diff --git a/src/net/tcp/listener.rs b/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
index 6a2bab154..8e8f6eeeb 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ use crate::net::TcpStream;
 #[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "hermit"))]
 use crate::sys::tcp::set_reuseaddr;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
-use crate::sys::tcp::{bind, listen, new_for_addr};
+use crate::sys::{
+    tcp::{bind, listen, new_for_addr},
+    LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE,
+};
 use crate::{event, sys, Interest, Registry, Token};
 
 /// A structure representing a socket server
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ impl TcpListener {
         set_reuseaddr(&listener.inner, true)?;
 
         bind(&listener.inner, addr)?;
-        listen(&listener.inner, 1024)?;
+        listen(&listener.inner, LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE)?;
         Ok(listener)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/sys/mod.rs b/src/sys/mod.rs
index 8bfbdd9b8..6ec1e9bf7 100644
--- a/src/sys/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -80,3 +80,68 @@ cfg_not_os_poll! {
         pub use self::unix::SourceFd;
     }
 }
+
+/// Define the `listen` backlog parameters as in the standard library. This
+/// helps avoid hardcoded unsynchronized values and allows better control of
+/// default values depending on the target.
+///
+/// Selecting a “valid” default value can be tricky due to:
+///
+/// - It often serves only as a hint and may be rounded, trimmed, or ignored by
+///   the OS.
+///
+/// - It is sometimes provided as a "magic" value, for example, -1. This
+///   value is undocumented and not standard, but it is often used to represent
+///   the largest possible backlog size. This happens due to signed/unsigned
+///   conversion and rounding to the upper bound performed by the OS.
+///
+/// - Default values vary depending on the OS and its version. Common defaults
+///   include: -1, 128, 1024, and 4096.
+///
+// Here is the original code from the standard library
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/4f808ba6bf9f1c8dde30d009e73386d984491587/library/std/src/os/unix/net/listener.rs#L72
+//
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[cfg(any(
+    target_os = "windows",
+    target_os = "redox",
+    target_os = "espidf",
+    target_os = "horizon"
+))]
+pub(crate) const LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE: i32 = 128;
+
+/// This is a special case for some target(s) supported by `mio`.  This value
+/// is needed because `libc::SOMAXCON` (used as a fallback for unknown targets)
+/// is not implemented for them. Feel free to update this if the `libc` crate
+/// changes.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[cfg(target_os = "hermit")]
+pub(crate) const LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE: i32 = 1024;
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[cfg(any(
+    // Silently capped to `/proc/sys/net/core/somaxconn`.
+    target_os = "linux",
+    // Silently capped to `kern.ipc.soacceptqueue`.
+    target_os = "freebsd",
+    // Silently capped to `kern.somaxconn sysctl`.
+    target_os = "openbsd",
+    // Silently capped to the default 128.
+    target_vendor = "apple",
+))]
+pub(crate) const LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE: i32 = -1;
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[cfg(not(any(
+    target_os = "windows",
+    target_os = "redox",
+    target_os = "espidf",
+    target_os = "horizon",
+    target_os = "linux",
+    target_os = "freebsd",
+    target_os = "openbsd",
+    target_os = "wasi",
+    target_os = "hermit",
+    target_vendor = "apple",
+)))]
+pub(crate) const LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE: i32 = libc::SOMAXCONN;
diff --git a/src/sys/shell/tcp.rs b/src/sys/shell/tcp.rs
index b61a4ffc9..4f7326ab8 100644
--- a/src/sys/shell/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/sys/shell/tcp.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) fn connect(_: &net::TcpStream, _: SocketAddr) -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
-pub(crate) fn listen(_: &net::TcpListener, _: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub(crate) fn listen(_: &net::TcpListener, _: i32) -> io::Result<()> {
     os_required!();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sys/unix/tcp.rs b/src/sys/unix/tcp.rs
index 4dbdb73c5..a3560c225 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/tcp.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::io;
 use std::mem::{size_of, MaybeUninit};
 use std::net::{self, SocketAddr};
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ pub(crate) fn connect(socket: &net::TcpStream, addr: SocketAddr) -> io::Result<(
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn listen(socket: &net::TcpListener, backlog: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let backlog = backlog.try_into().unwrap_or(i32::MAX);
+pub(crate) fn listen(socket: &net::TcpListener, backlog: i32) -> io::Result<()> {
     syscall!(listen(socket.as_raw_fd(), backlog))?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/sys/unix/uds/listener.rs b/src/sys/unix/uds/listener.rs
index 5b4219a29..d3c3eee3b 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/uds/listener.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/uds/listener.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::{io, mem};
 use crate::net::UnixStream;
 use crate::sys::unix::net::new_socket;
 use crate::sys::unix::uds::{path_offset, unix_addr};
+use crate::sys::LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE;
 
 pub(crate) fn bind_addr(address: &SocketAddr) -> io::Result<net::UnixListener> {
     let fd = new_socket(libc::AF_UNIX, libc::SOCK_STREAM)?;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) fn bind_addr(address: &SocketAddr) -> io::Result<net::UnixListener> {
     let (unix_address, addrlen) = unix_addr(address);
     let sockaddr = &unix_address as *const libc::sockaddr_un as *const libc::sockaddr;
     syscall!(bind(fd, sockaddr, addrlen))?;
-    syscall!(listen(fd, 1024))?;
+    syscall!(listen(fd, LISTEN_BACKLOG_SIZE))?;
 
     Ok(socket)
 }
diff --git a/src/sys/windows/tcp.rs b/src/sys/windows/tcp.rs
index 4f77d5d6e..a59389676 100644
--- a/src/sys/windows/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/sys/windows/tcp.rs
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@ pub(crate) fn connect(socket: &net::TcpStream, addr: SocketAddr) -> io::Result<(
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn listen(socket: &net::TcpListener, backlog: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
-    use std::convert::TryInto;
+pub(crate) fn listen(socket: &net::TcpListener, backlog: i32) -> io::Result<()> {
     use WinSock::listen;
 
-    let backlog = backlog.try_into().unwrap_or(i32::MAX);
     syscall!(
         listen(socket.as_raw_socket() as _, backlog),
         PartialEq::eq,