diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php
index cb320e98d28c5..d62f8ab71583c 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunner.php
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ public function run(): void
                     ];
 
                     if ($maxMessages) {
-                        $arguments[] =
-                            '--max-messages=' . min($consumer->getMaxMessages() ?? $maxMessages, $maxMessages);
+                        $arguments = $this->addMaxMessagesArgument($arguments, $consumer, $maxMessages);
                     }
 
                     $command = $php . ' ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s'
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ public function run(): void
                 ];
 
                 if ($maxMessages) {
-                    $arguments[] = '--max-messages=' . min($consumer->getMaxMessages() ?? $maxMessages, $maxMessages);
+                    $arguments = $this->addMaxMessagesArgument($arguments, $consumer, $maxMessages);
                 }
 
                 $command = $php . ' ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s'
@@ -166,6 +165,38 @@ public function run(): void
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add max-messages argument and log warning if exceeds default
+     *
+     * @param array $arguments Arguments array to append to
+     * @param ConsumerConfigItemInterface $consumer
+     * @param int $defaultMaxMessages
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function addMaxMessagesArgument(
+        array $arguments,
+        ConsumerConfigItemInterface $consumer,
+        int $defaultMaxMessages
+    ): array {
+        $consumerMaxMessages =$consumer->getMaxMessages() ?? $defaultMaxMessages;
+
+        if ($consumerMaxMessages > $defaultMaxMessages) {
+            $this->logger->warning(
+                __(
+                    'Consumer "%1" has max-messages=%2 which exceeds the configured default (%3). '
+                    . 'This may probably cause high memory usage or long processing times.',
+                    $consumer->getName(),
+                    $consumerMaxMessages,
+                    $defaultMaxMessages
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        $arguments[] = '--max-messages=' . $consumerMaxMessages;
+
+        return $arguments;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks that the consumer can be run
      *
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php
index 9c68c5f523063..e5bb065eb56c3 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/MessageQueue/Test/Unit/Model/Cron/ConsumersRunnerTest.php
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public function testRunDisabled()
 
     /**
      * @param int $maxMessages
+     * @param int $maxMessagesConsumer
      * @param bool $isLocked
      * @param string $php
      * @param string $command
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ public function testRunDisabled()
      */
     public function testRun(
         $maxMessages,
+        $maxMessagesConsumer,
         $isLocked,
         $php,
         $command,
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ public function testRun(
         $consumer = $this->getMockBuilder(ConsumerConfigItemInterface::class)
             ->getMockForAbstractClass();
         $consumer->method('getName')->willReturn($consumerName);
+        $consumer->method('getMaxMessages')->willReturn($maxMessagesConsumer);
 
         $this->phpExecutableFinderMock->expects($this->once())
             ->method('find')
@@ -190,6 +193,7 @@ public static function runDataProvider()
         return [
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 20000,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 20000,
                 'isLocked' => false,
                 'php' => '',
                 'command' => 'php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s %s',
@@ -200,16 +204,18 @@ public static function runDataProvider()
             ],
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 10000,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 30000,
                 'isLocked' => false,
                 'php' => '',
                 'command' => 'php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s %s',
-                'arguments' => ['consumerName', '--single-thread', '--max-messages=10000'],
+                'arguments' => ['consumerName', '--single-thread', '--max-messages=30000'],
                 'allowedConsumers' => [],
                 'shellBackgroundExpects' => 1,
                 'isRunExpects' => 1,
             ],
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 10000,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 10000,
                 'isLocked' => false,
                 'php' => '',
                 'command' => 'php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s %s',
@@ -220,6 +226,7 @@ public static function runDataProvider()
             ],
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 10000,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 10000,
                 'isLocked' => true,
                 'php' => '',
                 'command' => 'php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s %s',
@@ -230,6 +237,7 @@ public static function runDataProvider()
             ],
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 10000,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 10000,
                 'isLocked' => true,
                 'php' => '',
                 'command' => 'php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s %s',
@@ -240,6 +248,7 @@ public static function runDataProvider()
             ],
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 10000,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 10000,
                 'isLocked' => true,
                 'php' => '',
                 'command' => 'php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s %s',
@@ -250,16 +259,18 @@ public static function runDataProvider()
             ],
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 10000,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 500,
                 'isLocked' => false,
                 'php' => '',
                 'command' => 'php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s %s',
-                'arguments' => ['consumerName', '--single-thread', '--max-messages=10000'],
+                'arguments' => ['consumerName', '--single-thread', '--max-messages=500'],
                 'allowedConsumers' => ['consumerName'],
                 'shellBackgroundExpects' => 1,
                 'isRunExpects' => 1,
             ],
             [
                 'maxMessages' => 0,
+                'maxMessagesConsumer' => 0,
                 'isLocked' => false,
                 'php' => '/bin/php',
                 'command' => '/bin/php ' . BP . '/bin/magento queue:consumers:start %s %s',