diff --git a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
index 744a98b01a..569ba723d7 100644
--- a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
+++ b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
@@ -5157,6 +5157,18 @@ declare namespace Deno {
 
     /** Sets `SO_REUSEPORT` on POSIX systems. */
     reusePort?: boolean;
+
+    /** Maximum number of pending connections in the listen queue.
+     *
+     * This parameter controls how many incoming connections can be queued by the
+     * operating system while waiting for the application to accept them. If more
+     * connections arrive when the queue is full, they will be refused.
+     *
+     * The kernel may adjust this value (e.g., rounding up to the next power of 2
+     * plus 1). Different operating systems have different maximum limits.
+     *
+     * @default {511} */
+    tcpBacklog?: number;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno_net.d.ts b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno_net.d.ts
index 738dbb0704..b078acc315 100644
--- a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno_net.d.ts
+++ b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno_net.d.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ declare namespace Deno {
      *
      * @default {"0.0.0.0"} */
     hostname?: string;
+
+    /** Maximum number of pending connections in the listen queue.
+     *
+     * This parameter controls how many incoming connections can be queued by the
+     * operating system while waiting for the application to accept them. If more
+     * connections arrive when the queue is full, they will be refused.
+     *
+     * The kernel may adjust this value (e.g., rounding up to the next power of 2
+     * plus 1). Different operating systems have different maximum limits.
+     *
+     * @default {511} */
+    tcpBacklog?: number;
   }
 
   /** @category Network */
diff --git a/ext/http/00_serve.ts b/ext/http/00_serve.ts
index 7121996986..07141f324c 100644
--- a/ext/http/00_serve.ts
+++ b/ext/http/00_serve.ts
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ function serveInner(options, handler) {
     port: options.port ?? 8000,
     reusePort: options.reusePort ?? false,
     loadBalanced: options[kLoadBalanced] ?? false,
+    backlog: options.backlog,
   };
 
   if (options.certFile || options.keyFile) {
diff --git a/ext/net/01_net.js b/ext/net/01_net.js
index a01112d3c8..f99598b7bb 100644
--- a/ext/net/01_net.js
+++ b/ext/net/01_net.js
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ function listen(args) {
         },
         args.reusePort,
         args.loadBalanced ?? false,
+        args.tcpBacklog ?? 511,
       );
       addr.transport = "tcp";
       return new Listener(rid, addr, "tcp");
diff --git a/ext/net/02_tls.js b/ext/net/02_tls.js
index 662c6600ca..0fe34b1ec5 100644
--- a/ext/net/02_tls.js
+++ b/ext/net/02_tls.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ function listenTls({
   transport = "tcp",
   alpnProtocols = undefined,
   reusePort = false,
+  tcpBacklog = 511,
 }) {
   if (transport !== "tcp") {
     throw new TypeError(`Unsupported transport: '${transport}'`);
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ function listenTls({
   const keyPair = loadTlsKeyPair("Deno.listenTls", arguments[0]);
   const { 0: rid, 1: localAddr } = op_net_listen_tls(
     { hostname, port },
-    { alpnProtocols, reusePort },
+    { alpnProtocols, reusePort, tcpBacklog },
     keyPair,
   );
   return new TlsListener(rid, localAddr);
diff --git a/ext/net/ops.rs b/ext/net/ops.rs
index 41dbccea0f..1b2280cad4 100644
--- a/ext/net/ops.rs
+++ b/ext/net/ops.rs
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ pub fn op_net_listen_tcp<NP>(
   #[serde] addr: IpAddr,
   reuse_port: bool,
   load_balanced: bool,
+  tcp_backlog: i32,
 ) -> Result<(ResourceId, IpAddr), NetError>
 where
   NP: NetPermissions + 'static,
@@ -589,9 +590,9 @@ where
     .ok_or_else(|| NetError::NoResolvedAddress)?;
 
   let listener = if load_balanced {
-    TcpListener::bind_load_balanced(addr)
+    TcpListener::bind_load_balanced(addr, tcp_backlog)
   } else {
-    TcpListener::bind_direct(addr, reuse_port)
+    TcpListener::bind_direct(addr, reuse_port, tcp_backlog)
   }?;
   let local_addr = listener.local_addr()?;
   let listener_resource = NetworkListenerResource::new(listener);
@@ -1483,7 +1484,7 @@ mod tests {
     let sockets = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vec![]));
     let clone_addr = addr.clone();
     let addr = addr.to_socket_addrs().unwrap().next().unwrap();
-    let listener = TcpListener::bind_direct(addr, false).unwrap();
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind_direct(addr, false, 511).unwrap();
     let accept_fut = listener.accept().boxed_local();
     let store_fut = async move {
       let socket = accept_fut.await.unwrap();
diff --git a/ext/net/ops_tls.rs b/ext/net/ops_tls.rs
index a4c3fe6676..cc1bab470b 100644
--- a/ext/net/ops_tls.rs
+++ b/ext/net/ops_tls.rs
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ pub struct ListenTlsArgs {
   reuse_port: bool,
   #[serde(default)]
   load_balanced: bool,
+  tcp_backlog: i32,
 }
 
 #[op2(stack_trace)]
@@ -543,9 +544,9 @@ where
     .ok_or(NetError::NoResolvedAddress)?;
 
   let tcp_listener = if args.load_balanced {
-    TcpListener::bind_load_balanced(bind_addr)
+    TcpListener::bind_load_balanced(bind_addr, args.tcp_backlog)
   } else {
-    TcpListener::bind_direct(bind_addr, args.reuse_port)
+    TcpListener::bind_direct(bind_addr, args.reuse_port, args.tcp_backlog)
   }?;
   let local_addr = tcp_listener.local_addr()?;
   let alpn = args
diff --git a/ext/net/tcp.rs b/ext/net/tcp.rs
index 7912ab4645..bcd9cbffcb 100644
--- a/ext/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/ext/net/tcp.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ pub struct TcpConnection {
 
 impl TcpConnection {
   /// Boot a load-balanced TCP connection
-  pub fn start(key: SocketAddr) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
-    let listener = bind_socket_and_listen(key, false)?;
+  pub fn start(key: SocketAddr, backlog: i32) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+    let listener = bind_socket_and_listen(key, false, backlog)?;
     let sock = listener.into();
 
     Ok(Self { sock, key })
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ impl TcpListener {
   pub fn bind(
     socket_addr: SocketAddr,
     reuse_port: bool,
+    backlog: i32,
   ) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
     if REUSE_PORT_LOAD_BALANCES && reuse_port {
-      Self::bind_load_balanced(socket_addr)
+      Self::bind_load_balanced(socket_addr, backlog)
     } else {
-      Self::bind_direct(socket_addr, reuse_port)
+      Self::bind_direct(socket_addr, reuse_port, backlog)
     }
   }
 
@@ -91,9 +92,10 @@ impl TcpListener {
   pub fn bind_direct(
     socket_addr: SocketAddr,
     reuse_port: bool,
+    backlog: i32,
   ) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
     // We ignore `reuse_port` on platforms other than Linux to match the existing behaviour.
-    let listener = bind_socket_and_listen(socket_addr, reuse_port)?;
+    let listener = bind_socket_and_listen(socket_addr, reuse_port, backlog)?;
     Ok(Self {
       listener: Some(tokio::net::TcpListener::from_std(listener)?),
       conn: None,
@@ -101,7 +103,10 @@ impl TcpListener {
   }
 
   /// Bind to the port in a load-balanced manner.
-  pub fn bind_load_balanced(socket_addr: SocketAddr) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+  pub fn bind_load_balanced(
+    socket_addr: SocketAddr,
+    backlog: i32,
+  ) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
     let tcp = &mut CONNS.get_or_init(Default::default).lock().unwrap().tcp;
     if let Some(conn) = tcp.get(&socket_addr) {
       let listener = Some(conn.listener()?);
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ impl TcpListener {
         conn: Some(conn.clone()),
       });
     }
-    let conn = Arc::new(TcpConnection::start(socket_addr)?);
+    let conn = Arc::new(TcpConnection::start(socket_addr, backlog)?);
     let listener = Some(conn.listener()?);
     tcp.insert(socket_addr, conn.clone());
     Ok(Self {
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ impl Drop for TcpListener {
 fn bind_socket_and_listen(
   socket_addr: SocketAddr,
   reuse_port: bool,
+  backlog: i32,
 ) -> Result<std::net::TcpListener, std::io::Error> {
   let socket = if socket_addr.is_ipv4() {
     socket2::Socket::new(Domain::IPV4, Type::STREAM, Some(Protocol::TCP))?
@@ -170,8 +176,7 @@ fn bind_socket_and_listen(
   socket.set_reuse_address(true)?;
   socket.set_nonblocking(true)?;
   socket.bind(&socket_addr.into())?;
-  // Kernel will round it up to the next power of 2 + 1.
-  socket.listen(511)?;
+  socket.listen(backlog)?;
   let listener = socket.into();
   Ok(listener)
 }