diff --git a/.changeset/logger-handler-caps.md b/.changeset/logger-handler-caps.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e8dc4ccde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/logger-handler-caps.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@core/sync-service': patch
+---
+
+Cap the overload-protection (OLP) mailboxes of the default console, OpenTelemetry, and Sentry logger handlers so error/log bursts shed messages instead of blocking Logger callers or growing unbounded.
+
+This is **leading-edge protection only**: it shields against the early phase of a redeployment/error burst but is **not sufficient under deep scheduler starvation** — the real fix for that is upstream (request-proxy admission control and snapshot-pool sizing).
+
+Note: `sync_mode_qlen` is intentionally not set on the OpenTelemetry log handler — its module forces `sync_mode_qlen == drop_mode_qlen`, so the option would be a no-op there.
diff --git a/packages/sync-service/config/runtime.exs b/packages/sync-service/config/runtime.exs
index 955218d8e0..6dbbefcb59 100644
--- a/packages/sync-service/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/packages/sync-service/config/runtime.exs
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ config :logger, :default_formatter,
   metadata: [:pid, :shape_handle, :request_id],
   colors: [enabled: env!("ELECTRIC_LOG_COLORS", :boolean!, true)]
 
+# The default logger_std_h handler writes application logs to stdout. Cap its
+# OLP mailbox so error bursts shed stdout logs instead of blocking Logger
+# callers (sync mode) or letting the queue grow unbounded.
+config :logger, :default_handler,
+  config: %{sync_mode_qlen: 2000, drop_mode_qlen: 2000, flush_qlen: 5000}
+
 # Enable this to get **very noisy** but useful messages from BEAM about
 # processes being started, stopped and crashes.
 # https://www.erlang.org/doc/apps/sasl/error_logging#sasl-reports
@@ -374,6 +380,12 @@ if Electric.telemetry_enabled?() do
        %{
          config: %{
            resource: %{name: "logs"},
+           # Cap the OLP mailbox so log bursts shed events instead of letting
+           # the queue grow unbounded. `sync_mode_qlen` is intentionally omitted:
+           # OtelMetricExporter.LogHandler forces `sync_mode_qlen == drop_mode_qlen`,
+           # so setting it is a no-op.
+           drop_mode_qlen: 2000,
+           flush_qlen: 5000,
            metadata_map: %{
              request_id: "http.request_id",
              stack_id: "source_id",
diff --git a/packages/sync-service/lib/electric/application.ex b/packages/sync-service/lib/electric/application.ex
index 2221552035..c46b55c7b9 100644
--- a/packages/sync-service/lib/electric/application.ex
+++ b/packages/sync-service/lib/electric/application.ex
@@ -43,7 +43,15 @@ defmodule Electric.Application do
     Logger.add_handlers(:electric)
 
     if Code.ensure_loaded?(Electric.Telemetry.Sentry) do
-      Electric.Telemetry.Sentry.add_logger_handler()
+      # Cap the Sentry transport sender backlog to shed load instead of letting
+      # queued Sentry events grow unbounded during error bursts. `sync_threshold:
+      # nil` disables the default sync-mode switch (which would block the logging
+      # process) so we rely solely on discard.
+      Electric.Telemetry.Sentry.add_logger_handler(
+        Electric.Telemetry.Sentry.default_handler_id(),
+        discard_threshold: 2000,
+        sync_threshold: nil
+      )
     end
 
     config = configuration()