diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs
index 7b1237bc2..f79ae9c4c 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/ISftpClient.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ public interface ISftpClient : IBaseClient
         /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">The method was called after the client was disposed.</exception>
         uint BufferSize { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the maximum number of pending read requests allowed in read-ahead mode.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The maximum number of pending read requests. The default value is 100.
+        /// </value>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>
+        /// This controls how many SSH_FXP_READ requests can be in-flight simultaneously
+        /// when sequentially reading a file. Higher values allow the library to pipeline
+        /// more requests, improving throughput on high-latency connections.
+        /// </para>
+        /// <para>
+        /// On resource-constrained platforms (e.g., mobile devices), reducing this value
+        /// can prevent connection stalls when downloading larger files.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The value is less than 1.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">The method was called after the client was disposed.</exception>
+        int MaxPendingReads { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the operation timeout.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/Sftp/SftpFileStream.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/Sftp/SftpFileStream.cs
index d8c0d126f..ce26a0ca3 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/Sftp/SftpFileStream.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/Sftp/SftpFileStream.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Sftp
     /// </summary>
     public sealed partial class SftpFileStream : Stream
     {
-        private const int MaxPendingReads = 100;
+        private readonly int _maxPendingReads;
 
         private readonly ISftpSession _session;
         private readonly FileAccess _access;
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ private SftpFileStream(
             int writeBufferSize,
             byte[] handle,
             long position,
+            int maxPendingReads,
             SftpFileReader? initialReader)
         {
             Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ private SftpFileStream(
             _session = session;
             _access = access;
             _canSeek = canSeek;
+            _maxPendingReads = maxPendingReads;
 
             Handle = handle;
             _readBufferSize = readBufferSize;
@@ -163,9 +165,10 @@ internal static SftpFileStream Open(
             FileMode mode,
             FileAccess access,
             int bufferSize,
-            bool isDownloadFile = false)
+            bool isDownloadFile = false,
+            int maxPendingReads = 100)
         {
-            return Open(session, path, mode, access, bufferSize, isDownloadFile, isAsync: false, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            return Open(session, path, mode, access, bufferSize, maxPendingReads, isDownloadFile, isAsync: false, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
         }
 
         internal static Task<SftpFileStream> OpenAsync(
@@ -175,9 +178,10 @@ internal static Task<SftpFileStream> OpenAsync(
             FileAccess access,
             int bufferSize,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken,
-            bool isDownloadFile = false)
+            bool isDownloadFile = false,
+            int maxPendingReads = 100)
         {
-            return Open(session, path, mode, access, bufferSize, isDownloadFile, isAsync: true, cancellationToken);
+            return Open(session, path, mode, access, bufferSize, maxPendingReads, isDownloadFile, isAsync: true, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         private static async Task<SftpFileStream> Open(
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ private static async Task<SftpFileStream> Open(
             FileMode mode,
             FileAccess access,
             int bufferSize,
+            int maxPendingReads,
             bool isDownloadFile,
             bool isAsync,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -309,15 +314,15 @@ private static async Task<SftpFileStream> Open(
                     // so we can let there be several in-flight requests from the get go.
                     // This optimisation is mostly only beneficial to smaller files on higher latency connections.
                     // The +2 is +1 for rounding up to cover the whole file, and +1 for the final request to receive EOF.
-                    var initialPendingReads = (int)Math.Max(1, Math.Min(MaxPendingReads, 2 + (attributes.Size / readBufferSize)));
+                    var initialPendingReads = (int)Math.Max(1, Math.Min(maxPendingReads, 2 + (attributes.Size / readBufferSize)));
 
-                    initialReader = new(handle, session, readBufferSize, position, MaxPendingReads, (ulong)attributes.Size, initialPendingReads);
+                    initialReader = new(handle, session, readBufferSize, position, maxPendingReads, (ulong)attributes.Size, initialPendingReads);
                 }
                 else if ((access & FileAccess.Read) == FileAccess.Read)
                 {
                     // The reader can use the size information to reduce in-flight requests near the expected EOF,
                     // so pass it in here.
-                    initialReader = new(handle, session, readBufferSize, position, MaxPendingReads, (ulong)attributes.Size);
+                    initialReader = new(handle, session, readBufferSize, position, maxPendingReads, (ulong)attributes.Size);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -327,7 +332,7 @@ private static async Task<SftpFileStream> Open(
                 canSeek = false;
             }
 
-            return new SftpFileStream(session, path, access, canSeek, readBufferSize, writeBufferSize, handle, position, initialReader);
+            return new SftpFileStream(session, path, access, canSeek, readBufferSize, writeBufferSize, handle, position, maxPendingReads, initialReader);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -421,7 +426,7 @@ private int Read(Span<byte> buffer)
                 if (_sftpFileReader is null)
                 {
                     Flush();
-                    _sftpFileReader = new(Handle, _session, _readBufferSize, _position, MaxPendingReads);
+                    _sftpFileReader = new(Handle, _session, _readBufferSize, _position, _maxPendingReads);
                 }
 
                 _readBuffer = _sftpFileReader.ReadAsync(CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
@@ -475,7 +480,7 @@ private async ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken ca
                 {
                     await FlushAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                    _sftpFileReader = new(Handle, _session, _readBufferSize, _position, MaxPendingReads);
+                    _sftpFileReader = new(Handle, _session, _readBufferSize, _position, _maxPendingReads);
                 }
 
                 _readBuffer = await _sftpFileReader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs
index 960c6261f..194d79f80 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/SftpClient.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public class SftpClient : BaseClient, ISftpClient
         /// </summary>
         private uint _bufferSize;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Holds the maximum number of pending reads.
+        /// </summary>
+        private int _maxPendingReads;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the operation timeout.
         /// </summary>
@@ -112,6 +117,45 @@ public uint BufferSize
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the maximum number of pending read requests allowed in read-ahead mode.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The maximum number of pending read requests. The default value is 100.
+        /// </value>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>
+        /// This controls how many SSH_FXP_READ requests can be in-flight simultaneously
+        /// when sequentially reading a file. Higher values allow the library to pipeline
+        /// more requests, improving throughput on high-latency connections.
+        /// </para>
+        /// <para>
+        /// On resource-constrained platforms (e.g., mobile devices), reducing this value
+        /// can prevent connection stalls when downloading larger files.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The value is less than 1.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">The method was called after the client was disposed.</exception>
+        public int MaxPendingReads
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                CheckDisposed();
+                return _maxPendingReads;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                CheckDisposed();
+
+                if (value < 1)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(value), "Cannot be less than one.");
+                }
+
+                _maxPendingReads = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether this client is connected to the server and
         /// the SFTP session is open.
@@ -279,6 +323,7 @@ internal SftpClient(ConnectionInfo connectionInfo, bool ownsConnectionInfo, ISer
         {
             _operationTimeout = Timeout.Infinite;
             _bufferSize = 1024 * 32;
+            _maxPendingReads = 100;
         }
 
         #endregion Constructors
@@ -1544,7 +1589,7 @@ public SftpFileStream Create(string path, int bufferSize)
         {
             CheckDisposed();
 
-            return SftpFileStream.Open(_sftpSession, path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite, bufferSize);
+            return SftpFileStream.Open(_sftpSession, path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite, bufferSize, maxPendingReads: _maxPendingReads);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -1682,7 +1727,7 @@ public SftpFileStream Open(string path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access)
         {
             CheckDisposed();
 
-            return SftpFileStream.Open(_sftpSession, path, mode, access, (int)_bufferSize);
+            return SftpFileStream.Open(_sftpSession, path, mode, access, (int)_bufferSize, maxPendingReads: _maxPendingReads);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1703,7 +1748,7 @@ public Task<SftpFileStream> OpenAsync(string path, FileMode mode, FileAccess acc
         {
             CheckDisposed();
 
-            return SftpFileStream.OpenAsync(_sftpSession, path, mode, access, (int)_bufferSize, cancellationToken);
+            return SftpFileStream.OpenAsync(_sftpSession, path, mode, access, (int)_bufferSize, cancellationToken, maxPendingReads: _maxPendingReads);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -2357,7 +2402,8 @@ private async Task InternalDownloadFile(
                     FileAccess.Read,
                     (int)_bufferSize,
                     cancellationToken,
-                    isDownloadFile: true).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    isDownloadFile: true,
+                    maxPendingReads: _maxPendingReads).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -2369,7 +2415,8 @@ private async Task InternalDownloadFile(
                     FileMode.Open,
                     FileAccess.Read,
                     (int)_bufferSize,
-                    isDownloadFile: true);
+                    isDownloadFile: true,
+                    maxPendingReads: _maxPendingReads);
             }
 
             // The below is effectively sftpStream.CopyTo{Async}(output) with consideration