diff --git a/doc/source/admin_util.rst b/doc/source/admin_util.rst
index 7fd77bd81b..3784ba041e 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin_util.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin_util.rst
@@ -471,6 +471,16 @@ LBaaS
 
     nsxadmin -r lb-monitors -o list
 
+Rate Limit
+~~~~~~~~~~
+- Show the current NSX rate limit:
+
+    nsxadmin -r rate-limit -o show
+
+- Update the NSX rate limit:
+
+nsxadmin -r rate-limit -o nsx-update --property value=<>
+
 
 NSXtvd
 ------
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/common/constants.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/common/constants.py
index 76cc56460a..238a83d3a6 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/common/constants.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/common/constants.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ LB_SERVICES = 'lb-services'
 LB_VIRTUAL_SERVERS = 'lb-virtual-servers'
 LB_POOLS = 'lb-pools'
 LB_MONITORS = 'lb-monitors'
+RATE_LIMIT = 'rate-limit'
 
 # NSXV only Resource Constants
 EDGES = 'edges'
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/http_service.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/http_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bf6824f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/http_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Copyright 2016 VMware, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from neutron_lib.callbacks import registry
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
+from vmware_nsx.shell.admin.plugins.common import constants
+from vmware_nsx.shell.admin.plugins.common import utils as admin_utils
+from vmware_nsx.shell.admin.plugins.nsxv3.resources import utils
+import vmware_nsx.shell.resources as shell
+from vmware_nsxlib.v3 import nsx_constants
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+neutron_client = utils.NeutronDbClient()
+
+
+@admin_utils.output_header
+def nsx_rate_limit_show(resource, event, trigger, **kwargs):
+    """Show the current NSX rate limit."""
+
+    nsxlib = utils.get_connected_nsxlib()
+    if not nsxlib.feature_supported(nsx_constants.FEATURE_RATE_LIMIT):
+        LOG.error("This utility is not available for NSX version %s",
+                  nsxlib.get_version())
+        return
+
+    rate_limit = nsxlib.http_services.get_rate_limit()
+    LOG.info("Current NSX rate limit is %s", rate_limit)
+
+
+@admin_utils.output_header
+def nsx_rate_limit_update(resource, event, trigger, **kwargs):
+    """Set the NSX rate limit
+
+    The default value is 40. 0 means no limit
+    """
+    nsxlib = utils.get_connected_nsxlib()
+    if not nsxlib.feature_supported(nsx_constants.FEATURE_RATE_LIMIT):
+        LOG.error("This utility is not available for NSX version %s",
+                  nsxlib.get_version())
+        return
+
+    rate_limit = None
+    if kwargs.get('property'):
+        properties = admin_utils.parse_multi_keyval_opt(kwargs['property'])
+        rate_limit = properties.get('value', None)
+    if rate_limit is None:
+        usage = ("nsxadmin -r rate-limit -o nsx-update "
+                 "--property value=<new limit>")
+        LOG.error("Missing parameters. Usage: %s", usage)
+        return
+
+    nsxlib.http_services.update_rate_limit(rate_limit)
+    LOG.info("NSX rate limit was updated to %s", rate_limit)
+
+
+registry.subscribe(nsx_rate_limit_show,
+                   constants.RATE_LIMIT,
+                   shell.Operations.SHOW.value)
+
+registry.subscribe(nsx_rate_limit_update,
+                   constants.RATE_LIMIT,
+                   shell.Operations.NSX_UPDATE.value)
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py
index 8e71d77a90..cca463745a 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/resources.py
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ nsxv3_resources = {
     constants.LB_POOLS: Resource(constants.LB_POOLS,
                                  [Operations.LIST.value]),
     constants.LB_MONITORS: Resource(constants.LB_MONITORS,
-                                    [Operations.LIST.value])
+                                    [Operations.LIST.value]),
+    constants.RATE_LIMIT: Resource(constants.RATE_LIMIT,
+                                   [Operations.SHOW.value,
+                                    Operations.NSX_UPDATE.value])
 }
 
 # Add supported NSX-V resources in this dictionary