diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index c606ad27..d54351bc 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -119,6 +119,26 @@
 #   (optional) CA certificate file to use to verify connecting clients
 #   Defaults to false, not set
 #
+# [*http_get_rate*]
+#   (optional) Default rate limit of GET request.
+#   Defaults to 200.
+#
+# [*http_post_rate*]
+#   (optional) Default rate limit of POST request.
+#   Defaults to 200.
+#
+# [*http_put_rate*]
+#   (optional) Default rate limit of PUT request.
+#   Defaults to 200.
+#
+# [*http_delete_rate*]
+#   (optional) Default rate limit of DELETE request.
+#   Defaults to 200.
+#
+# [*http_mgmt_post_rate*]
+#   (optional) Default rate limit of mgmt post request.
+#   Defaults to 200.
+#
 class trove::api(
   $keystone_password,
   $verbose                      = false,
@@ -142,6 +162,11 @@ class trove::api(
   $cert_file                    = false,
   $key_file                     = false,
   $ca_file                      = false,
+  $http_get_rate                = 200,
+  $http_post_rate               = 200,
+  $http_put_rate                = 200,
+  $http_delete_rate             = 200,
+  $http_mgmt_post_rate          = 200,
   $manage_service               = true,
   $ensure_package               = 'present',
 ) inherits trove {
@@ -272,6 +297,15 @@ class trove::api(
     }
   }
 
+  # rate limits
+  trove_config {
+    'DEFAULT/http_get_rate':       value => $http_get_rate;
+    'DEFAULT/http_post_rate':      value => $http_post_rate;
+    'DEFAULT/http_put_rate':       value => $http_put_rate;
+    'DEFAULT/http_delete_rate':    value => $http_delete_rate;
+    'DEFAULT/http_mgmt_post_rate': value => $http_mgmt_post_rate;
+  }
+
   resources { 'trove_config':
     purge => $purge_config,
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/trove_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/trove_api_spec.rb
index b0bce16c..c8f0972d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/trove_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/trove_api_spec.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,32 @@ describe 'trove::api' do
         is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/swift_service_type').with_value('object-store')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/heat_service_type').with_value('orchestration')
         is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/neutron_service_type').with_value('network')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_get_rate').with_value('200')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_post_rate').with_value('200')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_put_rate').with_value('200')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_delete_rate').with_value('200')
+        is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_mgmt_post_rate').with_value('200')
+      end
+
+
+      context 'with overridden rate limit parameters' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!(
+          :http_get_rate       => '1000',
+          :http_post_rate      => '1000',
+          :http_put_rate       => '1000',
+          :http_delete_rate    => '1000',
+          :http_mgmt_post_rate => '2000',
+        )
+        end
+
+        it 'contains overrided rate limit values' do
+          is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_get_rate').with_value('1000')
+          is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_post_rate').with_value('1000')
+          is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_put_rate').with_value('1000')
+          is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_delete_rate').with_value('1000')
+          is_expected.to contain_trove_config('DEFAULT/http_mgmt_post_rate').with_value('2000')
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when using a single RabbitMQ server' do