diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 55fa4333520..8e54a3df2c9 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ WAL2JSON_VERSION=latest
 HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL=30s
 HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT=1m30s
 HEALTHCHECK_RETRIES=10
+# Caution: Raising max connections of postgres increases CPU and RAM usage
+# see https://github.com/getsentry/self-hosted/pull/2740 for more information
+POSTGRES_MAX_CONNECTIONS=100
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 76aa45f2497..f94040955ad 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ services:
         "max_replication_slots=1",
         "-c",
         "max_wal_senders=1",
+        "-c",
+        "max_connections=${POSTGRES_MAX_CONNECTIONS:-100}",
       ]
     environment:
       POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: "trust"