diff --git a/src/storm-gspn-cli/storm-gspn.cpp b/src/storm-gspn-cli/storm-gspn.cpp
index cb12de228..70272e5b2 100644
--- a/src/storm-gspn-cli/storm-gspn.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-gspn-cli/storm-gspn.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ int main(const int argc, const char **argv) {
         if(storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::GSPNSettings>().isCapacitiesFileSet()) {
             auto capacities = parseCapacitiesList(storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::GSPNSettings>().getCapacitiesFilename());
             gspn->setCapacities(capacities);
+        } else if (storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::GSPNSettings>().isCapacitySet()) {
+            uint64_t capacity = storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::GSPNSettings>().getCapacity();
+            std::unordered_map<std::string, uint64_t> capacities;
+            for (auto const& place : gspn->getPlaces()) {
+                capacities.emplace(place.getName(), capacity);
+            }
+            gspn->setCapacities(capacities);
         }
 
         storm::api::handleGSPNExportSettings(*gspn, [&](storm::builder::JaniGSPNBuilder const&) { return properties; });
diff --git a/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.cpp b/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.cpp
index 2cca4b2f9..0efed0525 100644
--- a/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ namespace storm {
             const std::string GSPNSettings::gspnFileOptionShortName = "gspn";
             const std::string GSPNSettings::capacitiesFileOptionName = "capacitiesfile";
             const std::string GSPNSettings::capacitiesFileOptionShortName = "capacities";
+            const std::string GSPNSettings::capacityOptionName = "capacity";
             
             
             GSPNSettings::GSPNSettings() : ModuleSettings(moduleName) {
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, gspnFileOptionName, false, "Parses the GSPN.").setShortName(gspnFileOptionShortName).addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("filename", "path to file").addValidatorString(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createExistingFileValidator()).build()).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, capacitiesFileOptionName, false, "Capacaties as invariants for places.").setShortName(capacitiesFileOptionShortName).addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("filename", "path to file").addValidatorString(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createExistingFileValidator()).build()).build());
+                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, capacityOptionName, false, "Global capacity as invariants for all places.").addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createUnsignedIntegerArgument("value", "capacity").build()).build());
             }
             
             bool GSPNSettings::isGspnFileSet() const {
@@ -41,6 +43,14 @@ namespace storm {
                 return this->getOption(capacitiesFileOptionName).getArgumentByName("filename").getValueAsString();
             }
             
+            bool GSPNSettings::isCapacitySet() const {
+                return this->getOption(capacityOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
+            }
+            
+            uint64_t GSPNSettings::getCapacity() const {
+                return this->getOption(capacityOptionName).getArgumentByName("value").getValueAsUnsignedInteger();
+            }
+            
             void GSPNSettings::finalize() {
                 
             }
@@ -51,6 +61,11 @@ namespace storm {
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
+                
+                if (isCapacitiesFileSet() && isCapacitySet()) {
+                    STORM_LOG_ERROR("Conflicting settings: Capacity file AND capacity was set.");
+                    return false;
+                }
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.h b/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.h
index e5128c30e..665e588fb 100644
--- a/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.h
+++ b/src/storm-gspn/settings/modules/GSPNSettings.h
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ namespace storm {
                  */
                 std::string getCapacitiesFilename() const;
                 
+                /**
+                 * Retrievew whether a global capacity was set
+                 */
+                bool isCapacitySet() const;
+                
+                /**
+                 * Retrieves the global capacity
+                 */
+                uint64_t getCapacity() const;
+                
                 
                 bool check() const override;
                 void finalize() override;
@@ -45,6 +55,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 static const std::string gspnFileOptionShortName;
                 static const std::string capacitiesFileOptionName;
                 static const std::string capacitiesFileOptionShortName;
+                static const std::string capacityOptionName;
                 
             };
         }