diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/constants/agent.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/constants/agent.ts
index e9226fa684925..7652c6ac87bce 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/constants/agent.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/constants/agent.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ export const AGENT_POLLING_THRESHOLD_MS = 30000;
 export const AGENT_POLLING_INTERVAL = 1000;
 export const AGENT_UPDATE_LAST_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS = 30000;
 export const AGENT_UPDATE_ACTIONS_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
+
+export const AGENT_CONFIG_ROLLUP_RATE_LIMIT_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
+export const AGENT_CONFIG_ROLLUP_RATE_LIMIT_REQUEST_PER_INTERVAL = 60;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
index 7f81b04f5e84a..ff08b8a925204 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export interface IngestManagerConfigType {
       host?: string;
       ca_sha256?: string;
     };
+    agentConfigRollupRateLimitIntervalMs: number;
+    agentConfigRollupRateLimitRequestPerInterval: number;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/constants/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/constants/index.ts
index 650211ce9c1b2..d3c074ff2e8d0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/constants/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/constants/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export {
   AGENT_POLLING_THRESHOLD_MS,
   AGENT_POLLING_INTERVAL,
   AGENT_UPDATE_LAST_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS,
+  AGENT_CONFIG_ROLLUP_RATE_LIMIT_REQUEST_PER_INTERVAL,
+  AGENT_CONFIG_ROLLUP_RATE_LIMIT_INTERVAL_MS,
   AGENT_UPDATE_ACTIONS_INTERVAL_MS,
   INDEX_PATTERN_PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX,
   // Routes
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts
index 5d6a1ad321b6d..811ec8a3d0222 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export const config = {
         host: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
         ca_sha256: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
       }),
+      agentConfigRollupRateLimitIntervalMs: schema.number({ defaultValue: 5000 }),
+      agentConfigRollupRateLimitRequestPerInterval: schema.number({ defaultValue: 50 }),
     }),
   }),
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/rxjs_utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/rxjs_utils.ts
index 1f9bba8b12be4..a806169019a1e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/rxjs_utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/rxjs_utils.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+
+import * as Rx from 'rxjs';
 
 export class AbortError extends Error {}
 
 export const toPromiseAbortable = <T>(
-  observable: Observable<T>,
+  observable: Rx.Observable<T>,
   signal?: AbortSignal
 ): Promise<T> =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -41,3 +42,63 @@ export const toPromiseAbortable = <T>(
       signal.addEventListener('abort', listener, { once: true });
     }
   });
+
+export function createLimiter(ratelimitIntervalMs: number, ratelimitRequestPerInterval: number) {
+  function createCurrentInterval() {
+    return {
+      startedAt: Rx.asyncScheduler.now(),
+      numRequests: 0,
+    };
+  }
+
+  let currentInterval: { startedAt: number; numRequests: number } = createCurrentInterval();
+  let observers: Array<[Rx.Subscriber<any>, any]> = [];
+  let timerSubscription: Rx.Subscription | undefined;
+
+  function createTimeout() {
+    if (timerSubscription) {
+      return;
+    }
+    timerSubscription = Rx.asyncScheduler.schedule(() => {
+      timerSubscription = undefined;
+      currentInterval = createCurrentInterval();
+      for (const [waitingObserver, value] of observers) {
+        if (currentInterval.numRequests >= ratelimitRequestPerInterval) {
+          createTimeout();
+          continue;
+        }
+        currentInterval.numRequests++;
+        waitingObserver.next(value);
+      }
+    }, ratelimitIntervalMs);
+  }
+
+  return function limit<T>(): Rx.MonoTypeOperatorFunction<T> {
+    return (observable) =>
+      new Rx.Observable<T>((observer) => {
+        const subscription = observable.subscribe({
+          next(value) {
+            if (currentInterval.numRequests < ratelimitRequestPerInterval) {
+              currentInterval.numRequests++;
+              observer.next(value);
+              return;
+            }
+
+            observers = [...observers, [observer, value]];
+            createTimeout();
+          },
+          error(err) {
+            observer.error(err);
+          },
+          complete() {
+            observer.complete();
+          },
+        });
+
+        return () => {
+          observers = observers.filter((o) => o[0] !== observer);
+          subscription.unsubscribe();
+        };
+      });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/state_new_actions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/state_new_actions.ts
index 0f30ab409f381..5ceb774a1946c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/state_new_actions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agents/checkin/state_new_actions.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import * as APIKeysService from '../../api_keys';
 import { AGENT_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE, AGENT_UPDATE_ACTIONS_INTERVAL_MS } from '../../../constants';
 import { createAgentAction, getNewActionsSince } from '../actions';
 import { appContextService } from '../../app_context';
-import { toPromiseAbortable, AbortError } from './rxjs_utils';
+import { toPromiseAbortable, AbortError, createLimiter } from './rxjs_utils';
 
 function getInternalUserSOClient() {
   const fakeRequest = ({
@@ -95,19 +95,23 @@ async function getOrCreateAgentDefaultOutputAPIKey(
   return outputAPIKey.key;
 }
 
-async function createAgentActionFromConfigIfOutdated(
-  soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract,
-  agent: Agent,
-  config: FullAgentConfig | null
-) {
+function shouldCreateAgentConfigAction(agent: Agent, config: FullAgentConfig | null): boolean {
   if (!config || !config.revision) {
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
   const isAgentConfigOutdated = !agent.config_revision || agent.config_revision < config.revision;
   if (!isAgentConfigOutdated) {
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
+  return true;
+}
+
+async function createAgentActionFromConfig(
+  soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract,
+  agent: Agent,
+  config: FullAgentConfig | null
+) {
   // Deep clone !not supporting Date, and undefined value.
   const newConfig = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(config));
 
@@ -129,6 +133,11 @@ export function agentCheckinStateNewActionsFactory() {
   // Shared Observables
   const agentConfigs$ = new Map<string, Observable<FullAgentConfig | null>>();
   const newActions$ = createNewActionsSharedObservable();
+  // Rx operators
+  const rateLimiter = createLimiter(
+    appContextService.getConfig()?.fleet.agentConfigRollupRateLimitIntervalMs || 5000,
+    appContextService.getConfig()?.fleet.agentConfigRollupRateLimitRequestPerInterval || 50
+  );
 
   async function subscribeToNewActions(
     soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract,
@@ -148,7 +157,9 @@ export function agentCheckinStateNewActionsFactory() {
     }
     const stream$ = agentConfig$.pipe(
       timeout(appContextService.getConfig()?.fleet.pollingRequestTimeout || 0),
-      mergeMap((config) => createAgentActionFromConfigIfOutdated(soClient, agent, config)),
+      filter((config) => shouldCreateAgentConfigAction(agent, config)),
+      rateLimiter(),
+      mergeMap((config) => createAgentActionFromConfig(soClient, agent, config)),
       merge(newActions$),
       mergeMap(async (data) => {
         if (!data) {