diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go b/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go
index 8445af3..f50926b 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ func WithProxydIP(ip string) BackendOpt {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithMaxDegradedLatencyThreshold(maxDegradedLatencyThreshold time.Duration) BackendOpt {
+	return func(b *Backend) {
+		b.maxDegradedLatencyThreshold = maxDegradedLatencyThreshold
+	}
+}
+
 func WithMaxLatencyThreshold(maxLatencyThreshold time.Duration) BackendOpt {
 	return func(b *Backend) {
 		b.maxLatencyThreshold = maxLatencyThreshold
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/config.go b/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
index 94c1f83..0222a83 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
@@ -71,10 +71,13 @@ func (t *TOMLDuration) UnmarshalText(b []byte) error {
 }
 
 type BackendOptions struct {
-	ResponseTimeoutSeconds int   `toml:"response_timeout_seconds"`
-	MaxResponseSizeBytes   int64 `toml:"max_response_size_bytes"`
-	MaxRetries             int   `toml:"max_retries"`
-	OutOfServiceSeconds    int   `toml:"out_of_service_seconds"`
+	ResponseTimeoutSeconds      int          `toml:"response_timeout_seconds"`
+	MaxResponseSizeBytes        int64        `toml:"max_response_size_bytes"`
+	MaxRetries                  int          `toml:"max_retries"`
+	OutOfServiceSeconds         int          `toml:"out_of_service_seconds"`
+	MaxDegradedLatencyThreshold TOMLDuration `toml:"max_degraded_latency_threshold"`
+	MaxLatencyThreshold         TOMLDuration `toml:"max_latency_threshold"`
+	MaxErrorRateThreshold       float64      `toml:"max_error_rate_threshold"`
 }
 
 type BackendConfig struct {
@@ -94,9 +97,14 @@ type BackendConfig struct {
 type BackendsConfig map[string]*BackendConfig
 
 type BackendGroupConfig struct {
-	Backends              []string `toml:"backends"`
-	ConsensusAware        bool     `toml:"consensus_aware"`
-	ConsensusAsyncHandler string   `toml:"consensus_handler"`
+	Backends []string `toml:"backends"`
+
+	ConsensusAware        bool   `toml:"consensus_aware"`
+	ConsensusAsyncHandler string `toml:"consensus_handler"`
+
+	ConsensusBanPeriod          TOMLDuration `toml:"consensus_ban_period"`
+	ConsensusMaxUpdateThreshold TOMLDuration `toml:"consensus_max_update_threshold"`
+	ConsensusMinPeerCount       int          `toml:"consensus_min_peer_count"`
 }
 
 type BackendGroupsConfig map[string]*BackendGroupConfig
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml b/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml
index 16408e8..053b5fd 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/example.config.toml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ max_response_size_bytes = 5242880
 max_retries = 3
 # Number of seconds to wait before trying an unhealthy backend again.
 out_of_service_seconds = 600
+# Maximum latency accepted to serve requests, default 10s
+max_latency_threshold = "30s"
+# Maximum latency accepted to serve requests before degraded, default 5s
+max_degraded_latency_threshold = "10s"
+# Maximum error rate accepted to serve requests, default 0.5 (i.e. 50%)
+max_error_rate_threshold = 0.3
 
 [backends]
 # A map of backends by name.
@@ -78,6 +84,14 @@ max_ws_conns = 1
 [backend_groups]
 [backend_groups.main]
 backends = ["infura"]
+# Enable consensus awareness for backend group, making it act as a load balancer, default false
+# consensus_aware = true
+# Period in which the backend wont serve requests if banned, default 5m
+# consensus_ban_period = "1m"
+# Maximum delay for update the backend, default 30s
+# consensus_max_update_threshold = "20s"
+# Minimum peer count, default 3
+# consensus_min_peer_count = 4
 
 [backend_groups.alchemy]
 backends = ["alchemy"]
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/testdata/consensus.toml b/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/testdata/consensus.toml
index bc9b43e..d26b9dc 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/testdata/consensus.toml
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/testdata/consensus.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ rpc_url = "$NODE2_URL"
 backends = ["node1", "node2"]
 consensus_aware = true
 consensus_handler = "noop" # allow more control over the consensus poller for tests
+consensus_ban_period = "1m"
+consensus_max_update_threshold = "2m"
+consensus_min_peer_count = 4
 
 [rpc_method_mappings]
 eth_call = "node"
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/proxyd.go b/proxyd/proxyd/proxyd.go
index 5a34fa6..f682272 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/proxyd.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/proxyd.go
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ func Start(config *Config) (*Server, func(), error) {
 		if config.BackendOptions.OutOfServiceSeconds != 0 {
 			opts = append(opts, WithOutOfServiceDuration(secondsToDuration(config.BackendOptions.OutOfServiceSeconds)))
 		}
+		if config.BackendOptions.MaxDegradedLatencyThreshold > 0 {
+			opts = append(opts, WithMaxDegradedLatencyThreshold(time.Duration(config.BackendOptions.MaxDegradedLatencyThreshold)))
+		}
+		if config.BackendOptions.MaxLatencyThreshold > 0 {
+			opts = append(opts, WithMaxLatencyThreshold(time.Duration(config.BackendOptions.MaxLatencyThreshold)))
+		}
+		if config.BackendOptions.MaxErrorRateThreshold > 0 {
+			opts = append(opts, WithMaxErrorRateThreshold(config.BackendOptions.MaxErrorRateThreshold))
+		}
 		if cfg.MaxRPS != 0 {
 			opts = append(opts, WithMaxRPS(cfg.MaxRPS))
 		}
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@ func Start(config *Config) (*Server, func(), error) {
 			opts = append(opts, WithStrippedTrailingXFF())
 		}
 		opts = append(opts, WithProxydIP(os.Getenv("PROXYD_IP")))
+
 		back := NewBackend(name, rpcURL, wsURL, lim, rpcRequestSemaphore, opts...)
 		backendNames = append(backendNames, name)
 		backendsByName[name] = back
@@ -302,14 +312,25 @@ func Start(config *Config) (*Server, func(), error) {
 	}
 
 	for bgName, bg := range backendGroups {
-		if config.BackendGroups[bgName].ConsensusAware {
+		bgcfg := config.BackendGroups[bgName]
+		if bgcfg.ConsensusAware {
 			log.Info("creating poller for consensus aware backend_group", "name", bgName)
 
 			copts := make([]ConsensusOpt, 0)
 
-			if config.BackendGroups[bgName].ConsensusAsyncHandler == "noop" {
+			if bgcfg.ConsensusAsyncHandler == "noop" {
 				copts = append(copts, WithAsyncHandler(NewNoopAsyncHandler()))
 			}
+			if bgcfg.ConsensusBanPeriod > 0 {
+				copts = append(copts, WithBanPeriod(time.Duration(bgcfg.ConsensusBanPeriod)))
+			}
+			if bgcfg.ConsensusMaxUpdateThreshold > 0 {
+				copts = append(copts, WithMaxUpdateThreshold(time.Duration(bgcfg.ConsensusMaxUpdateThreshold)))
+			}
+			if bgcfg.ConsensusMinPeerCount > 0 {
+				copts = append(copts, WithMinPeerCount(uint64(bgcfg.ConsensusMinPeerCount)))
+			}
+
 			cp := NewConsensusPoller(bg, copts...)
 			bg.Consensus = cp
 		}