diff --git a/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml b/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml
index afd9c68881..5cadccdc77 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
     - kind: added
       description: Add a key to preserve configmap settings during upgrade
+    - kind: added
+      description: Make admission reports breaker threshold configurable
 dependencies:
   - name: grafana
     version: v0.0.0
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/README.md b/charts/kyverno/README.md
index aa486ad0f5..3592aff4b8 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/README.md
+++ b/charts/kyverno/README.md
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ The chart values are organised per component.
 
 | Key | Type | Default | Description |
 |-----|------|---------|-------------|
-| admissionController.featuresOverride | object | `{}` | Overrides features defined at the root level |
+| admissionController.featuresOverride | object | `{"admissionReports":{"backPressureThreshold":1000}}` | Overrides features defined at the root level |
+| admissionController.featuresOverride.admissionReports.backPressureThreshold | int | `1000` | Max number of admission reports allowed in flight until the admission controller stops creating new ones |
 | admissionController.rbac.create | bool | `true` | Create RBAC resources |
 | admissionController.rbac.serviceAccount.name | string | `nil` | The ServiceAccount name |
 | admissionController.rbac.serviceAccount.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations for the ServiceAccount |
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/kyverno/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ceafb762e6..36075edfd8 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/kyverno/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 {{- $flags := list -}}
 {{- with .admissionReports -}}
   {{- $flags = append $flags (print "--admissionReports=" .enabled) -}}
+  {{- with .backPressureThreshold -}}
+    {{- $flags = append $flags (print "--maxAdmissionReports=" .) -}}
+  {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- with .aggregateReports -}}
   {{- $flags = append $flags (print "--aggregateReports=" .enabled) -}}
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
index 0ce6ae34f4..ab908e73d5 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
@@ -931,7 +931,10 @@ cleanupJobs:
 admissionController:
 
   # -- Overrides features defined at the root level
-  featuresOverride: {}
+  featuresOverride:
+    admissionReports:
+      # -- Max number of admission reports allowed in flight until the admission controller stops creating new ones
+      backPressureThreshold: 1000
 
   rbac:
     # -- Create RBAC resources
diff --git a/config/install-latest-testing.yaml b/config/install-latest-testing.yaml
index 07683002ed..34af439d27 100644
--- a/config/install-latest-testing.yaml
+++ b/config/install-latest-testing.yaml
@@ -44876,6 +44876,7 @@ spec:
             - --otelConfig=prometheus
             - --metricsPort=8000
             - --admissionReports=true
+            - --maxAdmissionReports=1000
             - --autoUpdateWebhooks=true
             - --enableConfigMapCaching=true
             - --enableDeferredLoading=true