diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.h
index 3c2603cc7..1ab6f7c0b 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.h
@@ -61,8 +61,16 @@ public:
      * @param k  Vector of pointers to InterfaceKinetics objects Each object
      *           consists of a surface or an edge containing internal degrees of
      *           freedom representing the concentration of surface adsorbates.
+     * @param rtol   The relative tolerance for the integrator
+     * @param atol   The absolute tolerance for the integrator
+     * @param maxStepSize   The maximum step-size the integrator is allowed to take
+     * @param maxSteps   the maximum number of time-steps the integrator can take
+     * @param maxErrTestFails   the maximum permissible number of error test failures
      */
-    ImplicitSurfChem(std::vector<InterfaceKinetics*> k);
+    ImplicitSurfChem(std::vector<InterfaceKinetics*> k,
+                     doublereal rtol=1.e-7, doublereal atol=1.e-14,
+                     doublereal maxStepSize=0, size_t maxSteps=0,
+                     size_t maxErrTestFails=0);
 
     virtual ~ImplicitSurfChem() {};
 
@@ -230,6 +238,8 @@ protected:
     std::unique_ptr<Integrator> m_integ;
     doublereal m_atol, m_rtol; // tolerances
     doublereal m_maxstep; //!< max step size
+    size_t m_nmax; //!< maximum number of steps allowed
+    size_t m_maxErrTestFails; //!< maximum number of error test failures allowed
     vector_fp m_work;
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h b/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
index faec6c625..bf9823f05 100644
--- a/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
+++ b/include/cantera/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.h
@@ -240,8 +240,16 @@ public:
      *  \f]
      *
      * @param tstep  Time value to advance the surface coverages
+     * @param rtol   The relative tolerance for the integrator
+     * @param atol   The absolute tolerance for the integrator
+     * @param maxStepSize   The maximum step-size the integrator is allowed to take
+     * @param maxSteps   the maximum number of time-steps the integrator can take
+     *                   before reaching tstep
+     * @param maxErrTestFails   the maximum permissible number of error test failures
      */
-    void advanceCoverages(doublereal tstep);
+    void advanceCoverages(doublereal tstep, doublereal rtol=1.e-7,
+                          doublereal atol=1.e-14, doublereal maxStepSize=0,
+                          size_t maxSteps=0, size_t maxErrTestFails=0);
 
     //! Solve for the pseudo steady-state of the surface problem
     /*!
diff --git a/src/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.cpp b/src/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.cpp
index f44827196..1586e72b2 100644
--- a/src/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.cpp
+++ b/src/kinetics/ImplicitSurfChem.cpp
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ using namespace std;
 namespace Cantera
 {
 
-ImplicitSurfChem::ImplicitSurfChem(vector<InterfaceKinetics*> k) :
+ImplicitSurfChem::ImplicitSurfChem(
+        vector<InterfaceKinetics*> k, doublereal rtol, doublereal atol,
+        doublereal maxStepSize, size_t maxSteps,
+        size_t maxErrTestFails) :
     m_nv(0),
     m_numTotalBulkSpecies(0),
     m_numTotalSpecies(0),
-    m_atol(1.e-14),
-    m_rtol(1.e-7),
-    m_maxstep(0.0),
+    m_atol(atol),
+    m_rtol(rtol),
+    m_maxstep(maxStepSize),
+    m_nmax(maxSteps),
+    m_maxErrTestFails(maxErrTestFails),
     m_mediumSpeciesStart(-1),
     m_bulkSpeciesStart(-1),
     m_surfSpeciesStart(-1),
@@ -107,6 +112,18 @@ void ImplicitSurfChem::getState(doublereal* c)
 void ImplicitSurfChem::initialize(doublereal t0)
 {
     m_integ->setTolerances(m_rtol, m_atol);
+    if (m_maxstep > 0)
+    {
+        m_integ->setMaxStepSize(m_maxstep);
+    }
+    if (m_nmax > 0)
+    {
+        m_integ->setMaxSteps(m_nmax);
+    }
+    if (m_maxErrTestFails > 0)
+    {
+        m_integ->setMaxErrTestFails(m_maxErrTestFails);
+    }
     m_integ->initialize(t0, *this);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp b/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp
index 4e668952c..117661e76 100644
--- a/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp
+++ b/src/kinetics/InterfaceKinetics.cpp
@@ -767,11 +767,14 @@ doublereal InterfaceKinetics::electrochem_beta(size_t irxn) const
     return 0.0;
 }
 
-void InterfaceKinetics::advanceCoverages(doublereal tstep)
+void InterfaceKinetics::advanceCoverages(doublereal tstep, doublereal rtol,
+                                         doublereal atol, doublereal maxStepSize,
+                                         size_t maxSteps, size_t maxErrTestFails)
 {
     if (m_integrator == 0) {
         vector<InterfaceKinetics*> k{this};
-        m_integrator = new ImplicitSurfChem(k);
+        m_integrator = new ImplicitSurfChem(k, rtol, atol, maxStepSize, maxSteps,
+                                            maxErrTestFails);
         m_integrator->initialize();
     }
     m_integrator->integrate(0.0, tstep);