diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37ea961..65fb53d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 This is an alpha version! The changes listed here are not final.
 
+### Added
+- Add rate limiter to the package versions endpoint calls.
+
 ### Changed
 - Adjust 'get_site_id()' method to return null if there's no blog ID.
 - Updated package dependencies.
diff --git a/src/class-package-version-tracker.php b/src/class-package-version-tracker.php
index 697f672..c973bce 100644
--- a/src/class-package-version-tracker.php
+++ b/src/class-package-version-tracker.php
@@ -30,11 +30,26 @@ class Package_Version_Tracker {
 	 */
 	const CACHED_FAILED_REQUEST_EXPIRATION = 1 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
 
+	/**
+	 * Transient key for rate limiting the package version requests;
+	 */
+	const RATE_LIMITER_KEY = 'jetpack_update_remote_package_last_query';
+
+	/**
+	 * Only allow one versions check (and request) per minute.
+	 */
+	const RATE_LIMITER_TIMEOUT = MINUTE_IN_SECONDS;
+
 	/**
 	 * Uses the jetpack_package_versions filter to obtain the package versions from packages that need
 	 * version tracking. If the package versions have changed, updates the option and notifies WPCOM.
 	 */
 	public function maybe_update_package_versions() {
+		if ( $this->is_rate_limiting() ) {
+			// The version check is being rate limited.
+			return;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Obtains the package versions.
 		 *
@@ -108,4 +123,19 @@ protected function update_package_versions_option( $package_versions ) {
 			set_transient( self::CACHED_FAILED_REQUEST_KEY, time(), self::CACHED_FAILED_REQUEST_EXPIRATION );
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if version check is being rate limited, and update the rate limiting transient if needed.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private function is_rate_limiting() {
+		if ( get_transient( static::RATE_LIMITER_KEY ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		set_transient( static::RATE_LIMITER_KEY, time(), static::RATE_LIMITER_TIMEOUT );
+
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/php/test_package_version_tracker.php b/tests/php/test_package_version_tracker.php
index d9e48cc..5903c69 100644
--- a/tests/php/test_package_version_tracker.php
+++ b/tests/php/test_package_version_tracker.php
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public function tear_down() {
 		$this->http_request_attempted = false;
 		Constants::clear_constants();
 		WorDBless_Options::init()->clear_options();
+
+		delete_transient( Package_Version_Tracker::CACHED_FAILED_REQUEST_KEY );
+		delete_transient( Package_Version_Tracker::RATE_LIMITER_KEY );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -317,9 +320,34 @@ function () {
 		$failed_request_cached = get_transient( Package_Version_Tracker::CACHED_FAILED_REQUEST_KEY );
 
 		$this->assertNotFalse( $failed_request_cached );
+	}
 
-		// Clean-up.
-		delete_transient( Package_Version_Tracker::CACHED_FAILED_REQUEST_KEY );
+	/**
+	 * Tests the maybe_update_package_versions method with rate limit applied.
+	 */
+	public function test_maybe_update_package_versions_with_rate_limit() {
+		\Jetpack_Options::update_option( 'blog_token', 'asdasd.123123' );
+		\Jetpack_Options::update_option( 'id', 1234 );
+
+		add_filter( 'pre_http_request', array( $this, 'intercept_http_request_success' ) );
+
+		update_option( Package_Version_Tracker::PACKAGE_VERSION_OPTION, self::PACKAGE_VERSIONS );
+		set_transient( Package_Version_Tracker::RATE_LIMITER_KEY, time() );
+
+		add_filter(
+			'jetpack_package_versions',
+			function () {
+				return self::CHANGED_VERSIONS;
+			}
+		);
+
+		( new Package_Version_Tracker() )->maybe_update_package_versions();
+
+		remove_filter( 'pre_http_request', array( $this, 'intercept_http_request_success' ) );
+
+		$this->assertFalse( $this->http_request_attempted );
+
+		$this->assertSame( self::PACKAGE_VERSIONS, get_option( Package_Version_Tracker::PACKAGE_VERSION_OPTION ) );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -349,9 +377,6 @@ function () {
 		$this->assertFalse( $this->http_request_attempted );
 
 		$this->assertSame( self::PACKAGE_VERSIONS, get_option( Package_Version_Tracker::PACKAGE_VERSION_OPTION ) );
-
-		// Clean-up.
-		delete_transient( Package_Version_Tracker::CACHED_FAILED_REQUEST_KEY );
 	}
 
 	/**