diff --git a/chain/bitcoind_rpc_events.go b/chain/bitcoind_rpc_events.go
index 71db1dcc9d..358e94529b 100644
--- a/chain/bitcoind_rpc_events.go
+++ b/chain/bitcoind_rpc_events.go
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ type PollingConfig struct {
 	// jitter by scaling TxPollingInterval with it. This value must be no
 	// less than 0. Default to 0, meaning no jitter will be applied.
 	TxPollingIntervalJitter float64
+
+	// RPCBatchSize defines the number of RPC requests to be batches before
+	// sending them to the bitcoind node.
+	RPCBatchSize uint32
+
+	// RPCBatchInterval defines the time to wait before attempting the next
+	// batch when the current one finishes.
+	RPCBatchInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 // bitcoindRPCPollingEvents delivers block and transaction notifications that
@@ -86,12 +94,26 @@ func newBitcoindRPCPollingEvents(cfg *PollingConfig,
 		cfg.TxPollingIntervalJitter = 0
 	}
 
+	// Create the config for mempool and attach default values if not
+	// configed.
+	mCfg := &mempoolConfig{
+		client: batchClient,
+	}
+
+	if cfg.RPCBatchSize == 0 {
+		mCfg.getRawTxBatchSize = defaultGetRawTxBatchSize
+	}
+
+	if cfg.RPCBatchInterval == 0 {
+		mCfg.batchWaitInterval = defaultBatchWaitInterval
+	}
+
 	return &bitcoindRPCPollingEvents{
 		cfg:        cfg,
 		client:     client,
 		txNtfns:    make(chan *wire.MsgTx),
 		blockNtfns: make(chan *wire.MsgBlock),
-		mempool:    newMempool(batchClient),
+		mempool:    newMempool(mCfg),
 		quit:       make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/chain/bitcoind_zmq_events.go b/chain/bitcoind_zmq_events.go
index 5163370bc5..457f639877 100644
--- a/chain/bitcoind_zmq_events.go
+++ b/chain/bitcoind_zmq_events.go
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ type ZMQConfig struct {
 	//
 	// TODO(yy): replace this temp config with SEQUENCE check.
 	PollingIntervalJitter float64
+
+	// RPCBatchSize defines the number of RPC requests to be batches before
+	// sending them to the bitcoind node.
+	RPCBatchSize uint32
+
+	// RPCBatchInterval defines the time to wait before attempting the next
+	// batch when the current one finishes.
+	RPCBatchInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 // bitcoindZMQEvents delivers block and transaction notifications that it gets
@@ -122,13 +130,27 @@ func newBitcoindZMQEvents(cfg *ZMQConfig,
 			"events: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Create the config for mempool and attach default values if not
+	// configed.
+	mCfg := &mempoolConfig{
+		client: batchClient,
+	}
+
+	if cfg.RPCBatchSize == 0 {
+		mCfg.getRawTxBatchSize = defaultGetRawTxBatchSize
+	}
+
+	if cfg.RPCBatchInterval == 0 {
+		mCfg.batchWaitInterval = defaultBatchWaitInterval
+	}
+
 	return &bitcoindZMQEvents{
 		cfg:        cfg,
 		blockConn:  zmqBlockConn,
 		txConn:     zmqTxConn,
 		blockNtfns: make(chan *wire.MsgBlock),
 		txNtfns:    make(chan *wire.MsgTx),
-		mempool:    newMempool(batchClient),
+		mempool:    newMempool(mCfg),
 		quit:       make(chan struct{}),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/chain/mempool.go b/chain/mempool.go
index 71de92b172..cc0e30d0ad 100644
--- a/chain/mempool.go
+++ b/chain/mempool.go
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ const (
 	// `getrawtransaction` RPC when the requested txid cannot be found.
 	txNotFoundErr = "-5: No such mempool or blockchain transaction"
 
-	// getRawTxBatchSize specifies the number of requests to be batched
-	// before sending them to the bitcoind client.
-	getRawTxBatchSize = 10_000
+	// defaultGetRawTxBatchSize specifies the default number of requests to
+	// be batched before sending them to the bitcoind client.
+	defaultGetRawTxBatchSize = 10_000
 
-	// batchWaitInterval defines the time to sleep between each batched
-	// calls.
-	batchWaitInterval = 1 * time.Second
+	// defaultBatchWaitInterval defines the default time to sleep between
+	// each batched calls.
+	defaultBatchWaitInterval = 1 * time.Second
 )
 
 // cachedInputs caches the inputs of the transactions in the mempool. This is
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ func (c *cachedInputs) removeInputsFromTx(txid chainhash.Hash) {
 type mempool struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 
+	// cfg specifies the config for the mempool.
+	cfg *mempoolConfig
+
 	// txs stores the txids in the mempool.
 	txs map[chainhash.Hash]bool
 
@@ -114,9 +117,6 @@ type mempool struct {
 	// scripts.
 	inputs *cachedInputs
 
-	// client is the rpc client that we'll use to query for the mempool.
-	client batchClient
-
 	// initFin is a channel that will be closed once the mempool has been
 	// initialized.
 	initFin chan struct{}
@@ -125,14 +125,28 @@ type mempool struct {
 	quit chan struct{}
 }
 
+// mempoolConfig holds a list of config values specified by the callers.
+type mempoolConfig struct {
+	// client is the rpc client that we'll use to query for the mempool.
+	client batchClient
+
+	// getRawTxBatchSize specifies the number of getrawtransaction requests
+	// to be batched before sending them to the bitcoind client.
+	getRawTxBatchSize int
+
+	// batchWaitInterval defines the default time to sleep between each
+	// batched calls.
+	batchWaitInterval time.Duration
+}
+
 // newMempool creates a new mempool object.
-func newMempool(client batchClient) *mempool {
+func newMempool(cfg *mempoolConfig) *mempool {
 	return &mempool{
+		cfg:     cfg,
 		txs:     make(map[chainhash.Hash]bool),
 		inputs:  newCachedInputs(),
 		initFin: make(chan struct{}),
 		quit:    make(chan struct{}),
-		client:  client,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -410,9 +424,9 @@ func (m *mempool) UpdateMempoolTxes() []*wire.MsgTx {
 // getRawMempool returns all the raw transactions found in mempool.
 func (m *mempool) getRawMempool() ([]*chainhash.Hash, error) {
 	// Create an async request and send it immediately.
-	result := m.client.GetRawMempoolAsync()
+	result := m.cfg.client.GetRawMempoolAsync()
 
-	err := m.client.Send()
+	err := m.cfg.client.Send()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Unable to send GetRawMempool: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -436,12 +450,12 @@ func (m *mempool) batchGetRawTxes(txids []*chainhash.Hash,
 	returnNew bool) ([]*wire.MsgTx, error) {
 
 	log.Debugf("Batching GetRawTransaction in %v batches...",
-		len(txids)/getRawTxBatchSize)
+		len(txids)/m.cfg.getRawTxBatchSize)
 	defer log.Debugf("Finished batch GetRawTransaction")
 
 	// respReceivers stores a list of response receivers returned from
 	// batch calling `GetRawTransactionAsync`.
-	respReceivers := make([]getRawTxReceiver, 0, getRawTxBatchSize)
+	respReceivers := make([]getRawTxReceiver, 0, m.cfg.getRawTxBatchSize)
 
 	// Conditionally init a newTxes slice.
 	var newTxes []*wire.MsgTx
@@ -455,7 +469,7 @@ func (m *mempool) batchGetRawTxes(txids []*chainhash.Hash,
 	// state and conditionally saved to a slice that will be returned.
 	processBatch := func(results []getRawTxReceiver) error {
 		// Ask the client to send all the batched requests.
-		err := m.client.Send()
+		err := m.cfg.client.Send()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Send GetRawTransaction got %v", err)
 		}
@@ -489,14 +503,14 @@ func (m *mempool) batchGetRawTxes(txids []*chainhash.Hash,
 		}
 
 		// Create the async request and save it to txRespReceivers.
-		resp := m.client.GetRawTransactionAsync(txHash)
+		resp := m.cfg.client.GetRawTransactionAsync(txHash)
 		respReceivers = append(respReceivers, resp)
 
 		// When getRawTxBatchSize is reached, we'd ask the batch client
 		// to send the requests and process the responses.
-		if i != 0 && i%getRawTxBatchSize == 0 {
+		if i != 0 && i%m.cfg.getRawTxBatchSize == 0 {
 			log.Debugf("Processing GetRawTransaction for batch "+
-				"%v...", i/getRawTxBatchSize)
+				"%v...", i/m.cfg.getRawTxBatchSize)
 
 			if err := processBatch(respReceivers); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -505,14 +519,14 @@ func (m *mempool) batchGetRawTxes(txids []*chainhash.Hash,
 			// We now pause the duration defined in
 			// `batchWaitInterval` or exit on quit signal.
 			select {
-			case <-time.After(batchWaitInterval):
+			case <-time.After(m.cfg.batchWaitInterval):
 			case <-m.quit:
 				return nil, nil
 			}
 
 			// Empty the slice for next batch iteration.
 			respReceivers = make(
-				[]getRawTxReceiver, 0, getRawTxBatchSize,
+				[]getRawTxReceiver, 0, m.cfg.getRawTxBatchSize,
 			)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/chain/mempool_test.go b/chain/mempool_test.go
index f9121c9d45..351a742ef8 100644
--- a/chain/mempool_test.go
+++ b/chain/mempool_test.go
@@ -413,7 +413,11 @@ func TestUpdateMempoolTxes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create a mock client and init our mempool.
 	mockRPC := &mockRPCClient{}
-	m := newMempool(mockRPC)
+	m := newMempool(&mempoolConfig{
+		client:            mockRPC,
+		batchWaitInterval: 0,
+		getRawTxBatchSize: 1,
+	})
 
 	// Create a normal transaction that has two inputs.
 	op1 := wire.OutPoint{Hash: chainhash.Hash{1}}
@@ -529,7 +533,11 @@ func TestUpdateMempoolTxesOnShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create a mock client and init our mempool.
 	mockRPC := &mockRPCClient{}
-	m := newMempool(mockRPC)
+	m := newMempool(&mempoolConfig{
+		client:            mockRPC,
+		batchWaitInterval: 0,
+		getRawTxBatchSize: 1,
+	})
 
 	// Create a normal transaction.
 	op1 := wire.OutPoint{Hash: chainhash.Hash{1}}
@@ -569,7 +577,11 @@ func TestGetRawTxIgnoreErr(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create a mock client and init our mempool.
 	mockRPC := &mockRPCClient{}
-	m := newMempool(mockRPC)
+	m := newMempool(&mempoolConfig{
+		client:            mockRPC,
+		batchWaitInterval: 0,
+		getRawTxBatchSize: 1,
+	})
 
 	// Create a normal transaction that has two inputs.
 	op := wire.OutPoint{Hash: chainhash.Hash{1}}