diff --git a/core/chat/client.go b/core/chat/client.go
index d868c3a76..1d02522b6 100644
--- a/core/chat/client.go
+++ b/core/chat/client.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 
 	"github.com/teris-io/shortid"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
 const channelBufSize = 100
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ type Client struct {
 	usernameChangeChannel chan models.NameChangeEvent
 
 	doneCh chan bool
+
+	rateLimiter *rate.Limiter
 }
 
 const (
@@ -61,7 +64,9 @@ func NewClient(ws *websocket.Conn) *Client {
 	socketID, _ := shortid.Generate()
 	clientID := socketID
 
-	return &Client{time.Now(), 0, userAgent, ipAddress, nil, clientID, nil, socketID, ws, ch, pingch, usernameChangeChannel, doneCh}
+	rateLimiter := rate.NewLimiter(0.6, 5)
+
+	return &Client{time.Now(), 0, userAgent, ipAddress, nil, clientID, nil, socketID, ws, ch, pingch, usernameChangeChannel, doneCh, rateLimiter}
 }
 
 // GetConnection gets the connection for the client.
@@ -124,6 +129,15 @@ func (c *Client) handleClientSocketError(err error) {
 	_server.removeClient(c)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) passesRateLimit() bool {
+	if !c.rateLimiter.Allow() {
+		log.Warnln("Client", c.ClientID, "has exceeded the messaging rate limiting thresholds.")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // Listen read request via channel.
 func (c *Client) listenRead() {
 	for {
@@ -155,6 +169,10 @@ func (c *Client) listenRead() {
 
 			messageType := messageTypeCheck["type"]
 
+			if !c.passesRateLimit() {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			if messageType == CHAT {
 				c.chatMessageReceived(data)
 			} else if messageType == NAMECHANGE {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 384716adb..890ae01fe 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/teris-io/shortid v0.0.0-20171029131806-771a37caa5cf
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.1
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201110031124-69a78807bb2b
+	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	mvdan.cc/xurls v1.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7930956ac..d0106bbbf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324 h1:Hir2P/De0WpUhtrKGGjvSb2YxUgyZ7EFOSLIcSSpiwE=
+golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=