diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl
index 8a10a7be2..32c92c8f0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_limiter/src/emqx_limiter_schema.erl
@@ -212,16 +212,29 @@ short_paths_fields() ->
 short_paths_fields(Importance) ->
     [
         {Name,
-            ?HOCON(rate_type(), #{
-                desc => ?DESC(Name),
-                required => false,
-                importance => Importance,
-                example => Example
-            })}
+            ?HOCON(
+                rate_type(),
+                maps:merge(
+                    #{
+                        desc => ?DESC(Name),
+                        required => false,
+                        importance => Importance,
+                        example => Example
+                    },
+                    short_paths_fields_extra(Name)
+                )
+            )}
      || {Name, Example} <-
             lists:zip(short_paths(), [<<"1000/s">>, <<"1000/s">>, <<"100MB/s">>])
     ].
 
+short_paths_fields_extra(max_conn_rate) ->
+    #{
+        default => infinity
+    };
+short_paths_fields_extra(_Name) ->
+    #{}.
+
 desc(limiter) ->
     "Settings for the rate limiter.";
 desc(node_opts) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_ratelimiter_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_ratelimiter_SUITE.erl
index 28a05ce23..b76c5dd33 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_ratelimiter_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_ratelimiter_SUITE.erl
@@ -816,8 +816,8 @@ t_no_limiter_for_listener(_) ->
     CfgStr = <<>>,
     ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:load_config(emqx_schema, CfgStr),
     ListenerOpt = emqx:get_config([listeners, tcp, default]),
-    ?assertEqual(
-        undefined,
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{connection := #{rate := infinity}},
         emqx_limiter_utils:get_listener_opts(ListenerOpt)
     ).
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners_SUITE.erl
index 02a098f28..227ae0107 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners_SUITE.erl
@@ -418,6 +418,35 @@ t_update_listener_zone(_Config) ->
     ?assertMatch({error, {_, 400, _}}, request(put, Path, [], AddConf1)),
     ?assertMatch(#{<<"zone">> := <<"zone1">>}, request(put, Path, [], AddConf2)).
 
+t_update_listener_max_conn_rate({init, Config}) ->
+    Config;
+t_update_listener_max_conn_rate({'end', _Config}) ->
+    ok;
+t_update_listener_max_conn_rate(_Config) ->
+    ListenerId = <<"tcp:default">>,
+    Path = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["listeners", ListenerId]),
+    Conf = request(get, Path, [], []),
+    %% Check that default is infinity
+    ?assertMatch(#{<<"max_conn_rate">> := <<"infinity">>}, Conf),
+    %% Update to infinity
+    UpdateConfToInfinity = Conf#{<<"max_conn_rate">> => <<"infinity">>},
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{<<"max_conn_rate">> := <<"infinity">>},
+        request(put, Path, [], UpdateConfToInfinity)
+    ),
+    %% Update to 42/s
+    UpdateConfTo42PerSec = Conf#{<<"max_conn_rate">> => <<"42/s">>},
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{<<"max_conn_rate">> := <<"42/s">>},
+        request(put, Path, [], UpdateConfTo42PerSec)
+    ),
+    %% Update back to infinity
+    UpdateConfToInfinity = Conf#{<<"max_conn_rate">> => <<"infinity">>},
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{<<"max_conn_rate">> := <<"infinity">>},
+        request(put, Path, [], UpdateConfToInfinity)
+    ).
+
 t_delete_nonexistent_listener(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     NonExist = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["listeners", "tcp:nonexistent"]),
     ?assertMatch(
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-13375.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-13375.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e09bc649b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-13375.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The value infinity has been added as default value to the listener configuration fields max_conn_rate, messages_rate and bytes_rate.