diff --git a/modules/setting/lfs.go b/modules/setting/lfs.go
index 6bdcbed91d90f..fa6413f3fffaa 100644
--- a/modules/setting/lfs.go
+++ b/modules/setting/lfs.go
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/generate"
 )
 
-// LFS represents the configuration for Git LFS
+const LFSConfigSectionLegacyServer = "server"
+const LFSConfigSectionServer = "lfs.server"
+const LFSConfigSectionClient = "lfs.client"
+
+// LFS represents the legacy configuration for Git LFS, to be migrated to LFSServer
 var LFS = struct {
 	StartServer    bool          `ini:"LFS_START_SERVER"`
 	AllowPureSSH   bool          `ini:"LFS_ALLOW_PURE_SSH"`
@@ -22,11 +26,22 @@ var LFS = struct {
 	Storage *Storage
 }{}
 
+// LFSServer represents configuration for hosting Git LFS
+var LFSServer = struct {
+	MaxBatchSize int `ini:MAX_BATCH_SIZE`
+}{}
+
+// LFSClient represents configuration for mirroring upstream Git LFS
+var LFSClient = struct {
+	BatchSize int `ini:BATCH_SIZE`
+}{}
+
 func loadLFSFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) error {
-	sec := rootCfg.Section("server")
-	if err := sec.MapTo(&LFS); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to map LFS settings: %v", err)
-	}
+	mustMapSetting(rootCfg, LFSConfigSectionServer, &LFSServer)
+	mustMapSetting(rootCfg, LFSConfigSectionClient, &LFSClient)
+	mustMapSetting(rootCfg, LFSConfigSectionLegacyServer, &LFS)
+
+	legacySec := rootCfg.Section(LFSConfigSectionLegacyServer)
 
 	lfsSec, _ := rootCfg.GetSection("lfs")
 
@@ -35,7 +50,7 @@ func loadLFSFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) error {
 	// if these are removed, the warning will not be shown
 	deprecatedSetting(rootCfg, "server", "LFS_CONTENT_PATH", "lfs", "PATH", "v1.19.0")
 
-	if val := sec.Key("LFS_CONTENT_PATH").String(); val != "" {
+	if val := legacySec.Key("LFS_CONTENT_PATH").String(); val != "" {
 		if lfsSec == nil {
 			lfsSec = rootCfg.Section("lfs")
 		}
@@ -53,7 +68,11 @@ func loadLFSFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) error {
 		LFS.LocksPagingNum = 50
 	}
 
-	LFS.HTTPAuthExpiry = sec.Key("LFS_HTTP_AUTH_EXPIRY").MustDuration(24 * time.Hour)
+	if LFSClient.BatchSize < 1 {
+		LFSClient.BatchSize = 20
+	}
+
+	LFS.HTTPAuthExpiry = legacySec.Key("LFS_HTTP_AUTH_EXPIRY").MustDuration(24 * time.Hour)
 
 	if !LFS.StartServer || !InstallLock {
 		return nil
diff --git a/modules/setting/lfs_test.go b/modules/setting/lfs_test.go
index 10c54fec0aa6f..876b5eab17972 100644
--- a/modules/setting/lfs_test.go
+++ b/modules/setting/lfs_test.go
@@ -99,3 +99,19 @@ STORAGE_TYPE = minio
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "gitea", LFS.Storage.MinioConfig.Bucket)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "lfs/", LFS.Storage.MinioConfig.BasePath)
 }
+
+func Test_LFSClientServerConfigs(t *testing.T) {
+	iniStr := `
+[lfs.server]
+MAX_BATCH_SIZE = 100
+[lfs.client]
+# will default to 20
+BATCH_SIZE = 0
+`
+	cfg, err := NewConfigProviderFromData(iniStr)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, loadLFSFrom(cfg))
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 100, LFSServer.MaxBatchSize)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 20, LFSClient.BatchSize)
+}