diff --git a/src/AsyncWebSocket.h b/src/AsyncWebSocket.h
index 9a0a3b4..46de340 100644
--- a/src/AsyncWebSocket.h
+++ b/src/AsyncWebSocket.h
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #ifdef ESP32
 #include <AsyncTCP.h>
-#define WS_MAX_QUEUED_MESSAGES 16
+#ifndef WS_MAX_QUEUED_MESSAGES
+#define WS_MAX_QUEUED_MESSAGES 32
+#endif
 #else
 #include <ESPAsyncTCP.h>
+#ifndef WS_MAX_QUEUED_MESSAGES
 #define WS_MAX_QUEUED_MESSAGES 8
 #endif
+#endif
 #include <ESPAsyncWebServer.h>
 
 #include "AsyncWebSynchronization.h"