diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 4d0dc14da..7d30c9243 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ var (
 		utils.SyncModeFlag,
 		utils.ExitWhenSyncedFlag,
 		utils.GCModeFlag,
-		utils.LightServFlag,
-		utils.LightBandwidthInFlag,
-		utils.LightBandwidthOutFlag,
-		utils.LightPeersFlag,
+		utils.LightServeFlag,
+		utils.LightLegacyServFlag,
+		utils.LightIngressFlag,
+		utils.LightEgressFlag,
+		utils.LightMaxPeersFlag,
+		utils.LightLegacyPeersFlag,
 		utils.LightKDFFlag,
 		utils.UltraLightServersFlag,
 		utils.UltraLightFractionFlag,
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ func startNode(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) {
 
 	// Set contract backend for ethereum service if local node
 	// is serving LES requests.
-	if ctx.GlobalInt(utils.LightServFlag.Name) > 0 {
+	if ctx.GlobalInt(utils.LightLegacyServFlag.Name) > 0 || ctx.GlobalInt(utils.LightServeFlag.Name) > 0 {
 		var ethService *eth.Ethereum
 		if err := stack.Service(&ethService); err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("Failed to retrieve ethereum service: %v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index 1b40f76a4..af195425b 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		Name: "LES",
+		Name: "LIGHT CLIENT",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			utils.LightServFlag,
-			utils.LightBandwidthInFlag,
-			utils.LightBandwidthOutFlag,
-			utils.LightPeersFlag,
+			utils.LightServeFlag,
+			utils.LightIngressFlag,
+			utils.LightEgressFlag,
+			utils.LightMaxPeersFlag,
 			utils.UltraLightServersFlag,
 			utils.UltraLightFractionFlag,
 			utils.UltraLightOnlyAnnounceFlag,
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 	{
 		Name: "DEPRECATED",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			utils.LightLegacyServFlag,
+			utils.LightLegacyPeersFlag,
 			utils.MinerLegacyThreadsFlag,
 			utils.MinerLegacyGasTargetFlag,
 			utils.MinerLegacyGasPriceFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 8fff0baf4..27dbb7313 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -209,25 +209,35 @@ var (
 		Name:  "whitelist",
 		Usage: "Comma separated block number-to-hash mappings to enforce (<number>=<hash>)",
 	}
-	// LES settings
-	LightServFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+	// Light server and client settings
+	LightLegacyServFlag = cli.IntFlag{ // Deprecated in favor of light.serve, remove in 2021
 		Name:  "lightserv",
+		Usage: "Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests (deprecated, use --light.serve)",
+		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightServ,
+	}
+	LightServeFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "light.serve",
 		Usage: "Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests (multi-threaded processing allows values over 100)",
-		Value: 0,
+		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightServ,
 	}
-	LightBandwidthInFlag = cli.IntFlag{
-		Name:  "lightbwin",
-		Usage: "Incoming bandwidth limit for light server (kilobytes/sec, 0 = unlimited)",
-		Value: 0,
+	LightIngressFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "light.ingress",
+		Usage: "Incoming bandwidth limit for serving light clients (kilobytes/sec, 0 = unlimited)",
+		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightIngress,
 	}
-	LightBandwidthOutFlag = cli.IntFlag{
-		Name:  "lightbwout",
-		Usage: "Outgoing bandwidth limit for light server (kilobytes/sec, 0 = unlimited)",
-		Value: 0,
+	LightEgressFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "light.egress",
+		Usage: "Outgoing bandwidth limit for serving light clients (kilobytes/sec, 0 = unlimited)",
+		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightEgress,
 	}
-	LightPeersFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+	LightLegacyPeersFlag = cli.IntFlag{ // Deprecated in favor of light.maxpeers, remove in 2021
 		Name:  "lightpeers",
-		Usage: "Maximum number of LES client peers",
+		Usage: "Maximum number of light clients to serve, or light servers to attach to  (deprecated, use --light.maxpeers)",
+		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightPeers,
+	}
+	LightMaxPeersFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "light.maxpeers",
+		Usage: "Maximum number of light clients to serve, or light servers to attach to",
 		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.LightPeers,
 	}
 	UltraLightServersFlag = cli.StringFlag{
@@ -952,17 +962,23 @@ func setIPC(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 
 // setLes configures the les server and ultra light client settings from the command line flags.
 func setLes(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightServFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightServ = ctx.GlobalInt(LightServFlag.Name)
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightLegacyServFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.LightServ = ctx.GlobalInt(LightLegacyServFlag.Name)
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightBandwidthInFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightBandwidthIn = ctx.GlobalInt(LightBandwidthInFlag.Name)
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightServeFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.LightServ = ctx.GlobalInt(LightServeFlag.Name)
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightBandwidthOutFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightBandwidthOut = ctx.GlobalInt(LightBandwidthOutFlag.Name)
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightIngressFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.LightIngress = ctx.GlobalInt(LightIngressFlag.Name)
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightPeersFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.LightPeers = ctx.GlobalInt(LightPeersFlag.Name)
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightEgressFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.LightEgress = ctx.GlobalInt(LightEgressFlag.Name)
+	}
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightLegacyPeersFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.LightPeers = ctx.GlobalInt(LightLegacyPeersFlag.Name)
+	}
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.LightPeers = ctx.GlobalInt(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name)
 	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(UltraLightServersFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.UltraLightServers = strings.Split(ctx.GlobalString(UltraLightServersFlag.Name), ",")
@@ -1069,19 +1085,22 @@ func SetP2PConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *p2p.Config) {
 	setBootstrapNodesV5(ctx, cfg)
 
 	lightClient := ctx.GlobalString(SyncModeFlag.Name) == "light"
-	lightServer := ctx.GlobalInt(LightServFlag.Name) != 0
-	lightPeers := ctx.GlobalInt(LightPeersFlag.Name)
+	lightServer := (ctx.GlobalInt(LightLegacyServFlag.Name) != 0 || ctx.GlobalInt(LightServeFlag.Name) != 0)
 
+	lightPeers := ctx.GlobalInt(LightLegacyPeersFlag.Name)
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name) {
+		lightPeers = ctx.GlobalInt(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name)
+	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(MaxPeersFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.MaxPeers = ctx.GlobalInt(MaxPeersFlag.Name)
-		if lightServer && !ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightPeersFlag.Name) {
+		if lightServer && !ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightLegacyPeersFlag.Name) && !ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name) {
 			cfg.MaxPeers += lightPeers
 		}
 	} else {
 		if lightServer {
 			cfg.MaxPeers += lightPeers
 		}
-		if lightClient && ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightPeersFlag.Name) && cfg.MaxPeers < lightPeers {
+		if lightClient && (ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightLegacyPeersFlag.Name) || ctx.GlobalIsSet(LightMaxPeersFlag.Name)) && cfg.MaxPeers < lightPeers {
 			cfg.MaxPeers = lightPeers
 		}
 	}
@@ -1379,9 +1398,9 @@ func SetShhConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *whisper.Config) {
 func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
 	// Avoid conflicting network flags
 	CheckExclusive(ctx, DeveloperFlag, TestnetFlag, RinkebyFlag, GoerliFlag)
-	CheckExclusive(ctx, LightServFlag, SyncModeFlag, "light")
-	// Can't use both ephemeral unlocked and external signer
-	CheckExclusive(ctx, DeveloperFlag, ExternalSignerFlag)
+	CheckExclusive(ctx, LightLegacyServFlag, LightServeFlag, SyncModeFlag, "light")
+	CheckExclusive(ctx, DeveloperFlag, ExternalSignerFlag) // Can't use both ephemeral unlocked and external signer
+
 	var ks *keystore.KeyStore
 	if keystores := stack.AccountManager().Backends(keystore.KeyStoreType); len(keystores) > 0 {
 		ks = keystores[0].(*keystore.KeyStore)
diff --git a/eth/config.go b/eth/config.go
index 8568f289a..c29655375 100644
--- a/eth/config.go
+++ b/eth/config.go
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	Whitelist map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
 
 	// Light client options
-	LightServ         int `toml:",omitempty"` // Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests
-	LightBandwidthIn  int `toml:",omitempty"` // Incoming bandwidth limit for light servers
-	LightBandwidthOut int `toml:",omitempty"` // Outgoing bandwidth limit for light servers
-	LightPeers        int `toml:",omitempty"` // Maximum number of LES client peers
+	LightServ    int `toml:",omitempty"` // Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests
+	LightIngress int `toml:",omitempty"` // Incoming bandwidth limit for light servers
+	LightEgress  int `toml:",omitempty"` // Outgoing bandwidth limit for light servers
+	LightPeers   int `toml:",omitempty"` // Maximum number of LES client peers
 
 	// Ultra Light client options
 	UltraLightServers      []string `toml:",omitempty"` // List of trusted ultra light servers
diff --git a/eth/gen_config.go b/eth/gen_config.go
index f0ffb5a81..a7794ffab 100644
--- a/eth/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/gen_config.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 		NoPrefetch              bool
 		Whitelist               map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
 		LightServ               int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
-		LightBandwidthIn        int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
-		LightBandwidthOut       int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
+		LightIngress            int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
+		LightEgress             int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
 		LightPeers              int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
 		UltraLightServers       []string               `toml:",omitempty"`
 		UltraLightFraction      int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 	enc.NoPrefetch = c.NoPrefetch
 	enc.Whitelist = c.Whitelist
 	enc.LightServ = c.LightServ
-	enc.LightBandwidthIn = c.LightBandwidthIn
-	enc.LightBandwidthOut = c.LightBandwidthOut
+	enc.LightIngress = c.LightIngress
+	enc.LightEgress = c.LightEgress
 	enc.LightPeers = c.LightPeers
 	enc.UltraLightServers = c.UltraLightServers
 	enc.UltraLightFraction = c.UltraLightFraction
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		NoPrefetch              *bool
 		Whitelist               map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
 		LightServ               *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
-		LightBandwidthIn        *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
-		LightBandwidthOut       *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
+		LightIngress            *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
+		LightEgress             *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
 		LightPeers              *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
 		UltraLightServers       []string               `toml:",omitempty"`
 		UltraLightFraction      *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	if dec.LightServ != nil {
 		c.LightServ = *dec.LightServ
 	}
-	if dec.LightBandwidthIn != nil {
-		c.LightBandwidthIn = *dec.LightBandwidthIn
+	if dec.LightIngress != nil {
+		c.LightIngress = *dec.LightIngress
 	}
-	if dec.LightBandwidthOut != nil {
-		c.LightBandwidthOut = *dec.LightBandwidthOut
+	if dec.LightEgress != nil {
+		c.LightEgress = *dec.LightEgress
 	}
 	if dec.LightPeers != nil {
 		c.LightPeers = *dec.LightPeers
diff --git a/les/costtracker.go b/les/costtracker.go
index 2d9c95af7..61b076d15 100644
--- a/les/costtracker.go
+++ b/les/costtracker.go
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ func newCostTracker(db ethdb.Database, config *eth.Config) (*costTracker, uint64
 		reqInfoCh:  make(chan reqInfo, 100),
 		utilTarget: utilTarget,
 	}
-	if config.LightBandwidthIn > 0 {
-		ct.inSizeFactor = utilTarget / float64(config.LightBandwidthIn)
+	if config.LightIngress > 0 {
+		ct.inSizeFactor = utilTarget / float64(config.LightIngress)
 	}
-	if config.LightBandwidthOut > 0 {
-		ct.outSizeFactor = utilTarget / float64(config.LightBandwidthOut)
+	if config.LightEgress > 0 {
+		ct.outSizeFactor = utilTarget / float64(config.LightEgress)
 	}
 	if makeCostStats {
 		ct.stats = make(map[uint64][]uint64)