diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/service/DefaultActorService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/service/DefaultActorService.java
index 380da71443..87831cb8f6 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/service/DefaultActorService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/service/DefaultActorService.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class DefaultActorService extends TbApplicationEventListener<PartitionCha
     @Value("${actors.system.device_dispatcher_pool_size:4}")
     private int deviceDispatcherSize;
 
-    @Value("${actors.system.rule_dispatcher_pool_size:4}")
+    @Value("${actors.system.rule_dispatcher_pool_size:8}")
     private int ruleDispatcherSize;
 
     @PostConstruct
diff --git a/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml b/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml
index 6b11369639..0b012ba96c 100644
--- a/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml
+++ b/application/src/main/resources/thingsboard.yml
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ actors:
     app_dispatcher_pool_size: "${ACTORS_SYSTEM_APP_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE:1}"
     tenant_dispatcher_pool_size: "${ACTORS_SYSTEM_TENANT_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE:2}"
     device_dispatcher_pool_size: "${ACTORS_SYSTEM_DEVICE_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE:4}"
-    rule_dispatcher_pool_size: "${ACTORS_SYSTEM_RULE_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE:4}"
+    rule_dispatcher_pool_size: "${ACTORS_SYSTEM_RULE_DISPATCHER_POOL_SIZE:8}"
   tenant:
     create_components_on_init: "${ACTORS_TENANT_CREATE_COMPONENTS_ON_INIT:true}"
   session: