diff --git a/doc_rules/elvis_style/max_function_arity.md b/doc_rules/elvis_style/max_function_arity.md
index b97eb2c..1ca953c 100644
--- a/doc_rules/elvis_style/max_function_arity.md
+++ b/doc_rules/elvis_style/max_function_arity.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ but it applies to regular functions only (not anonymous ones).
 
 - `max_arity :: non_neg_integer()`.
   - default: `8`.
-- `non_exported_max_arity :: non_neg_integer()`.
+- `non_exported_max_arity :: non_neg_integer() | same`.
   - default: `8`.
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/src/elvis_style.erl b/src/elvis_style.erl
index c22298f..944a4c2 100644
--- a/src/elvis_style.erl
+++ b/src/elvis_style.erl
@@ -893,7 +893,9 @@ max_anonymous_function_arity(Config, Target, RuleConfig) ->
                             [elvis_result:item()].
 max_function_arity(Config, Target, RuleConfig) ->
     ExportedMaxArity = option(max_arity, RuleConfig, max_function_arity),
-    NonExportedMaxArity = option(non_exported_max_arity, RuleConfig, max_function_arity),
+    NonExportedMaxArity =
+        specific_or_default(option(non_exported_max_arity, RuleConfig, max_function_arity),
+                            ExportedMaxArity),
     Root = get_root(Config, Target, RuleConfig),
     IsFunction = fun(Node) -> ktn_code:type(Node) == function end,
     Functions = elvis_code:find(IsFunction, Root),
diff --git a/test/style_SUITE.erl b/test/style_SUITE.erl
index c15e3ac..c5f9d32 100644
--- a/test/style_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/style_SUITE.erl
@@ -1048,6 +1048,13 @@ verify_max_function_arity(Config) ->
                               max_function_arity,
                               #{max_arity => 1, non_exported_max_arity => 2},
                               PathNonExportedFail),
+
+    [_, _, _, _, _] =
+        elvis_core_apply_rule(Config,
+                              elvis_style,
+                              max_function_arity,
+                              #{max_arity => 3, non_exported_max_arity => same},
+                              PathNonExportedPass),
     ok.
 
 -spec verify_max_anonymous_function_arity(config()) -> any().