diff --git a/predict.py b/predict.py
index 978aa40da9..2e71998996 100755
--- a/predict.py
+++ b/predict.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from utils.data_loading import BasicDataset
 from unet import UNet
 from utils.utils import plot_img_and_mask
-
+from scipy import ndimage
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ def get_args():
     parser.add_argument('--input_file_path', '-if', metavar='INPUT_FILE_PATH', help='Path to a single input file')
     parser.add_argument('--output_file_path', '-of', metavar='OUTPUT_FILE_PATH', help='Path to a single output file')
     parser.add_argument('--filter_mask', '-f_m', metavar='FILTER_MASK', default = 0, help='set 1 if you want to filter predicted mask for only biggest object')
-
+    parser.add_argument('--fill_in', '-f_i', metavar='FILL_IN', default = 0, help='set 1 if you want to fill in the predicted mask')
+    parser.add_argument('--inner_contour_to_fill', '-f_p', type=float, default = 1000.0, help='number of pixels to fill in the mask')
+    parser.add_argument('--max_contour_size', '-max_s', metavar='MAX_SIZE', type=int, default = 200000, help='maximum size of the mask')
+    parser.add_argument('--min_contour_size', '-min_s', metavar='MIN_SIZE', type=int, default = 50000, help='minimum size of the mask')
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 # Function to convert an image to RGB
@@ -138,6 +141,48 @@ def filter_output_image(mask):
 
     return filtered_image
 
+
+def process_contours(mask, inner_contour_area_to_fill):
+    # Find contours
+    cnts, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(mask, cv2.RETR_TREE, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE)
+
+    # Create an empty image for contours
+    # img_contours = np.zeros(mask.shape, dtype=np.uint8)
+
+    for cnt_idx, cnt in enumerate(cnts):
+        cnt_area = cv2.contourArea(cnt)
+        #print(f"Contour index: {cnt_idx}, Area: {cnt_area}")
+
+        # If the contour area is smaller than the specified inner contour area, draw it
+        if cnt_area < inner_contour_area_to_fill:
+            cv2.drawContours(mask, [cnt], -1, color=255, thickness=-1)
+            #print(f"Filling inner contour index: {cnt_idx} with area: {cnt_area}")
+
+    return mask
+
+
+def check_max_size(mask, min_size, max_size):
+    """
+    Check if the mask size is within the allowed maximum size and return the mask or an empty mask.
+
+    Args:
+        mask (np.array): Input mask as a binary numpy array.
+        max_size (int): Maximum allowed size of the mask.
+
+    Returns:
+        np.array: Original mask if within the allowed size, otherwise an empty mask.
+    """
+    # Ensure mask is binary
+    mask = mask > 0
+
+    # Count the number of pixels in the mask
+    num_pixels = np.sum(mask)
+
+    if min_size <= num_pixels <= max_size:
+        return mask.astype(np.uint8) * 255  # Ensure the mask is white (255)
+    else:
+        return np.zeros_like(mask, dtype=np.uint8)  # Return an empty mask
+
 def main(arg_list=None):
     args = get_args()
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s')
@@ -198,6 +243,12 @@ def main(arg_list=None):
             if str(args.filter_mask) == "1":
                 mask_final = filter_output_image(mask_final)
 
+            if str(args.fill_in) == "1":
+                mask_final=process_contours(mask_final, args.inner_contour_to_fill)
+
+            # Check if the mask is within the allowed maximum size and return appropriate mask
+            mask_final = check_max_size(mask_final, args.min_contour_size, args.max_contour_size)
+
             # Write the mask to the TIFF writer
             tif_writer.write(mask_final, contiguous=True)