diff --git a/src/addrman.h b/src/addrman.h
index 8e82020df0..9e742339db 100644
--- a/src/addrman.h
+++ b/src/addrman.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public:
 #define ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX_PCT 23
 
 //! the maximum number of nodes to return in a getaddr call
-#define ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX 2500
+#define ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX 1000
 
 //! Convenience
 #define ADDRMAN_TRIED_BUCKET_COUNT (1 << ADDRMAN_TRIED_BUCKET_COUNT_LOG2)
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 17d8fda372..3492a784cc 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ static const int TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 20 * 60;
 static const int FEELER_INTERVAL = 120;
 /** The maximum number of new addresses to accumulate before announcing. */
 static const unsigned int MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND = 1000;
+// TODO: remove ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX and let the caller specify this limit with MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND.
+static_assert(MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND == ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX,
+    "Max allowed ADDR message size should be equal to the max number of records returned from AddrMan.");
 /** Maximum length of incoming protocol messages (no message over 4 MB is currently acceptable). */
 static const unsigned int MAX_PROTOCOL_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 4 * 1000 * 1000;
 /** Maximum length of the user agent string in `version` message */
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 0aa7288b7d..a591836f2e 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2546,7 +2546,7 @@ void ProcessMessage(
         if (!pfrom.IsAddrRelayPeer()) {
             return;
         }
-        if (vAddr.size() > 1000)
+        if (vAddr.size() > MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND)
         {
             LOCK(cs_main);
             Misbehaving(pfrom.GetId(), 20, strprintf("addr message size = %u", vAddr.size()));
@@ -4064,8 +4064,8 @@ bool PeerLogicValidation::SendMessages(CNode* pto)
                 {
                     pto->m_addr_known->insert(addr.GetKey());
                     vAddr.push_back(addr);
-                    // receiver rejects addr messages larger than 1000
-                    if (vAddr.size() >= 1000)
+                    // receiver rejects addr messages larger than MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND
+                    if (vAddr.size() >= MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND)
                     {
                         connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::ADDR, vAddr));
                         vAddr.clear();