoiceLength = 7089
 )
 
 var (
 	// InvoiceFeatures holds the set of all known feature bits that are
 	// exposed as BOLT 11 features.
 	InvoiceFeatures = map[lnwire.FeatureBit]string{}
+
+	// ErrInvoiceTooLarge is returned when an invoice exceeds maxInvoiceLength.
+	ErrInvoiceTooLarge = errors.New("invoice is too large")
 )
 
 // MessageSigner is passed to the Encode method to provide a signature
@@ -263,6 +272,12 @@ func NewInvoice(net *chaincfg.Params, paymentHash [32]byte,
 func Decode(invoice string, net *chaincfg.Params) (*Invoice, error) {
 	decodedInvoice := Invoice{}
 
+	// Before bech32 decoding the invoice, make sure that it is not too large.
+	// This is done as an anti-DoS measure since bech32 decoding is expensive.
+	if len(invoice) > maxInvoiceLength {
+		return nil, ErrInvoiceTooLarge
+	}
+
 	// Decode the invoice using the modified bech32 decoder.
 	hrp, data, err := decodeBech32(invoice)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -467,6 +482,12 @@ func (invoice *Invoice) Encode(signer MessageSigner) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	// Before returning, check that the bech32 encoded string is not greater
+	// than our largest supported invoice size.
+	if len(b32) > maxInvoiceLength {
+		return "", ErrInvoiceTooLarge
+	}
+
 	return b32, nil
 }
 
@@ -518,21 +539,6 @@ func validateInvoice(invoice *Invoice) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("neither description nor description hash set")
 	}
 
-	// We'll restrict invoices to include up to 20 different private route
-	// hints. We do this to avoid overly large invoices.
-	if len(invoice.RouteHints) > 20 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("too many private routes: %d",
-			len(invoice.RouteHints))
-	}
-
-	// Each route hint can have at most 20 hops.
-	for i, routeHint := range invoice.RouteHints {
-		if len(routeHint) > 20 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("route hint %d has too many extra "+
-				"hops: %d", i, len(routeHint))
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Check that we support the field lengths.
 	if len(invoice.PaymentHash) != 32 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported payment hash length: %d",
@@ -870,6 +876,7 @@ func parseRouteHint(data []byte) ([]HopHint, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Check that base256Data is a multiple of hopHintLen.
 	if len(base256Data)%hopHintLen != 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected length multiple of %d bytes, "+
 			"got %d", hopHintLen, len(base256Data))
diff --git a/zpay32/invoice_test.go b/zpay32/invoice_test.go
index 9b75fab7..565c3fcf 100644
--- a/zpay32/invoice_test.go
+++ b/zpay32/invoice_test.go
@@ -811,6 +811,38 @@ func TestNewInvoice(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestMaxInvoiceLength tests that attempting to decode an invoice greater than
+// maxInvoiceLength fails with ErrInvoiceTooLarge.
+func TestMaxInvoiceLength(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		encodedInvoice string
+		expectedError  error
+	}{
+		{
+			// Valid since it is less than maxInvoiceLength.
+			encodedInvoice: "lnbc25m1pvjluezpp5qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqypqdq5vdhkven9v5sxyetpdeesrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvrzjq20q82gphp2nflc7jtzrcazrra7wwgzxqc8u7754cdlpfrmccae92qgzqvzq2ps8pqqqqqqpqqqqq9qqqvnp4q0n326hr8v9zprg8gsvezcch06gfaqqhde2aj730yg0durunfhv660a66stp9cgqfnp8xklqlxm655zp9x435k6px4hnsajsp00dtcgrxygq67f32qrmxvfk9qcs8mwhzxu8gxr24k2s7364jc9rn4xtn3ncq4t8cej",
+		},
+		{
+			// Invalid since it is greater than maxInvoiceLength.
+			encodedInvoice: "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+			expectedError:  ErrInvoiceTooLarge,
+		},
+	}
+
+	net := &chaincfg.MainNetParams
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		_, err := Decode(test.encodedInvoice, net)
+		if err != test.expectedError {
+			t.Errorf("Expected test %d to have error: %v, instead have: %v",
+				i, test.expectedError, err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func compareInvoices(expected, actual *Invoice) error {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected.Net, actual.Net) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("expected net %v, got %v",