diff --git a/src/cowboy_ssl_transport.erl b/src/cowboy_ssl_transport.erl
index 41577fcc..cbe1ac14 100644
--- a/src/cowboy_ssl_transport.erl
+++ b/src/cowboy_ssl_transport.erl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ messages() -> {ssl, ssl_closed, ssl_error}.
 	-> {ok, LSocket::ssl:sslsocket()} | {error, Reason::atom()}.
 listen(Opts) ->
 	{port, Port} = lists:keyfind(port, 1, Opts),
-	Backlog = proplists:get_value(backlog, Opts, 128),
+	Backlog = proplists:get_value(backlog, Opts, 1024),
 	{certfile, CertFile} = lists:keyfind(certfile, 1, Opts),
 	{keyfile, KeyFile} = lists:keyfind(keyfile, 1, Opts),
 	{password, Password} = lists:keyfind(password, 1, Opts),
diff --git a/src/cowboy_tcp_transport.erl b/src/cowboy_tcp_transport.erl
index 49003bd2..fdd3ca6f 100644
--- a/src/cowboy_tcp_transport.erl
+++ b/src/cowboy_tcp_transport.erl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ messages() -> {tcp, tcp_closed, tcp_error}.
 	-> {ok, LSocket::inet:socket()} | {error, Reason::atom()}.
 listen(Opts) ->
 	{port, Port} = lists:keyfind(port, 1, Opts),
-	Backlog = proplists:get_value(backlog, Opts, 128),
+	Backlog = proplists:get_value(backlog, Opts, 1024),
 	gen_tcp:listen(Port, [binary, {active, false},
 		{backlog, Backlog}, {packet, raw}, {reuseaddr, true}]).