diff --git a/prism/src/bin/prism.cygwin b/prism/src/bin/prism.cygwin
index 0aa2356a..6a4b54eb 100644
--- a/prism/src/bin/prism.cygwin
+++ b/prism/src/bin/prism.cygwin
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ else
 	# default
 	PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM="-Xmx512m"
 fi
+PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE="-Xss4M"
 
 # Set up CLASSPATH:
 #  - PRISM jar file (for binary versions) (gets priority)
@@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ if [ "$PRISM_HEADLESS" = "" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Run PRISM through Java
-"$PRISM_JAVA" $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path=`cygpath -wp $JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH` -classpath `cygpath -wp $"$PRISM_CLASSPATH"` $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
+"$PRISM_JAVA" $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM $PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path=`cygpath -wp $JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH` -classpath `cygpath -wp $"$PRISM_CLASSPATH"` $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
diff --git a/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin32 b/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin32
index 5bd76694..4a75a18e 100755
--- a/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin32
+++ b/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin32
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ else
 	# default
 	PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM="-Xmx512m"
 fi
+PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE="-Xss4M"
 
 # Set up CLASSPATH:
 #  - PRISM jar file (for binary versions) (gets priority)
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ fi
 ICON_OPTION="-Xdock:name=PRISM -Xdock:icon=$PRISM_DIR/etc/icons/p64.png"
 
 # Run PRISM through Java
-"$PRISM_JAVA" -d32 $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM "$ICON_OPTION" -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path="$JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH" -classpath "$PRISM_CLASSPATH" $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
+"$PRISM_JAVA" -d32 $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM $PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE "$ICON_OPTION" -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path="$JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH" -classpath "$PRISM_CLASSPATH" $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
 
 PRISM_EXIT_CODE=$?
 
diff --git a/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin64 b/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin64
index 861a0f58..f1c173c4 100755
--- a/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin64
+++ b/prism/src/bin/prism.darwin64
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ else
 	# default
 	PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM="-Xmx512m"
 fi
+PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE="-Xss4M"
 
 # Set up CLASSPATH:
 #  - PRISM jar file (for binary versions) (gets priority)
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ fi
 ICON_OPTION="-Xdock:name=PRISM -Xdock:icon=$PRISM_DIR/etc/icons/p64.png"
 
 # Run PRISM through Java
-"$PRISM_JAVA" -d64 $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM "$ICON_OPTION" -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path="$JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH" -classpath "$PRISM_CLASSPATH" $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
+"$PRISM_JAVA" -d64 $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM $PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE "$ICON_OPTION" -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path="$JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH" -classpath "$PRISM_CLASSPATH" $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
 
 PRISM_EXIT_CODE=$?
 
diff --git a/prism/src/bin/prism.linux b/prism/src/bin/prism.linux
index f9d273fe..15887ec2 100755
--- a/prism/src/bin/prism.linux
+++ b/prism/src/bin/prism.linux
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ else
 	# default
 	PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM="-Xmx512m"
 fi
+PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE="-Xss4M"
 
 # Set up CLASSPATH:
 #  - PRISM jar file (for binary versions) (gets priority)
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ if [ "$PRISM_HEADLESS" = "" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Run PRISM through Java
-"$PRISM_JAVA" $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path="$JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH" -classpath "$PRISM_CLASSPATH" $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
+"$PRISM_JAVA" $PRISM_JAVA_DEBUG $PRISM_JAVAMAXMEM $PRISM_JAVASTACKSIZE -Djava.awt.headless=$PRISM_HEADLESS -Djava.library.path="$JAVA_LIBRARY_PATH" -classpath "$PRISM_CLASSPATH" $PRISM_MAINCLASS "$@"
 
 PRISM_EXIT_CODE=$?