diff --git a/ydb/core/protos/config.proto b/ydb/core/protos/config.proto
index c904a86a30d4..da6cdef9a6da 100644
--- a/ydb/core/protos/config.proto
+++ b/ydb/core/protos/config.proto
@@ -1194,6 +1194,17 @@ message TImmediateControlsConfig {
             MinValue: 0,
             MaxValue: 134217728,
             DefaultValue: 0 }];
+
+        optional uint64 CdcInitialScanReadAheadLo = 19 [(ControlOptions) = {
+            Description: "Override for CDC initial scan readahead (low watermark)",
+            MinValue: 0,
+            MaxValue: 67108864,
+            DefaultValue: 0 }];
+        optional uint64 CdcInitialScanReadAheadHi = 20 [(ControlOptions) = {
+            Description: "Override for CDC initial scan readahead (high watermark)",
+            MinValue: 0,
+            MaxValue: 134217728,
+            DefaultValue: 0 }];
     }
 
     message TTxLimitControls {
@@ -1658,7 +1669,7 @@ message TSchemeShardConfig {
     repeated TInFlightCounterConfig InFlightCounterConfig = 4;
 
     // number of shards per table
-    optional uint32 MaxCdcInitialScanShardsInFlight = 5 [default = 10];
+    optional uint32 MaxCdcInitialScanShardsInFlight = 5 [default = 32];
 }
 
 message TCompactionConfig {
diff --git a/ydb/core/protos/datashard_config.proto b/ydb/core/protos/datashard_config.proto
index 93975ff7499d..e670812feb2d 100644
--- a/ydb/core/protos/datashard_config.proto
+++ b/ydb/core/protos/datashard_config.proto
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ message TDataShardConfig {
     optional uint64 RestoreReadBufferSizeLimit = 16 [default = 268435456]; // 256 MB
     optional string CdcInitialScanTaskName = 17 [default = "cdc_initial_scan"];
     optional uint32 CdcInitialScanTaskPriority = 18 [default = 10];
+    optional uint64 CdcInitialScanReadAheadLo = 22 [default = 524288];
+    optional uint64 CdcInitialScanReadAheadHi = 23 [default = 1048576];
     optional bool DisabledOnSchemeShard = 19 [default = false];
     optional uint64 IncrementalRestoreReadAheadLo = 20 [default = 524288];
     optional uint64 IncrementalRestoreReadAheadHi = 21 [default = 1048576];
diff --git a/ydb/core/tablet/resource_broker.cpp b/ydb/core/tablet/resource_broker.cpp
index 260274503f56..0d1e91e1e574 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tablet/resource_broker.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tablet/resource_broker.cpp
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ NKikimrResourceBroker::TResourceBrokerConfig MakeDefaultConfig()
     queue = config.AddQueues();
     queue->SetName("queue_cdc_initial_scan");
     queue->SetWeight(100);
-    queue->MutableLimit()->SetCpu(4);
+    queue->MutableLimit()->SetCpu(2);
 
     queue = config.AddQueues();
     queue->SetName("queue_statistics_scan");
diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/cdc_stream_scan.cpp b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/cdc_stream_scan.cpp
index 9b576b48e398..f4d300ad6cea 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/cdc_stream_scan.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/cdc_stream_scan.cpp
@@ -661,6 +661,16 @@ class TDataShard::TTxCdcStreamScanRun: public TTransactionBase<TDataShard> {
         const auto& taskName = appData->DataShardConfig.GetCdcInitialScanTaskName();
         const auto taskPrio = appData->DataShardConfig.GetCdcInitialScanTaskPriority();
 
+        ui64 readAheadLo = appData->DataShardConfig.GetCdcInitialScanReadAheadLo();
+        if (ui64 readAheadLoOverride = Self->GetCdcInitialScanReadAheadLoOverride(); readAheadLoOverride > 0) {
+            readAheadLo = readAheadLoOverride;
+        }
+
+        ui64 readAheadHi = appData->DataShardConfig.GetCdcInitialScanReadAheadHi();
+        if (ui64 readAheadHiOverride = Self->GetCdcInitialScanReadAheadHiOverride(); readAheadHiOverride > 0) {
+            readAheadHi = readAheadHiOverride;
+        }
+
         const auto snapshotVersion = TRowVersion(snapshotKey.Step, snapshotKey.TxId);
         Y_ABORT_UNLESS(info->SnapshotVersion == snapshotVersion);
 
@@ -673,6 +683,7 @@ class TDataShard::TTxCdcStreamScanRun: public TTransactionBase<TDataShard> {
         const ui64 scanId = Self->QueueScan(table->LocalTid, scan.Release(), localTxId,
             TScanOptions()
                 .SetResourceBroker(taskName, taskPrio)
+                .SetReadAhead(readAheadLo, readAheadHi)
                 .SetSnapshotRowVersion(snapshotVersion)
         );
         Self->CdcStreamScanManager.Enqueue(streamPathId, localTxId, scanId);
diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard.cpp b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard.cpp
index a64424bec69b..889d6387520f 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ TDataShard::TDataShard(const TActorId &tablet, TTabletStorageInfo *info)
     , TtlReadAheadHi(0, 0, 128*1024*1024)
     , IncrementalRestoreReadAheadLo(0, 0, 64*1024*1024)
     , IncrementalRestoreReadAheadHi(0, 0, 128*1024*1024)
+    , CdcInitialScanReadAheadLo(0, 0, 64*1024*1024)
+    , CdcInitialScanReadAheadHi(0, 0, 128*1024*1024)
     , EnableLockedWrites(1, 0, 1)
     , MaxLockedWritesPerKey(1000, 0, 1000000)
     , EnableLeaderLeases(1, 0, 1)
@@ -328,6 +330,9 @@ void TDataShard::IcbRegister() {
         appData->Icb->RegisterSharedControl(IncrementalRestoreReadAheadLo, "DataShardControls.IncrementalRestoreReadAheadLo");
         appData->Icb->RegisterSharedControl(IncrementalRestoreReadAheadHi, "DataShardControls.IncrementalRestoreReadAheadHi");
 
+        appData->Icb->RegisterSharedControl(CdcInitialScanReadAheadLo, "DataShardControls.CdcInitialScanReadAheadLo");
+        appData->Icb->RegisterSharedControl(CdcInitialScanReadAheadHi, "DataShardControls.CdcInitialScanReadAheadHi");
+
         IcbRegistered = true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_impl.h b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_impl.h
index 9fb1b4d084f6..6ee0b9ce21a8 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_impl.h
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/datashard/datashard_impl.h
@@ -1715,6 +1715,14 @@ class TDataShard
         return IncrementalRestoreReadAheadHi;
     }
 
+    ui64 GetCdcInitialScanReadAheadLoOverride() const {
+        return CdcInitialScanReadAheadLo;
+    }
+
+    ui64 GetCdcInitialScanReadAheadHiOverride() const {
+        return CdcInitialScanReadAheadHi;
+    }
+
     bool GetEnableLockedWrites() const {
         ui64 value = EnableLockedWrites;
         return value != 0;
@@ -2744,6 +2752,9 @@ class TDataShard
     TControlWrapper IncrementalRestoreReadAheadLo;
     TControlWrapper IncrementalRestoreReadAheadHi;
 
+    TControlWrapper CdcInitialScanReadAheadLo;
+    TControlWrapper CdcInitialScanReadAheadHi;
+
     TControlWrapper EnableLockedWrites;
     TControlWrapper MaxLockedWritesPerKey;