diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 7d00314b18..f464369b78 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
         "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
         "CONFIG": {
             "hosts": [("localhost", 6379)],
+            "capacity": 10000,
         },
     },
 }
diff --git a/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose b/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose
index 9397d3c15e..a22bbda98f 100644
--- a/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose
+++ b/awx/settings/local_settings.py.docker_compose
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     "default": {
         "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
         "CONFIG": {
-            "hosts": [(redis_parts.hostname, redis_parts.port)]
+            "hosts": [(redis_parts.hostname, redis_parts.port)],
+            "capacity": 10000,
         },
     },
 }
diff --git a/installer/roles/image_build/files/settings.py b/installer/roles/image_build/files/settings.py
index f33100fdef..a26d71c5c9 100644
--- a/installer/roles/image_build/files/settings.py
+++ b/installer/roles/image_build/files/settings.py
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ BROKER_URL = 'redis://{}:{}'.format(
 
 CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     'default': {'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
-                'CONFIG': {'hosts': [(os.getenv("REDIS_HOST", None), int(os.getenv("REDIS_PORT", 6379)))]}}
+                'CONFIG': {
+                    'hosts': [(os.getenv("REDIS_HOST", None), int(os.getenv("REDIS_PORT", 6379)))]
+                    'capacity': 10000,
+                }}
 }
 
 USE_X_FORWARDED_PORT = True
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/credentials.py.j2 b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/credentials.py.j2
index c53bacb2ed..e76d3ad74b 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/credentials.py.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/credentials.py.j2
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ BROKER_URL = 'redis://{}:{}/'.format(
 
 CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     'default': {'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
-                'CONFIG': {'hosts': [("{{ kubernetes_redis_hostname }}", {{ kubernetes_redis_port|int }})]}}
+                'CONFIG': {
+                    'hosts': [("{{ kubernetes_redis_hostname }}", {{ kubernetes_redis_port|int }})],
+                    'capacity': 10000,
+                 }}
 }
diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/credentials.py.j2 b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/credentials.py.j2
index 8711785642..53f2df6dd1 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/credentials.py.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/credentials.py.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ BROKER_URL = 'redis://{}:{}/'.format(
 
 CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     'default': {'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
-                'CONFIG': {'hosts': [("{{ redis_hostname }}", {{ redis_port|int }})]}}
+                'CONFIG': {
+                    'hosts': [("{{ redis_hostname }}", {{ redis_port|int }})],
+                    'capacity': 10000,
+                 }}
 }
 
 CACHES = {