diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java
index fb026d40f..85f4ab601 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ public class MessageController {
   private static final String CONTENT_SIZE_DISTRIBUTION_NAME = name(MessageController.class, "messageContentSize");
   private static final String OUTGOING_MESSAGE_LIST_SIZE_BYTES_DISTRIBUTION_NAME = name(MessageController.class, "outgoingMessageListSizeBytes");
   private static final String RATE_LIMITED_MESSAGE_COUNTER_NAME = name(MessageController.class, "rateLimitedMessage");
+  private static final String RATE_LIMITED_STORIES_COUNTER_NAME = name(MessageController.class, "rateLimitedStory");
+
   private static final String REJECT_INVALID_ENVELOPE_TYPE = name(MessageController.class, "rejectInvalidEnvelopeType");
 
   private static final String EPHEMERAL_TAG_NAME = "ephemeral";
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ public class MessageController {
       }
 
       if (isStory) {
-        checkStoryRateLimit(destination.get());
+        checkStoryRateLimit(destination.get(), userAgent);
       }
 
       final Set<Long> excludedDeviceIds;
@@ -413,7 +415,7 @@ public class MessageController {
     accountsByServiceIdentifier.forEach((serviceIdentifier, account) -> {
 
       if (isStory) {
-        checkStoryRateLimit(account);
+        checkStoryRateLimit(account, userAgent);
       }
 
       Set<Long> deviceIds = accountToDeviceIdAndRegistrationIdMap
@@ -732,10 +734,11 @@ public class MessageController {
     }
   }
 
-  private void checkStoryRateLimit(Account destination) {
+  private void checkStoryRateLimit(Account destination, String userAgent) {
     try {
-      rateLimiters.getMessagesLimiter().validate(destination.getUuid());
+      rateLimiters.getStoriesLimiter().validate(destination.getUuid());
     } catch (final RateLimitExceededException e) {
+      Metrics.counter(RATE_LIMITED_STORIES_COUNTER_NAME, Tags.of(UserAgentTagUtil.getPlatformTag(userAgent))).increment();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/limits/RateLimiters.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/limits/RateLimiters.java
index cd3c142b1..bb6f8f23a 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/limits/RateLimiters.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/limits/RateLimiters.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class RateLimiters extends BaseRateLimiters<RateLimiters.For> {
     ATTACHMENT("attachmentCreate", false, new RateLimiterConfig(50, Duration.ofMillis(1200))),
     PRE_KEYS("prekeys", false, new RateLimiterConfig(6, Duration.ofMinutes(10))),
     MESSAGES("messages", false, new RateLimiterConfig(60, Duration.ofSeconds(1))),
+    STORIES("stories", false, new RateLimiterConfig(5_000, Duration.ofSeconds(8))),
     ALLOCATE_DEVICE("allocateDevice", false, new RateLimiterConfig(2, Duration.ofMinutes(2))),
     VERIFY_DEVICE("verifyDevice", false, new RateLimiterConfig(6, Duration.ofMinutes(10))),
     TURN("turnAllocate", false, new RateLimiterConfig(60, Duration.ofSeconds(1))),
@@ -213,4 +214,8 @@ public class RateLimiters extends BaseRateLimiters<RateLimiters.For> {
   public RateLimiter getInboundMessageBytes() {
     return forDescriptor(For.INBOUND_MESSAGE_BYTES);
   }
+
+  public RateLimiter getStoriesLimiter() {
+    return forDescriptor(For.STORIES);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageControllerTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageControllerTest.java
index cdb79f71a..a4d84d3cd 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageControllerTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageControllerTest.java
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class MessageControllerTest {
     when(dynamicConfigurationManager.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(dynamicConfiguration);
 
     when(rateLimiters.getMessagesLimiter()).thenReturn(rateLimiter);
+    when(rateLimiters.getStoriesLimiter()).thenReturn(rateLimiter);
     when(rateLimiters.getInboundMessageBytes()).thenReturn(rateLimiter);
   }