diff --git a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
index 7b5b553..57e62f8 100644
--- a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
+++ b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
@@ -1575,6 +1575,7 @@
   tm->tx_pacing = 1;
   tm->cc_algo = TCP_CC_NEWRENO;
   tm->default_mtu = 1460;
+  tm->initial_cwnd_multiplier = 0;
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1644,6 +1645,9 @@
 	;
       else if (unformat (input, "mtu %d", &tm->default_mtu))
 	;
+      else if (unformat (input, "initial-cwnd-multiplier %d",
+			 &tm->initial_cwnd_multiplier))
+	;
       else if (unformat (input, "no-tx-pacing"))
 	tm->tx_pacing = 0;
       else if (unformat (input, "cc-algo %U", unformat_tcp_cc_algo,
diff --git a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h
index e4980dd..8b943cd 100644
--- a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h
+++ b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.h
@@ -532,6 +532,10 @@
   /** Default MTU to be used when establishing connections */
   u16 default_mtu;
 
+  /** Initial CWND multiplier, which multiplies MSS to determine initial CWND.
+   *  Set 0 to determine the initial CWND by another way */
+  u16 initial_cwnd_multiplier;
+
   /** Number of preallocated connections */
   u32 preallocated_connections;
   u32 preallocated_half_open_connections;
@@ -809,6 +813,9 @@
 always_inline u32
 tcp_initial_cwnd (const tcp_connection_t * tc)
 {
+  if (tcp_main.initial_cwnd_multiplier > 0)
+    return tcp_main.initial_cwnd_multiplier * tc->snd_mss;
+
   if (tc->snd_mss > 2190)
     return 2 * tc->snd_mss;
   else if (tc->snd_mss > 1095)