diff --git a/src/addrman.h b/src/addrman.h
--- a/src/addrman.h
+++ b/src/addrman.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 #define ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX_PCT 23
 
 //! the maximum number of nodes to return in a getaddr call
-#define ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX 2500
+#define ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX 1000
 
 //! Convenience
 #define ADDRMAN_TRIED_BUCKET_COUNT (1 << ADDRMAN_TRIED_BUCKET_COUNT_LOG2)
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 static const int FEELER_INTERVAL = 120;
 /** The maximum number of new addresses to accumulate before announcing. */
 static const unsigned int MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND = 1000;
+// TODO: remove ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX and let the caller specify this limit with
+// MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND.
+static_assert(MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND == ADDRMAN_GETADDR_MAX,
+              "Max allowed ADDR message size should be equal to the max number "
+              "of records returned from AddrMan.");
 /** Maximum length of the user agent string in `version` message */
 static const unsigned int MAX_SUBVERSION_LENGTH = 256;
 /**
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -3133,7 +3133,7 @@
         if (!pfrom.RelayAddrsWithConn()) {
             return;
         }
-        if (vAddr.size() > 1000) {
+        if (vAddr.size() > MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND) {
             Misbehaving(
                 pfrom, 20,
                 strprintf("%s message size = %u", msg_type, vAddr.size()));
@@ -5193,8 +5193,9 @@
                 if (!pto->m_addr_known->contains(addr.GetKey())) {
                     pto->m_addr_known->insert(addr.GetKey());
                     vAddr.push_back(addr);
-                    // receiver rejects addr messages larger than 1000
-                    if (vAddr.size() >= 1000) {
+                    // receiver rejects addr messages larger than
+                    // MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND
+                    if (vAddr.size() >= MAX_ADDR_TO_SEND) {
                         m_connman.PushMessage(
                             pto, msgMaker.Make(make_flags, msg_type, vAddr));
                         vAddr.clear();