diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43e359d..f0c8d7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Bar Card is a customizable animated card for the Home Assistant Lovelace front-e
 | columns | number | none | Number of columns when using entities list.
 | attribute | string | none | Attribute to be displayed.
 | show_value | boolean | true | Hides value display when set to `false`.
+| enforce_value_in_range | boolean | false | Ensure the value is always within the minimum and maximum when set to `true`.
 | show_minmax | boolean | false | Hides the minimum and maximum value when set to `false`.
 | unit_of_measurement | string | none | Unit of measurement to be displayed.
 | color | string | var(--primary-color) | Color of the bar, can be any valid CSS color value or variable.
diff --git a/bar-card.js b/bar-card.js
index cbe04e1..4b3a389 100644
--- a/bar-card.js
+++ b/bar-card.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class BarCard extends HTMLElement {
     if (!config.color) config.color = 'var(--primary-color)'
     if (!config.tap_action) config.tap_action = 'info'
     if (!config.show_value) config.show_value = true
+    if (!config.enforce_value_in_range) config.enforce_value_in_range = false
     if (!config.show_minmax) config.show_minmax = false
     if (!config.title) config.title = false
     if (!config.severity) config.severity = false
@@ -999,7 +1000,7 @@ class BarCard extends HTMLElement {
       } else {
         entityState = entityObject.state
       }
-      if (!isNaN(entityState)) {
+      if (config.enforce_value_in_range && !isNaN(entityState)) {
       entityState = Math.min(entityState, configMax)
       entityState = Math.max(entityState, configMin)
       }