diff --git a/sei-cosmos/server/config/config.go b/sei-cosmos/server/config/config.go
index 1724161612..dc83bc5f9e 100644
--- a/sei-cosmos/server/config/config.go
+++ b/sei-cosmos/server/config/config.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ const (
 	// DefaultGRPCWebAddress defines the default address to bind the gRPC-web server to.
 	DefaultGRPCWebAddress = "0.0.0.0:9091"
 
+	// DefaultGRPCWebMaxOpenConnections defines the default maximum number of
+	// simultaneous open connections for the gRPC-web server.
+	DefaultGRPCWebMaxOpenConnections = 1000
+
 	// DefaultOccEanbled defines whether to use OCC for tx processing
 	DefaultOccEnabled = true
 )
@@ -180,6 +184,9 @@ type GRPCWebConfig struct {
 
 	// EnableUnsafeCORS defines if CORS should be enabled (unsafe - use it at your own risk)
 	EnableUnsafeCORS bool `mapstructure:"enable-unsafe-cors"`
+
+	// MaxOpenConnections defines the maximum number of simultaneous open connections. 0 means unlimited.
+	MaxOpenConnections uint `mapstructure:"max-open-connections"`
 }
 
 // StateSyncConfig defines the state sync snapshot configuration.
@@ -292,8 +299,9 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 			Offline:    false,
 		},
 		GRPCWeb: GRPCWebConfig{
-			Enable:  true,
-			Address: DefaultGRPCWebAddress,
+			Enable:             true,
+			Address:            DefaultGRPCWebAddress,
+			MaxOpenConnections: DefaultGRPCWebMaxOpenConnections,
 		},
 		StateSync: StateSyncConfig{
 			SnapshotInterval:   0,
@@ -357,6 +365,14 @@ func GetConfig(v *viper.Viper) (Config, error) {
 		flatKVConfig.EnableReadWriteMetrics = v.GetBool("state-commit.flatkv.enable-read-write-metrics")
 	}
 
+	// Apply the in-code default when the key is absent so that nodes upgrading
+	// with an older app.toml (which lacks this key) are still bounded rather
+	// than running with unlimited connections.
+	grpcWebMaxOpenConnections := uint(DefaultGRPCWebMaxOpenConnections)
+	if v.IsSet("grpc-web.max-open-connections") {
+		grpcWebMaxOpenConnections = v.GetUint("grpc-web.max-open-connections")
+	}
+
 	return Config{
 		BaseConfig: BaseConfig{
 			MinGasPrices:       v.GetString("minimum-gas-prices"),
@@ -404,9 +420,10 @@ func GetConfig(v *viper.Viper) (Config, error) {
 			Address: v.GetString("grpc.address"),
 		},
 		GRPCWeb: GRPCWebConfig{
-			Enable:           v.GetBool("grpc-web.enable"),
-			Address:          v.GetString("grpc-web.address"),
-			EnableUnsafeCORS: v.GetBool("grpc-web.enable-unsafe-cors"),
+			Enable:             v.GetBool("grpc-web.enable"),
+			Address:            v.GetString("grpc-web.address"),
+			EnableUnsafeCORS:   v.GetBool("grpc-web.enable-unsafe-cors"),
+			MaxOpenConnections: grpcWebMaxOpenConnections,
 		},
 		StateSync: StateSyncConfig{
 			SnapshotInterval:   v.GetUint64("state-sync.snapshot-interval"),
diff --git a/sei-cosmos/server/config/config_test.go b/sei-cosmos/server/config/config_test.go
index 26b984573f..0961681e81 100644
--- a/sei-cosmos/server/config/config_test.go
+++ b/sei-cosmos/server/config/config_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func TestDefaultGRPCWebConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := DefaultConfig()
 	require.True(t, cfg.GRPCWeb.Enable)
 	require.Equal(t, DefaultGRPCWebAddress, cfg.GRPCWeb.Address)
+	require.Equal(t, uint(DefaultGRPCWebMaxOpenConnections), cfg.GRPCWeb.MaxOpenConnections)
 }
 
 func TestDefaultRosettaConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -283,6 +284,40 @@ func TestSetAndGetMinGasPrices(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "uatom", parsed[1].Denom)
 }
 
+func TestGetConfigGRPCWebMaxOpenConnections(t *testing.T) {
+	baseViper := func() *viper.Viper {
+		v := viper.New()
+		v.Set("minimum-gas-prices", DefaultMinGasPrices)
+		v.Set("telemetry.global-labels", []interface{}{})
+		return v
+	}
+
+	t.Run("missing key falls back to the in-code default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Mirrors a node upgrading with an older app.toml that predates the
+		// grpc-web.max-open-connections key
+		cfg, err := GetConfig(baseViper())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, uint(DefaultGRPCWebMaxOpenConnections), cfg.GRPCWeb.MaxOpenConnections)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("explicit zero is preserved as unlimited", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v := baseViper()
+		v.Set("grpc-web.max-open-connections", 0)
+		cfg, err := GetConfig(v)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, uint(0), cfg.GRPCWeb.MaxOpenConnections,
+			"explicit 0 must remain an opt-in to unlimited connections")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("explicit value overrides the default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v := baseViper()
+		v.Set("grpc-web.max-open-connections", 250)
+		cfg, err := GetConfig(v)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, uint(250), cfg.GRPCWeb.MaxOpenConnections)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestGetConfigStateCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	v := viper.New()
 
diff --git a/sei-cosmos/server/config/toml.go b/sei-cosmos/server/config/toml.go
index ac931084be..77fa762542 100644
--- a/sei-cosmos/server/config/toml.go
+++ b/sei-cosmos/server/config/toml.go
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ address = "{{ .GRPCWeb.Address }}"
 # EnableUnsafeCORS defines if CORS should be enabled (unsafe - use it at your own risk).
 enable-unsafe-cors = {{ .GRPCWeb.EnableUnsafeCORS }}
 
+# MaxOpenConnections defines the number of maximum open connections. 0 means unlimited.
+max-open-connections = {{ .GRPCWeb.MaxOpenConnections }}
+
 ###############################################################################
 ###                         Genesis Configuration (Auto-managed)            ###
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/sei-cosmos/server/grpc/grpc_web.go b/sei-cosmos/server/grpc/grpc_web.go
index ab951bb528..e80e042751 100644
--- a/sei-cosmos/server/grpc/grpc_web.go
+++ b/sei-cosmos/server/grpc/grpc_web.go
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package grpc
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/improbable-eng/grpc-web/go/grpcweb"
+	"golang.org/x/net/netutil"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-cosmos/server/config"
@@ -25,20 +28,34 @@ func StartGRPCWeb(grpcSrv *grpc.Server, config config.Config) (*http.Server, err
 
 	wrappedServer := grpcweb.WrapServer(grpcSrv, options...)
 	grpcWebSrv := &http.Server{
-		Addr:              config.GRPCWeb.Address,
 		Handler:           wrappedServer,
 		ReadHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		ReadTimeout:       30 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout:      2 * time.Minute,
+		IdleTimeout:       30 * time.Second,
 	}
 
-	errCh := make(chan error)
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", config.GRPCWeb.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[grpc-web] failed to listen on %s: %w", config.GRPCWeb.Address, err)
+	}
+	if config.GRPCWeb.MaxOpenConnections > 0 {
+		maxConn := config.GRPCWeb.MaxOpenConnections
+		if maxConn > math.MaxInt {
+			maxConn = math.MaxInt
+		}
+		listener = netutil.LimitListener(listener, int(maxConn)) //nolint:gosec // G115: clamped to math.MaxInt above
+	}
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		if err := grpcWebSrv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
-			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("[grpc] failed to serve: %w", err)
+		if err := grpcWebSrv.Serve(listener); err != nil {
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("[grpc-web] failed to serve: %w", err)
 		}
 	}()
 
 	select {
-	case err := <-errCh:
+	case err = <-errCh:
 		return nil, err
 	case <-time.After(types.ServerStartTime): // assume server started successfully
 		return grpcWebSrv, nil
diff --git a/sei-cosmos/server/grpc/grpc_web_timeout_test.go b/sei-cosmos/server/grpc/grpc_web_timeout_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b2e3437a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sei-cosmos/server/grpc/grpc_web_timeout_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package grpc_test
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-cosmos/server/config"
+	srvgrpc "github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/sei-cosmos/server/grpc"
+)
+
+// TestStartGRPCWebTimeouts verifies that StartGRPCWeb sets all HTTP timeout
+// fields needed to prevent body-stall DoS attacks.
+func TestStartGRPCWebTimeouts(t *testing.T) {
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	addr := ln.Addr().String()
+	err = ln.Close()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	grpcSrv := grpc.NewServer()
+	cfg := config.Config{
+		GRPCWeb: config.GRPCWebConfig{
+			Enable:  true,
+			Address: addr,
+		},
+	}
+
+	srv, err := srvgrpc.StartGRPCWeb(grpcSrv, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, srv)
+	defer func() {
+		err = srv.Shutdown(t.Context()) //nolint:errcheck
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, srv.ReadHeaderTimeout, "ReadHeaderTimeout")
+	require.Equal(t, 30*time.Second, srv.ReadTimeout, "ReadTimeout")
+	require.Equal(t, 2*time.Minute, srv.WriteTimeout, "WriteTimeout")
+	require.Equal(t, 30*time.Second, srv.IdleTimeout, "IdleTimeout")
+}