diff --git a/src/gas_limiter/args.rs b/src/gas_limiter/args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..682fdec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gas_limiter/args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use clap::Args;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Args)]
+pub struct GasLimiterArgs {
+    /// Enable address-based gas rate limiting
+    #[arg(long = "gas-limiter.enabled", env)]
+    pub gas_limiter_enabled: bool,
+
+    /// Maximum gas per address in token bucket. Defaults to 10 million gas.
+    #[arg(
+        long = "gas-limiter.max-gas-per-address",
+        env,
+        default_value = "10000000"
+    )]
+    pub max_gas_per_address: u64,
+
+    /// Gas refill rate per block. Defaults to 1 million gas per block.
+    #[arg(
+        long = "gas-limiter.refill-rate-per-block",
+        env,
+        default_value = "1000000"
+    )]
+    pub refill_rate_per_block: u64,
+
+    /// How many blocks to wait before cleaning up stale buckets for addresses.
+    #[arg(long = "gas-limiter.cleanup-interval", env, default_value = "100")]
+    pub cleanup_interval_blocks: u64,
+}
diff --git a/src/gas_limiter/error.rs b/src/gas_limiter/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85b7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gas_limiter/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use alloy_primitives::Address;
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum GasLimitError {
+    #[error(
+        "Address {address} exceeded gas limit: {requested} gwei requested, {available} gwei available"
+    )]
+    AddressLimitExceeded {
+        address: Address,
+        requested: u64,
+        available: u64,
+    },
+}
diff --git a/src/gas_limiter/metrics.rs b/src/gas_limiter/metrics.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eeb957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gas_limiter/metrics.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use metrics::{Counter, Gauge, Histogram};
+
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::gas_limiter::error::GasLimitError;
+
+#[derive(MetricsSet)]
+pub(super) struct GasLimiterMetrics {
+    /// Transactions rejected by gas limits Labeled by reason: "per_address",
+    /// "global", "burst"
+    pub rejections: Counter,
+
+    /// Time spent in rate limiting logic
+    pub check_time: Histogram,
+
+    /// Number of addresses with active budgets
+    pub active_address_count: Gauge,
+
+    /// Time to refill buckets
+    pub refresh_duration: Histogram,
+}
+
+impl GasLimiterMetrics {
+    pub(super) fn record_gas_check(
+        &self,
+        check_result: &Result<bool, GasLimitError>,
+        duration: Duration,
+    ) {
+        if let Ok(created_new_bucket) = check_result {
+            if *created_new_bucket {
+                self.active_address_count.increment(1);
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.rejections.increment(1);
+        }
+
+        self.check_time.record(duration);
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn record_refresh(&self, removed_addresses: usize, duration: Duration) {
+        self.active_address_count
+            .decrement(removed_addresses as f64);
+        self.refresh_duration.record(duration);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gas_limiter/mod.rs b/src/gas_limiter/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..357594f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gas_limiter/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+use std::{cmp::min, marker::PhantomData, time::Instant};
+
+use alloy_primitives::Address;
+use dashmap::DashMap;
+
+use crate::{
+	alloy::consensus::Transaction,
+	gas_limiter::metrics::GasLimiterMetrics,
+	pool::Order,
+	prelude::*,
+};
+
+pub mod args;
+pub mod error;
+mod metrics;
+
+
+pub use args::GasLimiterArgs;
+pub use error::GasLimitError;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct AddressGasLimiter {
+    inner: Option<AddressGasLimiterInner>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct AddressGasLimiterInner {
+    config: GasLimiterArgs,
+    address_buckets: DashMap<Address, TokenBucket>,
+    metrics: GasLimiterMetrics,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct TokenBucket {
+    capacity: u64,
+    available: u64,
+}
+
+/// A filter wrapper around AddressGasLimiter that can be used with AppendOrders.
+/// This provides a convenient way to integrate per-address gas limiting into
+/// the payload building pipeline.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct GasLimitFilter<P: Platform> {
+	limiter: AddressGasLimiter,
+	_phantom: PhantomData<P>,
+}
+
+impl<P: Platform> GasLimitFilter<P> {
+	/// Creates a new gas limit filter with the given configuration.
+	pub fn new(config: GasLimiterArgs) -> Self {
+		Self {
+			limiter: AddressGasLimiter::new(config),
+			_phantom: PhantomData,
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Creates a filter closure that can be used with AppendOrders::with_filter().
+	/// The filter will reject orders if any of their transactions would exceed
+	/// the per-address gas limit. The filter automatically refreshes gas buckets
+	/// when it detects a new block number.
+	pub fn create_filter(
+		self,
+	) -> impl Fn(&Checkpoint<P>, &Order<P>) -> bool + Send + Sync + 'static {
+		use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+		
+		// Track the last block number we refreshed for
+		let last_refreshed_block = AtomicU64::new(0);
+		
+		move |payload: &Checkpoint<P>, order: &Order<P>| -> bool {
+			// Get current block number from the payload's context
+			let current_block = payload.block().number();
+			let last_block = last_refreshed_block.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+			
+			// Refresh gas buckets if we're on a new block
+			if current_block > last_block {
+				self.limiter.refresh(current_block);
+				last_refreshed_block.store(current_block, Ordering::Relaxed);
+			}
+			
+			// For each transaction in the order, check if the signer has enough gas budget
+			for tx in order.transactions() {
+				let signer = tx.signer();
+				// Access the underlying transaction to get gas limit
+                
+				let gas_limit = tx.gas_limit();
+
+				// Try to consume gas from the signer's bucket
+				if self.limiter.consume_gas(signer, gas_limit).is_err() {
+					// Not enough gas in bucket, reject this order
+					return true; // true means "skip this order"
+				}
+			}
+			false // false means "don't skip this order"
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Refreshes the gas buckets, typically called at the start of each block.
+	/// This refills buckets and performs garbage collection of stale entries.
+	pub fn refresh(&self, block_number: u64) {
+		self.limiter.refresh(block_number);
+	}
+}
+
+impl AddressGasLimiter {
+    pub fn new(config: GasLimiterArgs) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: AddressGasLimiterInner::try_new(config),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Check if there's enough gas for this address and consume it. Returns
+    /// Ok(()) if there's enough otherwise returns an error.
+    pub fn consume_gas(&self, address: Address, gas_requested: u64) -> Result<(), GasLimitError> {
+        if let Some(inner) = &self.inner {
+            inner.consume_gas(address, gas_requested)
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Should be called upon each new block. Refills buckets/Garbage collection
+    pub fn refresh(&self, block_number: u64) {
+        if let Some(inner) = self.inner.as_ref() {
+            inner.refresh(block_number)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AddressGasLimiterInner {
+    fn try_new(config: GasLimiterArgs) -> Option<Self> {
+        if !config.gas_limiter_enabled {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        Some(Self {
+            config,
+            address_buckets: Default::default(),
+            metrics: Default::default(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn consume_gas_inner(
+        &self,
+        address: Address,
+        gas_requested: u64,
+    ) -> Result<bool, GasLimitError> {
+        let mut created_new_bucket = false;
+        let mut bucket = self
+            .address_buckets
+            .entry(address)
+            // if we don't find a bucket we need to initialize a new one
+            .or_insert_with(|| {
+                created_new_bucket = true;
+                TokenBucket::new(self.config.max_gas_per_address)
+            });
+
+        if gas_requested > bucket.available {
+            return Err(GasLimitError::AddressLimitExceeded {
+                address,
+                requested: gas_requested,
+                available: bucket.available,
+            });
+        }
+
+        bucket.available -= gas_requested;
+
+        Ok(created_new_bucket)
+    }
+
+    fn consume_gas(&self, address: Address, gas_requested: u64) -> Result<(), GasLimitError> {
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        let result = self.consume_gas_inner(address, gas_requested);
+
+        self.metrics.record_gas_check(&result, start.elapsed());
+
+        result.map(|_| ())
+    }
+
+    fn refresh_inner(&self, block_number: u64) -> usize {
+        let active_addresses = self.address_buckets.len();
+
+        self.address_buckets.iter_mut().for_each(|mut bucket| {
+            bucket.available = min(
+                bucket.capacity,
+                bucket.available + self.config.refill_rate_per_block,
+            )
+        });
+
+        // Only clean up stale buckets every `cleanup_interval` blocks
+        if block_number % self.config.cleanup_interval_blocks == 0 {
+            self.address_buckets
+                .retain(|_, bucket| bucket.available <= bucket.capacity);
+        }
+
+        active_addresses - self.address_buckets.len()
+    }
+
+    fn refresh(&self, block_number: u64) {
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        let removed_addresses = self.refresh_inner(block_number);
+
+        self.metrics
+            .record_refresh(removed_addresses, start.elapsed());
+    }
+}
+
+impl TokenBucket {
+    fn new(capacity: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            capacity,
+            available: capacity,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use alloy_primitives::Address;
+
+    fn create_test_config(max_gas: u64, refill_rate: u64, cleanup_interval: u64) -> GasLimiterArgs {
+        GasLimiterArgs {
+            gas_limiter_enabled: true,
+            max_gas_per_address: max_gas,
+            refill_rate_per_block: refill_rate,
+            cleanup_interval_blocks: cleanup_interval,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn test_address() -> Address {
+        Address::from([1u8; 20])
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_basic_refill() {
+        let config = create_test_config(1000, 200, 10);
+        let limiter = AddressGasLimiter::new(config);
+
+        // Consume all gas
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 1000).is_ok());
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 1).is_err());
+
+        // Refill and check available gas increased
+        limiter.refresh(1);
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 200).is_ok());
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 1).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_over_capacity_request() {
+        let config = create_test_config(1000, 100, 10);
+        let limiter = AddressGasLimiter::new(config);
+
+        // Request more than capacity should fail
+        let result = limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 1500);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+
+        if let Err(GasLimitError::AddressLimitExceeded { available, .. }) = result {
+            assert_eq!(available, 1000);
+        }
+
+        // Bucket should still be full after failed request
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 1000).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_multiple_users() {
+        // Simulate more realistic scenario
+        let config = create_test_config(10_000_000, 1_000_000, 100); // 10M max, 1M refill
+        let limiter = AddressGasLimiter::new(config);
+
+        let searcher1 = Address::from([0x1; 20]);
+        let searcher2 = Address::from([0x2; 20]);
+        let attacker = Address::from([0x3; 20]);
+
+        // Normal searchers use reasonable amounts
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(searcher1, 500_000).is_ok());
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(searcher2, 750_000).is_ok());
+
+        // Attacker tries to consume massive amounts
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(attacker, 15_000_000).is_err()); // Should fail - over capacity
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(attacker, 5_000_000).is_ok()); // Should succeed - within capacity
+
+        // Attacker tries to consume more
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(attacker, 6_000_000).is_err()); // Should fail - would exceed remaining
+
+        // New block - refill
+        limiter.refresh(1);
+
+        // Everyone should get some gas back
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(searcher1, 1_000_000).is_ok()); // Had 9.5M + 1M refill, now 9.5M
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(searcher2, 1_000_000).is_ok()); // Had 9.25M + 1M refill, now 9.25M  
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(attacker, 1_000_000).is_ok()); // Had 5M + 1M refill, now 5M
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_gas_limit_filter_creation() {
+        // Test that we can create a gas limit filter
+        let config = create_test_config(100_000, 25_000, 10);
+        let filter = GasLimitFilter::<crate::platform::Ethereum>::new(config);
+        
+        // Test that we can create the filter closure
+        let _filter_fn = filter.create_filter();
+        
+        // This test mainly ensures the types compile correctly
+        assert!(true);
+    }
+
+    #[test] 
+    fn test_disabled_gas_limiter() {
+        // Test that disabled gas limiter allows all transactions
+        let config = GasLimiterArgs {
+            gas_limiter_enabled: false,
+            max_gas_per_address: 1, // Very low limit, should be ignored
+            refill_rate_per_block: 1,
+            cleanup_interval_blocks: 10,
+        };
+        
+        let limiter = AddressGasLimiter::new(config);
+        
+        // Should allow any amount of gas when disabled
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 1_000_000).is_ok());
+        assert!(limiter.consume_gas(test_address(), 1_000_000).is_ok());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a6e4a0a..6b05b05 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ pub mod pool;
 /// Common steps library
 pub mod steps;
 
+/// Gas Limiter
+pub mod gas_limiter;
+
 /// Externally available test utilities
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-utils"))]
 pub mod test_utils;
diff --git a/src/pool/step.rs b/src/pool/step.rs
index bca1645..977a98b 100644
--- a/src/pool/step.rs
+++ b/src/pool/step.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ pub struct AppendOrders<P: Platform> {
 	/// Defaults to `true`.
 	break_on_limit: bool,
 
+	/// Custom filters that can reject orders based on arbitrary criteria.
+	/// Each filter is a function that takes the current payload checkpoint and an order,
+	/// and returns true if the order should be skipped.
+	filters: Vec<Box<dyn Fn(&Checkpoint<P>, &Order<P>) -> bool + Send + Sync>>,
+
 	metrics: Metrics,
 	per_job: PerJobCounters,
 }
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ impl<P: Platform> AppendOrders<P> {
 			max_new_bundles: None,
 			max_new_transactions: None,
 			break_on_limit: true,
+			filters: Vec::new(),
 			metrics: Metrics::default(),
 			per_job: PerJobCounters::default(),
 		}
@@ -129,6 +135,18 @@ impl<P: Platform> AppendOrders<P> {
 		self.break_on_limit = false;
 		self
 	}
+
+	/// Adds a custom filter that can reject orders based on arbitrary criteria.
+	/// The filter function receives the current payload checkpoint and the order
+	/// being considered, and should return true if the order should be skipped.
+	#[must_use]
+	pub fn with_filter(
+		mut self,
+		filter: impl Fn(&Checkpoint<P>, &Order<P>) -> bool + Send + Sync + 'static,
+	) -> Self {
+		self.filters.push(Box::new(filter));
+		self
+	}
 }
 
 impl<P: Platform> Step<P> for AppendOrders<P> {
@@ -321,6 +339,14 @@ impl<'a, P: Platform> Run<'a, P> {
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		// Check custom filters
+		for filter in &self.step.filters {
+			if filter(&self.payload, order) {
+				// Custom filter rejected this order
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
 		let order_blob_gas = order
 			.transactions()
 			.iter()