diff --git a/src/sugar3/activity/activity.py b/src/sugar3/activity/activity.py
index a8f7f3c7..6e88096a 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/activity/activity.py
+++ b/src/sugar3/activity/activity.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ from sugar3.graphics.window import Window
 from sugar3.graphics.alert import Alert
 from sugar3.graphics.icon import Icon
 from sugar3.datastore import datastore
-from sugar3.bundle.activitybundle import ActivityBundle
+from sugar3.bundle.activitybundle import get_bundle_instance
 from gi.repository import SugarExt
 
 _ = lambda msg: gettext.dgettext('sugar-toolkit-gtk3', msg)
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class Activity(Window, Gtk.Container):
         self._closing = False
         self._quit_requested = False
         self._deleting = False
-        self._max_participants = 0
+        self._max_participants = None
         self._invites_queue = []
         self._jobject = None
         self._read_file_called = False
@@ -495,6 +495,11 @@ class Activity(Window, Gtk.Container):
         type=bool, default=False, getter=get_active, setter=set_active)
 
     def get_max_participants(self):
+        # If max_participants has not been set in the activity, get it
+        # from the bundle.
+        if self._max_participants is None:
+            bundle = get_bundle_instance(get_bundle_path())
+            self._max_participants = bundle.get_max_participants()
         return self._max_participants
 
     def set_max_participants(self, participants):
@@ -643,7 +648,7 @@ class Activity(Window, Gtk.Container):
         Display a notification with the given summary and body.
         The notification will go under the activities icon in the frame.
         """
-        bundle = ActivityBundle(get_bundle_path())
+        bundle = get_bundle_instance(get_bundle_path())
         icon = bundle.get_icon()
 
         bus = dbus.SessionBus()
diff --git a/src/sugar3/activity/widgets.py b/src/sugar3/activity/widgets.py
index c07a7966..ddd105e3 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/activity/widgets.py
+++ b/src/sugar3/activity/widgets.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from sugar3.graphics.radiopalette import RadioPalette, RadioMenuButton
 from sugar3.graphics.radiotoolbutton import RadioToolButton
 from sugar3.graphics.xocolor import XoColor
 from sugar3.graphics.icon import Icon
-from sugar3.bundle.activitybundle import ActivityBundle
+from sugar3.bundle.activitybundle import get_bundle_instance
 from sugar3.graphics import style
 from sugar3.graphics.palettemenu import PaletteMenuBox
 from sugar3 import profile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def _create_activity_icon(metadata):
         color = profile.get_color()
 
     from sugar3.activity.activity import get_bundle_path
-    bundle = ActivityBundle(get_bundle_path())
+    bundle = get_bundle_instance(get_bundle_path())
     icon = Icon(file=bundle.get_icon(), xo_color=color)
 
     return icon
diff --git a/src/sugar3/bundle/activitybundle.py b/src/sugar3/bundle/activitybundle.py
index 76dd50c6..b73faac9 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/bundle/activitybundle.py
+++ b/src/sugar3/bundle/activitybundle.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ from sugar3.bundle.bundleversion import NormalizedVersion
 from sugar3.bundle.bundleversion import InvalidVersionError
 
 
+_bundle_instances = {}
+
+
 def _expand_lang(locale):
     # Private method from gettext.py
     locale = normalize(locale)
@@ -86,7 +89,8 @@ def _expand_lang(locale):
 class ActivityBundle(Bundle):
     """A Sugar activity bundle
 
-    See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_bundles for details
+    See http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Development_Team/Almanac/Activity_Bundles
+    for details
     """
 
     MIME_TYPE = 'application/vnd.olpc-sugar'
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ class ActivityBundle(Bundle):
         self._activity_version = '0'
         self._summary = None
         self._single_instance = False
+        self._max_participants = 1
 
         info_file = self.get_file('activity/activity.info')
         if info_file is None:
@@ -120,6 +125,8 @@ class ActivityBundle(Bundle):
             if linfo_file:
                 self._parse_linfo(linfo_file)
 
+        _bundle_instances[path] = self
+
     def _parse_info(self, info_file):
         cp = ConfigParser()
         cp.readfp(info_file)
@@ -187,6 +194,15 @@ class ActivityBundle(Bundle):
             if cp.get(section, 'single_instance') == 'yes':
                 self._single_instance = True
 
+        if cp.has_option(section, 'max_participants'):
+            max_participants = cp.get(section, 'max_participants')
+            try:
+                self._max_participants = int(max_participants)
+            except ValueError:
+                raise MalformedBundleException(
+                    'Activity bundle %s has invalid max_participants %s' %
+                    (self._path, max_participants))
+
     def _get_linfo_file(self):
         # Using method from gettext.py, first find languages from environ
         languages = []
@@ -291,6 +307,10 @@ class ActivityBundle(Bundle):
         """Get whether there should be a single instance for the activity"""
         return self._single_instance
 
+    def get_max_participants(self):
+        """Get maximum number of participants in share"""
+        return self._max_participants
+
     def get_show_launcher(self):
         """Get whether there should be a visible launcher for the activity"""
         return self._show_launcher
@@ -397,3 +417,10 @@ class ActivityBundle(Bundle):
 
     def is_user_activity(self):
         return self.get_path().startswith(env.get_user_activities_path())
+
+
+def get_bundle_instance(path, translated=True):
+    global _bundle_instances
+    if path not in _bundle_instances:
+        _bundle_instances[path] = ActivityBundle(path, translated=translated)
+    return _bundle_instances[path]