diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/breaker/HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/breaker/HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.java
index 3d05293f7b7..235d8b46e5b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/breaker/HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/breaker/HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.java
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ public class HierarchyCircuitBreakerService extends CircuitBreakerService {
         new Setting<>("indices.breaker.request.type", "memory", CircuitBreaker.Type::parseValue, Property.NodeScope);
 
     public static final Setting<ByteSizeValue> ACCOUNTING_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING =
-        Setting.memorySizeSetting("indices.breaker.accounting.limit", "100%", Property.NodeScope);
+        Setting.memorySizeSetting("indices.breaker.accounting.limit", "100%", Property.Dynamic, Property.NodeScope);
     public static final Setting<Double> ACCOUNTING_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING =
-        Setting.doubleSetting("indices.breaker.accounting.overhead", 1.0d, 0.0d, Property.NodeScope);
+        Setting.doubleSetting("indices.breaker.accounting.overhead", 1.0d, 0.0d, Property.Dynamic, Property.NodeScope);
     public static final Setting<CircuitBreaker.Type> ACCOUNTING_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_TYPE_SETTING =
         new Setting<>("indices.breaker.accounting.type", "memory", CircuitBreaker.Type::parseValue, Property.NodeScope);
 
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public class HierarchyCircuitBreakerService extends CircuitBreakerService {
         clusterSettings.addSettingsUpdateConsumer(FIELDDATA_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING, FIELDDATA_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING, this::setFieldDataBreakerLimit);
         clusterSettings.addSettingsUpdateConsumer(IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING, IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING, this::setInFlightRequestsBreakerLimit);
         clusterSettings.addSettingsUpdateConsumer(REQUEST_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING, REQUEST_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING, this::setRequestBreakerLimit);
+        clusterSettings.addSettingsUpdateConsumer(ACCOUNTING_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING, ACCOUNTING_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING, this::setAccountingBreakerLimit);
     }
 
     private void setRequestBreakerLimit(ByteSizeValue newRequestMax, Double newRequestOverhead) {
@@ -174,6 +175,14 @@ public class HierarchyCircuitBreakerService extends CircuitBreakerService {
         logger.info("Updated breaker settings field data: {}", newFielddataSettings);
     }
 
+    private void setAccountingBreakerLimit(ByteSizeValue newAccountingMax, Double newAccountingOverhead) {
+        BreakerSettings newAccountingSettings = new BreakerSettings(CircuitBreaker.ACCOUNTING, newAccountingMax.getBytes(),
+            newAccountingOverhead, HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.this.inFlightRequestsSettings.getType());
+        registerBreaker(newAccountingSettings);
+        HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.this.accountingSettings = newAccountingSettings;
+        logger.info("Updated breaker settings for accounting requests: {}", newAccountingSettings);
+    }
+
     private boolean validateTotalCircuitBreakerLimit(ByteSizeValue byteSizeValue) {
         BreakerSettings newParentSettings = new BreakerSettings(CircuitBreaker.PARENT, byteSizeValue.getBytes(), 1.0, CircuitBreaker.Type.PARENT);
         validateSettings(new BreakerSettings[]{newParentSettings});
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/memory/breaker/CircuitBreakerServiceIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/memory/breaker/CircuitBreakerServiceIT.java
index 58149a24fbe..a3e02308be4 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/memory/breaker/CircuitBreakerServiceIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/memory/breaker/CircuitBreakerServiceIT.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetaData.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_REPLICAS;
 import static org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery;
-import static org.elasticsearch.indices.breaker.HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING;
 import static org.elasticsearch.search.aggregations.AggregationBuilders.cardinality;
 import static org.elasticsearch.search.aggregations.AggregationBuilders.terms;
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.ESIntegTestCase.Scope.TEST;
@@ -89,7 +88,9 @@ public class CircuitBreakerServiceIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
             HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.FIELDDATA_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING,
             HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.REQUEST_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING,
             HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.REQUEST_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING,
-            IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING,
+            HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.ACCOUNTING_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING,
+            HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.ACCOUNTING_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING,
+            HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING,
             HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_OVERHEAD_SETTING,
             HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.TOTAL_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING).forEach(s -> resetSettings.putNull(s.getKey()));
         assertAcked(client().admin().cluster().prepareUpdateSettings().setTransientSettings(resetSettings));
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ public class CircuitBreakerServiceIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
             return;
         }
         Settings insane = Settings.builder()
-            .put(IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING.getKey(), "5b")
+            .put(HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING.getKey(), "5b")
             .build();
         client().admin().cluster().prepareUpdateSettings().setTransientSettings(insane).get();
 
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ public class CircuitBreakerServiceIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
         }
 
         Settings limitSettings = Settings.builder()
-            .put(IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING.getKey(), inFlightRequestsLimit)
+            .put(HierarchyCircuitBreakerService.IN_FLIGHT_REQUESTS_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LIMIT_SETTING.getKey(), inFlightRequestsLimit)
             .build();
 
         assertAcked(client().admin().cluster().prepareUpdateSettings().setTransientSettings(limitSettings));