diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 624666c..1e62c73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Diff-Coverage Maven plugin
 
+## 1.3.0
+
+### Added
+- Per-entity `entityCountThreshold` parameters in `violations` configuration: `entityCountThresholdLines`, `entityCountThresholdBranches`, `entityCountThresholdInstructions`. 
+  These override the global `entityCountThreshold` for the respective coverage entity.
+
 ## 1.2.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60dcfe6..c4ff1ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ The plugin does the next steps:
                          coverage violation checks are skipped.
                          Useful to avoid failures on small PRs with few changed lines. -->
                     <entityCountThreshold>20</entityCountThreshold>
+
+                    <!-- Optional. Per-entity thresholds that override the global entityCountThreshold
+                         for the respective coverage entity. -->
+                    <entityCountThresholdLines>20</entityCountThresholdLines>
+                    <entityCountThresholdBranches>10</entityCountThresholdBranches>
+                    <entityCountThresholdInstructions>15</entityCountThresholdInstructions>
                 </violations>
 
                 <!-- Optional. Exec files include pattern. By default 'build/jacoco.exec' file is used -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6ec1051..ea61e53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <artifactId>diff-coverage-maven-plugin</artifactId>
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
     <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
-    <version>1.2.0</version>
+    <version>1.3.0</version>
     <description>
         Diff coverage maven plugin builds code coverage report of new and modified code based on a provided diff
     </description>
diff --git a/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/diffFile.patch b/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/diffFile.patch
index 1119d91..d43f310 100644
--- a/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/diffFile.patch
+++ b/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/diffFile.patch
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-===================================================================
---- a/src/main/java/com/test/Example.java	(revision 9e78667391946d3461759f5589b67d3a676d8ce7)
-+++ b/src/main/java/com/test/Example.java	(date 1593433398791)
-@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
+--- a/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/src/main/java/com/test/Example.java	(revision c683034bc0fb2bd654d7d2b76e5763d2b91fdf24)
++++ b/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/src/main/java/com/test/Example.java	(date 1774712720505)
+@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
+ public class Example {
+
  	public void sayHello(boolean a) {
- 		if (a) {
- 			System.out.println("if");
+-		if (a) {
+-			System.out.println("if");
+-		} else {
+-			System.out.println("else");
++		if (a) {
++			System.out.println("if");
 +		} else {
 +			System.out.println("else");
  		}
-+		System.out.println("return");
+ 		System.out.println("return");
  	}
-
- }
diff --git a/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/pom.xml b/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/pom.xml
index 05066d3..eff9878 100644
--- a/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
           <violations>
             <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
             <minCoverage>1.0</minCoverage>
-            <entityCountThreshold>20</entityCountThreshold>
+            <entityCountThresholdLines>5</entityCountThresholdLines>
+            <entityCountThresholdBranches>3</entityCountThresholdBranches>
+            <entityCountThresholdInstructions>10</entityCountThresholdInstructions>
           </violations>
 
           <reports>
diff --git a/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/verify.bsh b/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/verify.bsh
index 3847cc1..2582cde 100644
--- a/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/verify.bsh
+++ b/src/it/violation-rule-threshold-check/verify.bsh
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import java.io.*;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.*;
 
-String expectedIgnoredMsg = "was ignored because threshold=20";
+String expectedLinesIgnoredMsg = "was ignored because threshold=5";
+String expectedBranchesIgnoredMsg = "was ignored because threshold=3";
+String expectedInstrIgnoredMsg = "was ignored because threshold=10";
 
 String buildLog = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( basedir, "build.log" ) );
-if ( !buildLog.contains( expectedIgnoredMsg ) ) {
-    throw new RuntimeException( "Expected coverage violations to be ignored due to entityCountThreshold, but message not found: " + expectedIgnoredMsg );
+if ( !buildLog.contains( expectedLinesIgnoredMsg ) ) {
+    throw new RuntimeException( "Expected lines check to be ignored due to entityCountThresholdLines, but message not found: " + expectedLinesIgnoredMsg );
+}
+if ( !buildLog.contains( expectedBranchesIgnoredMsg ) ) {
+    throw new RuntimeException( "Expected branches check to be ignored due to entityCountThresholdBranches, but message not found: " + expectedBranchesIgnoredMsg );
+}
+if ( !buildLog.contains( expectedInstrIgnoredMsg ) ) {
+    throw new RuntimeException( "Expected instr check to be ignored due to entityCountThresholdInstructions, but message not found: " + expectedInstrIgnoredMsg );
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageConfiguration.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageConfiguration.kt
index 3cb0d5d..7748119 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageConfiguration.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageConfiguration.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.github.surpsg
 
+import io.github.surpsg.deltacoverage.config.CoverageEntity
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.URL
 
@@ -21,10 +22,22 @@ class ViolationsConfiguration(
 
     var minCoverage: Double = MIN_COVERAGE_PROPERTY_DEFAULT,
 
-    var entityCountThreshold: Int = 0
+    var entityCountThreshold: Int = 0,
+    var entityCountThresholdLines: Int = 0,
+    var entityCountThresholdBranches: Int = 0,
+    var entityCountThresholdInstructions: Int = 0,
 ) {
     val entityCountThresholdOrNull: Int?
         get() = entityCountThreshold.takeIf { it > 0 }
+
+    fun entityCountThresholdForEntity(entity: CoverageEntity): Int? {
+        val perEntity = when (entity) {
+            CoverageEntity.LINE -> entityCountThresholdLines
+            CoverageEntity.BRANCH -> entityCountThresholdBranches
+            CoverageEntity.INSTRUCTION -> entityCountThresholdInstructions
+        }
+        return perEntity.takeIf { it > 0 } ?: entityCountThresholdOrNull
+    }
 }
 
 class Report(
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageMojo.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageMojo.kt
index 8c2dffa..675556c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageMojo.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/surpsg/DiffCoverageMojo.kt
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class DiffCoverageMojo : AbstractMojo() {
                     ViolationRule {
                         coverageEntity = entity
                         minCoverageRatio = violations.minCoverage
-                        entityCountThreshold = violations.entityCountThresholdOrNull
+                        entityCountThreshold = violations.entityCountThresholdForEntity(entity)
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class DiffCoverageMojo : AbstractMojo() {
             ViolationRule {
                 coverageEntity = entity
                 minCoverageRatio = value
-                entityCountThreshold = violations.entityCountThresholdOrNull
+                entityCountThreshold = violations.entityCountThresholdForEntity(entity)
             }
         }
         .toSet()