diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63a7beb0..ab7bebb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		"fetch-ponyfill": "^4.1.0",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.4",
 		"luxon": "^0.3.1",
+		"p-throttle": "^1.1.0",
 		"pinkie-promise": "^2.0.1",
 		"query-string": "^5.0.0",
 		"slugg": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 5675edb4..b278e8d2 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 require('./db')
 require('./vbb')
 require('./oebb')
+require('./throttle')
diff --git a/test/throttle.js b/test/throttle.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc849218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/throttle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const test = require('tape')
+
+const createThrottledClient = require('../throttle')
+const vbbProfile = require('../p/vbb')
+
+const spichernstr = '900000042101'
+
+test('throttle works', (t) => {
+	let calls = 0
+	const transformReqBody = (body) => {
+		calls++
+		return vbbProfile.transformReqBody(body)
+	}
+	const mockProfile = Object.assign({}, vbbProfile, {transformReqBody})
+
+	const client = createThrottledClient(mockProfile, 2, 1000)
+	for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) client.departures(spichernstr, {duration: 1})
+
+	t.plan(3)
+	setTimeout(() => t.equal(calls, 2), 500)
+	setTimeout(() => t.equal(calls, 4), 1500)
+	setTimeout(() => t.equal(calls, 6), 2500)
+})
+
+// todo
diff --git a/throttle.js b/throttle.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99fb3cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/throttle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const throttle = require('p-throttle')
+
+const request = require('./lib/request')
+const createClient = require('.')
+
+const createThrottledClient = (profile, limit = 5, interval = 1000) => {
+	const throttledRequest = throttle(request, limit, interval)
+	return createClient(profile, throttledRequest)
+}
+
+module.exports = createThrottledClient