diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 8ac07ef337a20..6ddc87010b32c 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -77,5 +77,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # 3) In your unicorn.rb: ENV['RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT']
     #
     # config.relative_url_root = "/gitlab"
+
+    # Enable rack attack middleware
+    config.middleware.use Rack::Attack
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..88e638ba118c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Rack::Attack.throttle('user logins, registration and password reset', limit: 6, period: 60.seconds) do |req|
+  req.ip if ["/users/password", "/users/sign_in", "/users"].include?(req.path) && req.post?
+end