diff --git a/bandcamp_dl/__main__.py b/bandcamp_dl/__main__.py
index 1c6b8da..f74fa03 100755
--- a/bandcamp_dl/__main__.py
+++ b/bandcamp_dl/__main__.py
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ def main():
                         action='store_true', default=conf.no_confirm)
     parser.add_argument('--embed-genres', help='Embed album/track genres',
                         action='store_true', default=conf.embed_genres)
-    parser.add_argument('--truncate-album', metavar='LENGTH', type=int, default=0,
+    parser.add_argument('--truncate-album', metavar='LENGTH', type=int, default=conf.truncate_album,
                         help='Truncate album title to a maximum length. 0 for no limit.')
-    parser.add_argument('--truncate-track', metavar='LENGTH', type=int, default=0,
+    parser.add_argument('--truncate-track', metavar='LENGTH', type=int, default=conf.truncate_track,
                         help='Truncate track title to a maximum length. 0 for no limit.')
+    parser.add_argument('--limit-req-per-minute', type=int, default=conf.limit_req_per_minute,
+                        help='Limit the number of requests sent per minute. 0 for no limit.')
 
 
     arguments = parser.parse_args()
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ def main():
                      ('ok_chars', config.OK_CHARS), ('space_char', config.SPACE_CHAR)]:
         if not getattr(arguments, arg):
             setattr(arguments, arg, val)
-    bandcamp = Bandcamp()
+    bandcamp = Bandcamp(limit_req_per_minute=arguments.limit_req_per_minute)
 
     if arguments.artist and arguments.album:
         urls = Bandcamp.generate_album_url(arguments.artist, arguments.album, "album")
diff --git a/bandcamp_dl/bandcamp.py b/bandcamp_dl/bandcamp.py
index ac20bbe..600c596 100644
--- a/bandcamp_dl/bandcamp.py
+++ b/bandcamp_dl/bandcamp.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import bs4
 import requests
 from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
+from requests_ratelimiter import LimiterAdapter
 from urllib3.util import create_urllib3_context
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, urljoin
 
@@ -51,17 +52,24 @@ def proxy_manager_for(self, *args, **kwargs):
 ctx.set_ciphers(DEFAULT_CIPHERS)
 
 class Bandcamp:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, limit_req_per_minute: int = 0):
         self.headers = {'User-Agent': f'bandcamp-dl/{__version__} '
                         f'(https://github.com/evolution0/bandcamp-dl)'}
         self.soup = None
         self.tracks = None
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("bandcamp-dl").getChild("Main")
         
-        # Mount the adapter with the custom SSL context to the session
         self.session = requests.Session()
-        self.adapter = SSLAdapter(ssl_context=ctx)
-        self.session.mount('https://', self.adapter)
+        # Mount the adapter with the custom SSL context to the session
+        self.ssl_adapter = SSLAdapter(ssl_context=ctx)
+        self.session.mount('https://', self.ssl_adapter)
+
+        if 0 < limit_req_per_minute:
+            # Mount the rate-limiting adapter to the session
+            self.rate_adapter = LimiterAdapter(per_minute=limit_req_per_minute)
+            self.session.mount('https://', self.rate_adapter)
+        else:
+            self.rate_adapter = None
 
     def parse(self, url: str, art: bool = True, lyrics: bool = False, genres: bool = False,
               debugging: bool = False, cover_quality: int = 0) -> dict or None:
diff --git a/bandcamp_dl/bandcampdownloader.py b/bandcamp_dl/bandcampdownloader.py
index b628908..762ba27 100644
--- a/bandcamp_dl/bandcampdownloader.py
+++ b/bandcamp_dl/bandcampdownloader.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from mutagen import mp3
 from mutagen import id3
 import requests
+from  requests_ratelimiter import LimiterAdapter
 import slugify
 
 from bandcamp_dl import __version__
@@ -26,7 +27,15 @@ def __init__(self, config, urls=None):
         """
         self.headers = {'User-Agent': f'bandcamp-dl/{__version__} '
                         f'(https://github.com/evolution0/bandcamp-dl)'}
+
         self.session = requests.Session()
+        if 0 < config.limit_req_per_minute:
+            # Mount the rate-limiting adapter to the session
+            self.rate_adapter = LimiterAdapter(per_minute=config.limit_req_per_minute)
+            self.session.mount('https://', self.rate_adapter)
+        else:
+            self.rate_adapter = None
+
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("bandcamp-dl").getChild("Downloader")
 
         if type(urls) is str:
diff --git a/bandcamp_dl/config.py b/bandcamp_dl/config.py
index 1dc5506..231123d 100644
--- a/bandcamp_dl/config.py
+++ b/bandcamp_dl/config.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class Config(dict):
                  "cover_quality": 0,
                  "untitled_path_from_slug": False,
                  "truncate_album": 0,
-                 "truncate_track": 0}
+                 "truncate_track": 0,
+                 "limit_req_per_minute": 0}
 
     def __init__(self, dict_=None):
         if dict_ is None:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9c19e20..8569283 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "requests >= 2.32.3",
     "unicode-slugify >= 0.1.5",
     "urllib3 >= 2.2.2",
-    "toml ; python_version < '3.11'"
+    "toml ; python_version < '3.11'",
+    "requests-ratelimiter >= 0.7.0",
 ]
 
 license = {text = "Unlicense"}
@@ -37,4 +38,4 @@ bandcamp-dl = "bandcamp_dl.__main__:main"
 [project.urls]
 Documentation = "https://github.com/evolution0/bandcamp-dl/blob/master/README.rst"
 Source = "https://github.com/evolution0/bandcamp-dl"
-Tracker = "https://github.com/evolution0/bandcamp-dl/issues"
\ No newline at end of file
+Tracker = "https://github.com/evolution0/bandcamp-dl/issues"