diff --git a/roles/service-fastd-mesh/tasks/main.yml b/roles/service-fastd-mesh/tasks/main.yml
index c45e907..a7d376d 100644
--- a/roles/service-fastd-mesh/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/service-fastd-mesh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -98,8 +98,29 @@
     mode: 0644
   notify: reload systemd
 
-- name: configure systemd unit/timer fastd-sync-meshkeys
+- name: write systemd unit fastd-peer-limit-update.service
+  template:
+    src: fastd-peer-limit-update.service.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/fastd-peer-limit-update.service
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  notify: reload systemd
+
+- name: write systemd timer fastd-peer-limit-update.timer
+  template:
+    src: fastd-peer-limit-update.timer.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/fastd-peer-limit-update.timer
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  notify: reload systemd
+
+- name: configure systemd timers for fastd-mesh instance
   systemd:
-    name: fastd-sync-meshkeys.timer
+    name: "{{ item }}.timer"
     enabled: yes
     state: started
+  with_items:
+    - fastd-sync-meshkeys
+    - fastd-peer-limit-update
diff --git a/roles/service-fastd-mesh/templates/fastd-peer-limit-update.service.j2 b/roles/service-fastd-mesh/templates/fastd-peer-limit-update.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..963809e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/service-fastd-mesh/templates/fastd-peer-limit-update.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+#
+[Unit]
+Description=Update fastd peer limits
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/home/admin/clones/backend-scripts/limit_fastd_peers_gw.py
+User=admin
+Group=admin
diff --git a/roles/service-fastd-mesh/templates/fastd-peer-limit-update.timer.j2 b/roles/service-fastd-mesh/templates/fastd-peer-limit-update.timer.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..880c912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/service-fastd-mesh/templates/fastd-peer-limit-update.timer.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+#
+[Unit]
+Description=Timer which schedules fastd-peer-limit-update.service
+
+[Timer]
+OnBootSec=5min
+OnUnitActiveSec=5min
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target