diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
index 20313ac..1000367 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 TServerSocket::TServerSocket(int port) :
   port_(port),
   serverSocket_(-1),
-  acceptBacklog_(1024),
+  acceptBacklog_(DEFAULT_BACKLOG),
   sendTimeout_(0),
   recvTimeout_(0),
   accTimeout_(-1),
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 TServerSocket::TServerSocket(int port, int sendTimeout, int recvTimeout) :
   port_(port),
   serverSocket_(-1),
-  acceptBacklog_(1024),
+  acceptBacklog_(DEFAULT_BACKLOG),
   sendTimeout_(sendTimeout),
   recvTimeout_(recvTimeout),
   accTimeout_(-1),
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
   port_(0),
   path_(path),
   serverSocket_(-1),
-  acceptBacklog_(1024),
+  acceptBacklog_(DEFAULT_BACKLOG),
   sendTimeout_(0),
   recvTimeout_(0),
   accTimeout_(-1),
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@
   accTimeout_ = accTimeout;
 }
 
+void TServerSocket::setAcceptBacklog(int accBacklog) {
+  acceptBacklog_ = accBacklog;
+}
+
 void TServerSocket::setRetryLimit(int retryLimit) {
   retryLimit_ = retryLimit;
 }
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.h b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.h
index 2ee7593..e562a19 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/transport/TServerSocket.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
  */
 class TServerSocket : public TServerTransport {
  public:
+  const static int DEFAULT_BACKLOG = 1024;
+
   TServerSocket(int port);
   TServerSocket(int port, int sendTimeout, int recvTimeout);
   TServerSocket(std::string path);
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
   void setRecvTimeout(int recvTimeout);
 
   void setAcceptTimeout(int accTimeout);
+  void setAcceptBacklog(int accBacklog);
 
   void setRetryLimit(int retryLimit);
   void setRetryDelay(int retryDelay);