diff --git a/src/lib/utils/rateLimiter.ts b/src/lib/utils/rateLimiter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1328b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/rateLimiter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+type RateLimitStore = {
+	[key: string]: { count: number; lastRequest: number };
+};
+
+const rateLimitStore: RateLimitStore = {};
+const RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW = 60 * 5000; // 5 minutes
+const MAX_REQUESTS = 5;
+
+export function isRateLimited(ip: string): boolean {
+	const currentTime = Date.now();
+	const requestInfo = rateLimitStore[ip];
+
+	if (!requestInfo) {
+		rateLimitStore[ip] = { count: 1, lastRequest: currentTime };
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (currentTime - requestInfo.lastRequest > RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW) {
+		rateLimitStore[ip] = { count: 1, lastRequest: currentTime };
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (requestInfo.count >= MAX_REQUESTS) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	rateLimitStore[ip].count += 1;
+	rateLimitStore[ip].lastRequest = currentTime;
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/contact/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/contact/+page.server.ts
index 7073ebc..150a908 100644
--- a/src/routes/contact/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/contact/+page.server.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,17 @@ import { fail } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { sendEmail } from '$lib/utils/brevo/email';
 import { VITE_CONTACT_EMAIL } from '$env/static/private';
 import logger from '$lib/utils/logger/logger';
+import { isRateLimited } from '$lib/utils/rateLimiter';
 
 export const actions: Actions = {
 	default: async ({ request }) => {
+		const ip =
+			request.headers.get('x-forwarded-for') ?? request.headers.get('remote-addr') ?? 'unknown';
+
+		if (isRateLimited(ip)) {
+			return fail(429, { error: 'Too many requests. Please try again later.' });
+		}
+
 		const formData = await request.formData();
 		const name = formData.get('name') as string;
 		const email = formData.get('email') as string;