diff --git a/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.test.ts b/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.test.ts
index 5a43e7ab5e..5c59429b51 100644
--- a/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,39 @@ describe<{
 		]);
 	});
 
+	it("process should bound batch concurrency and preserve order", async ({ subject }) => {
+		let inFlight = 0;
+		let peak = 0;
+
+		subject.registerAction({
+			handle: async (parameters: any[]) => {
+				inFlight++;
+				peak = Math.max(peak, inFlight);
+				await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+				inFlight--;
+				return `R-${parameters[0]}`;
+			},
+			name: "m",
+			schema: { $id: undefined },
+		} as any);
+
+		const payload = Array.from({ length: 25 }, (_, index) => ({
+			id: index,
+			jsonrpc: "2.0",
+			method: "m",
+			params: [index],
+		}));
+
+		const result = (await subject.process({ payload } as any)) as any[];
+
+		// never more than BATCH_CONCURRENCY (10) simulations in flight at once
+		assert.true(peak <= 10);
+		assert.equal(
+			result,
+			payload.map((request) => ({ id: request.id, jsonrpc: "2.0", result: `R-${request.id}` })),
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("process should return MethodNotFound for unknown method", async ({ subject }) => {
 		const result = await subject.process({
 			payload: { id: 3, jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "unknown", params: [] },
diff --git a/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.ts b/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.ts
index 3f58d1e7aa..19aa2e076c 100644
--- a/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.ts
+++ b/packages/api-common/source/rcp/processor.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import Hapi from "@hapi/hapi";
 import { Enums, Identifiers } from "@mainsail/constants";
 import { inject, injectable } from "@mainsail/container";
 import { RpcError } from "@mainsail/exceptions";
-import { ensureError } from "@mainsail/utils";
+import { chunk, ensureError } from "@mainsail/utils";
 
 import { getRcpId, prepareRcpError } from "./utilities.js";
 
+const BATCH_CONCURRENCY = 10;
+
 @injectable()
 export class Processor implements Contracts.Api.RPC.Processor {
 	@inject(Identifiers.Cryptography.Validator)
@@ -30,11 +32,16 @@ export class Processor implements Contracts.Api.RPC.Processor {
 		}
 
 		const payload = request.payload as Contracts.Api.RPC.Request<[]>;
-		if (Array.isArray(payload)) {
-			return Promise.all(payload.map(async (rcpRequest) => await this.#processSingle(rcpRequest)));
-		} else {
+
+		if (!Array.isArray(payload)) {
 			return this.#processSingle(payload);
 		}
+
+		const responses: (Contracts.Api.RPC.Response | Contracts.Api.RPC.Error)[] = [];
+		for (const group of chunk(payload, BATCH_CONCURRENCY)) {
+			responses.push(...(await Promise.all(group.map((rcpRequest) => this.#processSingle(rcpRequest)))));
+		}
+		return responses;
 	}
 
 	async #processSingle(
diff --git a/packages/api-common/source/validation/schemas.test.ts b/packages/api-common/source/validation/schemas.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0be915fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-common/source/validation/schemas.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { describe } from "@mainsail/test-runner";
+import { Ajv } from "ajv";
+
+import { jsonRpcPayloadSchema, jsonRpcResponseSchema } from "./schemas";
+
+const makeRequest = (id: number) => ({ id, jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "eth_call", params: [] });
+
+describe<{
+	ajv: Ajv;
+}>("JSON-RPC schemas", ({ it, beforeEach, assert }) => {
+	beforeEach((context) => {
+		context.ajv = new Ajv();
+		context.ajv.addSchema(jsonRpcPayloadSchema);
+		context.ajv.addSchema(jsonRpcResponseSchema);
+	});
+
+	it("accepts a single request", ({ ajv }) => {
+		assert.true(ajv.validate("jsonRpcPayload", makeRequest(1)));
+	});
+
+	it("accepts a batch of up to 100 requests", ({ ajv }) => {
+		assert.true(
+			ajv.validate(
+				"jsonRpcPayload",
+				Array.from({ length: 100 }, (_, index) => makeRequest(index)),
+			),
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("rejects a batch above the amplification cap", ({ ajv }) => {
+		assert.false(
+			ajv.validate(
+				"jsonRpcPayload",
+				Array.from({ length: 101 }, (_, index) => makeRequest(index)),
+			),
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("rejects an empty batch", ({ ajv }) => {
+		assert.false(ajv.validate("jsonRpcPayload", []));
+	});
+
+	it("rejects a batch containing a malformed request", ({ ajv }) => {
+		assert.false(ajv.validate("jsonRpcPayload", [makeRequest(1), { id: 2, jsonrpc: "2.0" }]));
+	});
+
+	it("accepts result and error responses", ({ ajv }) => {
+		assert.true(ajv.validate("jsonRpcResponse", { id: 1, jsonrpc: "2.0", result: "0x" }));
+		assert.true(
+			ajv.validate("jsonRpcResponse", {
+				error: { code: -32_600, message: "Invalid request" },
+				id: 1,
+				jsonrpc: "2.0",
+			}),
+		);
+		assert.false(ajv.validate("jsonRpcResponse", { id: 1, jsonrpc: "2.0" }));
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/api-common/source/validation/schemas.ts b/packages/api-common/source/validation/schemas.ts
index 1751ba3e7d..8b481bd1ac 100644
--- a/packages/api-common/source/validation/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/api-common/source/validation/schemas.ts
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ export const jsonRpcResponseSchema: SchemaObject = {
 
 export const jsonRpcPayloadSchema: SchemaObject = {
 	$id: "jsonRpcPayload",
-	oneOf: [jsonRpcRequest, { items: jsonRpcRequest, type: "array" }],
+	oneOf: [jsonRpcRequest, { items: jsonRpcRequest, maxItems: 100, minItems: 1, type: "array" }],
 };