diff --git a/src/qt/forms/optionsdialog.ui b/src/qt/forms/optionsdialog.ui
index b14df782f2..20e01cb5a5 100644
--- a/src/qt/forms/optionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/optionsdialog.ui
@@ -672,6 +672,46 @@
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_maxuploadtarget">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="maxuploadtargetCheckbox">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Try to keep upload traffic under</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QSpinBox" name="maxuploadtarget"/>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="maxuploadtargetUnitLabel">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>MB per day</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="textFormat">
+            <enum>Qt::PlainText</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="buddy">
+            <cstring>maxuploadtargetCheckbox</cstring>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_maxuploadtarget">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>40</width>
+             <height>20</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <spacer name="verticalSpacer_Network">
          <property name="orientation">
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
index 4767337d6d..d4ed792c92 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ OptionsDialog::OptionsDialog(QWidget* parent, bool enableWallet)
     connect(ui->connectSocksTor, &QPushButton::toggled, ui->proxyPortTor, &QWidget::setEnabled);
     connect(ui->connectSocksTor, &QPushButton::toggled, this, &OptionsDialog::updateProxyValidationState);
 
+    ui->maxuploadtarget->setMinimum(144 /* MB/day */);
+    ui->maxuploadtarget->setMaximum(std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
+    connect(ui->maxuploadtargetCheckbox, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), ui->maxuploadtarget, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
+
     /* Window elements init */
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
     /* remove Window tab on Mac */
@@ -324,6 +328,20 @@ void OptionsDialog::setMapper()
     mapper->addMapping(ui->proxyIpTor, OptionsModel::ProxyIPTor);
     mapper->addMapping(ui->proxyPortTor, OptionsModel::ProxyPortTor);
 
+    int current_maxuploadtarget = model->data(model->index(OptionsModel::maxuploadtarget, 0), Qt::EditRole).toInt();
+    if (current_maxuploadtarget == 0) {
+        ui->maxuploadtargetCheckbox->setChecked(false);
+        ui->maxuploadtarget->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->maxuploadtarget->setValue(ui->maxuploadtarget->minimum());
+    } else {
+        if (current_maxuploadtarget < ui->maxuploadtarget->minimum()) {
+            ui->maxuploadtarget->setMinimum(current_maxuploadtarget);
+        }
+        ui->maxuploadtargetCheckbox->setChecked(true);
+        ui->maxuploadtarget->setEnabled(true);
+        ui->maxuploadtarget->setValue(current_maxuploadtarget);
+    }
+
     /* Window */
 #ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
     if (QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable()) {
@@ -431,6 +449,12 @@ void OptionsDialog::on_okButton_clicked()
     model->setData(model->index(OptionsModel::FontForMoney, 0), ui->moneyFont->itemData(ui->moneyFont->currentIndex()));
     model->setData(model->index(OptionsModel::FontForQRCodes, 0), ui->qrFont->itemData(ui->qrFont->currentIndex()));
 
+    if (ui->maxuploadtargetCheckbox->isChecked()) {
+        model->setData(model->index(OptionsModel::maxuploadtarget, 0), ui->maxuploadtarget->value());
+    } else {
+        model->setData(model->index(OptionsModel::maxuploadtarget, 0), 0);
+    }
+
     mapper->submit();
     accept();
     updateDefaultProxyNets();
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
index 2beecc4aa9..c1d34481bf 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <net.h>
 #include <netbase.h>
 #include <node/chainstatemanager_args.h>
+#include <node/context.h>
 #include <txdb.h> // for -dbcache defaults
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <validation.h>    // For DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS
@@ -512,6 +513,8 @@ QVariant OptionsModel::getOption(OptionID option, const std::string& suffix) con
         return SettingToBool(setting(), false);
     case MaskValues:
         return m_mask_values;
+    case maxuploadtarget:
+        return qlonglong(node().context()->connman->GetMaxOutboundTarget() / 1024 / 1024);
     default:
         return QVariant();
     }
@@ -752,6 +755,14 @@ bool OptionsModel::setOption(OptionID option, const QVariant& value, const std::
         m_mask_values = value.toBool();
         settings.setValue("mask_values", m_mask_values);
         break;
+    case maxuploadtarget:
+    {
+        if (changed()) {
+            gArgs.ModifyRWConfigFile("maxuploadtarget", value.toString().toStdString());
+            node().context()->connman->SetMaxOutboundTarget(value.toLongLong() * 1024 * 1024);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsmodel.h b/src/qt/optionsmodel.h
index 027dd42fe1..85342558d5 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsmodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/optionsmodel.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
         Server,                 // bool
         EnablePSBTControls,     // bool
         MaskValues,             // bool
+        maxuploadtarget,
         OptionIDRowCount,
     };