diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
index 2454646ea..618490ec8 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async def channel_broadcaster(channel: WebSocketChannel, message_stream: Message
     Iterate over messages in the message stream and send them
     """
     async for message in message_stream:
-        await channel.send(message)
+        await channel.send(message, timeout=True)
 
 
 async def _process_consumer_request(
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py
index 80b2ec220..5424d7440 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import time
+from collections import deque
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
+from typing import Any, Deque, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ws.proxy import WebSocketProxy
@@ -29,7 +31,13 @@ class WebSocketChannel:
 
         # Internal event to signify a closed websocket
         self._closed = asyncio.Event()
-        self._send_timeout_high_limit = 2
+        # The async tasks created for the channel
+        self._channel_tasks: List[asyncio.Task] = []
+
+        # Deque for average send times
+        self._send_times: Deque[float] = deque([], maxlen=10)
+        # High limit defaults to 3 to start
+        self._send_high_limit = 3
 
         # The subscribed message types
         self._subscriptions: List[str] = []
@@ -37,9 +45,6 @@ class WebSocketChannel:
         # Wrap the WebSocket in the Serializing class
         self._wrapped_ws = serializer_cls(self._websocket)
 
-        # The async tasks created for the channel
-        self._channel_tasks: List[asyncio.Task] = []
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"WebSocketChannel({self.channel_id}, {self.remote_addr})"
 
@@ -51,20 +56,48 @@ class WebSocketChannel:
     def remote_addr(self):
         return self._websocket.remote_addr
 
-    async def send(self, message: Union[WSMessageSchemaType, Dict[str, Any]]):
+    def _calc_send_limit(self):
         """
-        Send a message on the wrapped websocket
+        Calculate the send high limit for this channel
         """
-        await self._wrapped_ws.send(message)
 
-        # Without this sleep, messages would send to one channel
-        # first then another after the first one finished and prevent
-        # any normal Rest API calls from processing at the same time.
-        # With the sleep call, it gives control to the event
-        # loop to schedule other channel send methods, and helps
-        # throttle how fast we send.
-        # 0.005 = 200 messages/second max throughput
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.005)
+        # Only update if we have enough data
+        if len(self._send_times) == self._send_times.maxlen:
+            # At least 1s or twice the average of send times
+            self._send_high_limit = max(
+                (sum(self._send_times) / len(self._send_times)) * 2,
+                1
+            )
+
+    async def send(
+        self,
+        message: Union[WSMessageSchemaType, Dict[str, Any]],
+        timeout: bool = False
+    ):
+        """
+        Send a message on the wrapped websocket. If the sending
+        takes too long, it will raise a TimeoutError and
+        disconnect the connection.
+
+        :param message: The message to send
+        :param timeout: Enforce send high limit, defaults to False
+        """
+        try:
+            _ = time.time()
+            # If the send times out, it will raise
+            # a TimeoutError and bubble up to the
+            # message_endpoint to close the connection
+            await asyncio.wait_for(
+                self._wrapped_ws.send(message),
+                timeout=self._send_high_limit if timeout else None
+            )
+            total_time = time.time() - _
+            self._send_times.append(total_time)
+
+            self._calc_send_limit()
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            logger.info(f"Connection for {self} is too far behind, disconnecting")
+            raise
 
     async def recv(self):
         """