diff --git a/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h b/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h
index f159a572e2..95b8f23eb9 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/res_pjsip.h
@@ -2104,4 +2104,10 @@ int ast_sip_get_host_ip(int af, pj_sockaddr *addr);
  */
 const char *ast_sip_get_host_ip_string(int af);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Return the size of the SIP threadpool's task queue
+ * \since 13.7.0
+ */
+long ast_sip_threadpool_queue_size(void);
+
 #endif /* _RES_PJSIP_H */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h b/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h
index f16f144cb5..06368867a8 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/taskprocessor.h
@@ -262,4 +262,10 @@ int ast_taskprocessor_is_task(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps);
  */
 const char *ast_taskprocessor_name(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Return the current size of the taskprocessor queue
+ * \since 13.7.0
+ */
+long ast_taskprocessor_size(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps);
+
 #endif /* __AST_TASKPROCESSOR_H__ */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/threadpool.h b/include/asterisk/threadpool.h
index 75ce0e4e4e..0f360c7a4a 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/threadpool.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/threadpool.h
@@ -292,4 +292,10 @@ struct ast_taskprocessor *ast_threadpool_serializer(const char *name, struct ast
 struct ast_taskprocessor *ast_threadpool_serializer_group(const char *name,
 	struct ast_threadpool *pool, struct ast_serializer_shutdown_group *shutdown_group);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Return the size of the threadpool's task queue
+ * \since 13.7.0
+ */
+long ast_threadpool_queue_size(struct ast_threadpool *pool);
+
 #endif /* ASTERISK_THREADPOOL_H */
diff --git a/main/taskprocessor.c b/main/taskprocessor.c
index 0719deec2c..91125ad2af 100644
--- a/main/taskprocessor.c
+++ b/main/taskprocessor.c
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ static int tps_ping_handler(void *datap);
 /*! \brief Remove the front task off the taskprocessor queue */
 static struct tps_task *tps_taskprocessor_pop(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps);
 
-/*! \brief Return the size of the taskprocessor queue */
-static int tps_taskprocessor_depth(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps);
-
 static char *cli_tps_ping(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a);
 static char *cli_tps_report(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a);
 
@@ -508,7 +505,7 @@ static struct tps_task *tps_taskprocessor_pop(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps)
 	return task;
 }
 
-static int tps_taskprocessor_depth(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps)
+long ast_taskprocessor_size(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps)
 {
 	return (tps) ? tps->tps_queue_size : -1;
 }
@@ -765,7 +762,7 @@ int ast_taskprocessor_execute(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps)
 {
 	struct ast_taskprocessor_local local;
 	struct tps_task *t;
-	int size;
+	long size;
 
 	ao2_lock(tps);
 	t = tps_taskprocessor_pop(tps);
@@ -797,7 +794,7 @@ int ast_taskprocessor_execute(struct ast_taskprocessor *tps)
 	 * after we pop an empty stack.
 	 */
 	tps->executing = 0;
-	size = tps_taskprocessor_depth(tps);
+	size = ast_taskprocessor_size(tps);
 	/* If we executed a task, bump the stats */
 	if (tps->stats) {
 		tps->stats->_tasks_processed_count++;
diff --git a/main/threadpool.c b/main/threadpool.c
index 46de9b7f80..60e1e9a3b4 100644
--- a/main/threadpool.c
+++ b/main/threadpool.c
@@ -1397,3 +1397,8 @@ struct ast_taskprocessor *ast_threadpool_serializer(const char *name, struct ast
 {
 	return ast_threadpool_serializer_group(name, pool, NULL);
 }
+
+long ast_threadpool_queue_size(struct ast_threadpool *pool)
+{
+	return ast_taskprocessor_size(pool->tps);
+}
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip.c b/res/res_pjsip.c
index cdaed4ee70..9d0540d420 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip.c
@@ -3809,6 +3809,11 @@ static void remove_request_headers(pjsip_endpoint *endpt)
 	}
 }
 
+long ast_sip_threadpool_queue_size(void)
+{
+	return ast_threadpool_queue_size(sip_threadpool);
+}
+
 AST_TEST_DEFINE(xml_sanitization_end_null)
 {
 	char sanitized[8];
diff --git a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_distributor.c b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_distributor.c
index 9b052603a9..1d39e0fd28 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_distributor.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip/pjsip_distributor.c
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ static pjsip_module endpoint_mod = {
 	.on_rx_request = endpoint_lookup,
 };
 
+#define SIP_MAX_QUEUE 500L
+
 static pj_bool_t distributor(pjsip_rx_data *rdata)
 {
 	pjsip_dialog *dlg = find_dialog(rdata);
@@ -280,7 +282,17 @@ static pj_bool_t distributor(pjsip_rx_data *rdata)
 		clone->endpt_info.mod_data[endpoint_mod.id] = ao2_bump(dist->endpoint);
 	}
 
-	ast_sip_push_task(serializer, distribute, clone);
+	if (ast_sip_threadpool_queue_size() > SIP_MAX_QUEUE) {
+		/* When the threadpool is backed up this much, there is a good chance that we have encountered
+		 * some sort of terrible condition and don't need to be adding more work to the threadpool.
+		 * It's in our best interest to send back a 503 response and be done with it.
+		 */
+		pjsip_endpt_respond_stateless(ast_sip_get_pjsip_endpoint(), rdata, 503, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		ao2_cleanup(clone->endpt_info.mod_data[endpoint_mod.id]);
+		pjsip_rx_data_free_cloned(clone);
+	} else {
+		ast_sip_push_task(serializer, distribute, clone);
+	}
 
 end:
 	if (dlg) {