diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a78d117..ce7e185 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
 			<artifactId>springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui</artifactId>
 			<version>2.8.8</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.bucket4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>bucket4j-core</artifactId>
+			<version>8.10.1</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ayushcodex/stayease/ratelimit/RateLimitingFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/ayushcodex/stayease/ratelimit/RateLimitingFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bc5924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ayushcodex/stayease/ratelimit/RateLimitingFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package com.ayushcodex.stayease.ratelimit;
+
+import com.ayushcodex.stayease.advices.ApiError;
+import com.ayushcodex.stayease.advices.ApiResponse;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
+import io.github.bucket4j.Bandwidth;
+import io.github.bucket4j.Bucket;
+import io.github.bucket4j.ConsumptionProbe;
+import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+@Component
+@Slf4j
+public class RateLimitingFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
+
+    // Per-IP buckets for auth and general endpoints
+    private final Map<String, Bucket> authBuckets = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private final Map<String, Bucket> generalBuckets = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+
+    // Stricter limits on auth endpoints to prevent brute force
+    private static final int AUTH_CAPACITY = 5;
+    private static final Duration AUTH_REFILL_DURATION = Duration.ofMinutes(1);
+
+    // General API limit per IP
+    private static final int GENERAL_CAPACITY = 60;
+    private static final Duration GENERAL_REFILL_DURATION = Duration.ofMinutes(1);
+
+    private static final List<String> AUTH_PATHS = List.of(
+            "/auth/login",
+            "/auth/signup",
+            "/auth/registerAsHotelManager"
+    );
+
+    public RateLimitingFilter() {
+        this.objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        this.objectMapper.registerModule(new JavaTimeModule());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request,
+                                    HttpServletResponse response,
+                                    FilterChain filterChain) throws ServletException, IOException {
+
+        String path = request.getRequestURI();
+
+        // Webhooks bypass rate limiting — Stripe must always reach us
+        if (path.contains("/webhook")) {
+            filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String clientIp = extractClientIp(request);
+        boolean isAuthPath = AUTH_PATHS.stream().anyMatch(path::contains);
+
+        Bucket bucket = isAuthPath
+                ? authBuckets.computeIfAbsent(clientIp, k -> createAuthBucket())
+                : generalBuckets.computeIfAbsent(clientIp, k -> createGeneralBucket());
+
+        ConsumptionProbe probe = bucket.tryConsumeAndReturnRemaining(1);
+
+        if (probe.isConsumed()) {
+            int limit = isAuthPath ? AUTH_CAPACITY : GENERAL_CAPACITY;
+            response.addHeader("X-RateLimit-Limit", String.valueOf(limit));
+            response.addHeader("X-RateLimit-Remaining", String.valueOf(probe.getRemainingTokens()));
+            filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+        } else {
+            long retryAfterSeconds = probe.getNanosToWaitForRefill() / 1_000_000_000;
+            log.warn("Rate limit exceeded for IP: {} on path: {}", clientIp, path);
+            rejectRequest(response, retryAfterSeconds);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void rejectRequest(HttpServletResponse response, long retryAfterSeconds) throws IOException {
+        ApiError apiError = ApiError.builder()
+                .httpStatus(HttpStatus.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS)
+                .message("Too many requests. Please slow down and try again in "
+                        + retryAfterSeconds + " second(s).")
+                .build();
+
+        response.setStatus(HttpStatus.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS.value());
+        response.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
+        response.addHeader("X-RateLimit-Retry-After-Seconds", String.valueOf(retryAfterSeconds));
+
+        objectMapper.writeValue(response.getWriter(), new ApiResponse<>(apiError));
+    }
+
+    private Bucket createAuthBucket() {
+        return Bucket.builder()
+                .addLimit(Bandwidth.builder()
+                        .capacity(AUTH_CAPACITY)
+                        .refillIntervally(AUTH_CAPACITY, AUTH_REFILL_DURATION)
+                        .build())
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    private Bucket createGeneralBucket() {
+        return Bucket.builder()
+                .addLimit(Bandwidth.builder()
+                        .capacity(GENERAL_CAPACITY)
+                        .refillIntervally(GENERAL_CAPACITY, GENERAL_REFILL_DURATION)
+                        .build())
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    private String extractClientIp(HttpServletRequest request) {
+        // Handle requests behind reverse proxy / load balancer
+        String xForwardedFor = request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-For");
+        if (xForwardedFor != null && !xForwardedFor.isBlank()) {
+            return xForwardedFor.split(",")[0].trim();
+        }
+        return request.getRemoteAddr();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ayushcodex/stayease/security/WebSecurityConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/ayushcodex/stayease/security/WebSecurityConfig.java
index a2130f9..e838951 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ayushcodex/stayease/security/WebSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ayushcodex/stayease/security/WebSecurityConfig.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import com.ayushcodex.stayease.ratelimit.RateLimitingFilter;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 public class WebSecurityConfig {
 
     private final JWTAuthFilter jwtAuthFilter;
+    private final RateLimitingFilter rateLimitingFilter;
 
     @Autowired
     @Qualifier("handlerExceptionResolver")
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity httpSecurity) throws Except
         httpSecurity
                 .csrf(AbstractHttpConfigurer::disable)
                 .sessionManagement(sessionConfig -> sessionConfig.sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS))
+                .addFilterBefore(rateLimitingFilter, JWTAuthFilter.class)
                 .addFilterBefore(jwtAuthFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class)
                 .authorizeHttpRequests( auth -> auth
                         .requestMatchers("/admin/**").hasRole("HOTEL_MANAGER")