diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 9c8cfc26..4fcb0f0e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub rest_default_block_limit: usize,
     pub rest_default_chain_txs_per_page: usize,
     pub rest_default_max_mempool_txs: usize,
+    pub rest_max_mempool_page_size: usize,
 
     #[cfg(feature = "liquid")]
     pub parent_network: BNetwork,
@@ -231,6 +232,12 @@ impl Config {
                     .help("The default number of mempool transactions returned by the txs endpoints.")
                     .default_value("50")
             )
+            .arg(
+                Arg::with_name("rest_max_mempool_page_size")
+                    .long("rest-max-mempool-page-size")
+                    .help("The maximum number of transactions returned by the paginated /internal/mempool/txs endpoint.")
+                    .default_value("1000")
+            )
             .arg(
                 Arg::with_name("electrum_txs_limit")
                     .long("electrum-txs-limit")
@@ -484,6 +491,11 @@ impl Config {
                 "rest_default_max_mempool_txs",
                 usize
             ),
+            rest_max_mempool_page_size: value_t_or_exit!(
+                m,
+                "rest_max_mempool_page_size",
+                usize
+            ),
             jsonrpc_import: m.is_present("jsonrpc_import"),
             light_mode: m.is_present("light_mode"),
             address_search: m.is_present("address_search"),
diff --git a/src/rest.rs b/src/rest.rs
index 145ba346..375d351a 100644
--- a/src/rest.rs
+++ b/src/rest.rs
@@ -1305,9 +1305,13 @@ fn handle_request(
             None,
         ) => {
             let last_seen_txid = last_seen_txid.and_then(|txid| Txid::from_hex(txid).ok());
+            let max_txs = query_params
+                .get("max_txs")
+                .and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok())
+                .unwrap_or(config.rest_max_mempool_page_size);
             let txs = query
                 .mempool()
-                .txs_page(10_000, last_seen_txid)
+                .txs_page(max_txs, last_seen_txid)
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|tx| (tx, None))
                 .collect();