diff --git a/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go b/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go
index 7591ae72df7a..71e3b04fdc33 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/runtime/transport_default_http_client.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func init() {
 		}),
 		ForceAttemptHTTP2:     true,
 		MaxIdleConns:          100,
+		MaxIdleConnsPerHost:   10,
 		IdleConnTimeout:       90 * time.Second,
 		TLSHandshakeTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
 		ExpectContinueTimeout: 1 * time.Second,