diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteMetricsExtension.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteMetricsExtension.scala
index dfe166bf11..0352705375 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteMetricsExtension.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteMetricsExtension.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ private[akka] object RemoteMetricsExtension extends ExtensionId[RemoteMetrics] w
   override def lookup = RemoteMetricsExtension
 
   override def createExtension(system: ExtendedActorSystem): RemoteMetrics =
-    if (system.settings.config.getString("akka.remote.log-frame-size-exceeding").toLowerCase == "off")
+    if (RARP(system).provider.remoteSettings.LogFrameSizeExceeding.isEmpty)
       new RemoteMetricsOff
     else
       new RemoteMetricsOn(system)
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ private[akka] class RemoteMetricsOff extends RemoteMetrics {
  */
 private[akka] class RemoteMetricsOn(system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends RemoteMetrics {
 
-  private val logFrameSizeExceeding: Int = system.settings.config.getBytes(
-    "akka.remote.log-frame-size-exceeding").toInt
+  private val logFrameSizeExceeding: Int = RARP(system).provider.remoteSettings.LogFrameSizeExceeding
+    .getOrElse(Int.MaxValue)
   private val log = Logging(system, this.getClass)
   private val maxPayloadBytes: ConcurrentHashMap[Class[_], Integer] = new ConcurrentHashMap
 
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ private[akka] class RemoteMetricsOn(system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends RemoteM
       check()
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala
index c7654f5ea3..632c8e3cff 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteSettings.scala
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ final class RemoteSettings(val config: Config) {
 
   val LogSend: Boolean = getBoolean("akka.remote.log-sent-messages")
 
+  val LogFrameSizeExceeding: Option[Int] = {
+    if (config.getString("akka.remote.log-frame-size-exceeding").toLowerCase == "off") None
+    else Some(getInt("akka.remote.log-frame-size-exceeding"))
+  }
+
   val UntrustedMode: Boolean = getBoolean("akka.remote.untrusted-mode")
 
   val TrustedSelectionPaths: Set[String] =