diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 465af8be3..5902d1db4 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -2977,6 +2977,7 @@ first_burst_length              | Optional | number  | Session specific paramete
 immediate_data                  | Optional | boolean | Session specific parameter, ImmediateData (default: `true`)
 error_recovery_level            | Optional | number  | Session specific parameter, ErrorRecoveryLevel (default: 0)
 allow_duplicated_isid           | Optional | boolean | Allow duplicated initiator session ID (default: `false`)
+max_large_datain_per_connection | Optional | number  | Max number of outstanding split read I/Os per connection (default: 64)
 
 To load CHAP shared secret file, its path is required to specify explicitly in the parameter `auth_file`.
 
@@ -3061,7 +3062,8 @@ Example response:
     "auth_file": "/usr/local/etc/spdk/auth.conf",
     "disable_chap": true,
     "default_time2wait": 2,
-    "require_chap": false
+    "require_chap": false,
+    "max_large_datain_per_connection": 64
   }
 }
 ~~~
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
index a8c096db6..f8096d01b 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ struct spdk_iscsi_opts {
 	bool ImmediateData;
 	uint32_t ErrorRecoveryLevel;
 	bool AllowDuplicateIsid;
+	uint32_t MaxLargeDataInPerConnection;
 };
 
 struct spdk_iscsi_globals {
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
index df9338b92..94e897f31 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
@@ -1716,6 +1716,7 @@ static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_set_iscsi_opts_decoders[] = {
 	{"immediate_data", offsetof(struct spdk_iscsi_opts, ImmediateData), spdk_json_decode_bool, true},
 	{"error_recovery_level", offsetof(struct spdk_iscsi_opts, ErrorRecoveryLevel), spdk_json_decode_uint32, true},
 	{"allow_duplicated_isid", offsetof(struct spdk_iscsi_opts, AllowDuplicateIsid), spdk_json_decode_bool, true},
+	{"max_large_datain_per_connection", offsetof(struct spdk_iscsi_opts, MaxLargeDataInPerConnection), spdk_json_decode_uint32, true},
 };
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
index dfc2a7884..d24cbcc37 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ iscsi_opts_init(struct spdk_iscsi_opts *opts)
 	opts->chap_group = 0;
 	opts->authfile = NULL;
 	opts->nodebase = NULL;
+	opts->MaxLargeDataInPerConnection = DEFAULT_MAX_LARGE_DATAIN_PER_CONNECTION;
 }
 
 struct spdk_iscsi_opts *
@@ -473,6 +474,7 @@ iscsi_opts_copy(struct spdk_iscsi_opts *src)
 	dst->require_chap = src->require_chap;
 	dst->mutual_chap = src->mutual_chap;
 	dst->chap_group = src->chap_group;
+	dst->MaxLargeDataInPerConnection = src->MaxLargeDataInPerConnection;
 
 	return dst;
 }
@@ -697,6 +699,11 @@ iscsi_opts_verify(struct spdk_iscsi_opts *opts)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (opts->MaxLargeDataInPerConnection == 0) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("0 is invalid. MaxLargeDataInPerConnection must be more than 0\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -770,7 +777,7 @@ iscsi_set_global_params(struct spdk_iscsi_opts *opts)
 	g_iscsi.require_chap = opts->require_chap;
 	g_iscsi.mutual_chap = opts->mutual_chap;
 	g_iscsi.chap_group = opts->chap_group;
-	g_iscsi.MaxLargeDataInPerConnection = DEFAULT_MAX_LARGE_DATAIN_PER_CONNECTION;
+	g_iscsi.MaxLargeDataInPerConnection = opts->MaxLargeDataInPerConnection;
 
 	iscsi_log_globals();
 
@@ -1487,6 +1494,9 @@ iscsi_opts_info_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 	spdk_json_write_named_bool(w, "mutual_chap", g_iscsi.mutual_chap);
 	spdk_json_write_named_int32(w, "chap_group", g_iscsi.chap_group);
 
+	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "max_large_datain_per_connection",
+				     g_iscsi.MaxLargeDataInPerConnection);
+
 	spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 0e0ee9bc1..388ca898d 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             first_burst_length=args.first_burst_length,
             immediate_data=args.immediate_data,
             error_recovery_level=args.error_recovery_level,
-            allow_duplicated_isid=args.allow_duplicated_isid)
+            allow_duplicated_isid=args.allow_duplicated_isid,
+            max_large_datain_per_connection=args.max_large_datain_per_connection)
 
     p = subparsers.add_parser('iscsi_set_options', aliases=['set_iscsi_options'],
                               help="""Set options of iSCSI subsystem""")
@@ -876,6 +877,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     p.add_argument('-i', '--immediate-data', help='Negotiated parameter, ImmediateData.', action='store_true')
     p.add_argument('-l', '--error-recovery-level', help='Negotiated parameter, ErrorRecoveryLevel', type=int)
     p.add_argument('-p', '--allow-duplicated-isid', help='Allow duplicated initiator session ID.', action='store_true')
+    p.add_argument('-x', '--max-large-datain-per-connection', help='Max number of outstanding split read I/Os per connection', type=int)
     p.set_defaults(func=iscsi_set_options)
 
     def iscsi_set_discovery_auth(args):
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py b/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
index ff5b65818..4474e818d 100644
--- a/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def iscsi_set_options(
         first_burst_length=None,
         immediate_data=None,
         error_recovery_level=None,
-        allow_duplicated_isid=None):
+        allow_duplicated_isid=None,
+        max_large_datain_per_connection=None):
     """Set iSCSI target options.
 
     Args:
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ def iscsi_set_options(
         immediate_data: Negotiated parameter, ImmediateData
         error_recovery_level: Negotiated parameter, ErrorRecoveryLevel
         allow_duplicated_isid: Allow duplicated initiator session ID
+        max_large_datain_per_connection: Max number of outstanding split read I/Os per connection (optional)
 
     Returns:
         True or False
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ def iscsi_set_options(
         params['error_recovery_level'] = error_recovery_level
     if allow_duplicated_isid:
         params['allow_duplicated_isid'] = allow_duplicated_isid
+    if max_large_datain_per_connection:
+        params['max_large_datain_per_connection'] = max_large_datain_per_connection
 
     return client.call('iscsi_set_options', params)
 
diff --git a/test/spdkcli/match_files/spdkcli_iscsi.test.match b/test/spdkcli/match_files/spdkcli_iscsi.test.match
index ffb314921..08cce600a 100644
--- a/test/spdkcli/match_files/spdkcli_iscsi.test.match
+++ b/test/spdkcli/match_files/spdkcli_iscsi.test.match
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ o- iscsi .......................................................................
   | o- first_burst_length: 8192 .............................................................................................. [...]
   | o- immediate_data: True .................................................................................................. [...]
   | o- max_connections_per_session: 2 ........................................................................................ [...]
+  | o- max_large_datain_per_connection: 64 ................................................................................... [...]
   | o- max_queue_depth: 64 ................................................................................................... [...]
   | o- max_sessions: 128 ..................................................................................................... [...]
   | o- mutual_chap: False .................................................................................................... [...]