diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6fdf7d1..7b23d40 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ kafka_version: 3.8.0
 kafka_scala_version: 2.13
 kafka_java_version: 17
 kafka_install_dependencies: false
+kafka_open_file_limit: 800000
 # if kafka_checksum is defined role will use that value instead getting checksum from kafka downloads page
 # kafka_checksum: >
 #   sha512: B8679283 A2D8DAB8 6E7C636B 2C688FE9 D9E64AC4
diff --git a/templates/kafka.service.j2 b/templates/kafka.service.j2
index 9395433..9663f8b 100644
--- a/templates/kafka.service.j2
+++ b/templates/kafka.service.j2
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Description=Kafka: Scalable Queuing System
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
+LimitNOFILE={{ kafka_open_file_limit}}
 Type=simple
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/kafka
 User={{ kafka_user}}