diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
index 44b090b82bd..3b163913f4c 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Decreased the minimal Fog Distance value in the Density Volume to 0.05.
 - Virtual Texturing Resolver now performs RTHandle resize logic in HDRP instead of in core Unity
 - Cached the base types of Volume Manager to improve memory and cpu usage.
+- Reduced the maximal number of bounces for both RTGI and RTR (case 1318876).
 
 ## [11.0.0] - 2020-10-21
 
diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/GlobalIllumination.cs b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/GlobalIllumination.cs
index d897eac2e90..54b74a8a087 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/GlobalIllumination.cs
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/GlobalIllumination.cs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public int upscaleRadius
         /// Number of bounces for evaluating the effect.
         /// </summary>
         [Tooltip("Number of bounces for GI.")]
-        public ClampedIntParameter bounceCount = new ClampedIntParameter(1, 1, 31);
+        public ClampedIntParameter bounceCount = new ClampedIntParameter(1, 1, 8);
 
         // Filtering
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/ScreenSpaceLighting/ScreenSpaceReflection.cs b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/ScreenSpaceLighting/ScreenSpaceReflection.cs
index 17bc3c7da39..073cb1df9f1 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/ScreenSpaceLighting/ScreenSpaceReflection.cs
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/ScreenSpaceLighting/ScreenSpaceReflection.cs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public bool fullResolution
         /// <summary>
         /// Number of bounces for reflection rays.
         /// </summary>
-        public ClampedIntParameter bounceCount = new ClampedIntParameter(1, 1, 31);
+        public ClampedIntParameter bounceCount = new ClampedIntParameter(1, 1, 8);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the maximum number of steps HDRP uses for raytracing. Affects both correctness and performance.