diff --git a/server/config/config.go b/server/config/config.go
index 52f052e50b2..c46208345a3 100644
--- a/server/config/config.go
+++ b/server/config/config.go
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ const (
 	defaultLogFormat = "text"
 
 	defaultMaxMovableHotPeerSize = int64(512)
+
+	defaultSendSnapshotSize = int64(1000)
 )
 
 // Special keys for Labels
@@ -762,6 +764,8 @@ type ScheduleConfig struct {
 	// MaxMovableHotPeerSize is the threshold of region size for balance hot region and split bucket scheduler.
 	// Hot region must be split before moved if it's region size is greater than MaxMovableHotPeerSize.
 	MaxMovableHotPeerSize int64 `toml:"max-movable-hot-peer-size" json:"max-movable-hot-peer-size,omitempty"`
+
+	SendSnapshotSize int64 `toml:"send-snapshot-size" json:"send-snapshot-size"`
 }
 
 // Clone returns a cloned scheduling configuration.
@@ -863,6 +867,10 @@ func (c *ScheduleConfig) adjust(meta *configMetaData, reloading bool) error {
 	if !meta.IsDefined("enable-cross-table-merge") {
 		c.EnableCrossTableMerge = defaultEnableCrossTableMerge
 	}
+
+	if !meta.IsDefined("send-snapshot-size") {
+		adjustInt64(&c.SendSnapshotSize, defaultSendSnapshotSize)
+	}
 	adjustFloat64(&c.LowSpaceRatio, defaultLowSpaceRatio)
 	adjustFloat64(&c.HighSpaceRatio, defaultHighSpaceRatio)
 
diff --git a/server/config/persist_options.go b/server/config/persist_options.go
index 643e20a3087..f93f48e90e5 100644
--- a/server/config/persist_options.go
+++ b/server/config/persist_options.go
@@ -531,6 +531,15 @@ func (o *PersistOptions) IsLocationReplacementEnabled() bool {
 	return o.GetScheduleConfig().EnableLocationReplacement
 }
 
+// GetSendSnapshotSize returns the send snapshot size.
+func (o *PersistOptions) GetSendSnapshotSize() int64 {
+	size := o.GetScheduleConfig().SendSnapshotSize
+	if size <= 0 {
+		size = defaultSendSnapshotSize
+	}
+	return size
+}
+
 // GetMaxMovableHotPeerSize returns the max movable hot peer size.
 func (o *PersistOptions) GetMaxMovableHotPeerSize() int64 {
 	size := o.GetScheduleConfig().MaxMovableHotPeerSize
diff --git a/server/schedule/operator_controller.go b/server/schedule/operator_controller.go
index 665ab5779b1..c197d166796 100644
--- a/server/schedule/operator_controller.go
+++ b/server/schedule/operator_controller.go
@@ -1002,12 +1002,16 @@ func (oc *OperatorController) getOrCreateStoreLimit(storeID uint64, limitType st
 
 func (oc *OperatorController) getOrCreateSnapLimit(storeID uint64, snapType storelimit.SnapType) *storelimit.SlidingWindows {
 	s := oc.cluster.GetStore(storeID)
+	cap := oc.cluster.GetOpts().GetSendSnapshotSize()
 	if s == nil {
 		log.Error("invalid store ID", zap.Uint64("store-id", storeID))
 		return nil
 	}
 	if s.GetSnapLimit(snapType) == nil {
-		oc.cluster.GetBasicCluster().ResetSnapLimit(storeID, snapType)
+		oc.cluster.GetBasicCluster().ResetSnapLimit(storeID, snapType, cap)
+	}
+	if limit := s.GetSnapLimit(snapType); cap != limit.GetCapacity() {
+		limit.Adjust(cap)
 	}
 	return s.GetSnapLimit(snapType)
 }