diff --git a/include/blockchain_vars.hrl b/include/blockchain_vars.hrl
index 46f1ec3684..cbf84f451b 100644
--- a/include/blockchain_vars.hrl
+++ b/include/blockchain_vars.hrl
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
 %% when determining if a GW is active or inactive: boolean
 -define(harmonize_activity_on_hip17_interactivity_blocks, harmonize_activity_on_hip17_interactivity_blocks).
 
+-define(poc_hardcode_poc_selection_count, poc_hardcode_poc_selection_count).
+
 %% Number of blocks to wait before a hotspot can be eligible to participate in a poc
 %% challenge. This would avoid new hotspots getting challenged before they sync to an
 %% acceptable height.
diff --git a/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_v1.erl b/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_v1.erl
index 403504159a..7a796b254a 100644
--- a/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_v1.erl
+++ b/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_v1.erl
@@ -2132,16 +2132,22 @@ process_poc_proposals(BlockHeight, BlockHash, Ledger) ->
             %% Mark the selected POCs as active on ledger
             case blockchain:config(?poc_challenge_rate, Ledger) of
                 {ok, K} ->
+
+                    K2 =
+                        case blockchain:config(?poc_hardcode_poc_selection_count, Ledger) of
+                            {ok, V} -> V;
+                            _ -> K
+                        end,
                     ProposalGCWindowCheck =
                         case blockchain:config(?poc_proposal_gc_window_check, Ledger) of
-                            {ok, V} -> V;
+                            {ok, V2} -> V2;
                             _ -> false
                     end,
                     {ok, POCValKeyProposalTimeout} = blockchain:config(?poc_validator_ephemeral_key_timeout, Ledger),
                     RandState = blockchain_utils:rand_state(BlockHash),
                     {Name, DB, CF} = proposed_pocs_cf(Ledger),
                     {ok, Itr} = rocksdb:iterator(DB, CF, []),
-                    POCSubset = promote_proposals(K, BlockHash, BlockHeight, POCValKeyProposalTimeout,
+                    POCSubset = promote_proposals(K2, BlockHash, BlockHeight, POCValKeyProposalTimeout,
                         ProposalGCWindowCheck, RandState, Ledger, Name, Itr, []),
                     catch rocksdb:iterator_close(Itr),
                     lager:debug("Selected POCs ~p", [POCSubset]),
diff --git a/src/transactions/v1/blockchain_txn_vars_v1.erl b/src/transactions/v1/blockchain_txn_vars_v1.erl
index ed7ae20ab0..8b08cdb6a0 100644
--- a/src/transactions/v1/blockchain_txn_vars_v1.erl
+++ b/src/transactions/v1/blockchain_txn_vars_v1.erl
@@ -1132,6 +1132,9 @@ validate_var(?poc_targeting_version, Value) ->
         _ ->
             throw({error, {invalid_poc_targeting_version, Value}})
     end;
+validate_var(?poc_hardcode_poc_selection_count, Value) ->
+    validate_int(Value, "poc_hardcode_poc_selection_count", 1, 500, false);
+
 validate_var(?poc_hexing_type, Value) ->
   case Value of
     hex_h3dex -> ok;