diff --git a/caddy/app.go b/caddy/app.go
index 01831c533..687a670da 100644
--- a/caddy/app.go
+++ b/caddy/app.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (f *FrankenPHPApp) Start() error {
 			frankenphp.WithWorkerEnv(w.Env),
 			frankenphp.WithWorkerWatchMode(w.Watch),
 			frankenphp.WithWorkerMaxFailures(w.MaxConsecutiveFailures),
+			frankenphp.WithWorkerMaxRequests(w.MaxRequests),
 		}
 
 		opts = append(opts, frankenphp.WithWorkers(w.Name, repl.ReplaceKnown(w.FileName, ""), w.Num, workerOpts...))
diff --git a/caddy/caddy_test.go b/caddy/caddy_test.go
index efd9e30aa..5f1783db3 100644
--- a/caddy/caddy_test.go
+++ b/caddy/caddy_test.go
@@ -1423,3 +1423,31 @@ func TestWorkerMatchDirectiveWithoutFileServer(t *testing.T) {
 	// the request should completely fall through the php_server module
 	tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/static.txt", http.StatusNotFound, "Request falls through")
 }
+
+func TestWorkerMaxRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+	tester.InitServer(`
+		{
+			skip_install_trust
+			admin localhost:2999
+		}
+
+		http://localhost:`+testPort+` {
+			php {
+				root ../testdata
+				worker {
+					file worker-with-counter.php
+					match *
+					num 1
+					max_requests 2
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		`, "caddyfile")
+
+	tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/some-path", http.StatusOK, "requests:1")
+	tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/some-path", http.StatusOK, "requests:2")
+
+	// should reset worker after 2 requests
+	tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/some-path", http.StatusOK, "requests:1")
+}
diff --git a/caddy/workerconfig.go b/caddy/workerconfig.go
index 60a2c6fd3..786ad7c23 100644
--- a/caddy/workerconfig.go
+++ b/caddy/workerconfig.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ type workerConfig struct {
 	MatchPath []string `json:"match_path,omitempty"`
 	// MaxConsecutiveFailures sets the maximum number of consecutive failures before panicking (defaults to 6, set to -1 to never panick)
 	MaxConsecutiveFailures int `json:"max_consecutive_failures,omitempty"`
+	// MaxRequests sets the maximum number of requests a worker will handle before being restarted (defaults to 0, meaning unlimited)
+	MaxRequests int `json:"max_requests,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func parseWorkerConfig(d *caddyfile.Dispenser) (workerConfig, error) {
@@ -122,6 +124,19 @@ func parseWorkerConfig(d *caddyfile.Dispenser) (workerConfig, error) {
 			}
 
 			wc.MaxConsecutiveFailures = int(v)
+		case "max_requests":
+			if !d.NextArg() {
+				return wc, d.ArgErr()
+			}
+			v, err := strconv.Atoi(d.Val())
+			if err != nil {
+				return wc, err
+			}
+			if v < 1 {
+				return wc, errors.New("max_requests must be >= 1")
+			}
+
+			wc.MaxRequests = int(v)
 		default:
 			allowedDirectives := "name, file, num, env, watch, match, max_consecutive_failures"
 			return wc, wrongSubDirectiveError("worker", allowedDirectives, v)
diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 64654a18f..75fed906c 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ You can also explicitly configure FrankenPHP using the [global option](https://c
 			watch <path> # Sets the path to watch for file changes. Can be specified more than once for multiple paths.
 			name <name> # Sets the name of the worker, used in logs and metrics. Default: absolute path of worker file
 			max_consecutive_failures <num> # Sets the maximum number of consecutive failures before the worker is considered unhealthy, -1 means the worker will always restart. Default: 6.
+			max_requests <num> # Sets the maximum number of requests a worker will handle before being restarted. Default: unlimited (can also be handled on the PHP side)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 18c5ba20f..a89311435 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type workerOpt struct {
 	env                    PreparedEnv
 	watch                  []string
 	maxConsecutiveFailures int
+	maxRequests            int
 }
 
 // WithNumThreads configures the number of PHP threads to start.
@@ -116,6 +117,18 @@ func WithWorkerMaxFailures(maxFailures int) WorkerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithWorkerMaxRequests sets the maximum number of requests a worker will handle before being restarted
+func WithWorkerMaxRequests(maxRequests int) WorkerOption {
+	return func(w *workerOpt) error {
+		if maxRequests < 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("max requests must be >= 0, got %d", maxRequests)
+		}
+		w.maxRequests = maxRequests
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithLogger configures the global logger to use.
 func WithLogger(l *slog.Logger) Option {
 	return func(o *opt) error {
diff --git a/threadworker.go b/threadworker.go
index b7dc82036..512170bba 100644
--- a/threadworker.go
+++ b/threadworker.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type workerThread struct {
 	dummyContext    *frankenPHPContext
 	workerContext   *frankenPHPContext
 	backoff         *exponentialBackoff
+	requestCount    int  // number of requests served (without restarting the worker script)
 	isBootingScript bool // true if the worker has not reached frankenphp_handle_request yet
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ func setupWorkerScript(handler *workerThread, worker *worker) {
 	fc.worker = worker
 	handler.dummyContext = fc
 	handler.isBootingScript = true
+	handler.requestCount = 0
 	clearSandboxedEnv(handler.thread)
 	logger.LogAttrs(context.Background(), slog.LevelDebug, "starting", slog.String("worker", worker.name), slog.Int("thread", handler.thread.threadIndex))
 }
@@ -166,6 +168,12 @@ func (handler *workerThread) waitForWorkerRequest() bool {
 		handler.state.set(stateReady)
 	}
 
+	// restart the worker if 'max requests' has been reached
+	if handler.worker.maxRequests > 0 && handler.requestCount >= handler.worker.maxRequests {
+		logger.LogAttrs(ctx, slog.LevelDebug, "max requests reached, restarting", slog.String("worker", handler.worker.name), slog.Int("thread", handler.thread.threadIndex), slog.Int("max_requests", handler.worker.maxRequests))
+		return false
+	}
+
 	handler.state.markAsWaiting(true)
 
 	var fc *frankenPHPContext
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@ func (handler *workerThread) waitForWorkerRequest() bool {
 	}
 
 	handler.workerContext = fc
+	handler.requestCount++
 	handler.state.markAsWaiting(false)
 
 	logger.LogAttrs(ctx, slog.LevelDebug, "request handling started", slog.String("worker", handler.worker.name), slog.Int("thread", handler.thread.threadIndex), slog.String("url", fc.request.RequestURI))
diff --git a/worker.go b/worker.go
index 04772fa4a..c6803d6cf 100644
--- a/worker.go
+++ b/worker.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type worker struct {
 	threadMutex            sync.RWMutex
 	allowPathMatching      bool
 	maxConsecutiveFailures int
+	maxRequests            int
 }
 
 var (
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ func newWorker(o workerOpt) (*worker, error) {
 		threads:                make([]*phpThread, 0, o.num),
 		allowPathMatching:      allowPathMatching,
 		maxConsecutiveFailures: o.maxConsecutiveFailures,
+		maxRequests:            o.maxRequests,
 	}
 
 	return w, nil