diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm.h b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm.h
index 5ac3ea910669..cf12d42d33ac 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm.h
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define FPM_EXIT_CONFIG 78
 #endif
 
+#define FPM_EXIT_MAX_REQUESTS 2
 
 int fpm_run(int *max_requests);
 int fpm_init(int argc, char **argv, char *config, char *prefix, char *pid, int test_conf, int run_as_root, int force_daemon, int force_stderr);
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c
index bda85ef5a86b..48a5c6ef1634 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_children.c
@@ -198,7 +198,10 @@ void fpm_children_bury() /* {{{ */
 				restart_child = 0;
 			}
 
-			if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != FPM_EXIT_OK) {
+			/* Don't restart processes for pm.ondemand if pm.max_requests has been reached. */
+			if (child && child->wp->config->pm == PM_STYLE_ONDEMAND && WEXITSTATUS(status) == FPM_EXIT_MAX_REQUESTS) {
+				restart_child = 0;
+			} else if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != FPM_EXIT_OK) {
 				severity = ZLOG_WARNING;
 			}
 
@@ -250,6 +253,8 @@ void fpm_children_bury() /* {{{ */
 					severity = ZLOG_DEBUG;
 				}
 				zlog(severity, "[pool %s] child %d exited %s after %ld.%06d seconds from start", child->wp->config->name, (int) pid, buf, tv2.tv_sec, (int) tv2.tv_usec);
+			} else if (WEXITSTATUS(status) == FPM_EXIT_MAX_REQUESTS) {
+				zlog(ZLOG_DEBUG, "[pool %s] child %d served pm.max_requests after %ld.%06d seconds from start", child->wp->config->name, (int) pid, tv2.tv_sec, (int) tv2.tv_usec);
 			} else {
 				zlog(ZLOG_DEBUG, "[pool %s] child %d has been killed by the process management after %ld.%06d seconds from start", child->wp->config->name, (int) pid, tv2.tv_sec, (int) tv2.tv_usec);
 			}
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
index f0cc3a07a485..40d12c3fd6cc 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
@@ -1997,6 +1997,7 @@ consult the installation file that came with this distribution, or visit \n\
 			if (UNEXPECTED(max_requests && (requests == max_requests))) {
 				fcgi_request_set_keep(request, 0);
 				fcgi_finish_request(request, 0);
+				exit_status = FPM_EXIT_MAX_REQUESTS;
 				break;
 			}
 			/* end of fastcgi loop */