diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 16ee9609d5..da9997ee0b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * If options.max_write_buffer_number > 3, writes will be slowed down when writing to the last write buffer to delay a full stop.
 * Introduce CompactionJobInfo::compaction_reason, this field include the reason to trigger the compaction.
 * After slow down is triggered, if estimated pending compaction bytes keep increasing, slowdown more.
+* Increase default options.delayed_write_rate to 2MB/s.
 
 ## 4.3.0 (12/8/2015)
 ### New Features
diff --git a/db/db_bench.cc b/db/db_bench.cc
index 48918b8547..efa26196c2 100644
--- a/db/db_bench.cc
+++ b/db/db_bench.cc
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ DEFINE_uint64(soft_pending_compaction_bytes_limit, 64ull * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
 DEFINE_uint64(hard_pending_compaction_bytes_limit, 128ull * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
               "Stop writes if pending compaction bytes exceed this number");
 
-DEFINE_uint64(delayed_write_rate, 2097152u,
+DEFINE_uint64(delayed_write_rate, 8388608u,
               "Limited bytes allowed to DB when soft_rate_limit or "
               "level0_slowdown_writes_trigger triggers");
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/options.h b/include/rocksdb/options.h
index 8acddbfb75..fb35b4108a 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/options.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/options.h
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ struct DBOptions {
   // gets behind further.
   // Unit: byte per second.
   //
-  // Default: 1MB/s
+  // Default: 2MB/s
   uint64_t delayed_write_rate;
 
   // If true, then DB::Open() will not update the statistics used to optimize
diff --git a/util/options.cc b/util/options.cc
index ad7dd9adc7..09ae10360d 100644
--- a/util/options.cc
+++ b/util/options.cc
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ DBOptions::DBOptions()
       wal_bytes_per_sync(0),
       listeners(),
       enable_thread_tracking(false),
-      delayed_write_rate(1024U * 1024U),
+      delayed_write_rate(2 * 1024U * 1024U),
       skip_stats_update_on_db_open(false),
       wal_recovery_mode(WALRecoveryMode::kTolerateCorruptedTailRecords),
       row_cache(nullptr),