diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf836af..c3d3122 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,6 +154,26 @@ This defaults to half the amount of words in the input string,
 meaning that effectively the salutation may occur within
 the first half of the name parts.
 
+### Adjusting combined initials support
+```php
+$parser = new TheIconic\NameParser\Parser();
+$parser->setMaxCombinedInitials(3);
+```
+Combined initials are combinations of several
+uppercased letters, e.g. `DJ` or `J.T.` without
+separating spaces. The parser will treat such sequences
+of uppercase letters (with optional dots) as combined
+initials and parse them into individual initials.
+This value adjusts the maximum number of uppercase letters
+in a single name part are recognised as comnined initials.
+Parts with more than the specified maximum amount of letters
+will not be parsed into initials and hence will most likely
+be parsed into first or middle names.
+
+The default value is 2.
+
+To disable combined initials support, set this value to 1;
+
 ## Tips
 ### Provide clean input strings
 If your input string consists of more than just the name and
diff --git a/src/Mapper/InitialMapper.php b/src/Mapper/InitialMapper.php
index 5041fd9..3a75dc4 100644
--- a/src/Mapper/InitialMapper.php
+++ b/src/Mapper/InitialMapper.php
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ class InitialMapper extends AbstractMapper
 {
     protected $matchLastPart = false;
 
-    public function __construct(bool $matchLastPart = false)
+    private $combinedMax = 2;
+
+    public function __construct(int $combinedMax = 2, bool $matchLastPart = false)
     {
         $this->matchLastPart = $matchLastPart;
+        $this->combinedMax = $combinedMax;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -27,7 +30,9 @@ public function map(array $parts): array
     {
         $last = count($parts) - 1;
 
-        foreach ($parts as $k => $part) {
+        for ($k = 0; $k < count($parts); $k++) {
+            $part = $parts[$k];
+
             if ($part instanceof AbstractPart) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -36,6 +41,17 @@ public function map(array $parts): array
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if (strtoupper($part) === $part) {
+                $stripped = str_replace('.', '', $part);
+                $length = strlen($stripped);
+
+                if (1 < $length && $length <= $this->combinedMax) {
+                    array_splice($parts, $k, 1, str_split($stripped));
+                    $last = count($parts) - 1;
+                    $part = $parts[$k];
+                }
+            }
+
             if ($this->isInitial($part)) {
                 $parts[$k] = new Initial($part);
             }
diff --git a/src/Parser.php b/src/Parser.php
index 6f86c5d..f2040b0 100644
--- a/src/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Parser.php
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class Parser
      */
     protected $maxSalutationIndex = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $maxCombinedInitials = 2;
+
     public function __construct(array $languages = [])
     {
         if (empty($languages)) {
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ protected function getSecondSegmentParser(): Parser
             new SalutationMapper($this->getSalutations(), $this->getMaxSalutationIndex()),
             new SuffixMapper($this->getSuffixes(), true, 1),
             new NicknameMapper($this->getNicknameDelimiters()),
-            new InitialMapper(true),
+            new InitialMapper($this->getMaxCombinedInitials(), true),
             new FirstnameMapper(),
             new MiddlenameMapper(true),
         ]);
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ public function getMappers(): array
                 new NicknameMapper($this->getNicknameDelimiters()),
                 new SalutationMapper($this->getSalutations(), $this->getMaxSalutationIndex()),
                 new SuffixMapper($this->getSuffixes()),
-                new InitialMapper(),
+                new InitialMapper($this->getMaxCombinedInitials()),
                 new LastnameMapper($this->getPrefixes()),
                 new FirstnameMapper(),
                 new MiddlenameMapper(),
@@ -299,4 +304,23 @@ public function setMaxSalutationIndex(int $maxSalutationIndex): Parser
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getMaxCombinedInitials(): int
+    {
+        return $this->maxCombinedInitials;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param int $maxCombinedInitials
+     * @return Parser
+     */
+    public function setMaxCombinedInitials(int $maxCombinedInitials): Parser
+    {
+        $this->maxCombinedInitials = $maxCombinedInitials;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Mapper/InitialMapperTest.php b/tests/Mapper/InitialMapperTest.php
index 5f1dbb4..92448f6 100644
--- a/tests/Mapper/InitialMapperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Mapper/InitialMapperTest.php
@@ -71,14 +71,39 @@ public function provider()
                     new Initial('B'),
                 ],
                 'arguments' => [
+                    2,
                     true
                 ],
+            ],
+            [
+                'input' => [
+                    'JM',
+                    'Walker',
+                ],
+                'expectation' => [
+                    new Initial('J'),
+                    new Initial('M'),
+                    'Walker'
+                ]
+            ],
+            [
+                'input' => [
+                    'JM',
+                    'Walker',
+                ],
+                'expectation' => [
+                    'JM',
+                    'Walker'
+                ],
+                'arguments' => [
+                    1
+                ]
             ]
         ];
     }
 
-    protected function getMapper($matchLastPart = false)
+    protected function getMapper($maxCombined = 2, $matchLastPart = false)
     {
-        return new InitialMapper($matchLastPart);
+        return new InitialMapper($maxCombined, $matchLastPart);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ParserTest.php b/tests/ParserTest.php
index 1b1c488..05e79ca 100644
--- a/tests/ParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/ParserTest.php
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public function provider()
             [
                 'J.B. Hunt',
                 [
-                    'firstname' => 'J.B.',
+                    'firstname' => 'J',
+                    'initials' => 'B',
                     'lastname' => 'Hunt',
                 ]
             ],
@@ -534,24 +535,31 @@ public function provider()
                     'firstname' => 'Etje',
                     'lastname' => 'Heijdanus-De Boer',
                 ]
-            ]
-        ];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function dysfunctionalFirstnameProvider()
-    {
-        return [
-            // fails. both initials should be capitalized
+            ],
             [
                 'JB Hunt',
                 [
-                    'firstname' => 'JB',
+                    'firstname' => 'J',
+                    'initials' => 'B',
                     'lastname' => 'Hunt',
                 ]
             ],
+            [
+                'Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor',
+                [
+                    'firstname' => 'Charles',
+                    'middlename' => 'Philip Arthur George',
+                    'lastname' => 'Mountbatten-Windsor',
+                ]
+            ],
+            [
+                'Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O\'Connor',
+                [
+                    'firstname' => 'Ella',
+                    'middlename' => 'Marija Lani',
+                    'lastname' => 'Yelich-O\'Connor',
+                ]
+            ]
         ];
     }
 
@@ -605,6 +613,21 @@ public function testSetMaxSalutationIndex()
         $this->assertSame('Mr.', $parser->parse('Francis Mr')->getSalutation());
     }
 
+    public function testSetMaxCombinedInitials()
+    {
+        $parser = new Parser();
+        $this->assertSame(2, $parser->getMaxCombinedInitials());
+        $parser->setMaxCombinedInitials(1);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $parser->getMaxCombinedInitials());
+        $this->assertSame('', $parser->parse('DJ Westbam')->getInitials());
+
+        $parser = new Parser();
+        $this->assertSame(2, $parser->getMaxCombinedInitials());
+        $parser->setMaxCombinedInitials(3);
+        $this->assertSame(3, $parser->getMaxCombinedInitials());
+        $this->assertSame('P A G', $parser->parse('Charles PAG Mountbatten-Windsor')->getInitials());
+    }
+
     public function testParserAndSubparsersProperlyHandleLanguages()
     {
         $parser = new Parser([