diff --git a/external/nng/include/nng/nng.h b/external/nng/include/nng/nng.h
index cd75495..b3eca27 100644
--- a/external/nng/include/nng/nng.h
+++ b/external/nng/include/nng/nng.h
@@ -1179,6 +1179,11 @@ NNG_DECL int nng_stream_listener_set_ptr(
 NNG_DECL int nng_stream_listener_set_addr(
     nng_stream_listener *, const char *, const nng_sockaddr *);
 
+#define NNG_CAN_LIMIT_THREADS
+NNG_DECL void nng_set_ncpu_max(int);
+NNG_DECL void nng_set_pool_thread_limit_min(int);
+NNG_DECL void nng_set_pool_thread_limit_max(int);
+NNG_DECL void nng_set_resolve_thread_max(int);
 
 #ifndef NNG_ELIDE_DEPRECATED
 // These are legacy APIs that have been deprecated.
diff --git a/external/nng/src/core/aio.c b/external/nng/src/core/aio.c
index dfab8f6..edfc101 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/core/aio.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/core/aio.c
@@ -796,8 +796,8 @@ nni_aio_sys_init(void)
 #else
 	num_thr = NNG_EXPIRE_THREADS;
 #endif
-	if (num_thr > 256) {
-		num_thr = 256;
+	if (num_thr > nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max()) {
+		num_thr = nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max();
 	}
 
 	nni_aio_expire_q_list =
diff --git a/external/nng/src/core/platform.h b/external/nng/src/core/platform.h
index f1127c5..40bd863 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/core/platform.h
+++ b/external/nng/src/core/platform.h
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ extern int nni_parse_ip(const char *, nng_sockaddr *);
 // nni_parse_ip_port parses an IP address with an optional port appended.
 extern int nni_parse_ip_port(const char *, nng_sockaddr *);
 
+// nni_set_resolve_thread_max is used to configure the resolve thread pool
+extern void nni_set_resolve_thread_max(int);
+
 //
 // IPC (UNIX Domain Sockets & Named Pipes) Support.
 //
diff --git a/external/nng/src/core/taskq.c b/external/nng/src/core/taskq.c
index e06bc26..af5c035 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/core/taskq.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/core/taskq.c
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ nni_taskq_sys_init(void)
 #else
 	nthrs = NNG_NUM_TASKQ_THREADS;
 #endif
+	if (nthrs > nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max()) {
+		nthrs = nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max();
+	}
 #if NNG_MAX_TASKQ_THREADS > 0
 	if (nthrs > NNG_MAX_TASKQ_THREADS) {
 		nthrs = NNG_MAX_TASKQ_THREADS;
diff --git a/external/nng/src/core/thread.c b/external/nng/src/core/thread.c
index 6f50476..c175414 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/core/thread.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/core/thread.c
@@ -172,4 +172,46 @@ void
 nni_thr_set_name(nni_thr *thr, const char *name)
 {
 	nni_plat_thr_set_name(thr != NULL ? &thr->thr : NULL, name);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+static int nni_ncpu_max = 256;
+static int nni_pool_thread_limit_min = 2;
+static int nni_pool_thread_limit_max = 64;
+
+void
+nni_thr_set_ncpu_max(int limit)
+{
+	nni_ncpu_max = limit;
+}
+
+int
+nni_thr_get_ncpu_max()
+{
+	return nni_ncpu_max;
+}
+
+// nni_set_ncpu_max can be used to limit how many threads nng tries to use
+// for a single thread pool
+void
+nni_thr_set_pool_thread_limit_min(int limit)
+{
+	nni_pool_thread_limit_min = limit;
+}
+
+int
+nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_min()
+{
+	return nni_pool_thread_limit_min;
+}
+
+void
+nni_thr_set_pool_thread_limit_max(int limit)
+{
+	nni_pool_thread_limit_max = limit;
+}
+
+int
+nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max()
+{
+	return nni_pool_thread_limit_max;
+}
diff --git a/external/nng/src/core/thread.h b/external/nng/src/core/thread.h
index 316acdc..76b98ca 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/core/thread.h
+++ b/external/nng/src/core/thread.h
@@ -82,4 +82,16 @@ extern bool nni_thr_is_self(nni_thr *thr);
 // nni_thr_set_name is used to set a short name for the thread.
 extern void nni_thr_set_name(nni_thr *thr, const char *);
 
+// nni_set_ncpu_max can be used to limit how many threads nng tries to use
+extern void nni_thr_set_ncpu_max(int);
+extern int nni_thr_get_ncpu_max();
+
+// nni_set_ncpu_max can be used to limit how many threads nng tries to use
+// for a single thread pool
+extern void nni_thr_set_pool_thread_limit_min(int);
+extern int nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_min();
+
+extern void nni_thr_set_pool_thread_limit_max(int);
+extern int nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max();
+
 #endif // CORE_THREAD_H
diff --git a/external/nng/src/nng.c b/external/nng/src/nng.c
index 1ccc138..79fb000 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/nng.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/nng.c
@@ -1900,3 +1900,27 @@ nng_version(void)
 	return (xstr(NNG_MAJOR_VERSION) "." xstr(NNG_MINOR_VERSION) "." xstr(
 	    NNG_PATCH_VERSION) NNG_RELEASE_SUFFIX);
 }
+
+void
+nng_set_ncpu_max(int limit)
+{
+	nni_thr_set_ncpu_max(limit);
+}
+
+void
+nng_set_pool_thread_limit_min(int limit)
+{
+	nni_thr_set_pool_thread_limit_min(limit);
+}
+
+void
+nng_set_pool_thread_limit_max(int limit)
+{
+	nni_thr_set_pool_thread_limit_max(limit);
+}
+
+void
+nng_set_resolve_thread_max(int limit)
+{
+	nni_set_resolve_thread_max(limit);
+}
diff --git a/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_resolv_gai.c b/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_resolv_gai.c
index 83974b3..8e1878b 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_resolv_gai.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_resolv_gai.c
@@ -440,6 +440,14 @@ nni_parse_ip_port(const char *addr, nni_sockaddr *sa)
 	return (parse_ip(addr, sa, true));
 }
 
+static int nng_resolv_concurrency = NNG_RESOLV_CONCURRENCY;
+
+void
+nni_set_resolve_thread_max(int limit)
+{
+	nng_resolv_concurrency = limit;
+}
+
 int
 nni_posix_resolv_sysinit(void)
 {
diff --git a/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_thread.c b/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_thread.c
index c47bcec..7d68759 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_thread.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/platform/posix/posix_thread.c
@@ -444,14 +444,21 @@ nni_plat_fini(void)
 int
 nni_plat_ncpu(void)
 {
+	int system_proc_count = 1;
+	int proc_limit = nni_thr_get_ncpu_max();
+
 	// POSIX specifies sysconf exists, but not the value
 	// _SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN.  Nonetheless, everybody implements it.
 	// If you don't we'll assume you only have a single logical CPU.
 #ifdef _SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN
-	return (sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN));
-#else
-	return (1);
+	system_proc_count = (sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN));
 #endif
+
+	if (system_proc_count > proc_limit) {
+		return proc_limit;
+	} else {
+		return system_proc_count;
+	}
 }
 
 #endif // NNG_PLATFORM_POSIX
diff --git a/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_io.c b/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_io.c
index 489dc01..17a047c 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_io.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_io.c
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ nni_win_io_sysinit(void)
 	int    nthr = nni_plat_ncpu() * 2;
 
 	// Limits on the thread count.  This is fairly arbitrary.
-	if (nthr < 4) {
-		nthr = 4;
+	if (nthr < nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_min()) {
+		nthr = nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_min();
 	}
-	if (nthr > 64) {
-		nthr = 64;
+	if (nthr > nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max()) {
+		nthr = nni_thr_get_pool_thread_limit_max();
 	}
 	if ((win_io_thrs = NNI_ALLOC_STRUCTS(win_io_thrs, nthr)) == NULL) {
 		return (NNG_ENOMEM);
diff --git a/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_resolv.c b/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_resolv.c
index 8628719..e41a999 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_resolv.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_resolv.c
@@ -405,6 +405,14 @@ nni_parse_ip_port(const char *addr, nni_sockaddr *sa)
 	return (parse_ip(addr, sa, true));
 }
 
+static int nng_resolv_concurrency = NNG_RESOLV_CONCURRENCY;
+
+void
+nni_set_resolve_thread_max(int limit)
+{
+	nng_resolv_concurrency = limit;
+}
+
 int
 nni_win_resolv_sysinit(void)
 {
@@ -413,7 +421,7 @@ nni_win_resolv_sysinit(void)
 	nni_aio_list_init(&resolv_aios);
 
 	resolv_fini = false;
-	for (int i = 0; i < NNG_RESOLV_CONCURRENCY; i++) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < nng_resolv_concurrency; i++) {
 		int rv = nni_thr_init(&resolv_thrs[i], resolv_worker, NULL);
 		if (rv != 0) {
 			nni_win_resolv_sysfini();
diff --git a/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_thread.c b/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_thread.c
index dc9ed12..cdac395 100644
--- a/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_thread.c
+++ b/external/nng/src/platform/windows/win_thread.c
@@ -393,9 +393,17 @@ int
 nni_plat_ncpu(void)
 {
 	SYSTEM_INFO info;
+	int ncpu_max = nni_thr_get_ncpu_max();
+	int n = 0;
 
 	GetSystemInfo(&info);
-	return ((int) (info.dwNumberOfProcessors));
+	n = ((int) (info.dwNumberOfProcessors));
+
+	if (n > ncpu_max) {
+		return ncpu_max;
+	} else {
+		return n;
+	}
 }
 
 int