diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.c b/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.c
index 21f0844..62663d5 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.c
@@ -66,11 +66,13 @@
             return NGX_ABORT;
         }
 
-        if (rev->active && !rev->ready) {
-            ngx_add_timer(rev, p->read_timeout);
+        if (!rev->delayed) {
+            if (rev->active && !rev->ready) {
+                ngx_add_timer(rev, p->read_timeout);
 
-        } else if (rev->timer_set) {
-            ngx_del_timer(rev);
+            } else if (rev->timer_set) {
+                ngx_del_timer(rev);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,9 +101,11 @@
 static ngx_int_t
 ngx_event_pipe_read_upstream(ngx_event_pipe_t *p)
 {
+    off_t         limit;
     ssize_t       n, size;
     ngx_int_t     rc;
     ngx_buf_t    *b;
+    ngx_msec_t    delay;
     ngx_chain_t  *chain, *cl, *ln;
 
     if (p->upstream_eof || p->upstream_error || p->upstream_done) {
@@ -169,6 +173,25 @@
             }
 #endif
 
+            if (p->limit_rate) {
+                if (p->upstream->read->delayed) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                limit = (off_t) p->limit_rate * (ngx_time() - p->start_sec + 1)
+                        - p->read_length;
+
+                if (limit <= 0) {
+                    p->upstream->read->delayed = 1;
+                    delay = (ngx_msec_t) (- limit * 1000 / p->limit_rate + 1);
+                    ngx_add_timer(p->upstream->read, delay);
+                    break;
+                }
+
+            } else {
+                limit = 0;
+            }
+
             if (p->free_raw_bufs) {
 
                 /* use the free bufs if they exist */
@@ -270,7 +293,7 @@
                 break;
             }
 
-            n = p->upstream->recv_chain(p->upstream, chain, 0);
+            n = p->upstream->recv_chain(p->upstream, chain, limit);
 
             ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, p->log, 0,
                            "pipe recv chain: %z", n);
@@ -301,6 +324,8 @@
             }
         }
 
+        delay = p->limit_rate ? (ngx_msec_t) n * 1000 / p->limit_rate : 0;
+
         p->read_length += n;
         cl = chain;
         p->free_raw_bufs = NULL;
@@ -337,6 +362,12 @@
             ln->next = p->free_raw_bufs;
             p->free_raw_bufs = cl;
         }
+
+        if (delay > 0) {
+            p->upstream->read->delayed = 1;
+            ngx_add_timer(p->upstream->read, delay);
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
 #if (NGX_DEBUG)
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.h b/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.h
index f24e6d1..451fc4c 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_pipe.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
     size_t             preread_size;
     ngx_buf_t         *buf_to_file;
 
+    size_t             limit_rate;
+    time_t             start_sec;
+
     ngx_temp_file_t   *temp_file;
 
     /* STUB */ int     num;
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_fastcgi_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_fastcgi_module.c
index 4951329..b7f7ea1 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_fastcgi_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_fastcgi_module.c
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_fastcgi_loc_conf_t, upstream.force_ranges),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("fastcgi_limit_rate"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_size_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_fastcgi_loc_conf_t, upstream.limit_rate),
+      NULL },
+
 #if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
 
     { ngx_string("fastcgi_cache"),
@@ -2350,6 +2357,7 @@
 
     conf->upstream.send_lowat = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.buffer_size = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
+    conf->upstream.limit_rate = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
 
     conf->upstream.busy_buffers_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.max_temp_file_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
@@ -2446,6 +2454,9 @@
                               prev->upstream.buffer_size,
                               (size_t) ngx_pagesize);
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->upstream.limit_rate,
+                              prev->upstream.limit_rate, 0);
+
 
     ngx_conf_merge_bufs_value(conf->upstream.bufs, prev->upstream.bufs,
                               8, ngx_pagesize);
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index 9a85973..ea4109c 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -396,6 +396,13 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.force_ranges),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("proxy_limit_rate"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_size_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.limit_rate),
+      NULL },
+
 #if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
 
     { ngx_string("proxy_cache"),
@@ -2490,6 +2497,7 @@
 
     conf->upstream.send_lowat = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.buffer_size = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
+    conf->upstream.limit_rate = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
 
     conf->upstream.busy_buffers_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.max_temp_file_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
@@ -2601,6 +2609,9 @@
                               prev->upstream.buffer_size,
                               (size_t) ngx_pagesize);
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->upstream.limit_rate,
+                              prev->upstream.limit_rate, 0);
+
     ngx_conf_merge_bufs_value(conf->upstream.bufs, prev->upstream.bufs,
                               8, ngx_pagesize);
 
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_scgi_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_scgi_module.c
index 7caba2e..71dcd34 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_scgi_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_scgi_module.c
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_scgi_loc_conf_t, upstream.force_ranges),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("scgi_limit_rate"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_size_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_scgi_loc_conf_t, upstream.limit_rate),
+      NULL },
+
 #if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
 
     { ngx_string("scgi_cache"),
@@ -1109,6 +1116,7 @@
 
     conf->upstream.send_lowat = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.buffer_size = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
+    conf->upstream.limit_rate = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
 
     conf->upstream.busy_buffers_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.max_temp_file_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
@@ -1200,6 +1208,9 @@
                               prev->upstream.buffer_size,
                               (size_t) ngx_pagesize);
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->upstream.limit_rate,
+                              prev->upstream.limit_rate, 0);
+
 
     ngx_conf_merge_bufs_value(conf->upstream.bufs, prev->upstream.bufs,
                               8, ngx_pagesize);
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
index 151d76c..5114782 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_uwsgi_module.c
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_uwsgi_loc_conf_t, upstream.force_ranges),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("uwsgi_limit_rate"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_size_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_uwsgi_loc_conf_t, upstream.limit_rate),
+      NULL },
+
 #if (NGX_HTTP_CACHE)
 
     { ngx_string("uwsgi_cache"),
@@ -1289,6 +1296,7 @@
 
     conf->upstream.send_lowat = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.buffer_size = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
+    conf->upstream.limit_rate = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
 
     conf->upstream.busy_buffers_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     conf->upstream.max_temp_file_size_conf = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
@@ -1387,6 +1395,9 @@
                               prev->upstream.buffer_size,
                               (size_t) ngx_pagesize);
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->upstream.limit_rate,
+                              prev->upstream.limit_rate, 0);
+
 
     ngx_conf_merge_bufs_value(conf->upstream.bufs, prev->upstream.bufs,
                               8, ngx_pagesize);
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
index df7e5f4..c5070a0 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -2579,6 +2579,8 @@
     p->downstream = c;
     p->pool = r->pool;
     p->log = c->log;
+    p->limit_rate = u->conf->limit_rate;
+    p->start_sec = ngx_time();
 
     p->cacheable = u->cacheable || u->store;
 
@@ -3253,21 +3255,61 @@
 ngx_http_upstream_process_upstream(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_upstream_t *u)
 {
+    ngx_event_t       *rev;
+    ngx_event_pipe_t  *p;
     ngx_connection_t  *c;
 
     c = u->peer.connection;
+    p = u->pipe;
+    rev = c->read;
 
     ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
                    "http upstream process upstream");
 
     c->log->action = "reading upstream";
 
-    if (c->read->timedout) {
-        u->pipe->upstream_error = 1;
-        ngx_connection_error(c, NGX_ETIMEDOUT, "upstream timed out");
+    if (rev->timedout) {
+
+        if (rev->delayed) {
+
+            rev->timedout = 0;
+            rev->delayed = 0;
+
+            if (!rev->ready) {
+                ngx_add_timer(rev, p->read_timeout);
+
+                if (ngx_handle_read_event(rev, 0) != NGX_OK) {
+                    ngx_http_upstream_finalize_request(r, u, NGX_ERROR);
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (ngx_event_pipe(p, 0) == NGX_ABORT) {
+                ngx_http_upstream_finalize_request(r, u, NGX_ERROR);
+                return;
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            p->upstream_error = 1;
+            ngx_connection_error(c, NGX_ETIMEDOUT, "upstream timed out");
+        }
 
     } else {
-        if (ngx_event_pipe(u->pipe, 0) == NGX_ABORT) {
+
+        if (rev->delayed) {
+
+            ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
+                           "http upstream delayed");
+
+            if (ngx_handle_read_event(rev, 0) != NGX_OK) {
+                ngx_http_upstream_finalize_request(r, u, NGX_ERROR);
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (ngx_event_pipe(p, 0) == NGX_ABORT) {
             ngx_http_upstream_finalize_request(r, u, NGX_ERROR);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
index b43322f..0032c2c 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 
     size_t                           send_lowat;
     size_t                           buffer_size;
+    size_t                           limit_rate;
 
     size_t                           busy_buffers_size;
     size_t                           max_temp_file_size;