diff --git a/src/net_permissions.h b/src/net_permissions.h
--- a/src/net_permissions.h
+++ b/src/net_permissions.h
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@
     PF_NOBAN = (1U << 4) | PF_DOWNLOAD,
     // Can query the mempool
     PF_MEMPOOL = (1U << 5),
+    // Bypass the limit on how many proof INVs are tracked from this peer as
+    // well as the delay penalty when reaching the the in-flight requests limit
+    PF_BYPASS_PROOF_REQUEST_LIMITS = (1U << 30),
 
     // True if the user did not specifically set fine grained permissions
     PF_ISIMPLICIT = (1U << 31),
     PF_ALL = PF_BLOOMFILTER | PF_FORCERELAY | PF_RELAY | PF_NOBAN | PF_MEMPOOL |
-             PF_DOWNLOAD,
+             PF_DOWNLOAD | PF_BYPASS_PROOF_REQUEST_LIMITS,
 };
 
 class NetPermissions {
diff --git a/src/net_permissions.cpp b/src/net_permissions.cpp
--- a/src/net_permissions.cpp
+++ b/src/net_permissions.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     "mempool (allow requesting BIP35 mempool contents)",
     "download (allow getheaders during IBD, no disconnect after "
     "maxuploadtarget limit)",
+    "bypass_proof_request_limits (experimental, bypass the limits on avalanche "
+    "proof downloads)",
 };
 
 namespace {
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@
                 NetPermissions::AddFlag(flags, PF_ALL);
             } else if (permission == "relay") {
                 NetPermissions::AddFlag(flags, PF_RELAY);
+            } else if (permission == "bypass_proof_request_limits") {
+                NetPermissions::AddFlag(flags, PF_BYPASS_PROOF_REQUEST_LIMITS);
             } else if (permission.length() == 0) {
                 // Allow empty entries
             } else {
@@ -107,6 +111,9 @@
     if (NetPermissions::HasFlag(flags, PF_DOWNLOAD)) {
         strings.push_back("download");
     }
+    if (NetPermissions::HasFlag(flags, PF_BYPASS_PROOF_REQUEST_LIMITS)) {
+        strings.push_back("bypass_proof_request_limits");
+    }
     return strings;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/net_permissions.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/net_permissions.cpp
--- a/src/test/fuzz/net_permissions.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/net_permissions.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
                   NetPermissionFlags::PF_FORCERELAY,
                   NetPermissionFlags::PF_NOBAN,
                   NetPermissionFlags::PF_MEMPOOL,
+                  NetPermissionFlags::PF_BYPASS_PROOF_REQUEST_LIMITS,
                   NetPermissionFlags::PF_ISIMPLICIT,
                   NetPermissionFlags::PF_ALL,
               })
diff --git a/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp b/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/netbase_tests.cpp
@@ -476,10 +476,11 @@
                                                   whitelistPermissions, error));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(whitelistPermissions.m_flags, PF_NOBAN);
     BOOST_CHECK(NetWhitelistPermissions::TryParse(
-        "bloom,forcerelay,noban,relay@1.2.3.4/32", whitelistPermissions,
-        error));
+        "bloom,forcerelay,noban,relay,bypass_proof_request_limits@1.2.3.4/32",
+        whitelistPermissions, error));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(whitelistPermissions.m_flags,
-                      PF_BLOOMFILTER | PF_FORCERELAY | PF_NOBAN | PF_RELAY);
+                      PF_BLOOMFILTER | PF_FORCERELAY | PF_NOBAN | PF_RELAY |
+                          PF_BYPASS_PROOF_REQUEST_LIMITS);
     BOOST_CHECK(error.empty());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(whitelistPermissions.m_subnet.ToString(), "1.2.3.4/32");
     BOOST_CHECK(NetWhitelistPermissions::TryParse(
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@
         error));
 
     const auto strings = NetPermissions::ToStrings(PF_ALL);
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strings.size(), 6U);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strings.size(), 7U);
     BOOST_CHECK(std::find(strings.begin(), strings.end(), "bloomfilter") !=
                 strings.end());
     BOOST_CHECK(std::find(strings.begin(), strings.end(), "forcerelay") !=
@@ -500,6 +501,8 @@
                 strings.end());
     BOOST_CHECK(std::find(strings.begin(), strings.end(), "download") !=
                 strings.end());
+    BOOST_CHECK(std::find(strings.begin(), strings.end(),
+                          "bypass_proof_request_limits") != strings.end());
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py b/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py
--- a/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_permissions.py
@@ -93,7 +93,14 @@
         self.checkpermission(
             # all permission added
             ["-whitelist=all@127.0.0.1"],
-            ["forcerelay", "noban", "mempool", "bloomfilter", "relay", "download"],
+            ["forcerelay", "noban", "mempool", "bloomfilter",
+                "relay", "download", "bypass_proof_request_limits"],
+            False)
+
+        self.checkpermission(
+            # bypass_proof_request_limits permission
+            ["-whitelist=bypass_proof_request_limits@127.0.0.1"],
+            ["bypass_proof_request_limits"],
             False)
 
         self.stop_node(1)