diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
index 43393ef69c..0cbe9668b3 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ public:
 
     udt::Socket::StatsVector sampleStatsForAllConnections() { return _nodeSocket.sampleStatsForAllConnections(); }
 
+    void setConnectionMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth) { _nodeSocket.setConnectionMaxBandwidth(maxBandwidth); }
+
 public slots:
     void reset();
     void eraseAllNodes();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp
index 8eff5e3a01..1d1a6628fe 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,19 @@ using namespace std::chrono;
 
 static const double USECS_PER_SECOND = 1000000.0;
 
+void CongestionControl::setMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth) {
+    _maxBandwidth = maxBandwidth;
+    setPacketSendPeriod(_packetSendPeriod);
+}
+
 void CongestionControl::setPacketSendPeriod(double newSendPeriod) {
     Q_ASSERT_X(newSendPeriod >= 0, "CongestionControl::setPacketPeriod", "Can not set a negative packet send period");
-    
-    if (_maxBandwidth > 0) {
+
+    auto maxBandwidth = _maxBandwidth.load();
+    if (maxBandwidth > 0) {
         // anytime the packet send period is about to be increased, make sure it stays below the minimum period,
         // calculated based on the maximum desired bandwidth
-        double minPacketSendPeriod = USECS_PER_SECOND / (((double) _maxBandwidth) / _mss);
+        double minPacketSendPeriod = USECS_PER_SECOND / (((double) maxBandwidth) / _mss);
         _packetSendPeriod = std::max(newSendPeriod, minPacketSendPeriod);
     } else {
         _packetSendPeriod = newSendPeriod;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.h
index 3a5c8d0d00..8297b5f6bd 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef hifi_CongestionControl_h
 #define hifi_CongestionControl_h
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 #include <memory>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~CongestionControl() {}
     
     int synInterval() const { return _synInterval; }
+    void setMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth);
 
     virtual void init() {}
     virtual void onACK(SequenceNumber ackNum) {}
@@ -49,7 +51,6 @@ protected:
     void setMSS(int mss) { _mss = mss; }
     void setMaxCongestionWindowSize(int window) { _maxCongestionWindowSize = window; }
     void setBandwidth(int bandwidth) { _bandwidth = bandwidth; }
-    void setMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth) { _maxBandwidth = maxBandwidth; }
     virtual void setInitialSendSequenceNumber(SequenceNumber seqNum) = 0;
     void setSendCurrentSequenceNumber(SequenceNumber seqNum) { _sendCurrSeqNum = seqNum; }
     void setReceiveRate(int rate) { _receiveRate = rate; }
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ protected:
     double _congestionWindowSize { 16.0 }; // Congestion window size, in packets
     
     int _bandwidth { 0 }; // estimated bandwidth, packets per second
-    int _maxBandwidth { -1 }; // Maximum desired bandwidth, packets per second
+    std::atomic<int> _maxBandwidth { -1 }; // Maximum desired bandwidth, bytes per second
     double _maxCongestionWindowSize { 0.0 }; // maximum cwnd size, in packets
     
     int _mss { 0 }; // Maximum Packet Size, including all packet headers
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
index f75a9535f5..e5f3508b81 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ void Connection::resetRTT() {
     _rttVariance = _rtt / 2;
 }
 
+void Connection::setMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth) {
+    _congestionControl->setMaxBandwidth(maxBandwidth);
+}
+
 SendQueue& Connection::getSendQueue() {
     if (!_sendQueue) {
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
index 8d80e736af..4f5a8793e7 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public:
 
     HifiSockAddr getDestination() const { return _destination; }
 
+    void setMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth);
+
 signals:
     void packetSent();
     void connectionInactive(const HifiSockAddr& sockAddr);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
index 1eb7c04331..e9af1577fb 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ Connection& Socket::findOrCreateConnection(const HifiSockAddr& sockAddr) {
     auto it = _connectionsHash.find(sockAddr);
 
     if (it == _connectionsHash.end()) {
-        auto connection = std::unique_ptr<Connection>(new Connection(this, sockAddr, _ccFactory->create()));
+        auto congestionControl = _ccFactory->create();
+        congestionControl->setMaxBandwidth(_maxBandwidth);
+        auto connection = std::unique_ptr<Connection>(new Connection(this, sockAddr, std::move(congestionControl)));
         
         // we queue the connection to cleanup connection in case it asks for it during its own rate control sync
         QObject::connect(connection.get(), &Connection::connectionInactive, this, &Socket::cleanupConnection);
@@ -350,6 +352,17 @@ void Socket::setCongestionControlFactory(std::unique_ptr<CongestionControlVirtua
     _synInterval = _ccFactory->synInterval();
 }
 
+
+void Socket::setConnectionMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth) {
+    qInfo() << "Setting socket's maximum bandwith to" << maxBandwidth << ". ("
+            << _connectionsHash.size() << "live connections)";
+    _maxBandwidth = maxBandwidth;
+    for (auto& pair : _connectionsHash) {
+        auto& connection = pair.second;
+        connection->setMaxBandwidth(_maxBandwidth);
+    }
+}
+
 ConnectionStats::Stats Socket::sampleStatsForConnection(const HifiSockAddr& destination) {
     auto it = _connectionsHash.find(destination);
     if (it != _connectionsHash.end()) {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h
index 88db8e3d86..424158045f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Socket.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
         { _unfilteredHandlers[senderSockAddr] = handler; }
     
     void setCongestionControlFactory(std::unique_ptr<CongestionControlVirtualFactory> ccFactory);
+    void setConnectionMaxBandwidth(int maxBandwidth);
 
     void messageReceived(std::unique_ptr<Packet> packet);
     void messageFailed(Connection* connection, Packet::MessageNumber messageNumber);
@@ -109,8 +110,10 @@ private:
     std::unordered_map<HifiSockAddr, SequenceNumber> _unreliableSequenceNumbers;
     std::unordered_map<HifiSockAddr, std::unique_ptr<Connection>> _connectionsHash;
     
-    int _synInterval = 10; // 10ms
-    QTimer* _synTimer;
+    int _synInterval { 10 }; // 10ms
+    QTimer* _synTimer { nullptr };
+
+    int _maxBandwidth { -1 };
     
     std::unique_ptr<CongestionControlVirtualFactory> _ccFactory { new CongestionControlFactory<DefaultCC>() };