diff --git a/src/bfcli/lexer.l b/src/bfcli/lexer.l
index 09044bc86..337de60be 100644
--- a/src/bfcli/lexer.l
+++ b/src/bfcli/lexer.l
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 %s STATE_MATCHER_META_FLOW_HASH
 %s STATE_MATCHER_L4_PROTO
 %s STATE_MATCHER_META_PROBA
+%s STATE_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT
 %s STATE_MATCHER_IPV4_ADDR
 %s STATE_MATCHER_IP4_NET
 %s STATE_MATCHER_IP4_DSCP
@@ -177,6 +178,16 @@ meta\.flow_hash     { BEGIN(STATE_MATCHER_META_FLOW_HASH); yylval.sval = strdup(
     }
 }
 
+meta\.ratelimit  { BEGIN(STATE_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT); yylval.sval = strdup(yytext); return MATCHER_TYPE; }
+<STATE_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT>{
+    (eq) { yylval.sval = strdup(yytext); return MATCHER_OP; }
+    {int}|[0-9a-zA-Z-]+ {
+        BEGIN(INITIAL);
+        yylval.sval = strdup(yytext);
+        return RAW_PAYLOAD;
+    }
+}
+
 ip4\.saddr       { BEGIN(STATE_MATCHER_IPV4_ADDR); yylval.sval = strdup(yytext); return MATCHER_TYPE; }
 ip4\.daddr       { BEGIN(STATE_MATCHER_IPV4_ADDR); yylval.sval = strdup(yytext); return MATCHER_TYPE; }
 <STATE_MATCHER_IPV4_ADDR>{
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libbpfilter/CMakeLists.txt
index 13729711a..5934a1650 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ bf_target_add_elfstubs(libbpfilter
         "pkt_log"
         "flow_hash"
         "sock_addr_log"
+        "ratelimit"
 )
 
 target_compile_definitions(libbpfilter
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/bpf/ratelimit.bpf.c b/src/libbpfilter/bpf/ratelimit.bpf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e7c22d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/bpf/ratelimit.bpf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+
+#include <bpf/bpf_endian.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#define BF_TIME_S 1000000000
+
+struct bf_ratelimit
+{
+    __u64 current;
+    __u64 last_time;
+};
+
+__u8 bf_ratelimit(void *map, const __u32 limit)
+{
+    struct bf_ratelimit *ratelimit;
+    __u64 current_time = bpf_ktime_get_ns() / BF_TIME_S;
+    __u32 key = 0;
+
+    ratelimit = bpf_map_lookup_elem(map, &key);
+    if (!ratelimit) {
+        bpf_printk("failed to fetch the rule's ratelimit");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (current_time != ratelimit->last_time)
+        ratelimit->current = 0;
+
+    ratelimit->current++;
+    ratelimit->last_time = current_time;
+
+    return (ratelimit->current > limit);
+}
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/fixup.h b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/fixup.h
index 2cda63466..022311eae 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/fixup.h
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/fixup.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ enum bf_fixup_type
     BF_FIXUP_TYPE_PRINTER_MAP_FD,
     /// Set the log map file descriptor in the @c BPF_LD_MAP_FD instruction.
     BF_FIXUP_TYPE_LOG_MAP_FD,
+    /// Set the ratelimit map file descriptor in the @c BPF_LD_MAP_FD instruction.
+    BF_FIXUP_TYPE_RATELIMIT_MAP_FD,
     /// Set a set map file descriptor in the @c BPF_LD_MAP_FD instruction.
     BF_FIXUP_TYPE_SET_MAP_FD,
     /// Call an ELF stub.
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.c b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.c
index ff70fb33f..23ef80d89 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.c
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.c
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ int bf_handle_new_from_pack(struct bf_handle **handle, struct bf_lock *lock,
             return bf_rpack_key_err(r, "bf_handle.lmap");
     }
 
+    r = bf_rpack_kv_node(node, "rmap", &child);
+    if (r)
+        return bf_rpack_key_err(r, "bf_handle.rmap");
+    if (!bf_rpack_is_nil(child)) {
+        r = bf_map_new_from_pack(&_handle->rmap, dir_fd, child);
+        if (r)
+            return bf_rpack_key_err(r, "bf_handle.rmap");
+    }
+
     r = bf_rpack_kv_array(node, "sets", &child);
     if (r)
         return bf_rpack_key_err(r, "bf_handle.sets");
@@ -145,6 +154,7 @@ void bf_handle_free(struct bf_handle **handle)
     bf_map_free(&(*handle)->cmap);
     bf_map_free(&(*handle)->pmap);
     bf_map_free(&(*handle)->lmap);
+    bf_map_free(&(*handle)->rmap);
     bf_list_clean(&(*handle)->sets);
 
     free(*handle);
@@ -190,6 +200,14 @@ int bf_handle_pack(const struct bf_handle *handle, bf_wpack_t *pack)
         bf_wpack_kv_nil(pack, "lmap");
     }
 
+    if (handle->rmap) {
+        bf_wpack_open_object(pack, "rmap");
+        bf_map_pack(handle->rmap, pack);
+        bf_wpack_close_object(pack);
+    } else {
+        bf_wpack_kv_nil(pack, "rmap");
+    }
+
     bf_wpack_kv_list(pack, "sets", &handle->sets);
 
     return bf_wpack_is_valid(pack) ? 0 : -EINVAL;
@@ -243,6 +261,15 @@ void bf_handle_dump(const struct bf_handle *handle, prefix_t *prefix)
         DUMP(prefix, "lmap: struct bf_map * (NULL)");
     }
 
+    if (handle->rmap) {
+        DUMP(prefix, "rmap: struct bf_map *");
+        bf_dump_prefix_push(prefix);
+        bf_map_dump(handle->rmap, bf_dump_prefix_last(prefix));
+        bf_dump_prefix_pop(prefix);
+    } else {
+        DUMP(prefix, "rmap: struct bf_map * (NULL)");
+    }
+
     DUMP(bf_dump_prefix_last(prefix), "sets: bf_list<bf_map>[%lu]",
          bf_list_size(&handle->sets));
     bf_dump_prefix_push(prefix);
@@ -304,6 +331,14 @@ int bf_handle_pin(struct bf_handle *handle, struct bf_lock *lock)
         }
     }
 
+    if (handle->rmap) {
+        r = bf_map_pin(handle->rmap, dir_fd);
+        if (r) {
+            bf_err_r(r, "failed to pin BPF ratelimit map");
+            goto err_unpin_all;
+        }
+    }
+
     bf_list_foreach (&handle->sets, set_node) {
         struct bf_map *map = bf_list_node_get_data(set_node);
 
@@ -347,6 +382,8 @@ void bf_handle_unpin(struct bf_handle *handle, struct bf_lock *lock)
         bf_map_unpin(handle->pmap, dir_fd);
     if (handle->lmap)
         bf_map_unpin(handle->lmap, dir_fd);
+    if (handle->rmap)
+        bf_map_unpin(handle->rmap, dir_fd);
 
     bf_list_foreach (&handle->sets, set_node) {
         struct bf_map *map = bf_list_node_get_data(set_node);
@@ -429,5 +466,6 @@ void bf_handle_unload(struct bf_handle *handle)
     bf_map_free(&handle->cmap);
     bf_map_free(&handle->pmap);
     bf_map_free(&handle->lmap);
+    bf_map_free(&handle->rmap);
     bf_list_clean(&handle->sets);
 }
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.h b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.h
index ad0c30d16..478e66748 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.h
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/handle.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ struct bf_handle
     /** Log map. NULL if not created. */
     struct bf_map *lmap;
 
+    /** Ratelimit map. NULL if not created. */
+    struct bf_map *rmap;
+
     /** List of set maps. Contains at most one map for each unique key
      * format. */
     bf_list sets;
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/matcher/meta.c b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/matcher/meta.c
index 44a4d5c32..b4794deb8 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/matcher/meta.c
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/matcher/meta.c
@@ -157,6 +157,26 @@ _bf_matcher_generate_meta_flow_probability(struct bf_program *program,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int _bf_matcher_generate_meta_ratelimit(struct bf_program *program,
+                                               const struct bf_matcher *matcher)
+{
+    uint32_t ratelimit = *(uint32_t *)bf_matcher_payload(matcher);
+
+    EMIT_LOAD_RATELIMIT_FD_FIXUP(program, BPF_REG_1);
+    EMIT(program, BPF_MOV32_IMM(BPF_REG_2, ratelimit));
+    EMIT_FIXUP_ELFSTUB(program, BF_ELFSTUB_RATELIMIT);
+
+    if (bf_matcher_get_negate(matcher)) {
+        EMIT_FIXUP_JMP_NEXT_RULE(program,
+                                 BPF_JMP32_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_0, 0, 0));
+    } else {
+        EMIT_FIXUP_JMP_NEXT_RULE(program,
+                                 BPF_JMP32_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_0, 0, 0));
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int bf_matcher_generate_meta(struct bf_program *program,
                              const struct bf_matcher *matcher)
 {
@@ -177,6 +197,8 @@ int bf_matcher_generate_meta(struct bf_program *program,
         return _bf_matcher_generate_meta_port(program, matcher);
     case BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_PROBABILITY:
         return _bf_matcher_generate_meta_flow_probability(program, matcher);
+    case BF_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT:
+        return _bf_matcher_generate_meta_ratelimit(program, matcher);
     case BF_MATCHER_META_MARK:
     case BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_HASH:
         return bf_err_r(-ENOTSUP,
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/packet.c b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/packet.c
index ef078c255..a58d5374f 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/packet.c
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/packet.c
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ int bf_packet_gen_inline_matcher(struct bf_program *program,
     case BF_MATCHER_META_SPORT:
     case BF_MATCHER_META_DPORT:
     case BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_PROBABILITY:
+    case BF_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT:
         return bf_matcher_generate_meta(program, matcher);
     case BF_MATCHER_META_MARK:
     case BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_HASH:
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.c b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.c
index dedee3899..7a5beba3a 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.c
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static struct bf_btf *_bf_map_make_btf(const struct bf_map *map)
     case BF_MAP_TYPE_PRINTER:
     case BF_MAP_TYPE_SET:
     case BF_MAP_TYPE_LOG:
+    case BF_MAP_TYPE_RATELIMIT:
     case BF_MAP_TYPE_CTX:
         // No BTF data available for these map types
         return NULL;
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ int bf_map_new(struct bf_map **map, const char *name, enum bf_map_type type,
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_COUNTERS] = BF_BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_PRINTER] = BF_BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_LOG] = BF_BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF,
+        [BF_MAP_TYPE_RATELIMIT] =
+            BF_BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY, // Not sure if ARRAY or RINGBUF
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_CTX] = BF_BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
     };
 
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ static const char *_bf_map_type_to_str(enum bf_map_type type)
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_COUNTERS] = "BF_MAP_TYPE_COUNTERS",
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_PRINTER] = "BF_MAP_TYPE_PRINTER",
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_LOG] = "BF_MAP_TYPE_LOG",
+        [BF_MAP_TYPE_RATELIMIT] = "BF_MAP_TYPE_RATELIMIT",
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_SET] = "BF_MAP_TYPE_SET",
         [BF_MAP_TYPE_CTX] = "BF_MAP_TYPE_CTX",
     };
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.h b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.h
index 19f98e816..bfb6156e6 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.h
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/prog/map.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ enum bf_map_type
     BF_MAP_TYPE_COUNTERS,
     BF_MAP_TYPE_PRINTER,
     BF_MAP_TYPE_LOG,
+    BF_MAP_TYPE_RATELIMIT,
     BF_MAP_TYPE_SET,
     BF_MAP_TYPE_CTX,
     _BF_MAP_TYPE_MAX,
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.c b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.c
index e9d29e5db..3a1ea5b45 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.c
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define _BF_COUNTER_MAP_NAME "bf_cmap"
 #define _BF_PRINTER_MAP_NAME "bf_pmap"
 #define _BF_LOG_MAP_NAME "bf_lmap"
+#define _BF_RATELIMIT_MAP_NAME "bf_rmap"
 
 static inline size_t _bf_round_next_power_of_2(size_t value)
 {
@@ -433,6 +434,10 @@ static int _bf_program_fixup(struct bf_program *program,
             insn_type = BF_FIXUP_INSN_IMM;
             value = program->handle->lmap->fd;
             break;
+        case BF_FIXUP_TYPE_RATELIMIT_MAP_FD:
+            insn_type = BF_FIXUP_INSN_IMM;
+            value = program->handle->rmap->fd;
+            break;
         case BF_FIXUP_TYPE_SET_MAP_FD: {
             const struct bf_set_group *group =
                 _bf_program_find_set_group(program, fixup->attr.set_ptr);
@@ -900,6 +905,32 @@ static int _bf_program_load_log_map(struct bf_program *program)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int _bf_program_load_ratelimit_map(struct bf_program *program)
+{
+    _cleanup_free_ void *pstr = NULL;
+    uint32_t key = 0;
+    struct bf_ratelimit val = {.current = 0, .last_time = 0};
+    int r;
+
+    assert(program);
+
+    r = bf_map_new(&program->handle->rmap, _BF_RATELIMIT_MAP_NAME,
+                   BF_MAP_TYPE_RATELIMIT, sizeof(uint32_t),
+                   sizeof(struct bf_ratelimit), 1);
+    if (r)
+        return bf_err_r(r, "failed to create the ratelimit bf_map object");
+
+    r = bf_map_set_elem(program->handle->rmap, &key, &val);
+    if (r)
+        return bf_err_r(r, "failed to set ratelimit map elem");
+
+    r = _bf_program_fixup(program, BF_FIXUP_TYPE_RATELIMIT_MAP_FD);
+    if (r)
+        return bf_err_r(r, "failed to fixup ratelimit map FD");
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Load set maps, one BPF map per `bf_set_group`.
  *
@@ -1001,6 +1032,10 @@ int bf_program_load(struct bf_program *prog)
     if (r)
         return bf_err_r(r, "failed to load the log map");
 
+    r = _bf_program_load_ratelimit_map(prog);
+    if (r)
+        return bf_err_r(r, "failed to load the ratelimit map");
+
     if (bf_ctx_is_verbose(BF_VERBOSE_DEBUG)) {
         log_buf = malloc(_BF_LOG_BUF_SIZE);
         if (!log_buf) {
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.h b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.h
index 0ead98162..3c8b52f29 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.h
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/cgen/program.h
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@
             return __r;                                                        \
     })
 
+#define EMIT_LOAD_RATELIMIT_FD_FIXUP(program, reg)                             \
+    ({                                                                         \
+        const struct bpf_insn ld_insn[2] = {BPF_LD_MAP_FD(reg, 0)};            \
+        int __r = bf_program_emit_fixup(                                       \
+            (program), BF_FIXUP_TYPE_RATELIMIT_MAP_FD, ld_insn[0], NULL);      \
+        if (__r < 0)                                                           \
+            return __r;                                                        \
+        __r = bf_program_emit((program), ld_insn[1]);                          \
+        if (__r < 0)                                                           \
+            return __r;                                                        \
+    })
+
 /**
  * Load a specific set's file descriptor.
  *
@@ -232,6 +244,12 @@ struct bf_program
 
 #define _free_bf_program_ __attribute__((__cleanup__(bf_program_free)))
 
+struct bf_ratelimit
+{
+    uint64_t current;
+    uint64_t last_time;
+};
+
 /**
  * @brief Allocate and initialize a new `bf_program` object.
  *
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/elfstub.h b/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/elfstub.h
index 3f40334c7..437e96ec1 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/elfstub.h
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/elfstub.h
@@ -170,6 +170,19 @@ enum bf_elfstub_id
      */
     BF_ELFSTUB_SOCK_ADDR_LOG,
 
+    /** 
+     * Check if `limit` packets have already been seen in the last unit of time
+     * 
+     * `__u8 bf_ratelimit(void *map, __u32 limit)`
+     *
+     * **Parameters**
+     * - `map`: address of the ratelimit map.
+     * - `limit`: number of packets allowed to pass in one unit of time.
+     *
+     * **Return** 0 if in the allowed limit (inclusive), or 1 if over the limit.
+     */
+    BF_ELFSTUB_RATELIMIT,
+
     _BF_ELFSTUB_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/matcher.h b/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/matcher.h
index 54786e9af..5c5fb1145 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/matcher.h
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/include/bpfilter/matcher.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ enum bf_matcher_type
     BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_HASH,
     /// Matches packets based on flow probability (consistent per flow).
     BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_PROBABILITY,
+    /// Matches a number of packets per unit of time
+    BF_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT,
     /// Matches IPv4 source address.
     BF_MATCHER_IP4_SADDR,
     /// Matches IPv4 source network.
diff --git a/src/libbpfilter/matcher.c b/src/libbpfilter/matcher.c
index cf3ba95f6..08f8c0822 100644
--- a/src/libbpfilter/matcher.c
+++ b/src/libbpfilter/matcher.c
@@ -408,6 +408,32 @@ static void _bf_print_probability(const void *payload)
         (void)fprintf(stdout, "%g%%", proba);
 }
 
+static int _bf_parse_ratelimit(enum bf_matcher_type type, enum bf_matcher_op op,
+                               void *payload, const char *raw_payload)
+{
+    assert(payload);
+    assert(raw_payload);
+
+    int r;
+
+    r = bf_if_index_from_str(raw_payload, (uint32_t *)payload);
+    if (r) {
+        return bf_err_r(
+            r, "\"%s %s\" Blabla error message something something, not '%s'",
+            bf_matcher_type_to_str(type), bf_matcher_op_to_str(op),
+            raw_payload);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void _bf_print_ratelimit(const void *payload)
+{
+    assert(payload);
+
+    (void)fprintf(stdout, "%" PRIu32, *(uint32_t *)payload);
+}
+
 static int _bf_parse_mark(enum bf_matcher_type type, enum bf_matcher_op op,
                           void *payload, const char *raw_payload)
 {
@@ -924,6 +950,16 @@ static struct bf_matcher_meta _bf_matcher_metas[_BF_MATCHER_TYPE_MAX] = {
                                    _bf_print_probability),
                 },
         },
+    [BF_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT] =
+        {
+            .layer = BF_MATCHER_NO_LAYER,
+            // Not sure if we need unsupported_hooks
+            .ops =
+                {
+                    BF_MATCHER_OPS(BF_MATCHER_EQ, sizeof(uint32_t),
+                                   _bf_parse_ratelimit, _bf_print_ratelimit),
+                },
+        },
     [BF_MATCHER_IP4_SADDR] =
         {
             .layer = BF_MATCHER_LAYER_3,
@@ -1473,6 +1509,7 @@ static const char *_bf_matcher_type_strs[] = {
     [BF_MATCHER_META_MARK] = "meta.mark",
     [BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_HASH] = "meta.flow_hash",
     [BF_MATCHER_META_FLOW_PROBABILITY] = "meta.flow_probability",
+    [BF_MATCHER_META_RATELIMIT] = "meta.ratelimit",
     [BF_MATCHER_IP4_SADDR] = "ip4.saddr",
     [BF_MATCHER_IP4_SNET] = "ip4.snet",
     [BF_MATCHER_IP4_DADDR] = "ip4.daddr",