diff --git a/examples/qr_code/src/main.rs b/examples/qr_code/src/main.rs
index f1b654e09d..2c892e3f9c 100644
--- a/examples/qr_code/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/qr_code/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-use iced::widget::{center, column, pick_list, qr_code, row, text, text_input};
+use iced::widget::{
+    center, column, pick_list, qr_code, row, slider, text, text_input, toggler,
+};
 use iced::{Center, Element, Theme};
 
+use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
+
 pub fn main() -> iced::Result {
     iced::application(
         "QR Code Generator - Iced",
@@ -15,16 +19,21 @@ pub fn main() -> iced::Result {
 struct QRGenerator {
     data: String,
     qr_code: Option<qr_code::Data>,
+    total_size: Option<f32>,
     theme: Theme,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 enum Message {
     DataChanged(String),
+    ToggleTotalSize(bool),
+    TotalSizeChanged(f32),
     ThemeChanged(Theme),
 }
 
 impl QRGenerator {
+    const SIZE_RANGE: RangeInclusive<f32> = 200.0..=400.0;
+
     fn update(&mut self, message: Message) {
         match message {
             Message::DataChanged(mut data) => {
@@ -38,6 +47,16 @@ impl QRGenerator {
 
                 self.data = data;
             }
+            Message::ToggleTotalSize(enabled) => {
+                self.total_size = enabled.then_some(
+                    Self::SIZE_RANGE.start()
+                        + (Self::SIZE_RANGE.end() - Self::SIZE_RANGE.start())
+                            / 2.0,
+                );
+            }
+            Message::TotalSizeChanged(total_size) => {
+                self.total_size = Some(total_size);
+            }
             Message::ThemeChanged(theme) => {
                 self.theme = theme;
             }
@@ -53,6 +72,10 @@ impl QRGenerator {
                 .size(30)
                 .padding(15);
 
+        let toggle_total_size = toggler(self.total_size.is_some())
+            .on_toggle(Message::ToggleTotalSize)
+            .label("Limit Total Size");
+
         let choose_theme = row![
             text("Theme:"),
             pick_list(Theme::ALL, Some(&self.theme), Message::ThemeChanged,)
@@ -60,15 +83,26 @@ impl QRGenerator {
         .spacing(10)
         .align_y(Center);
 
-        let content = column![title, input, choose_theme]
-            .push_maybe(
-                self.qr_code
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .map(|data| qr_code(data).cell_size(10)),
-            )
-            .width(700)
-            .spacing(20)
-            .align_x(Center);
+        let content = column![
+            title,
+            input,
+            row![toggle_total_size, choose_theme]
+                .spacing(20)
+                .align_y(Center)
+        ]
+        .push_maybe(self.total_size.map(|total_size| {
+            slider(Self::SIZE_RANGE, total_size, Message::TotalSizeChanged)
+        }))
+        .push_maybe(self.qr_code.as_ref().map(|data| {
+            if let Some(total_size) = self.total_size {
+                qr_code(data).total_size(total_size)
+            } else {
+                qr_code(data).cell_size(10.0)
+            }
+        }))
+        .width(700)
+        .spacing(20)
+        .align_x(Center);
 
         center(content).padding(20).into()
     }
diff --git a/widget/src/qr_code.rs b/widget/src/qr_code.rs
index 21dee6b158..d183446571 100644
--- a/widget/src/qr_code.rs
+++ b/widget/src/qr_code.rs
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ use crate::core::mouse;
 use crate::core::renderer::{self, Renderer as _};
 use crate::core::widget::tree::{self, Tree};
 use crate::core::{
-    Color, Element, Layout, Length, Point, Rectangle, Size, Theme, Vector,
-    Widget,
+    Color, Element, Layout, Length, Pixels, Point, Rectangle, Size, Theme,
+    Vector, Widget,
 };
 use crate::Renderer;
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-const DEFAULT_CELL_SIZE: u16 = 4;
+const DEFAULT_CELL_SIZE: f32 = 4.0;
 const QUIET_ZONE: usize = 2;
 
 /// A type of matrix barcode consisting of squares arranged in a grid which
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ where
     Theme: Catalog,
 {
     data: &'a Data,
-    cell_size: u16,
+    cell_size: f32,
     class: Theme::Class<'a>,
 }
 
@@ -84,8 +84,16 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Sets the size of the squares of the grid cell of the [`QRCode`].
-    pub fn cell_size(mut self, cell_size: u16) -> Self {
-        self.cell_size = cell_size;
+    pub fn cell_size(mut self, cell_size: impl Into<Pixels>) -> Self {
+        self.cell_size = cell_size.into().0;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the size of the entire [`QRCode`].
+    pub fn total_size(mut self, total_size: impl Into<Pixels>) -> Self {
+        self.cell_size =
+            total_size.into().0 / (self.data.width + 2 * QUIET_ZONE) as f32;
+
         self
     }
 
@@ -133,8 +141,8 @@ where
         _renderer: &Renderer,
         _limits: &layout::Limits,
     ) -> layout::Node {
-        let side_length = (self.data.width + 2 * QUIET_ZONE) as f32
-            * f32::from(self.cell_size);
+        let side_length =
+            (self.data.width + 2 * QUIET_ZONE) as f32 * self.cell_size;
 
         layout::Node::new(Size::new(side_length, side_length))
     }