diff --git a/protocol/chainlib/consumer_websocket_manager.go b/protocol/chainlib/consumer_websocket_manager.go
index a3bd553424..e6edb7aaa6 100644
--- a/protocol/chainlib/consumer_websocket_manager.go
+++ b/protocol/chainlib/consumer_websocket_manager.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package chainlib
 import (
 	"context"
 	"strconv"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	gojson "github.com/goccy/go-json"
+	"github.com/goccy/go-json"
 	"github.com/gofiber/websocket/v2"
 	formatter "github.com/lavanet/lava/v3/ecosystem/cache/format"
 	"github.com/lavanet/lava/v3/protocol/common"
@@ -13,8 +14,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lavanet/lava/v3/utils"
 	"github.com/lavanet/lava/v3/utils/rand"
 	spectypes "github.com/lavanet/lava/v3/x/spec/types"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
 )
 
+var WebSocketRateLimit = -1 // rate limit requests per second on websocket connection
+
 type ConsumerWebsocketManager struct {
 	websocketConn                 *websocket.Conn
 	rpcConsumerLogs               *metrics.RPCConsumerLogs
@@ -67,6 +71,27 @@ func (cwm *ConsumerWebsocketManager) GetWebSocketConnectionUniqueId(dappId, user
 	return dappId + "__" + userIp + "__" + cwm.WebsocketConnectionUID
 }
 
+func (cwm *ConsumerWebsocketManager) handleRateLimitReached(inpData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	rateLimitError := common.JsonRpcRateLimitError
+	id := 0
+	result := gjson.GetBytes(inpData, "id")
+	switch result.Type {
+	case gjson.Number:
+		id = int(result.Int())
+	case gjson.String:
+		idParsed, err := strconv.Atoi(result.Raw)
+		if err == nil {
+			id = idParsed
+		}
+	}
+	rateLimitError.Id = id
+	bytesRateLimitError, err := json.Marshal(rateLimitError)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte{}, utils.LavaFormatError("failed marshalling jsonrpc rate limit error", err)
+	}
+	return bytesRateLimitError, nil
+}
+
 func (cwm *ConsumerWebsocketManager) ListenToMessages() {
 	var (
 		messageType int
@@ -110,6 +135,24 @@ func (cwm *ConsumerWebsocketManager) ListenToMessages() {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// rate limit routine
+	requestsPerSecond := &atomic.Uint64{}
+	go func() {
+		if WebSocketRateLimit <= 0 {
+			return
+		}
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second) // rate limit per second.
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-webSocketCtx.Done():
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				requestsPerSecond.Store(0)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	for {
 		startTime := time.Now()
 		msgSeed := guidString + "_" + strconv.Itoa(rand.Intn(10000000000)) // use message seed with original guid and new int
@@ -125,6 +168,15 @@ func (cwm *ConsumerWebsocketManager) ListenToMessages() {
 			break
 		}
 
+		// Check rate limit is met
+		if WebSocketRateLimit > 0 && requestsPerSecond.Add(1) > uint64(WebSocketRateLimit) {
+			rateLimitResponse, err := cwm.handleRateLimitReached(msg)
+			if err == nil {
+				websocketConnWriteChan <- webSocketMsgWithType{messageType: messageType, msg: rateLimitResponse}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
 		dappID, ok := websocketConn.Locals("dapp-id").(string)
 		if !ok {
 			// Log and remove the analyze
@@ -167,7 +219,7 @@ func (cwm *ConsumerWebsocketManager) ListenToMessages() {
 				if err != nil {
 					utils.LavaFormatWarning("error unsubscribing from subscription", err, utils.LogAttr("GUID", webSocketCtx))
 					if err == common.SubscriptionNotFoundError {
-						msgData, err := gojson.Marshal(common.JsonRpcSubscriptionNotFoundError)
+						msgData, err := json.Marshal(common.JsonRpcSubscriptionNotFoundError)
 						if err != nil {
 							continue
 						}
@@ -224,7 +276,7 @@ func (cwm *ConsumerWebsocketManager) ListenToMessages() {
 
 			// Handle the case when the error is a method not found error
 			if common.APINotSupportedError.Is(err) {
-				msgData, err := gojson.Marshal(common.JsonRpcMethodNotFoundError)
+				msgData, err := json.Marshal(common.JsonRpcMethodNotFoundError)
 				if err != nil {
 					continue
 				}
diff --git a/protocol/chainlib/consumer_ws_subscription_manager_test.go b/protocol/chainlib/consumer_ws_subscription_manager_test.go
index 9aebc649a4..48573a3512 100644
--- a/protocol/chainlib/consumer_ws_subscription_manager_test.go
+++ b/protocol/chainlib/consumer_ws_subscription_manager_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package chainlib
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -324,6 +326,11 @@ func TestConsumerWSSubscriptionManagerParallelSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRateLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	numberOfRequests := &atomic.Uint64{}
+	fmt.Println(numberOfRequests.Load())
+}
+
 func TestConsumerWSSubscriptionManager(t *testing.T) {
 	// This test does the following:
 	// 1. Create a new ConsumerWSSubscriptionManager
diff --git a/protocol/common/cobra_common.go b/protocol/common/cobra_common.go
index 40cbffdce2..fe75c8f31f 100644
--- a/protocol/common/cobra_common.go
+++ b/protocol/common/cobra_common.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ const (
 	SetProviderOptimizerBestTierPickChance    = "set-provider-optimizer-best-tier-pick-chance"
 	SetProviderOptimizerWorstTierPickChance   = "set-provider-optimizer-worst-tier-pick-chance"
 	SetProviderOptimizerNumberOfTiersToCreate = "set-provider-optimizer-number-of-tiers-to-create"
+
+	// websocket flags
+	RateLimitWebSocketFlag = "rate-limit-websocket-requests-per-connection"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/protocol/common/return_errors.go b/protocol/common/return_errors.go
index 5394ba1f3d..9020a26f17 100644
--- a/protocol/common/return_errors.go
+++ b/protocol/common/return_errors.go
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ var JsonRpcMethodNotFoundError = JsonRPCErrorMessage{
 	},
 }
 
+var JsonRpcRateLimitError = JsonRPCErrorMessage{
+	JsonRPC: "2.0",
+	Id:      1,
+	Error: JsonRPCError{
+		Code:    429,
+		Message: "Too Many Requests",
+	},
+}
+
 var JsonRpcSubscriptionNotFoundError = JsonRPCErrorMessage{
 	JsonRPC: "2.0",
 	Id:      1,
diff --git a/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go b/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go
index 1223ef34be..77b07b4bf1 100644
--- a/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go
+++ b/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ rpcconsumer consumer_examples/full_consumer_example.yml --cache-be "127.0.0.1:77
 	cmdRPCConsumer.Flags().Float64Var(&provideroptimizer.ATierChance, common.SetProviderOptimizerBestTierPickChance, 0.75, "set the chances for picking a provider from the best group, default is 75% -> 0.75")
 	cmdRPCConsumer.Flags().Float64Var(&provideroptimizer.LastTierChance, common.SetProviderOptimizerWorstTierPickChance, 0.0, "set the chances for picking a provider from the worse group, default is 0% -> 0.0")
 	cmdRPCConsumer.Flags().IntVar(&provideroptimizer.OptimizerNumTiers, common.SetProviderOptimizerNumberOfTiersToCreate, 4, "set the number of groups to create, default is 4")
+	cmdRPCConsumer.Flags().IntVar(&chainlib.WebSocketRateLimit, common.RateLimitWebSocketFlag, chainlib.WebSocketRateLimit, "rate limit (per second) websocket requests per user connection, default is unlimited")
 	common.AddRollingLogConfig(cmdRPCConsumer)
 	return cmdRPCConsumer
 }