diff --git a/core-api/src/worker.rs b/core-api/src/worker.rs
index 40e938d3..66c05b1f 100644
--- a/core-api/src/worker.rs
+++ b/core-api/src/worker.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ pub struct WorkerConfig {
     /// server-side. Note that this only takes effect upon an activity poll request. If multiple
     /// workers on the same queue have different values set, they will thrash with the last poller
     /// winning.
+    ///
+    /// Setting this to a nonzero value will also disable eager activity execution.
     #[builder(default)]
     pub max_task_queue_activities_per_second: Option<f64>,
 
diff --git a/core/src/core_tests/activity_tasks.rs b/core/src/core_tests/activity_tasks.rs
index b67f94e7..69c8c123 100644
--- a/core/src/core_tests/activity_tasks.rs
+++ b/core/src/core_tests/activity_tasks.rs
@@ -633,11 +633,11 @@ async fn max_tq_acts_set_passed_to_poll_properly() {
     worker.poll_activity_task().await.unwrap();
 }
 
-/// This test doesn't test the real worker config since [mock_worker] bypasses the worker
-/// constructor, [mock_worker] will not pass an activity poller to the worker when
-/// `no_remote_activities` is set to `true`.
+#[rstest::rstest]
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn no_eager_activities_requested_when_worker_options_disable_remote_activities() {
+async fn no_eager_activities_requested_when_worker_options_disable_it(
+    #[values("no_remote", "throttle")] reason: &'static str,
+) {
     let wfid = "fake_wf_id";
     let mut t = TestHistoryBuilder::default();
     t.add_by_type(EventType::WorkflowExecutionStarted);
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ async fn no_eager_activities_requested_when_worker_options_disable_remote_activi
     t.add_full_wf_task();
     t.add_workflow_execution_completed();
     let num_eager_requested = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
-    // Clone it to move into the callback below
     let num_eager_requested_clone = num_eager_requested.clone();
 
     let mut mock = mock_workflow_client();
@@ -677,14 +676,13 @@ async fn no_eager_activities_requested_when_worker_options_disable_remote_activi
             })
         });
     let mut mock = single_hist_mock_sg(wfid, t, [1], mock, true);
-    let mut mock_poller = mock_manual_poller();
-    mock_poller
-        .expect_poll()
-        .returning(|| futures_util::future::pending().boxed());
-    mock.set_act_poller(Box::new(mock_poller));
     mock.worker_cfg(|wc| {
         wc.max_cached_workflows = 2;
-        wc.no_remote_activities = true;
+        if reason == "no_remote" {
+            wc.no_remote_activities = true;
+        } else {
+            wc.max_task_queue_activities_per_second = Some(1.0);
+        }
     });
     let core = mock_worker(mock);
 
diff --git a/core/src/worker/mod.rs b/core/src/worker/mod.rs
index 6112dc3b..fac1a56a 100644
--- a/core/src/worker/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/worker/mod.rs
@@ -477,9 +477,12 @@ impl Worker {
                 la_sink,
                 local_act_mgr.clone(),
                 hb_rx,
-                at_task_mgr
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .map(|mgr| mgr.get_handle_for_workflows()),
+                at_task_mgr.as_ref().and_then(|mgr| {
+                    match config.max_task_queue_activities_per_second {
+                        Some(persec) if persec > 0.0 => None,
+                        _ => Some(mgr.get_handle_for_workflows()),
+                    }
+                }),
                 telem_instance,
             ),
             at_task_mgr,