diff --git a/usermods/PWM_fan/usermod_PWM_fan.h b/usermods/PWM_fan/usermod_PWM_fan.h
index f7fe0e10..05b6d9b3 100644
--- a/usermods/PWM_fan/usermod_PWM_fan.h
+++ b/usermods/PWM_fan/usermod_PWM_fan.h
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ class PWMFanUsermod : public Usermod {
     uint8_t tachoUpdateSec    = 30;
     float   targetTemperature = 35.0;
     uint8_t minPWMValuePct    = 0;
+    uint8_t maxPWMValuePct    = 100;
     uint8_t numberOfInterrupsInOneSingleRotation = 2;     // Number of interrupts ESP32 sees on tacho signal on a single fan rotation. All the fans I've seen trigger two interrups.
     uint8_t pwmValuePct       = 0;
 
+    // constant values
+    static const uint8_t _pwmMaxValue     = 255;
+    static const uint8_t _pwmMaxStepCount = 7;
+    float _pwmTempStepSize = 0.5f;
+
     // strings to reduce flash memory usage (used more than twice)
     static const char _name[];
     static const char _enabled[];
@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ class PWMFanUsermod : public Usermod {
     static const char _temperature[];
     static const char _tachoUpdateSec[];
     static const char _minPWMValuePct[];
+    static const char _maxPWMValuePct[];
     static const char _IRQperRotation[];
     static const char _speed[];
     static const char _lock[];
@@ -156,31 +163,25 @@ class PWMFanUsermod : public Usermod {
 
     void setFanPWMbasedOnTemperature(void) {
       float temp = getActualTemperature();
-      float difftemp = temp - targetTemperature;
-      // Default to run fan at full speed.
-      int newPWMvalue = 255;
-      int pwmStep = ((100 - minPWMValuePct) * newPWMvalue) / (7*100);
-      int pwmMinimumValue = (minPWMValuePct * newPWMvalue) / 100;
+      // dividing minPercent and maxPercent into equal pwmvalue sizes
+      int pwmStepSize = ((maxPWMValuePct - minPWMValuePct) * _pwmMaxValue) / (_pwmMaxStepCount*100);
+      int pwmStep = calculatePwmStep(temp - targetTemperature);
+      // minimum based on full speed - not entered MaxPercent 
+      int pwmMinimumValue = (minPWMValuePct * _pwmMaxValue) / 100;
+      updateFanSpeed(pwmMinimumValue + pwmStep*pwmStepSize);
+    }
 
-      if ((temp == NAN) || (temp <= -100.0)) {
+    uint8_t calculatePwmStep(float diffTemp){
+      if ((diffTemp == NAN) || (diffTemp <= -100.0)) {
         DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("WARNING: no temperature value available. Cannot do temperature control. Will set PWM fan to 255."));
-      } else if (difftemp <= 0.0) {
-        // Temperature is below target temperature. Run fan at minimum speed.
-        newPWMvalue = pwmMinimumValue;
-      } else if (difftemp <= 0.5) {
-        newPWMvalue = pwmMinimumValue + pwmStep;
-      } else if (difftemp <= 1.0) {
-        newPWMvalue = pwmMinimumValue + 2*pwmStep;
-      } else if (difftemp <= 1.5) {
-        newPWMvalue = pwmMinimumValue + 3*pwmStep;
-      } else if (difftemp <= 2.0) {
-        newPWMvalue = pwmMinimumValue + 4*pwmStep;
-      } else if (difftemp <= 2.5) {
-        newPWMvalue = pwmMinimumValue + 5*pwmStep;
-      } else if (difftemp <= 3.0) {
-        newPWMvalue = pwmMinimumValue + 6*pwmStep;
+        return _pwmMaxStepCount;
       }
-      updateFanSpeed(newPWMvalue);
+      if(diffTemp <=0){
+        return 0;
+      }
+      int calculatedStep = (diffTemp / _pwmTempStepSize)+1;
+      // anything greater than max stepcount gets max 
+      return (uint8_t)min((int)_pwmMaxStepCount,calculatedStep);      
     }
 
   public:
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ class PWMFanUsermod : public Usermod {
       top[FPSTR(_tachoUpdateSec)] = tachoUpdateSec;
       top[FPSTR(_temperature)]    = targetTemperature;
       top[FPSTR(_minPWMValuePct)] = minPWMValuePct;
+      top[FPSTR(_maxPWMValuePct)] = maxPWMValuePct;
       top[FPSTR(_IRQperRotation)] = numberOfInterrupsInOneSingleRotation;
       DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Autosave config saved."));
     }
@@ -345,6 +347,8 @@ class PWMFanUsermod : public Usermod {
       targetTemperature = top[FPSTR(_temperature)] | targetTemperature;
       minPWMValuePct    = top[FPSTR(_minPWMValuePct)] | minPWMValuePct;
       minPWMValuePct    = (uint8_t) min(100,max(0,(int)minPWMValuePct)); // bounds checking
+      maxPWMValuePct    = top[FPSTR(_maxPWMValuePct)] | maxPWMValuePct;
+      maxPWMValuePct    = (uint8_t) min(100,max((int)minPWMValuePct,(int)maxPWMValuePct)); // bounds checking
       numberOfInterrupsInOneSingleRotation = top[FPSTR(_IRQperRotation)] | numberOfInterrupsInOneSingleRotation;
       numberOfInterrupsInOneSingleRotation = (uint8_t) max(1,(int)numberOfInterrupsInOneSingleRotation); // bounds checking
 
@@ -389,6 +393,7 @@ const char PWMFanUsermod::_pwmPin[]         PROGMEM = "PWM-pin";
 const char PWMFanUsermod::_temperature[]    PROGMEM = "target-temp-C";
 const char PWMFanUsermod::_tachoUpdateSec[] PROGMEM = "tacho-update-s";
 const char PWMFanUsermod::_minPWMValuePct[] PROGMEM = "min-PWM-percent";
+const char PWMFanUsermod::_maxPWMValuePct[] PROGMEM = "max-PWM-percent";
 const char PWMFanUsermod::_IRQperRotation[] PROGMEM = "IRQs-per-rotation";
 const char PWMFanUsermod::_speed[]          PROGMEM = "speed";
 const char PWMFanUsermod::_lock[]           PROGMEM = "lock";