diff --git a/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.cc b/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.cc
index 8c8e13d13..89e548353 100644
--- a/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.cc
+++ b/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ bool LinearRampingRateLimiterImpl::tryAcquireOne() {
     acquired_count_++;
     return acquireable_count_--;
   }
-
   const std::chrono::nanoseconds elapsed_time = elapsed();
   double elapsed_fraction = 1.0;
   if (elapsed_time < ramp_time_) {
@@ -191,4 +190,21 @@ GraduallyOpeningRateLimiterFilter::GraduallyOpeningRateLimiterFilter(
   }
 }
 
+ZipfRateLimiterImpl::ZipfRateLimiterImpl(RateLimiterPtr&& rate_limiter, double q, double v,
+                                         ZipfBehavior behavior)
+    : FilteringRateLimiterImpl(std::move(rate_limiter),
+                               [this]() {
+                                 return behavior_ == ZipfBehavior::ZIPF_PSEUDO_RANDOM ? dist_(mt_)
+                                                                                      : dist_(g_);
+                               }),
+      behavior_(behavior) {
+  if (v <= 0) {
+    throw NighthawkException("v should be > 0");
+  }
+  if (q <= 1) {
+    throw NighthawkException("q should be > 1");
+  }
+  dist_ = absl::zipf_distribution<uint64_t>(1, q, v);
+}
+
 } // namespace Nighthawk
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diff --git a/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.h b/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.h
index 71833237a..b32392b2a 100644
--- a/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.h
+++ b/source/common/rate_limiter_impl.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "common/frequency.h"
 
 #include "absl/random/random.h"
+#include "absl/random/zipf_distribution.h"
 #include "absl/types/optional.h"
 
 namespace Nighthawk {
@@ -203,4 +204,30 @@ class GraduallyOpeningRateLimiterFilter : public FilteringRateLimiterImpl {
   const std::chrono::nanoseconds ramp_time_;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Thin wrapper around absl::zipf_distribution that will pull zeroes and ones from the distribution
+ * with the intent to probabilistically suppress the wrapped rate limiter.
+ * This may need further consideration, because it will shoot holes in the pacing, lowering the
+ * actual achieved frequency.
+ */
+class ZipfRateLimiterImpl : public FilteringRateLimiterImpl {
+public:
+  enum class ZipfBehavior { ZIPF_PSEUDO_RANDOM, ZIPF_RANDOM };
+  /**
+   * From the absl header associated to the zipf distribution:
+   * The parameters v and q determine the skew of the distribution.
+   * zipf_distribution produces random integer-values in the range [0, k],
+   * distributed according to the discrete probability function: P(x) = (v + x) ^ -q.
+   * Preconditions: v > 0, q > 1, configuring otherwise throws a NighthawkException.
+   */
+  ZipfRateLimiterImpl(RateLimiterPtr&& rate_limiter, double q = 2.0, double v = 1.0,
+                      ZipfBehavior behavior = ZipfBehavior::ZIPF_RANDOM);
+
+private:
+  absl::zipf_distribution<uint64_t> dist_;
+  absl::InsecureBitGen g_;
+  std::mt19937_64 mt_;
+  ZipfBehavior behavior_;
+};
+
 } // namespace Nighthawk
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diff --git a/test/rate_limiter_test.cc b/test/rate_limiter_test.cc
index 5e683a719..429425d10 100644
--- a/test/rate_limiter_test.cc
+++ b/test/rate_limiter_test.cc
@@ -339,4 +339,49 @@ TEST_F(GraduallyOpeningRateLimiterFilterTest, TimingVerificationTest) {
                                   780, 800, 820, 840, 860, 880, 900, 920, 940, 960, 980, 1000}));
 }
 
+class ZipfRateLimiterImplTest : public Test {};
+
+TEST_F(ZipfRateLimiterImplTest, TimingVerificationTest) {
+  Envoy::Event::SimulatedTimeSystem time_system;
+  const double q = 2.0;
+  const double v = 1.0;
+  auto rate_limiter = std::make_unique<ZipfRateLimiterImpl>(
+      std::make_unique<LinearRateLimiter>(time_system, 10_Hz), q, v,
+      ZipfRateLimiterImpl::ZipfBehavior::ZIPF_PSEUDO_RANDOM);
+  const std::chrono::seconds duration = 15s;
+  std::vector<int64_t> aquisition_timings;
+  auto total_ms_elapsed = 0ms;
+  auto clock_tick = 1ms;
+
+  do {
+    if (rate_limiter->tryAcquireOne()) {
+      aquisition_timings.push_back(total_ms_elapsed.count());
+    }
+    time_system.sleep(clock_tick);
+    total_ms_elapsed += clock_tick;
+  } while (total_ms_elapsed <= duration);
+  EXPECT_EQ(aquisition_timings,
+            std::vector<int64_t>({500,   800,   1300,  2400,  2900,  3900,  4200,  4400,  4500,
+                                  5800,  6000,  6400,  7900,  8400,  8600,  9900,  10200, 10500,
+                                  10600, 12000, 12300, 12600, 13300, 13600, 13700, 13800, 13900}));
+}
+
+TEST_F(ZipfRateLimiterImplTest, BadArgumentsTest) {
+  // Zipf preconditions are q > 1, v > 0, verify we guard appropriately.
+  std::list<std::tuple<double, double>> bad_q_v_pairs{
+      {1.0, 1.0} /*borderline bad q*/,
+      {1.1, 0.0} /*borderline bad v*/,
+      {1.0, 0.0} /*borderline bad both*/,
+      {0.9, 1.0},
+      {1.1, -1.0},
+      {-1, 1.0},
+  };
+
+  for (const auto& pair : bad_q_v_pairs) {
+    EXPECT_THROW(ZipfRateLimiterImpl rate_limiter(std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockRateLimiter>>(),
+                                                  std::get<0>(pair), std::get<1>(pair)),
+                 NighthawkException);
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace Nighthawk