diff --git a/amxmodx/CPlugin.cpp b/amxmodx/CPlugin.cpp
index c9ecfa66..6c804322 100755
--- a/amxmodx/CPlugin.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/CPlugin.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ int CPluginMngr::loadPluginsFromFile(const char* filename, bool warn)
 			plugin->setError(errorMsg);
 			AMXXLOG_Error("[AMXX] %s", plugin->getError());
 		}
+		else
+		{
+			cell addr;
+			if (amx_FindPubVar(plugin->getAMX(), "MaxClients", &addr) != AMX_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+			{
+				*get_amxaddr(plugin->getAMX(), addr) = gpGlobals->maxClients;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	fclose(fp);
diff --git a/amxmodx/amxmodx.cpp b/amxmodx/amxmodx.cpp
index d491be17..5f5c1d34 100755
--- a/amxmodx/amxmodx.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/amxmodx.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static cell AMX_NATIVE_CALL get_xvar_id(AMX *amx, cell *params)
 
 	for (CPluginMngr::iterator a = g_plugins.begin(); a ; ++a)
 	{
-		if ((*a).isValid() && amx_FindPubVar((*a).getAMX(), sName, &ptr) == AMX_ERR_NONE)
+		if ((*a).isValid() && amx_FindPubVar((*a).getAMX(), sName, &ptr) == AMX_ERR_NONE && strcmp(sName, "MaxClients")) 
 			return g_xvars.put((*a).getAMX(), get_amxaddr((*a).getAMX(), ptr));
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/include/amxconst.inc b/plugins/include/amxconst.inc
index 8e7ce17c..1fcadbb1 100755
--- a/plugins/include/amxconst.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/amxconst.inc
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
  */
 #define MAX_STRING_LENGTH 16384
 
+/**
+ * MAX_PLAYERS is not the same as MaxClients.
+ * MAX_PLAYERS is a hardcoded value as an upper limit.  MaxClients changes based on the server.
+ */
+#define MAX_PLAYERS		32	/* Maximum number of players Half-Life 1 based games support */
+#define MAX_NAME_LENGTH 32	/* Maximum buffer required to store a client name */
+
+public const MaxClients;	/* Maximum number of players the server supports (dynamic) */
+
+
 #define M_PI 3.1415926535
 
 #define ADMIN_ALL		0	/* everyone */