diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/DecodeHintType.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/DecodeHintType.java
index ec0e82329..4e84634a8 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/DecodeHintType.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/DecodeHintType.java
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public final class DecodeHintType {
    */
   public static final DecodeHintType TRY_HARDER = new DecodeHintType();
 
+  /**
+   * Allowed lengths of encoded data -- reject anything else. Maps to an {@link int[]}.
+   */
+  public static final DecodeHintType ALLOWED_LENGTHS = new DecodeHintType();
+
   private DecodeHintType() {
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/ITFReader.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/ITFReader.java
index 8895f6020..49f065db3 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/ITFReader.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/ITFReader.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.google.zxing.BarcodeFormat;
 import com.google.zxing.ReaderException;
 import com.google.zxing.Result;
 import com.google.zxing.ResultPoint;
+import com.google.zxing.DecodeHintType;
 import com.google.zxing.common.BitArray;
 import com.google.zxing.common.GenericResultPoint;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ public final class ITFReader extends AbstractOneDReader {
   private static final int W = 3; // Pixel width of a wide line
   private static final int N = 1; // Pixed width of a narrow line
 
+  private static final int[] DEFAULT_ALLOWED_LENGTHS = { 6, 10, 14 };
+
   // Stores the actual narrow line width of the image being decoded.
   private int narrowLineWidth = -1;
 
@@ -85,10 +88,23 @@ public final class ITFReader extends AbstractOneDReader {
 
     String resultString = result.toString();
 
+    int[] allowedLengths = (int[]) hints.get(DecodeHintType.ALLOWED_LENGTHS);
+    if (allowedLengths == null) {
+      allowedLengths = DEFAULT_ALLOWED_LENGTHS;
+    }
+
     // To avoid false positives with 2D barcodes (and other patterns), make
     // an assumption that the decoded string must be 6, 10 or 14 digits.
     int length = resultString.length();
-    if (length != 6 && length != 10 && length != 14) {
+    boolean lengthOK = false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < allowedLengths.length; i++) {
+      if (length == allowedLengths[i]) {
+        lengthOK = true;
+        break;
+      }
+
+    }
+    if (!lengthOK) {
       throw ReaderException.getInstance();
     }