diff --git a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
index 64ceb5c42e..316aff3b38 100644
--- a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
+++ b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
@@ -192,6 +192,15 @@ web3._extend({
 			name: 'stopWS',
 			call: 'admin_stopWS'
 		}),
+		new web3._extend.Method({
+			name: 'getMaxPeers',
+			call: 'admin_getMaxPeers'
+		}),
+		new web3._extend.Method({
+			name: 'setMaxPeers',
+			call: 'admin_setMaxPeers',
+			params: 1
+		}),
 	],
 	properties: [
 		new web3._extend.Property({
diff --git a/node/api.go b/node/api.go
index 1b32399f63..d838404f7d 100644
--- a/node/api.go
+++ b/node/api.go
@@ -61,6 +61,30 @@ type privateAdminAPI struct {
 	node *Node // Node interfaced by this API
 }
 
+// This function sets the param maxPeers for the node. If there are excess peers attached to the node, it will remove the difference.
+func (api *privateAdminAPI) SetMaxPeers(maxPeers int) (bool, error) {
+	// Make sure the server is running, fail otherwise
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return false, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+
+	server.SetMaxPeers(maxPeers)
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// This function gets the maxPeers param for the node.
+func (api *privateAdminAPI) GetMaxPeers() (int, error) {
+	// Make sure the server is running, fail otherwise
+	server := api.node.Server()
+	if server == nil {
+		return 0, ErrNodeStopped
+	}
+
+	return server.MaxPeers, nil
+}
+
 // AddPeer requests connecting to a remote node, and also maintaining the new
 // connection at all times, even reconnecting if it is lost.
 func (api *privateAdminAPI) AddPeer(url string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/p2p/server.go b/p2p/server.go
index c51ba3f5b7..49ed77bb39 100644
--- a/p2p/server.go
+++ b/p2p/server.go
@@ -311,6 +311,35 @@ func (srv *Server) Peers() []*Peer {
 	return ps
 }
 
+// This function retrieves the peers that are not trusted-peers
+func (srv *Server) getNonTrustedPeers() []*Peer {
+	allPeers := srv.Peers()
+
+	nontrustedPeers := []*Peer{}
+
+	for _, peer := range allPeers {
+		if !peer.Info().Network.Trusted {
+			nontrustedPeers = append(nontrustedPeers, peer)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nontrustedPeers
+}
+
+// SetMaxPeers sets the maximum number of peers that can be connected
+func (srv *Server) SetMaxPeers(maxPeers int) {
+	currentPeers := srv.getNonTrustedPeers()
+	if len(currentPeers) > maxPeers {
+		peersToDrop := currentPeers[maxPeers:]
+		for _, peer := range peersToDrop {
+			log.Warn("CurrentPeers more than MaxPeers", "removing", peer.ID())
+			srv.RemovePeer(peer.Node())
+		}
+	}
+
+	srv.MaxPeers = maxPeers
+}
+
 // PeerCount returns the number of connected peers.
 func (srv *Server) PeerCount() int {
 	var count int
@@ -372,6 +401,8 @@ func (srv *Server) RemoveTrustedPeer(node *enode.Node) {
 	case srv.removetrusted <- node:
 	case <-srv.quit:
 	}
+	// Disconnect the peer if maxPeers is breached.
+	srv.SetMaxPeers(srv.MaxPeers)
 }
 
 // SubscribeEvents subscribes the given channel to peer events