diff --git a/packages/interfaces/src/libp2p.ts b/packages/interfaces/src/libp2p.ts
index 522b96cf5e..51905fa7a4 100644
--- a/packages/interfaces/src/libp2p.ts
+++ b/packages/interfaces/src/libp2p.ts
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ export type CreateLibp2pOptions = Libp2pOptions & {
    * @default false
    */
   hideWebSocketInfo?: boolean;
+  pingMaxInboundStreams?: number;
 };
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/utils/libp2p.ts b/packages/sdk/src/utils/libp2p.ts
index 4cc31f702d..caf64829ea 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/utils/libp2p.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/utils/libp2p.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ import { wakuGossipSub } from "@waku/relay";
 import { ensureShardingConfigured } from "@waku/utils";
 import { createLibp2p } from "libp2p";
 
-import { CreateWakuNodeOptions, DefaultUserAgent } from "../waku.js";
+import {
+  CreateWakuNodeOptions,
+  DefaultPingMaxInboundStreams,
+  DefaultUserAgent
+} from "../waku.js";
 
 import { defaultPeerDiscoveries } from "./discovery.js";
 
@@ -70,7 +74,10 @@ export async function defaultLibp2p(
       identify: identify({
         agentVersion: userAgent ?? DefaultUserAgent
       }),
-      ping: ping(),
+      ping: ping({
+        maxInboundStreams:
+          options?.pingMaxInboundStreams ?? DefaultPingMaxInboundStreams
+      }),
       ...metadataService,
       ...pubsubService,
       ...options?.services
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/waku.ts b/packages/sdk/src/waku.ts
index a68a317611..959d57ad88 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/waku.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/waku.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { subscribeToContentTopic } from "./utils/content_topic.js";
 export const DefaultPingKeepAliveValueSecs = 5 * 60;
 export const DefaultRelayKeepAliveValueSecs = 5 * 60;
 export const DefaultUserAgent = "js-waku";
+export const DefaultPingMaxInboundStreams = 10;
 
 const log = new Logger("waku");