diff --git a/app/controllers/api/health.php b/app/controllers/api/health.php
index 618362b0af..3b34f2cdec 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/health.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/health.php
@@ -709,16 +709,23 @@ App::get('/v1/health/queue/failed/:name')
         Event::MIGRATIONS_QUEUE_NAME,
         Event::HAMSTER_CLASS_NAME
     ]), 'The name of the queue')
+    ->param('threshold', 5000, new Integer(true), 'Queue size threshold. When hit (equal or higher), endpoint returns server error. Default value is 5000.', true)
     ->label('sdk.description', '/docs/references/health/get-failed-queue-jobs.md')
     ->label('sdk.response.code', Response::STATUS_CODE_OK)
     ->label('sdk.response.type', Response::CONTENT_TYPE_JSON)
     ->label('sdk.response.model', Response::MODEL_HEALTH_QUEUE)
     ->inject('response')
     ->inject('queue')
-    ->action(function (string $name, Response $response, Connection $queue) {
+    ->action(function (string $name, int|string $threshold, Response $response, Connection $queue) {
+        $threshold = \intval($threshold);
+        
         $client = new Client($name, $queue);
         $failed = $client->countFailedJobs();
 
+        if ($failed >= $threshold) {
+            throw new Exception(Exception::QUEUE_SIZE_EXCEEDED, "Queue failed jobs threshold hit. Current size is {$failed} and threshold is {$threshold}.");
+        }
+
         $response->dynamic(new Document([ 'size' => $failed ]), Response::MODEL_HEALTH_QUEUE);
     });