diff --git a/include/server.h b/include/server.h
index 8572003a9..b3cd240fd 100644
--- a/include/server.h
+++ b/include/server.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace kiwix
        void setAddress(const std::string& addr) { m_addr = addr; }
        void setPort(int port) { m_port = port; }
        void setNbThreads(int threads) { m_nbThreads = threads; }
+       void setIpConnectionLimit(int limit) { m_ipConnectionLimit = limit; }
        void setVerbose(bool verbose) { m_verbose = verbose; }
        void setIndexTemplateString(const std::string& indexTemplateString) { m_indexTemplateString = indexTemplateString; }
        void setTaskbar(bool withTaskbar, bool withLibraryButton)
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ namespace kiwix
        bool m_withTaskbar = true;
        bool m_withLibraryButton = true;
        bool m_blockExternalLinks = false;
+       int m_ipConnectionLimit = 0;
        std::unique_ptr<InternalServer> mp_server;
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index e630515ce..52355afe7 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ bool Server::start() {
     m_withTaskbar,
     m_withLibraryButton,
     m_blockExternalLinks,
-    m_indexTemplateString));
+    m_indexTemplateString,
+    m_ipConnectionLimit));
   return mp_server->start();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/internalServer.cpp b/src/server/internalServer.cpp
index 96fcd5f2a..ff0fea8bb 100644
--- a/src/server/internalServer.cpp
+++ b/src/server/internalServer.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ InternalServer::InternalServer(Library* library,
                                bool withTaskbar,
                                bool withLibraryButton,
                                bool blockExternalLinks,
-                               std::string indexTemplateString) :
+                               std::string indexTemplateString,
+                               int ipConnectionLimit) :
   m_addr(addr),
   m_port(port),
   m_root(normalizeRootUrl(root)),
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ InternalServer::InternalServer(Library* library,
   m_withLibraryButton(withLibraryButton),
   m_blockExternalLinks(blockExternalLinks),
   m_indexTemplateString(indexTemplateString.empty() ? RESOURCE::templates::index_html : indexTemplateString),
+  m_ipConnectionLimit(ipConnectionLimit),
   mp_daemon(nullptr),
   mp_library(library),
   mp_nameMapper(nameMapper ? nameMapper : &defaultNameMapper)
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ bool InternalServer::start() {
                             this,
                             MHD_OPTION_SOCK_ADDR, &sockAddr,
                             MHD_OPTION_THREAD_POOL_SIZE, m_nbThreads,
+                            MHD_OPTION_PER_IP_CONNECTION_LIMIT, m_ipConnectionLimit,
                             MHD_OPTION_END);
   if (mp_daemon == nullptr) {
     std::cerr << "Unable to instantiate the HTTP daemon. The port " << m_port
diff --git a/src/server/internalServer.h b/src/server/internalServer.h
index 09f591f0c..f4ae08eea 100644
--- a/src/server/internalServer.h
+++ b/src/server/internalServer.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class InternalServer {
                    bool withTaskbar,
                    bool withLibraryButton,
                    bool blockExternalLinks,
-                   std::string indexTemplateString);
+                   std::string indexTemplateString,
+                   int ipConnectionLimit);
     virtual ~InternalServer() = default;
 
     MHD_Result handlerCallback(struct MHD_Connection* connection,
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ class InternalServer {
     bool m_withLibraryButton;
     bool m_blockExternalLinks;
     std::string m_indexTemplateString;
+    int m_ipConnectionLimit;
     struct MHD_Daemon* mp_daemon;
 
     Library* mp_library;