diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-bushes-enter.md b/.changeset/twenty-bushes-enter.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c670195309ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-bushes-enter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+"wrangler": patch
+---
+
+Remove default values for delivery delay and message retention and update messaging on limits
+
+Fixes the issue of the default maximum message retention (365400 seconds) being longer than the maximum allowed retention period for free tier users (86400 seconds).
+
+Previous:
+
+- Wrangler set a default value of 365400 seconds max message retention if the setting was not explicitly provided in the Wrangler configuration. 
+- The maximum retention period was documented as 1209600 seconds for all queues users because it was required to be on paid tier.
+- Wrangler also set a default value of 0 seconds for delivery delay if the setting was not explicitly provided in the Wrangler configuration.
+
+Updated:
+
+- Wrangler no longer sets a default value for max message retention so that the default can be applied at the API.
+- The maximum retention period is now documented as 86400 seconds for free tier queues and 1209600 seconds for paid tier queues
+- Wrangler also no longer sets a default value for delivery delay so that the default can be applied at the API.
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues/queues.test.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues/queues.test.ts
index 49238c10dc70..3d00e94fb3ab 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues/queues.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues/queues.test.ts
@@ -186,20 +186,13 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 		describe("create", () => {
 			function mockCreateRequest(
 				queueName: string,
-				queueSettings: {
+				queueSettings?: {
 					delivery_delay?: number;
 					message_retention_period?: number;
-				} = {}
+				}
 			) {
 				const requests = { count: 0 };
 
-				if (queueSettings?.delivery_delay === undefined) {
-					queueSettings.delivery_delay = 0;
-				}
-				if (queueSettings?.message_retention_period === undefined) {
-					queueSettings.message_retention_period = 345600;
-				}
-
 				msw.use(
 					http.post(
 						"*/accounts/:accountId/queues",
@@ -208,9 +201,9 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 
 							const body = (await request.json()) as {
 								queue_name: string;
-								settings: {
-									delivery_delay: number;
-									message_retention_period: number;
+								settings?: {
+									delivery_delay?: number;
+									message_retention_period?: number;
 								};
 							};
 							expect(body.queue_name).toEqual(queueName);
@@ -252,8 +245,8 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 					  -v, --version   Show version number  [boolean]
 
 					OPTIONS
-					      --delivery-delay-secs            How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 42300  [number] [default: 0]
-					      --message-retention-period-secs  How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 1209600  [number] [default: 345600]"
+					      --delivery-delay-secs            How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 43200  [number]
+					      --message-retention-period-secs  How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 86400 if on free tier, otherwise must be between 60 and 1209600  [number]"
 				`);
 			});
 			describe.each(["wrangler.json", "wrangler.toml"])("%s", (configPath) => {
@@ -476,8 +469,8 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 					  -v, --version   Show version number  [boolean]
 
 					OPTIONS
-					      --delivery-delay-secs            How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 42300  [number]
-					      --message-retention-period-secs  How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 1209600  [number]"
+					      --delivery-delay-secs            How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 43200  [number]
+					      --message-retention-period-secs  How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 86400 if on free tier, otherwise must be between 60 and 1209600  [number]"
 				`);
 			});
 
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts
index 4cf045458150..8e8cf7388158 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/create.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ export const queuesCreateCommand = createCommand({
 		"delivery-delay-secs": {
 			type: "number",
 			describe:
-				"How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 42300",
-			default: 0,
+				"How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 43200",
 		},
 		"message-retention-period-secs": {
 			type: "number",
 			describe:
-				"How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 1209600",
-			default: 345600,
+				"How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 86400 if on free tier, otherwise must be between 60 and 1209600",
 		},
 	},
 	positionalArgs: ["name"],
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/update.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/update.ts
index 5fdd3f1e172f..7c09106e2100 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/update.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/queues/cli/commands/update.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ export const queuesUpdateCommand = createCommand({
 		"delivery-delay-secs": {
 			type: "number",
 			describe:
-				"How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 42300",
+				"How long a published message should be delayed for, in seconds. Must be between 0 and 43200",
 		},
 		"message-retention-period-secs": {
 			type: "number",
 			describe:
-				"How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 1209600",
+				"How long to retain a message in the queue, in seconds. Must be between 60 and 86400 if on free tier, otherwise must be between 60 and 1209600",
 		},
 	},
 	positionalArgs: ["name"],