diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index b279927..ba842a7 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ merge_protections:
 
 queue_rules:
   - name: default
+    batch_size: 3
+    batch_max_wait_time: 30 seconds
     queue_conditions:
       - base = main
       - -draft
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6516cbc..5530f3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The two sanctioned deploy paths are merge to `main` triggering the pipeline and
 
 ### Merge queue
 
-Consumer repos extend `.mergify.yml` via `extends: .github`. Mergify still auto-queues when it is awake. To kick a stuck PR, apply the `queue ready` label. That does not bypass `ci / ci` or `APPROVED`. Do not use `queued`; Mergify applies that while a PR is in the queue.
+Consumer repos extend `.mergify.yml` via `extends: .github`. Mergify auto-queues when it is awake. The default queue tests up to three PRs together on a draft branch so it does not push onto the original PR. Each PR still squash-merges on its own. To kick a stuck PR, apply the `queue ready` label. That does not bypass `ci / ci` or `APPROVED`. Do not use `queued`; Mergify applies that while a PR is in the queue.
 
 ## What's in here