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..68414eb47e 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/utils/libp2p.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/utils/libp2p.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ export async function defaultLibp2p(
       identify: identify({
         agentVersion: userAgent ?? DefaultUserAgent
       }),
-      ping: ping(),
+      ping: ping({
+        maxInboundStreams: options?.pingMaxInboundStreams ?? 10
+      }),
       ...metadataService,
       ...pubsubService,
       ...options?.services