diff --git a/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md b/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md
index 77a6de1acf..169f0df4fd 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/configmap.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ The following table shows a configuration option's name, type, and the default v
 |[error-log-level](#error-log-level)|string|"notice"|
 |[http2-max-field-size](#http2-max-field-size)|string|"4k"|
 |[http2-max-header-size](#http2-max-header-size)|string|"16k"|
+|[http2-max-requests](#http2-max-requests)|int|1000|
 |[hsts](#hsts)|bool|"true"|
 |[hsts-include-subdomains](#hsts-include-subdomains)|bool|"true"|
 |[hsts-max-age](#hsts-max-age)|string|"15724800"|
@@ -267,6 +268,13 @@ Limits the maximum size of the entire request header list after HPACK decompress
 _References:_
 [https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html#http2_max_header_size](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html#http2_max_header_size)
 
+## http2-max-requests
+
+Sets the maximum number of requests (including push requests) that can be served through one HTTP/2 connection, after which the next client request will lead to connection closing and the need of establishing a new connection.
+
+_References:_
+[http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html#http2_max_requests](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html#http2_max_requests)
+
 ## hsts
 
 Enables or disables the header HSTS in servers running SSL.
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
index be74cb0446..ee58f6d26c 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	// HTTP2MaxHeaderSize Limits the maximum size of the entire request header list after HPACK decompression
 	HTTP2MaxHeaderSize string `json:"http2-max-header-size,omitempty"`
 
+	// http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html#http2_max_requests
+	// HTTP2MaxRequests Sets the maximum number of requests (including push requests) that can be served
+	// through one HTTP/2 connection, after which the next client request will lead to connection closing
+	// and the need of establishing a new connection.
+	HTTP2MaxRequests int `json:"http2-max-requests,omitempty"`
+
 	// Enables or disables the header HSTS in servers running SSL
 	HSTS bool `json:"hsts,omitempty"`
 
@@ -562,6 +568,7 @@ func NewDefault() Configuration {
 		GenerateRequestId:          true,
 		HTTP2MaxFieldSize:          "4k",
 		HTTP2MaxHeaderSize:         "16k",
+		HTTP2MaxRequests:           1000,
 		HTTPRedirectCode:           308,
 		HSTS:                       true,
 		HSTSIncludeSubdomains:      true,
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 25fc4fba1c..79b5f24de8 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ http {
 
     http2_max_field_size            {{ $cfg.HTTP2MaxFieldSize }};
     http2_max_header_size           {{ $cfg.HTTP2MaxHeaderSize }};
+    http2_max_requests              {{ $cfg.HTTP2MaxRequests }};
 
     types_hash_max_size             2048;
     server_names_hash_max_size      {{ $cfg.ServerNameHashMaxSize }};