diff --git a/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_0.py b/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_0.py
index 0fd958c0..ea317f7a 100644
--- a/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_0.py
+++ b/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_0.py
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ def to_actions(dp, acts):
         action_type = a.get('type')
         if action_type == 'OUTPUT':
             out_port = int(a.get('port', ofproto_v1_0.OFPP_NONE))
-            if out_port == dp.ofproto.OFPP_CONTROLLER:
-                miss_send_len = ofproto_v1_0.OFP_DEFAULT_MISS_SEND_LEN
-                actions.append(dp.ofproto_parser.OFPActionOutput(
-                    out_port, max_len=miss_send_len))
-            else:
-                actions.append(dp.ofproto_parser.OFPActionOutput(out_port))
+            max_len = int(a.get('max_len', 65535))
+            actions.append(dp.ofproto_parser.OFPActionOutput(
+                out_port, max_len=max_len))
         elif action_type == 'SET_VLAN_VID':
             vlan_vid = int(a.get('vlan_vid', 0xffff))
             actions.append(dp.ofproto_parser.OFPActionVlanVid(vlan_vid))
diff --git a/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_2.py b/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_2.py
index 5237cf70..e768efa0 100644
--- a/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_2.py
+++ b/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_2.py
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ def to_actions(dp, acts):
         action_type = a.get('type')
         if action_type == 'OUTPUT':
             out_port = int(a.get('port', ofproto_v1_2.OFPP_ANY))
-            miss_send_len = (128 if out_port == dp.ofproto.OFPP_CONTROLLER
-                             else 0)
+            max_len = int(a.get('max_len', ofproto_v1_2.OFPCML_MAX))
             actions = [dp.ofproto_parser.OFPActionOutput(
-                       out_port, max_len=miss_send_len)]
+                       out_port, max_len=max_len)]
             inst_type = dp.ofproto.OFPIT_APPLY_ACTIONS
             inst = [dp.ofproto_parser.OFPInstructionActions(
                     inst_type, actions)]
diff --git a/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_3.py b/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_3.py
index 4a61b9ce..752d518c 100644
--- a/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_3.py
+++ b/ryu/lib/ofctl_v1_3.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def to_actions(dp, acts):
         action_type = a.get('type')
         if action_type == 'OUTPUT':
             out_port = int(a.get('port', ofproto_v1_3.OFPP_ANY))
-            max_len = int(a.get('max_len', 0))
+            max_len = int(a.get('max_len', ofproto_v1_3.OFPCML_MAX))
             actions.append((parser.OFPActionOutput(out_port,
                                                    max_len)))
         elif action_type == 'COPY_TTL_OUT':