diff --git a/sanic/sanic.py b/sanic/sanic.py
index 22ed234e..a3f49197 100644
--- a/sanic/sanic.py
+++ b/sanic/sanic.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class Sanic:
 
     def run(self, host="127.0.0.1", port=8000, debug=False, before_start=None,
             after_start=None, before_stop=None, after_stop=None, sock=None,
-            workers=1, loop=None, protocol=HttpProtocol):
+            workers=1, loop=None, protocol=HttpProtocol, backlog=100):
         """
         Runs the HTTP Server and listens until keyboard interrupt or term
         signal. On termination, drains connections before closing.
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ class Sanic:
             'error_handler': self.error_handler,
             'request_timeout': self.config.REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
             'request_max_size': self.config.REQUEST_MAX_SIZE,
-            'loop': loop
+            'loop': loop,
+            'backlog': backlog
         }
 
         # -------------------------------------------- #
diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index e789f173..ec207d26 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def trigger_events(events, loop):
 def serve(host, port, request_handler, error_handler, before_start=None,
           after_start=None, before_stop=None, after_stop=None, debug=False,
           request_timeout=60, sock=None, request_max_size=None,
-          reuse_port=False, loop=None, protocol=HttpProtocol):
+          reuse_port=False, loop=None, protocol=HttpProtocol, backlog=100):
     """
     Starts asynchronous HTTP Server on an individual process.
     :param host: Address to host on
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ def serve(host, port, request_handler, error_handler, before_start=None,
         host,
         port,
         reuse_port=reuse_port,
-        sock=sock
+        sock=sock,
+        backlog=backlog
     )
 
     # Instead of pulling time at the end of every request,