diff --git a/integration/max_queue_test.go b/integration/max_queue_test.go
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+//go:build integration
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestMaxQueue(t *testing.T) {
+	// Note: This test can be quite slow when running in CPU mode, so keep the threadCount low unless your on GPU
+	// Also note that by default Darwin can't sustain > ~128 connections without adjusting limits
+	threadCount := 32
+	mq := os.Getenv("OLLAMA_MAX_QUEUE")
+	if mq != "" {
+		var err error
+		threadCount, err = strconv.Atoi(mq)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	} else {
+		os.Setenv("OLLAMA_MAX_QUEUE", fmt.Sprintf("%d", threadCount))
+	}
+
+	req := api.GenerateRequest{
+		Model:  "orca-mini",
+		Prompt: "write a long historical fiction story about christopher columbus.  use at least 10 facts from his actual journey",
+		Options: map[string]interface{}{
+			"seed":        42,
+			"temperature": 0.0,
+		},
+	}
+	resp := []string{"explore", "discover", "ocean"}
+
+	// CPU mode takes much longer at the limit with a large queue setting
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	client, _, cleanup := InitServerConnection(ctx, t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	require.NoError(t, PullIfMissing(ctx, client, req.Model))
+
+	// Context for the worker threads so we can shut them down
+	// embedCtx, embedCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	embedCtx := ctx
+
+	var genwg sync.WaitGroup
+	go func() {
+		genwg.Add(1)
+		defer genwg.Done()
+		slog.Info("Starting generate request")
+		DoGenerate(ctx, t, client, req, resp, 45*time.Second, 5*time.Second)
+		slog.Info("generate completed")
+	}()
+
+	// Give the generate a chance to get started before we start hammering on embed requests
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	threadCount += 10 // Add a few extra to ensure we push the queue past its limit
+	busyCount := 0
+	resetByPeerCount := 0
+	canceledCount := 0
+	succesCount := 0
+	counterMu := sync.Mutex{}
+	var embedwg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < threadCount; i++ {
+		go func(i int) {
+			embedwg.Add(1)
+			defer embedwg.Done()
+			slog.Info("embed started", "id", i)
+			embedReq := api.EmbeddingRequest{
+				Model:   req.Model,
+				Prompt:  req.Prompt,
+				Options: req.Options,
+			}
+			// Fresh client for every request
+			client, _ = GetTestEndpoint()
+
+			resp, genErr := client.Embeddings(embedCtx, &embedReq)
+			counterMu.Lock()
+			defer counterMu.Unlock()
+			switch {
+			case genErr == nil:
+				succesCount++
+				require.Greater(t, len(resp.Embedding), 5) // somewhat arbitrary, but sufficient to be reasonable
+			case errors.Is(genErr, context.Canceled):
+				canceledCount++
+			case strings.Contains(genErr.Error(), "busy"):
+				busyCount++
+			case strings.Contains(genErr.Error(), "connection reset by peer"):
+				resetByPeerCount++
+			default:
+				require.NoError(t, genErr, "%d request failed", i)
+			}
+
+			slog.Info("embed finished", "id", i)
+		}(i)
+	}
+	genwg.Wait()
+	slog.Info("generate done, waiting for embeds")
+	embedwg.Wait()
+
+	require.Equal(t, resetByPeerCount, 0, "Connections reset by peer, have you updated your fd and socket limits?")
+	require.True(t, busyCount > 0, "no requests hit busy error but some should have")
+	require.True(t, canceledCount == 0, "no requests should have been canceled due to timeout")
+
+	slog.Info("embeds completed", "success", succesCount, "busy", busyCount, "reset", resetByPeerCount, "canceled", canceledCount)
+}