diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/optimize_keepalive_parameters.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/optimize_keepalive_parameters.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49ec8baf6d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/optimize_keepalive_parameters.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: Bumped default values of `nginx_http_keepalive_requests` and `upstream_keepalive_max_requests` to `10000`.
+type: performance
+scope: Configuration
diff --git a/kong.conf.default b/kong.conf.default
index fd5c43b4ea42..aa2d0810e49d 100644
--- a/kong.conf.default
+++ b/kong.conf.default
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@
                                                 # It is recommended to set it to at least (number of regex paths * 2)
                                                 # to avoid high CPU usages.
 
-#nginx_http_keepalive_requests = 1000  # Sets the maximum number of client requests that can be served through one
+#nginx_http_keepalive_requests = 10000 # Sets the maximum number of client requests that can be served through one
                                        # keep-alive connection. After the maximum number of requests are made,
                                        # the connection is closed.
                                        # Closing connections periodically is necessary to free per-connection
diff --git a/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua b/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
index 12827b3a2989..5d7cf9e506c5 100644
--- a/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
+++ b/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ headers_upstream = x-kong-request-id
 trusted_ips = NONE
 error_default_type = text/plain
 upstream_keepalive_pool_size = 512
-upstream_keepalive_max_requests = 1000
+upstream_keepalive_max_requests = 10000
 upstream_keepalive_idle_timeout = 60
 allow_debug_header = off
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ nginx_http_proxy_ssl_conf_command = NONE
 nginx_http_lua_ssl_conf_command = NONE
 nginx_http_lua_regex_match_limit = 100000
 nginx_http_lua_regex_cache_max_entries = 8192
-nginx_http_keepalive_requests = 1000
+nginx_http_keepalive_requests = 10000
 nginx_stream_ssl_conf_command = NONE
 nginx_stream_proxy_ssl_conf_command = NONE
 nginx_stream_lua_ssl_conf_command = NONE