diff --git a/src/@types/settings.ts b/src/@types/settings.ts
index 649b2ad..98cb997 100644
--- a/src/@types/settings.ts
+++ b/src/@types/settings.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ export interface PubkeyLimits {
 
 export type EventKindsRange = [EventKinds, EventKinds]
 
+export interface EventRateLimit {
+  kinds?: (EventKinds | [EventKinds, EventKinds])[]
+  rate: number
+  period: number
+}
+
 export interface KindLimits {
   whitelist?: (EventKinds | EventKindsRange)[]
   blacklist?: (EventKinds | EventKindsRange)[]
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ export interface EventLimits {
   pubkey?: PubkeyLimits
   kind?: KindLimits
   createdAt?: CreatedAtLimits
+  rateLimits?: EventRateLimit[]
 }
 
 export interface ClientSubscriptionLimits {
@@ -53,9 +60,20 @@ export interface ClientLimits {
   subscription?: ClientSubscriptionLimits
 }
 
+export interface MessageRateLimit {
+  rate: number
+  period: number
+}
+
+export interface MessageLimits {
+  rateLimits?: MessageRateLimit[]
+  ipWhitelist?: string[]
+}
+
 export interface Limits {
   client?: ClientLimits
   event?: EventLimits
+  message?: MessageLimits
 }
 
 export interface Worker {
diff --git a/src/utils/settings.ts b/src/utils/settings.ts
index 4086482..6d1bee3 100644
--- a/src/utils/settings.ts
+++ b/src/utils/settings.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import { join } from 'path'
 import { mergeDeepRight } from 'ramda'
 
 import { createLogger } from '../factories/logger-factory'
+import { EventKinds } from '../constants/base'
 import { ISettings } from '../@types/settings'
 import packageJson from '../../package.json'
 
 const debug = createLogger('settings')
+
 export class SettingsStatic {
   static _settings: ISettings
 
@@ -48,6 +50,26 @@ export class SettingsStatic {
             maxPositiveDelta: 900,
             maxNegativeDelta: 0, // disabled
           },
+          rateLimits: [
+            {
+              kinds: [EventKinds.TEXT_NOTE],
+              period: 60000,
+              rate: 60,
+            },
+            {
+              kinds: [[EventKinds.EPHEMERAL_FIRST, EventKinds.EPHEMERAL_LAST]],
+              period: 60000,
+              rate: 240,
+            },
+            {
+              period: 3600000,
+              rate: 3600,
+            },
+            {
+              period: 86400000,
+              rate: 86400,
+            },
+          ],
         },
         client: {
           subscription: {
@@ -55,6 +77,26 @@ export class SettingsStatic {
             maxFilters: 10,
           },
         },
+        message: {
+          rateLimits: [
+            {
+              period: 60000, // minute
+              rate: 240,
+            },
+            {
+              period: 3600000, // hour
+              rate: 3600,
+            },
+            {
+              period: 86400000, // day
+              rate: 86400,
+            },
+          ],
+          ipWhitelist: [
+            '::1', // local host
+            '::ffff:10.10.10.1', // host running docker
+          ],
+        },
       },
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/settings.spec.ts b/test/unit/utils/settings.spec.ts
index bd7b8aa..688e062 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils/settings.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/utils/settings.spec.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ describe('SettingsStatic', () => {
               maxFilters: 10,
             },
           },
+          message: {
+            dailyRate: 86400,
+            hourlyRate: 3600,
+            minutelyRate: 240,
+            ipWhitelist: [
+              '::1',
+              '::ffff:10.10.10.1',
+            ],
+          },
         })
     })
   })