diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 86bade216e..b2b802806b 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ options {\n\
 	trust-anchor-telemetry yes;\n\
 	udp-receive-buffer 0;\n\
 	udp-send-buffer 0;\n\
+	update-quota 100;\n\
 \n\
 	/* view */\n\
 	allow-new-zones no;\n\
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index d7b5273d9c..3d63ee239b 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -8685,6 +8685,7 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 	configure_server_quota(maps, "tcp-clients", &server->sctx->tcpquota);
 	configure_server_quota(maps, "recursive-clients",
 			       &server->sctx->recursionquota);
+	configure_server_quota(maps, "update-quota", &server->sctx->updquota);
 
 	max = isc_quota_getmax(&server->sctx->recursionquota);
 	if (max > 1000) {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf
index 93939ff3c8..f8d04089f0 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/good.conf
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ options {
 	recursive-clients 3000;
 	serial-query-rate 100;
 	server-id none;
+	update-quota 200;
 	check-names primary warn;
 	check-names secondary ignore;
 	max-cache-size 20000000000000;
diff --git a/doc/arm/reference.rst b/doc/arm/reference.rst
index aec0fb6368..ad05f0cef2 100644
--- a/doc/arm/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/reference.rst
@@ -3979,6 +3979,14 @@ system.
    value as :any:`tcp-keepalive-timeout`. This value can be updated at
    runtime by using :option:`rndc tcp-timeouts`.
 
+.. namedconf:statement:: update-quota
+   :tags: server
+   :short: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent DNS UPDATE messages that can be processed by the server.
+
+   This is the maximum number of simultaneous DNS UPDATE messages that
+   the server will accept for updating local authoritiative zones or
+   forwarding to a primary server. The default is ``100``.
+
 .. _intervals:
 
 Periodic Task Intervals
diff --git a/doc/man/named.conf.5in b/doc/man/named.conf.5in
index 97f970acdf..e04143d8ba 100644
--- a/doc/man/named.conf.5in
+++ b/doc/man/named.conf.5in
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ options {
 	udp\-receive\-buffer <integer>;
 	udp\-send\-buffer <integer>;
 	update\-check\-ksk <boolean>;
+	update\-quota <integer>;
 	use\-alt\-transfer\-source <boolean>; // deprecated
 	use\-v4\-udp\-ports { <portrange>; ... };
 	use\-v6\-udp\-ports { <portrange>; ... };
diff --git a/doc/misc/options b/doc/misc/options
index a15ba67a69..7ca815617f 100644
--- a/doc/misc/options
+++ b/doc/misc/options
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ options {
 	udp-receive-buffer <integer>;
 	udp-send-buffer <integer>;
 	update-check-ksk <boolean>;
+	update-quota <integer>;
 	use-alt-transfer-source <boolean>; // deprecated
 	use-v4-udp-ports { <portrange>; ... };
 	use-v6-udp-ports { <portrange>; ... };
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c b/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
index 5409a4ac49..9b37671230 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
+++ b/lib/isccfg/namedconf.c
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ static cfg_clausedef_t options_clauses[] = {
 	{ "treat-cr-as-space", NULL, CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_ANCIENT },
 	{ "udp-receive-buffer", &cfg_type_uint32, 0 },
 	{ "udp-send-buffer", &cfg_type_uint32, 0 },
+	{ "update-quota", &cfg_type_uint32, 0 },
 	{ "use-id-pool", NULL, CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_ANCIENT },
 	{ "use-ixfr", NULL, CFG_CLAUSEFLAG_ANCIENT },
 	{ "use-v4-udp-ports", &cfg_type_bracketed_portlist, 0 },