diff --git a/lib/hooks/Makefile.inc b/lib/hooks/Makefile.inc
index b81ac2a4a..586dd592e 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/hooks/Makefile.inc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 LIB_SRCS += $(addprefix lib/hooks/, convert.c decimate.c drop.c jitter_calc.c \
 				map.c restart.c shift_seq.c shift_ts.c \
-				skip_first.c stats.c ts.c)
+				skip_first.c stats.c ts.c limit_rate.c)
 
 ifeq ($(WITH_IO),1)
 	LIB_SRCS += lib/hooks/print.c
diff --git a/lib/hooks/limit_rate.c b/lib/hooks/limit_rate.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04e1f9f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/limit_rate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/** Rate-limiting hook.
+ *
+ * @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @copyright 2017, Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
+ * @license GNU General Public License (version 3)
+ *
+ * VILLASnode
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *********************************************************************************/
+
+/** @addtogroup hooks Hook functions
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "villas/hook.h"
+#include "villas/plugin.h"
+#include "villas/timing.h"
+#include "villas/sample.h"
+
+struct limit_rate {
+	enum {
+		LIMIT_RATE_LOCAL,
+		LIMIT_RATE_RECEIVED,
+		LIMIT_RATE_ORIGIN
+	} mode; /**< The timestamp which should be used for limiting. */
+
+	double deadtime;
+	struct timespec last;
+};
+
+static int limit_rate_init(struct hook *h)
+{
+	struct limit_rate *p = (struct limit_rate *) h->_vd;
+
+	p->last = (struct timespec) { 0 };
+
+	/* Default values */
+	p->mode = LIMIT_RATE_LOCAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int limit_rate_parse(struct hook *h, json_t *cfg)
+{
+	struct limit_rate *p = (struct limit_rate *) h->_vd;
+
+	int ret;
+	json_error_t err;
+
+	double rate;
+	const char *mode = NULL;
+
+	ret = json_unpack_ex(cfg, &err, 0, "{ s: F, s?: s }",
+		"rate", &rate,
+		"mode", &mode
+	);
+	if (ret)
+		jerror(&err, "Failed to parse configuration of hook '%s'", plugin_name(h->_vt));
+
+	if (mode) {
+		if (!strcmp(mode, "origin"))
+			p->mode = LIMIT_RATE_ORIGIN;
+		else if (!strcmp(mode, "received"))
+			p->mode = LIMIT_RATE_RECEIVED;
+		else if (!strcmp(mode, "local"))
+			p->mode = LIMIT_RATE_LOCAL;
+		else
+			error("Invalid value '%s' for setting 'mode' in limit_rate hook", mode);
+	}
+
+	p->deadtime = 1.0 / rate;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int limit_rate_write(struct hook *h, struct sample *smps[], unsigned *cnt)
+{
+	struct limit_rate *p = (struct limit_rate *) h->_vd;
+
+	struct timespec next;
+	unsigned ret = 0;
+
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < *cnt; i++) {
+		switch (p->mode) {
+			case LIMIT_RATE_LOCAL:
+				next = time_now();
+				break;
+
+			case LIMIT_RATE_ORIGIN:
+				next = smps[i]->ts.origin;
+				break;
+
+			case LIMIT_RATE_RECEIVED:
+				next = smps[i]->ts.received;
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (time_delta(&p->last, &next) < p->deadtime)
+			continue; /* Drop this sample */
+
+		p->last = next;
+		smps[ret++] = smps[i];
+	}
+
+	*cnt = ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct plugin p = {
+	.name		= "limit_rate",
+	.description	= "Limit sending rate",
+	.type		= PLUGIN_TYPE_HOOK,
+	.hook		= {
+		.flags	= HOOK_NODE | HOOK_PATH,
+		.priority = 99,
+		.init	= limit_rate_init,
+		.parse	= limit_rate_parse,
+		.write	= limit_rate_write,
+		.size	= sizeof(struct limit_rate)
+	}
+};
+
+REGISTER_PLUGIN(&p)
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/tests/integration/hook-limit_rate.sh b/tests/integration/hook-limit_rate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..11e42e3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/hook-limit_rate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Integration test for limit_rate hook.
+#
+# @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+# @copyright 2018 Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
+# @license GNU General Public License (version 3)
+#
+# VILLASnode
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##################################################################################
+
+INPUT_FILE=$(mktemp)
+OUTPUT_FILE=$(mktemp)
+EXPECT_FILE=$(mktemp)
+
+villas-signal sine -r 1000 -l 1000 -n > ${INPUT_FILE}
+awk 'NR % 10 == 2' < ${INPUT_FILE} > ${EXPECT_FILE}
+
+villas-hook limit_rate -o rate=100 -o mode=origin < ${INPUT_FILE} > ${OUTPUT_FILE}
+
+# Compare only the data values
+villas-test-cmp ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${EXPECT_FILE}
+
+RC=$?
+
+rm -f ${INPUT_FILE} ${OUTPUT_FILE} ${EXPECT_FILE}
+
+exit $RC