diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 6e69fc747..dc6251b44 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -2710,6 +2710,8 @@ maxconn <conns>
   are not sized to accept such loads, and for this reason it is generally wise
   to assign them some reasonable connection limits.
 
+  By default, this value is set to 2000.
+
   See also : "server", global section's "maxconn", "fullconn"