diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7fe8ddfa3..f4e4b9a52 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 	* fix uTP edge case where udp socket buffer fills up
 	* fix nagle implementation in uTP
 
+	* added missing max_connections() function to python bindings
+
 0.16.7 release
 
 	* fix string encoding in error messages
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
index ed8fe81fc..4373c629d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ void bind_session()
 
         .def("set_max_uploads", allow_threads(&session::set_max_uploads))
         .def("set_max_connections", allow_threads(&session::set_max_connections))
+        .def("max_connections", allow_threads(&session::max_connections))
         .def("set_max_half_open_connections", allow_threads(&session::set_max_half_open_connections))
         .def("num_connections", allow_threads(&session::num_connections))
         .def("set_settings", &session::set_settings)