diff --git a/daphne/cli.py b/daphne/cli.py
index 923b9d3..4c4333d 100755
--- a/daphne/cli.py
+++ b/daphne/cli.py
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ class CommandLineInterface:
             default=False,
             action="store",
         )
+        self.arg_proxy_port = self.parser.add_argument(
+            "--max-requests",
+            dest="max_requests",
+            help="The maximum number of requests a worker will process before restarting.",
+            default=float('inf'),
+            action="store",
+        )
         self.parser.add_argument(
             "application",
             help="The application to dispatch to as path.to.module:instance.path",
diff --git a/daphne/http_protocol.py b/daphne/http_protocol.py
index 7df7bae..a38803d 100755
--- a/daphne/http_protocol.py
+++ b/daphne/http_protocol.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class WebRequest(http.Request):
             self.server = self.channel.factory.server
             self.application_queue = None
             self._response_started = False
+            self._complete_requests_counted = 0
             self.server.protocol_connected(self)
         except Exception:
             logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@ class WebRequest(http.Request):
                     self.application_queue.put_nowait(payload)
                     if not more_body:
                         break
+                # Count completed Request and check against Max Requests
+                self._complete_requests_counted += 1
+                if self._complete_requests_counted > self.server.max_requests:
+                    self.server.close()
 
         except Exception:
             logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
diff --git a/daphne/server.py b/daphne/server.py
index 0d463d0..f4a8960 100755
--- a/daphne/server.py
+++ b/daphne/server.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Server:
         application_close_timeout=10,
         ready_callable=None,
         server_name="Daphne",
+        max_requests=0,
         # Deprecated and does not work, remove in version 2.2
         ws_protocols=None,
     ):
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ class Server:
         self.abort_start = False
         self.ready_callable = ready_callable
         self.server_name = server_name
+        self.max_requests = max_requests
         # Check our construction is actually sensible
         if not self.endpoints:
             logger.error("No endpoints. This server will not listen on anything.")