diff --git a/Gopkg.lock b/Gopkg.lock
index 308cce99f3..23668d5750 100644
--- a/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/Gopkg.lock
@@ -612,6 +612,14 @@
   pruneopts = "UT"
   revision = "22422dad46e14561a0854ad42497a75af9b61909"
 
+[[projects]]
+  digest = "1:190ff84d9b2ed6589088f178cba8edb4b8ecb334df4572421fb016be1ac20463"
+  name = "github.com/juju/ratelimit"
+  packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = "UT"
+  revision = "59fac5042749a5afb9af70e813da1dd5474f0167"
+  version = "1.0.1"
+
 [[projects]]
   digest = "1:ae5f4d0779a45e2cb3075d8b3ece6c623e171407f4aac83521392ff06d188871"
   name = "github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config"
@@ -1845,6 +1853,7 @@
     "github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig",
     "github.com/foomo/htpasswd",
     "github.com/juju/errors",
+    "github.com/juju/ratelimit",
     "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir",
     "github.com/otiai10/copy",
     "github.com/pkg/errors",
diff --git a/Gopkg.toml b/Gopkg.toml
index 8f2089405c..a7433dd97b 100644
--- a/Gopkg.toml
+++ b/Gopkg.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/juju/ratelimit"
+  version = "v1.0.1"
+
 [[constraint]]
   name = "github.com/juju/errors"
   revision = "22422dad46e14561a0854ad42497a75af9b61909"
diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/config.yaml.md b/docs/docs/configuration/config.yaml.md
index 82c1bfcf5a..311cf47001 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/config.yaml.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/config.yaml.md
@@ -89,9 +89,15 @@ To comfortably sync code to a DevSpace, the DevSpace CLI allows to configure rea
 - `excludePaths` *string array* paths to exclude files/folders from sync in .gitignore syntax
 - `downloadExcludePaths` *string array* paths to exclude files/folders from download in .gitignore syntax
 - `uploadExcludePaths` *string array* paths to exclude files/folders from upload in .gitignore syntax
+- `bandwidthLimits` *BandwidthLimits* the bandwidth limits to use for the syncpath
 
 In the example above, the entire code within the project would be synchronized with the folder `/app` inside the DevSpace, with the exception of the `node_modules/` folder.
 
+### devspace.sync[].bandwidthLimits
+Bandwidth limits for the sync path:
+- `upload` *string* kilobytes per second as upper limit to use for uploading files (e.g. 100 means 100 KByte per seconds)
+- `download` *string* kilobytes per second as upper limit to use for downloading files (e.g. 100 means 100 KByte per seconds)
+
 ## images
 This section of the config defines a map of images that can be used in the helm chart that is deployed during `devspace up`. 
 
@@ -233,6 +239,12 @@ devSpace:
     # Exclude node_modules from up and download
     excludePaths:
     - node_modules/
+    # Bandwidth limits for this sync path in Kbyte/s
+    bandwidthLimits:
+      # limit download speed to 100 Kbyte/s
+      download: 100
+      # limit upload speed to 1024 Kbyte/s
+      upload: 1024
 # A map of images that should be build during devspace up
 images:
   default:
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/config/v1/devspace.go b/pkg/devspace/config/v1/devspace.go
index 96f230a040..b434f73b2d 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/config/v1/devspace.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/config/v1/devspace.go
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@ type SyncConfig struct {
 	ExcludePaths         *[]string           `yaml:"excludePaths"`
 	DownloadExcludePaths *[]string           `yaml:"downloadExcludePaths"`
 	UploadExcludePaths   *[]string           `yaml:"uploadExcludePaths"`
+	BandwidthLimits      *BandwidthLimits    `yaml:"bandwidthLimits,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// BandwidthLimits defines the struct for specifying the sync bandwidth limits
+type BandwidthLimits struct {
+	Download *int64 `yaml:"download,omitempty"`
+	Upload   *int64 `yaml:"upload,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/services/sync.go b/pkg/devspace/services/sync.go
index 5957285946..ca8e1cf966 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/services/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/services/sync.go
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ func StartSync(client *kubernetes.Clientset, verboseSync bool, log log.Logger) (
 				syncConfig.UploadExcludePaths = *syncPath.UploadExcludePaths
 			}
 
+			if syncPath.BandwidthLimits != nil {
+				if syncPath.BandwidthLimits.Download != nil {
+					syncConfig.DownstreamLimit = *syncPath.BandwidthLimits.Download * 1024
+				}
+
+				if syncPath.BandwidthLimits.Upload != nil {
+					syncConfig.UpstreamLimit = *syncPath.BandwidthLimits.Upload * 1024
+				}
+			}
+
 			err = syncConfig.Start()
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("Sync error: %s", err.Error())
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/sync/downstream.go b/pkg/devspace/sync/downstream.go
index ba16e6b557..652052b3c7 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/sync/downstream.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/sync/downstream.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
+	"github.com/juju/ratelimit"
 
 	"github.com/covexo/devspace/pkg/devspace/kubectl"
 )
@@ -438,8 +439,14 @@ func (d *downstream) downloadArchive(tarSize int64) (string, error) {
 
 	defer tempFile.Close()
 
+	// Apply rate limit if specified
+	var downloadReader io.Reader = d.stdoutPipe
+	if d.config.DownstreamLimit > 0 {
+		downloadReader = ratelimit.Reader(d.stdoutPipe, ratelimit.NewBucketWithRate(float64(d.config.DownstreamLimit), d.config.DownstreamLimit))
+	}
+
 	// Write From stdout to temp file
-	bytesRead, err := io.CopyN(tempFile, d.stdoutPipe, tarSize)
+	bytesRead, err := io.CopyN(tempFile, downloadReader, tarSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Trace(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/sync/sync_config.go b/pkg/devspace/sync/sync_config.go
index 2b26315147..ffb6013db8 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/sync/sync_config.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/sync/sync_config.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type SyncConfig struct {
 	ExcludePaths         []string
 	DownloadExcludePaths []string
 	UploadExcludePaths   []string
+	UpstreamLimit        int64
+	DownstreamLimit      int64
 	Verbose              bool
 
 	fileIndex *fileIndex
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/sync/upstream.go b/pkg/devspace/sync/upstream.go
index d6d04b6765..4e0cba6791 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/sync/upstream.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/sync/upstream.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
+	"github.com/juju/ratelimit"
 
 	"github.com/covexo/devspace/pkg/devspace/kubectl"
 	"github.com/rjeczalik/notify"
@@ -329,8 +330,14 @@ func (u *upstream) uploadArchive(file *os.File, fileSize string, writtenFiles ma
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
+	// Apply rate limit if specified
+	var uploadWriter io.Writer = u.stdinPipe
+	if u.config.UpstreamLimit > 0 {
+		uploadWriter = ratelimit.Writer(u.stdinPipe, ratelimit.NewBucketWithRate(float64(u.config.UpstreamLimit), u.config.UpstreamLimit))
+	}
+
 	// Send file through stdin to remote
-	_, err = io.Copy(u.stdinPipe, file)
+	_, err = io.Copy(uploadWriter, file)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}