diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/SizeBasedDataRewriter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/SizeBasedDataRewriter.java
index 61b90d9fc6e3..295f6fc46d01 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/SizeBasedDataRewriter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/SizeBasedDataRewriter.java
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ public abstract class SizeBasedDataRewriter extends SizeBasedFileRewriter<FileSc
   public static final String DELETE_FILE_THRESHOLD = "delete-file-threshold";
 
   public static final int DELETE_FILE_THRESHOLD_DEFAULT = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-  private static final double DELETE_RATIO_THRESHOLD = 0.3;
+  private static final double DEFAULT_DELETE_THRESHOLD = 0.3;
 
   private int deleteFileThreshold;
+  private int deleteRatioThreshold;
 
+  // Default constructor
   protected SizeBasedDataRewriter(Table table) {
-    super(table);
+    this(table); // Providing default deleteRatioThreshold
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ public Set<String> validOptions() {
   public void init(Map<String, String> options) {
     super.init(options);
     this.deleteFileThreshold = deleteFileThreshold(options);
+    this.deleteRatioThreshold = PropertyUtil.propertyAsDouble(
+            options, DELETE_FILE_THRESHOLD, DEFAULT_DELETE_THRESHOLD);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ private boolean tooHighDeleteRatio(FileScanTask task) {
 
     double deletedRecords = (double) Math.min(knownDeletedRecordCount, task.file().recordCount());
     double deleteRatio = deletedRecords / task.file().recordCount();
-    return deleteRatio >= DELETE_RATIO_THRESHOLD;
+    return deleteRatio >= this.deleteRatioThreshold;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/TestSizeBasedRewriter.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/TestSizeBasedRewriter.java
index 77d16d3bc821..9a2ee69dee45 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/TestSizeBasedRewriter.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/actions/TestSizeBasedRewriter.java
@@ -76,6 +76,34 @@ public void testSplitSizeLowerBound() {
     assertThat(splitSize).isLessThan(maxFileSize);
   }
 
+  @TestTemplate
+  public void testDeleteFileThresholdOption() {
+    SizeBasedDataFileRewriterImpl rewriter = new SizeBasedDataFileRewriterImpl(table);
+
+    Map<String, String> options = ImmutableMap.of(
+            SizeBasedDataRewriter.DEFAULT_DELETE_THRESHOLD, "5"
+    );
+    rewriter.init(options);
+
+    assertThat(rewriter.getDeleteFileThreshold()).isEqualTo(5);
+  }
+
+  @TestTemplate
+  public void testHighDeleteRatioTriggersRewrite() {
+    SizeBasedDataFileRewriterImpl rewriter = new SizeBasedDataFileRewriterImpl(table);
+
+    FileScanTask task = new MockFileScanTask(100L * 1024 * 1024, 80); // 80% delete ratio
+
+    assertThat(rewriter.tooHighDeleteRatio(task)).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  private void validateThreshold(double threshold) {
+    if (threshold <= 0.0 || threshold > 1.0) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Threshold must be greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 1.0");
+    }
+  }
+
   private static class SizeBasedDataFileRewriterImpl extends SizeBasedDataRewriter {
 
     SizeBasedDataFileRewriterImpl(Table table) {