diff --git a/charts/osm/crds/experimental/backpressure.yaml b/charts/osm/crds/experimental/backpressure.yaml
index 3239a44f07..ffbfccae0f 100644
--- a/charts/osm/crds/experimental/backpressure.yaml
+++ b/charts/osm/crds/experimental/backpressure.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ spec:
         spec:
           properties:
             maxConnections:
-              description: "Max number of connections"
+              description: "Maximum number of connections"
+              type: integer
+              pattern: '^[1-9]{1}[0-9]*'
+            maxRequests:
+              description: "Maximum number of parallel requests"
+              type: integer
+              pattern: '^[1-9]{1}[0-9]*'
+            maxPendingRequests:
+              description: "Max number of pending requests"
+              type: integer
+              pattern: '^[1-9]{1}[0-9]*'
+            maxRetries:
+              description: "Max number of parallel retries"
+              type: integer
+              pattern: '^[1-9]{1}[0-9]*'
+            maxConnectionPools:
+              description: "Maximum number of connection pools per cluster"
               type: integer
               pattern: '^[1-9]{1}[0-9]*'
diff --git a/demo/deploy-backpressure-spec.sh b/demo/deploy-backpressure-spec.sh
index 9b67d7152a..d2dae28d75 100755
--- a/demo/deploy-backpressure-spec.sh
+++ b/demo/deploy-backpressure-spec.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ metadata:
     app: bookstore
 
 spec:
-  maxConnections: 10
+  maxConnections: 5
+  maxRequests: 6
+  maxPendingRequests: 7
+  maxRetries: 8
+  maxConnectionPools: 9
 
 EOF
diff --git a/experimental/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/types.go b/experimental/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/types.go
index 778a23a8f5..15a1ec3219 100644
--- a/experimental/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/experimental/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ type BackpressureSpec struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
 	// MaxConnections is the max number of connections a proxy will make to the remote service.
-	MaxConnections uint32 `json:"maxConnections,omitempty"`
+	MaxConnections     uint32 `json:"maxConnections,omitempty"`
+	MaxRequests        uint32 `json:"maxRequests,omitempty"`
+	MaxPendingRequests uint32 `json:"maxPendingRequests,omitempty"`
+	MaxRetries         uint32 `json:"maxRetries,omitempty"`
+	MaxConnectionPools uint32 `json:"maxConnectionPools,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // BackpressureList is ...
diff --git a/pkg/envoy/cds/backpressure.go b/pkg/envoy/cds/backpressure.go
index 5b830404f8..c3995931cc 100644
--- a/pkg/envoy/cds/backpressure.go
+++ b/pkg/envoy/cds/backpressure.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func enableBackpressure(meshSpec smi.MeshSpec, remoteCluster *xds_cluster.Cluste
 	if len(backpressures) > 0 {
 		log.Trace().Msgf("Backpressure Spec: %+v", backpressures[0].Spec)
 
-		remoteCluster.CircuitBreakers = &xds_cluster.CircuitBreakers{
-			Thresholds: makeThresholds(&backpressures[0].Spec.MaxConnections),
+		remoteCluster.CircuitBreakers = &envoy_api_v2_cluster.CircuitBreakers{
+			Thresholds: makeThresholds(backpressures[0].Spec),
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/envoy/cds/thresholds.go b/pkg/envoy/cds/thresholds.go
index 007d6c194b..2090efcb0a 100644
--- a/pkg/envoy/cds/thresholds.go
+++ b/pkg/envoy/cds/thresholds.go
@@ -3,38 +3,37 @@ package cds
 import (
 	xds_cluster "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/cluster/v3"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/wrappers"
+	backpressure "github.com/openservicemesh/osm/experimental/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1"
 )
 
-func makeThresholds(maxConnections *uint32) []*xds_cluster.CircuitBreakers_Thresholds {
-	// Use Envoy defaults if no limits have been defined
-	if maxConnections == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
+func makeThresholds(spec backpressure.BackpressureSpec) []*envoy_api_v2_cluster.CircuitBreakers_Thresholds {
 
 	threshold := &xds_cluster.CircuitBreakers_Thresholds{}
 
-	if maxConnections != nil {
+	if spec.MaxConnections != 0 {
 		threshold.MaxConnections = &wrappers.UInt32Value{
-			Value: *maxConnections,
+			Value: spec.MaxConnections,
 		}
-
-		// The maximum number of parallel requests that Envoy will make to the upstream cluster. If not specified, the default is 1024.
+	}
+	if spec.MaxRequests != 0 {
 		threshold.MaxRequests = &wrappers.UInt32Value{
-			Value: *maxConnections,
+			Value: spec.MaxRequests,
 		}
-
+	}
+	if spec.MaxPendingRequests != 0 {
 		threshold.MaxPendingRequests = &wrappers.UInt32Value{
-			Value: *maxConnections,
+			Value: spec.MaxPendingRequests,
 		}
-
+	}
+	if spec.MaxRetries != 0 {
 		threshold.MaxRetries = &wrappers.UInt32Value{
-			Value: *maxConnections,
+			Value: spec.MaxRetries,
 		}
-
+	}
+	if spec.MaxConnectionPools != 0 {
 		threshold.MaxConnectionPools = &wrappers.UInt32Value{
-			Value: *maxConnections,
+			Value: spec.MaxConnectionPools,
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	return []*xds_cluster.CircuitBreakers_Thresholds{