diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs
index c6ef4b64..9052800f 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class SettingsController(DatabaseContext db, ImportExportService importEx
 	}
 
 	[HttpPost("import/following")]
+	[EnableRateLimiting("imports")]
 	[ProducesResults(HttpStatusCode.Accepted)]
 	public async Task<AcceptedResult> ImportFollowing(IFormFile file)
 	{
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs
index 6ff2aa46..53c12680 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Extensions/ServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -292,10 +292,20 @@ public static class ServiceExtensions
 				QueueLimit           = 0
 			};
 
+			var imports = new SlidingWindowRateLimiterOptions
+			{
+				PermitLimit          = 2,
+				SegmentsPerWindow    = 30,
+				Window               = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30),
+				QueueProcessingOrder = QueueProcessingOrder.OldestFirst,
+				QueueLimit           = 0
+			};
+
 			// @formatter:off
 			options.AddPolicy("sliding", ctx => RateLimitPartition.GetSlidingWindowLimiter(ctx.GetRateLimitPartition(false),_ => sliding));
 			options.AddPolicy("auth", ctx => RateLimitPartition.GetSlidingWindowLimiter(ctx.GetRateLimitPartition(false), _ => auth));
 			options.AddPolicy("strict", ctx => RateLimitPartition.GetSlidingWindowLimiter(ctx.GetRateLimitPartition(true), _ => strict));
+			options.AddPolicy("imports", ctx => RateLimitPartition.GetSlidingWindowLimiter(ctx.GetRateLimitPartition(true), _ => imports));
 			// @formatter:on
 
 			options.OnRejected = async (context, token) =>