diff --git a/docs/01_nodeos/03_plugins/producer_plugin/index.md b/docs/01_nodeos/03_plugins/producer_plugin/index.md
index 5b1f8f83fb..1fdae640e6 100644
--- a/docs/01_nodeos/03_plugins/producer_plugin/index.md
+++ b/docs/01_nodeos/03_plugins/producer_plugin/index.md
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ Config Options for eosio::producer_plugin:
                                         transactions in any block before 
                                         returning to normal transaction 
                                         processing.
+  --subjective-account-max-failures (=3)
+                                        Sets the maximum amount of failures
+                                        that are allowed for a given account
+                                        per block.
   --subjective-account-decay-time-minutes (=1440)
                                         Sets the time to return full subjective
                                         cpu for accounts
diff --git a/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp b/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
index de719ca79d..ae77095caa 100644
--- a/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class producer_plugin_impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<producer_plugin
       bool                                                      _disable_subjective_api_billing = true;
       fc::time_point                                            _irreversible_block_time;
       fc::microseconds                                          _keosd_provider_timeout_us;
+      uint32_t                                                  _subjective_account_max_failures = 0;
 
       std::vector<chain::digest_type>                           _protocol_features_to_activate;
       bool                                                      _protocol_features_signaled = false; // to mark whether it has been signaled in start_block
@@ -726,6 +727,8 @@ void producer_plugin::set_program_options(
           "Maximum wall-clock time, in milliseconds, spent retiring scheduled transactions in any block before returning to normal transaction processing.")
          ("subjective-cpu-leeway-us", boost::program_options::value<int32_t>()->default_value( config::default_subjective_cpu_leeway_us ),
           "Time in microseconds allowed for a transaction that starts with insufficient CPU quota to complete and cover its CPU usage.")
+         ("subjective-account-max-failures", boost::program_options::value<uint32_t>()->default_value(3),
+          "Sets the maximum amount of failures that are allowed for a given account per block.")
          ("subjective-account-decay-time-minutes", bpo::value<uint32_t>()->default_value( config::account_cpu_usage_average_window_ms / 1000 / 60 ),
           "Sets the time to return full subjective cpu for accounts")
          ("incoming-defer-ratio", bpo::value<double>()->default_value(1.0),
@@ -880,6 +883,8 @@ void producer_plugin::plugin_initialize(const boost::program_options::variables_
 
    my->_keosd_provider_timeout_us = fc::milliseconds(options.at("keosd-provider-timeout").as<int32_t>());
 
+   my->_subjective_account_max_failures = options.at("subjective-account-max-failures").as<uint32_t>();
+
    my->_produce_time_offset_us = options.at("produce-time-offset-us").as<int32_t>();
    EOS_ASSERT( my->_produce_time_offset_us <= 0 && my->_produce_time_offset_us >= -config::block_interval_us, plugin_config_exception,
                "produce-time-offset-us ${o} must be 0 .. -${bi}", ("bi", config::block_interval_us)("o", my->_produce_time_offset_us) );
@@ -1813,10 +1818,13 @@ namespace {
 // track multiple failures on unapplied transactions
 class account_failures {
 public:
-   constexpr static uint32_t max_failures_per_account = 3;
 
    //lifetime of sb must outlive account_failures
-   explicit account_failures( const eosio::subjective_billing& sb ) : subjective_billing(sb) {}
+   explicit account_failures( uint32_t max_failures, const eosio::subjective_billing& sb )
+   : max_failures_per_account(max_failures),
+     subjective_billing(sb)
+   {
+   }
 
    void add( const account_name& n, int64_t exception_code ) {
       auto& fa = failed_accounts[n];
@@ -1893,6 +1901,7 @@ class account_failures {
    };
 
    std::map<account_name, account_failure> failed_accounts;
+   uint32_t max_failures_per_account = 0;
    const eosio::subjective_billing& subjective_billing;
 };
 
@@ -1902,7 +1911,7 @@ bool producer_plugin_impl::process_unapplied_trxs( const fc::time_point& deadlin
 {
    bool exhausted = false;
    if( !_unapplied_transactions.empty() ) {
-      account_failures account_fails( _subjective_billing );
+      account_failures account_fails( _subjective_account_max_failures,  _subjective_billing );
       chain::controller& chain = chain_plug->chain();
       const auto& rl = chain.get_resource_limits_manager();
       int num_applied = 0, num_failed = 0, num_processed = 0;