diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2a355dbc3..af14cb3d5 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ gem "fake_email_validator"
 
 gem "jwt", "~> 2.4"
 
+gem "rack-attack"
+
 group :development do
   gem "binding_of_caller"
   gem "byebug"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b8fda2c58..7415b989c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ GEM
     questiongenerator (1.0.0)
     racc (1.6.0)
     rack (2.2.4)
+    rack-attack (6.6.1)
+      rack (>= 1.0, < 3)
     rack-protection (2.2.0)
       rack
     rack-proxy (0.7.2)
@@ -610,6 +612,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   poltergeist
   puma
   questiongenerator (~> 1.0)
+  rack-attack
   rails (~> 6.1)
   rails-controller-testing
   rails-i18n (~> 6.0)
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index d62c81762..7b42b0c71 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # Use Sidekiq for background jobs
     config.active_job.queue_adapter = :sidekiq
 
+    config.middleware.use Rack::Attack
+
     config.i18n.default_locale = "en"
     config.i18n.fallbacks = [I18n.default_locale]
     config.i18n.enforce_available_locales = false
diff --git a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d9d072d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Rack::Attack
+  class Request < ::Rack::Request
+    def authenticated_user_id
+      @env.dig("rack.session", "warden.user.user.key", 0, 0)
+    end
+
+    def unauthenticated?
+      !authenticated_user_id
+    end
+
+    def remote_ip
+      @remote_ip ||= (@env["action_dispatch.remote_ip"] || ip).to_s
+    end
+  end
+
+  throttle("throttle_unauthenticated_asking", limit: 3, period: 1.minutes) do |req|
+    req.remote_ip if req.path == "/ajax/ask" && req.unauthenticated?
+  end
+
+  throttle("throttle_authenticated_asking", limit: 30, period: 15.minutes) do |req|
+    req.authenticated_user_id if req.path == "/ajax/ask" && !req.unauthenticated?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/rack_attack_spec.rb b/spec/requests/rack_attack_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ac742b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/rack_attack_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "Rack::Attack", type: :request do
+  include ActiveSupport::Testing::TimeHelpers
+  include Warden::Test::Helpers
+
+  before(:each) do
+    Rack::Attack.enabled = true
+    Rack::Attack.reset! 
+  end
+
+  describe "throttle_unauthenticated_asking" do
+    it "should throttle unauthenticated users" do
+      3.times do
+        post "/ajax/ask"
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      end
+
+      post "/ajax/ask"
+      expect(response.status).to eq(429)
+    end
+
+    it "should unthrottle after the given period" do
+      3.times do
+        post "/ajax/ask"
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      end
+
+      post "/ajax/ask"
+      expect(response.status).to eq(429)
+
+      travel_to(5.minutes.from_now) do
+        post "/ajax/ask"
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "throttle_authenticated_asking" do
+    let (:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
+
+    it "should throttle authenticated users" do
+      login_as user, scope: :user
+
+      30.times do
+        post "/ajax/ask"
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      end
+
+      post "/ajax/ask"
+      expect(response.status).to eq(429)
+    end
+
+    it "should unthrottle after the given period" do
+      login_as user, scope: :user
+
+      30.times do
+        post "/ajax/ask"
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      end
+
+      post "/ajax/ask"
+      expect(response.status).to eq(429)
+
+      travel_to(20.minutes.from_now) do
+        post "/ajax/ask"
+        expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end