diff --git a/frappe/database/database.py b/frappe/database/database.py
index 2b3e43422f..002deaf9a7 100644
--- a/frappe/database/database.py
+++ b/frappe/database/database.py
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ class Database:
 
 		if query_type in WRITE_QUERY_TYPES:
 			self.transaction_writes += 1
+			if frappe.conf.get("max_writes_per_transaction"):
+				self.MAX_WRITES_PER_TRANSACTION = cint(frappe.conf.max_writes_per_transaction)
+
 			if self.transaction_writes > self.MAX_WRITES_PER_TRANSACTION:
 				if self.auto_commit_on_many_writes:
 					self.commit()