diff --git a/db/05-config.sql b/db/05-config.sql
index 1c4b65a..2e830ab 100644
--- a/db/05-config.sql
+++ b/db/05-config.sql
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 CREATE TABLE config (
 	rowlock bool DEFAULT TRUE UNIQUE NOT NULL CHECK (rowlock = TRUE),
-	normaluservotepoints int NOT NULL,
-	followervotepoints int NOT NULL,
-	subscribervotepoints int NOT NULL,
-	title varchar NOT NULL,
-	colors jsonb NOT NULL,
+	normaluservotepoints int NOT NULL DEFAULT 10,
+	followervotepoints int NOT NULL DEFAULT 50,
+	subscribervotepoints int NOT NULL DEFAULT 100,
+	normaluserratelimit int NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+	followerratelimit int NOT NULL DEFAULT 2,
+	subscriberratelimit int NOT NULL DEFAULT 3,
+	title varchar NOT NULL DEFAULT '{username}''s Learn Request Queue',
+	colors jsonb NOT NULL DEFAULT '{"bg": {"primary": "#444444","table": "#282828","navbar": "#666666","error": "#ff0000"},"fg": {"primary": "#dddddd","ahover": "#ffffff","title": "#eeeeee"}}',
 	PRIMARY KEY (rowLock)
 );
 
-INSERT INTO config (normalUserVotePoints,followerVotePoints,subscriberVotePoints,title,colors)
-	VALUES (10,50,100,'{username}''s Learn Request Queue','{"bg": {"primary": "#444444","table": "#282828","navbar": "#666666","error": "#ff0000"},"fg": {"primary": "#dddddd","ahover": "#ffffff","title": "#eeeeee"}}');
+INSERT INTO config (rowlock) VALUES (true);
diff --git a/db/90-views.sql b/db/90-views.sql
index 14896b0..a31ec16 100644
--- a/db/90-views.sql
+++ b/db/90-views.sql
@@ -60,3 +60,22 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW streamer_user_vw AS
 	SELECT users.userid as userid, users.displayname as displayname, users.imageurl as imageurl FROM streamer
 		LEFT JOIN users
 			ON streamer.userid = users.userid;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ratelimit_vw AS
+	SELECT users.userid,COALESCE(count,0),ratelimit.reqcount AS max,COALESCE(count,0) >= ratelimit.reqcount AS status
+		FROM users
+		LEFT JOIN (SELECT requester,COUNT(url)
+			FROM requests
+			WHERE reqtimestamp > (now() - '24 hours'::interval)
+			GROUP BY requests.requester
+		) AS requests ON users.userid = requests.requester
+		LEFT JOIN follows ON requests.requester = follows.userid
+		LEFT JOIN subscriptions ON requests.requester = subscriptions.userid
+		CROSS JOIN config
+		CROSS JOIN LATERAL (VALUES (
+			CASE
+				WHEN follows.userid IS NULL AND subscriptions.userid IS NULL THEN config.normaluserratelimit
+				WHEN follows.userid IS NOT NULL AND subscriptions.userid IS NULL THEN config.followerratelimit
+				WHEN subscriptions.userid IS NOT NULL THEN config.subscriberratelimit
+			END
+		)) AS ratelimit(reqcount);
diff --git a/db/upgrade/v0.7-v0.8.sql b/db/upgrade/v0.7-v0.8.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5d5ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/upgrade/v0.7-v0.8.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+BEGIN;
+
+ALTER TABLE config
+	ALTER COLUMN normaluservotepoints SET DEFAULT 10,
+	ALTER COLUMN followervotepoints SET DEFAULT 50,
+	ALTER COLUMN subscribervotepoints SET DEFAULT 100,
+	ALTER COLUMN title SET DEFAULT '{username}''s Learn Request Queue',
+	ALTER COLUMN colors SET DEFAULT '{"bg": {"primary": "#444444","table": "#282828","navbar": "#666666","error": "#ff0000"},"fg": {"primary": "#dddddd","ahover": "#ffffff","title": "#eeeeee"}}',
+	ADD COLUMN normaluserratelimit int NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+	ADD COLUMN followerratelimit int NOT NULL DEFAULT 2,
+	ADD COLUMN subscriberratelimit int NOT NULL DEFAULT 3;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ratelimit_vw AS
+	SELECT users.userid,COALESCE(count,0),ratelimit.reqcount AS max,COALESCE(count,0) >= ratelimit.reqcount AS status
+		FROM users
+		LEFT JOIN (SELECT requester,COUNT(url)
+			FROM requests
+			WHERE reqtimestamp > (now() - '24 hours'::interval)
+			GROUP BY requests.requester
+		) AS requests ON users.userid = requests.requester
+		LEFT JOIN follows ON requests.requester = follows.userid
+		LEFT JOIN subscriptions ON requests.requester = subscriptions.userid
+		CROSS JOIN config
+		CROSS JOIN LATERAL (VALUES (
+			CASE
+				WHEN follows.userid IS NULL AND subscriptions.userid IS NULL THEN config.normaluserratelimit
+				WHEN follows.userid IS NOT NULL AND subscriptions.userid IS NULL THEN config.followerratelimit
+				WHEN subscriptions.userid IS NOT NULL THEN config.subscriberratelimit
+			END
+		)) AS ratelimit(reqcount);
+
+
+ROLLBACK;
+--COMMIT;
diff --git a/src/queries.ts b/src/queries.ts
index 09c615b..8fa54e6 100644
--- a/src/queries.ts
+++ b/src/queries.ts
@@ -130,3 +130,8 @@ export const updateCronJobLastSuccess = {
 	name: "updateCronJobLastSuccess",
 	text: "UPDATE cron SET lastSuccess = now() WHERE jobName = $1"
 }
+
+export const getRateLimitStatus = {
+	name: "getRateLimitStatus",
+	text: "SELECT * FROM ratelimit_vw WHERE userid = $1"
+}
diff --git a/src/requests.ts b/src/requests.ts
index 0033526..1a35094 100644
--- a/src/requests.ts
+++ b/src/requests.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ async function retrieveYoutubeMetadata(url: string) {
 }
 
 export async function addRequest(url: string, requester: string): Promise<[number,string]> {
+	// Check that URL is of an accepted format
 	var validUrl = false;
 	for (var regex of validUrlRegexes) {
 		if (regex.test(url)) {
@@ -95,11 +96,24 @@ export async function addRequest(url: string, requester: string): Promise<[numbe
 		}
 	}
 	if (!validUrl) return [400, "Invalid song URL."];
-	var result = await checkRequestExists(url)
-	if (result) {
-		console.log(result);
-		return [200,`Song already requested by ${result.rows[0].requester}. State: ${result.rows[0].state}`]
+
+	// Check whether the URL has already been requested
+	var existsResult = await checkRequestExists(url)
+	if (existsResult) {
+		console.log(existsResult);
+		return [200,`Song already requested by ${existsResult.rows[0].requester}. State: ${existsResult.rows[0].state}`]
 	}
+
+	// Check whether the user has hit their rate limit
+	var rateLimitQuery = Object.assign(queries.getRateLimitStatus, { values: [requester] });
+	var rateLimitResult = (await db.query(rateLimitQuery)).rows[0];
+	if (rateLimitResult.status) {
+		return [429,`You have reached your maximum of ${rateLimitResult.max} requests per day.
+			Please try again later.\n
+			Tip: Removing one of your requests from the past 24 hours by retracting your vote will allow you to replace it with another.`];
+	}
+
+	// Add the request
 	var query = Object.assign(queries.addRequest, { values: [url,requester] });
 	return db.query(query)
 		.then(async () => {