diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
index 5b8c36a39..a18ed277e 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/jinja_cfg.py
@@ -248,14 +248,25 @@ def _transform_loadbalancer(loadbalancer, haproxy_base_dir):
     listeners = [_transform_listener(x, haproxy_base_dir)
         for x in loadbalancer.listeners if x.admin_state_up]
     pools = [_transform_pool(x) for x in loadbalancer.pools]
+    connection_limit = _compute_global_connection_limit(listeners)
     return {
         'name': loadbalancer.name,
         'vip_address': loadbalancer.vip_address,
+        'connection_limit': connection_limit,
         'listeners': listeners,
         'pools': pools
     }
 
 
+def _compute_global_connection_limit(listeners):
+    # NOTE(dlundquist): HAProxy has a global default connection limit
+    # of 2000, so we will include 2000 connections for each listener
+    # without a connection limit specified. This way we provide the
+    # same behavior as a default haproxy configuration without
+    # connection limit specified in the case of a single load balancer.
+    return sum([x.get('connection_limit', 2000) for x in listeners])
+
+
 def _transform_listener(listener, haproxy_base_dir):
     """Transforms listener object
 
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy.loadbalancer.j2 b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy.loadbalancer.j2
index 21250d6fa..2cedb326e 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy.loadbalancer.j2
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy.loadbalancer.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 {% set loadbalancer_name = loadbalancer.name %}
 {% set usergroup = user_group %}
 {% set sock_path = stats_sock %}
+{% set connection_limit = loadbalancer.connection_limit %}
 
 {% block proxies %}
 {% from 'haproxy_proxies.j2' import frontend_macro as frontend_macro, backend_macro%}
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy_base.j2 b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy_base.j2
index e405c959b..830580140 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy_base.j2
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/drivers/haproxy/templates/haproxy_base.j2
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ global
     group {{ usergroup }}
     log /dev/log local0
     log /dev/log local1 notice
+    maxconn {{ connection_limit }}
     stats socket {{ sock_path }} mode 0666 level user
 
 defaults
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/sample_configs/sample_configs.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/sample_configs/sample_configs.py
index c23176b6f..dbb3bc7a6 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/sample_configs/sample_configs.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/sample_configs/sample_configs.py
@@ -102,18 +102,21 @@ RET_LB = {
     'name': 'test-lb',
     'vip_address': '10.0.0.2',
     'listeners': [RET_LISTENER],
+    'connection_limit': RET_LISTENER['connection_limit'],
     'pools': [RET_POOL]}
 
 RET_LB_TLS = {
     'name': 'test-lb',
     'vip_address': '10.0.0.2',
     'listeners': [RET_LISTENER_TLS],
+    'connection_limit': RET_LISTENER_TLS['connection_limit'],
     'pools': [RET_POOL]}
 
 RET_LB_TLS_SNI = {
     'name': 'test-lb',
     'vip_address': '10.0.0.2',
     'listeners': [RET_LISTENER_TLS_SNI],
+    'connection_limit': RET_LISTENER_TLS_SNI['connection_limit'],
     'pools': [RET_POOL]}
 
 
@@ -148,7 +151,8 @@ def sample_vip_port_tuple():
 
 
 def sample_listener_tuple(proto=None, monitor=True, persistence=True,
-                          persistence_type=None, tls=False, sni=False):
+                          persistence_type=None, tls=False, sni=False,
+                          connection_limit=98):
     proto = 'HTTP' if proto is None else proto
     port = '443' if proto is 'HTTPS' or proto is 'TERMINATED_HTTPS' else '80'
     in_listener = collections.namedtuple(
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ def sample_listener_tuple(proto=None, monitor=True, persistence=True,
         default_pool=sample_pool_tuple(
             proto=proto, monitor=monitor, persistence=persistence,
             persistence_type=persistence_type),
-        connection_limit=98,
+        connection_limit=connection_limit,
         admin_state_up=True,
         default_tls_container_id='cont_id_1' if tls else '',
         sni_container_ids=['cont_id_2', 'cont_id_3'] if sni else [],
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@ def sample_base_expected_config(backend, frontend=None):
             "    group nogroup\n"
             "    log /dev/log local0\n"
             "    log /dev/log local1 notice\n"
+            "    maxconn 98\n"
             "    stats socket /sock_path mode 0666 level user\n\n"
             "defaults\n"
             "    log global\n"
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/test_jinja_cfg.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/test_jinja_cfg.py
index b06bb8fe9..f384e529f 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/test_jinja_cfg.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/unit/drivers/haproxy/test_jinja_cfg.py
@@ -447,6 +447,14 @@ class TestHaproxyCfg(base.BaseTestCase):
         ret = jinja_cfg._transform_loadbalancer(in_lb, '/v2')
         self.assertEqual(sample_configs.RET_LB, ret)
 
+    def test_compute_global_connection_limit(self):
+        lts = [
+                sample_configs.sample_listener_tuple(connection_limit=None),
+                sample_configs.sample_listener_tuple()]
+        in_listeners = [jinja_cfg._transform_listener(x, '/v2') for x in lts]
+        ret = jinja_cfg._compute_global_connection_limit(in_listeners)
+        self.assertEqual(2098, ret)
+
     def test_include_member(self):
         ret = jinja_cfg._include_member(
             sample_configs.sample_member_tuple('sample_member_id_1',