diff --git a/docs/configmap-and-annotations.md b/docs/configmap-and-annotations.md
index a97113ba07..1fb79f1ea5 100644
--- a/docs/configmap-and-annotations.md
+++ b/docs/configmap-and-annotations.md
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ spec:
 | `nginx.org/grpc-services` | N/A | Enables gRPC for services. Note: requires HTTP/2 (see `http2` ConfigMap key); only works for Ingresses with TLS termination enabled. | N/A | [GRPC Services Support](../examples/grpc-services).|
 | `nginx.org/websocket-services` | N/A | Enables WebSocket for services. | N/A | [WebSocket support](../examples/websocket). |
 | `nginx.org/max-fails` | `max-fails` | Sets the value of the [max_fails](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html#max_fails) parameter of the `server` directive. | `1` | |
+| `nginx.org/max-conns` | N\A | Sets the value of the [max_conns](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html#max_conns) parameter of the `server` directive. | `0` | |
 | `nginx.org/fail-timeout` | `fail-timeout` | Sets the value of the [fail_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html#fail_timeout) parameter of the `server` directive. | `10s` | |
 | `nginx.com/sticky-cookie-services` | N/A | Configures session persistence. | N/A | [Session Persistence](../examples/session-persistence). |
 | `nginx.org/keepalive` | `keepalive` | Sets the value of the [keepalive](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html#keepalive) directive. Note that `proxy_set_header Connection "";` is added to the generated configuration when the value > 0. | `0` | |
diff --git a/internal/configs/annotations.go b/internal/configs/annotations.go
index eb70529f56..b30ee34fbc 100644
--- a/internal/configs/annotations.go
+++ b/internal/configs/annotations.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ var minionInheritanceList = map[string]bool{
 	"nginx.org/lb-method":                true,
 	"nginx.org/keepalive":                true,
 	"nginx.org/max-fails":                true,
+	"nginx.org/max-conns":                true,
 	"nginx.org/fail-timeout":             true,
 }
 
@@ -285,6 +286,14 @@ func parseAnnotations(ingEx *IngressEx, baseCfgParams *ConfigParams, isPlus bool
 		}
 	}
 
+	if maxConns, exists, err := GetMapKeyAsInt(ingEx.Ingress.Annotations, "nginx.org/max-conns", ingEx.Ingress); exists {
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Error(err)
+		} else {
+			cfgParams.MaxConns = maxConns
+		}
+	}
+
 	if failTimeout, exists := ingEx.Ingress.Annotations["nginx.org/fail-timeout"]; exists {
 		cfgParams.FailTimeout = failTimeout
 	}
diff --git a/internal/configs/config_params.go b/internal/configs/config_params.go
index fa3fda4198..0c57f0bdf2 100644
--- a/internal/configs/config_params.go
+++ b/internal/configs/config_params.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type ConfigParams struct {
 	MainWorkerRlimitNofile        string
 	Keepalive                     int64
 	MaxFails                      int
+	MaxConns                      int
 	FailTimeout                   string
 	HealthCheckEnabled            bool
 	HealthCheckMandatory          bool
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ func NewDefaultConfigParams() *ConfigParams {
 		Ports:                      []int{80},
 		SSLPorts:                   []int{443},
 		MaxFails:                   1,
+		MaxConns:                   0,
 		FailTimeout:                "10s",
 		LBMethod:                   "random two least_conn",
 		MainErrorLogLevel:          "notice",
diff --git a/internal/configs/ingress.go b/internal/configs/ingress.go
index a87ad5b2fd..736a395132 100644
--- a/internal/configs/ingress.go
+++ b/internal/configs/ingress.go
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ func createUpstream(ingEx *IngressEx, name string, backend *extensions.IngressBa
 				Address:     addressport[0],
 				Port:        addressport[1],
 				MaxFails:    cfg.MaxFails,
+				MaxConns:    cfg.MaxConns,
 				FailTimeout: cfg.FailTimeout,
 				SlowStart:   cfg.SlowStart,
 				Resolve:     isExternalNameSvc,
diff --git a/internal/configs/version1/config.go b/internal/configs/version1/config.go
index 0d245f3eb5..23e02f62c3 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version1/config.go
+++ b/internal/configs/version1/config.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type UpstreamServer struct {
 	Address     string
 	Port        string
 	MaxFails    int
+	MaxConns    int
 	FailTimeout string
 	SlowStart   string
 	Resolve     bool
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ func NewUpstreamWithDefaultServer(name string) Upstream {
 				Address:     "127.0.0.1",
 				Port:        "8181",
 				MaxFails:    1,
+				MaxConns:    0,
 				FailTimeout: "10s",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/internal/configs/version1/nginx.ingress.tmpl b/internal/configs/version1/nginx.ingress.tmpl
index 6a6aec19ec..f84d689704 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version1/nginx.ingress.tmpl
+++ b/internal/configs/version1/nginx.ingress.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 upstream {{$upstream.Name}} {
 	{{if $upstream.LBMethod }}{{$upstream.LBMethod}};{{end}}
 	{{range $server := $upstream.UpstreamServers}}
-	server {{$server.Address}}:{{$server.Port}} max_fails={{$server.MaxFails}} fail_timeout={{$server.FailTimeout}};{{end}}
+	server {{$server.Address}}:{{$server.Port}} max_fails={{$server.MaxFails}} fail_timeout={{$server.FailTimeout}} max_conns={{$server.MaxConns}};{{end}}
 	{{if $.Keepalive}}keepalive {{$.Keepalive}};{{end}}
 }{{end}}
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go b/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go
index d13b71dafe..e0b40dbe48 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go
+++ b/internal/configs/version1/templates_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var testUps = Upstream{
 			Address:     "127.0.0.1",
 			Port:        "8181",
 			MaxFails:    0,
+			MaxConns:    0,
 			FailTimeout: "1s",
 			SlowStart:   "5s",
 		},