1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers/rate_limiter.rb b/lib/api/helpers/rate_limiter.rb
index 7d87c74097d..0ad4f089907 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers/rate_limiter.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers/rate_limiter.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module API
     # See app/controllers/concerns/check_rate_limit.rb for Rails controllers version
     module RateLimiter
       def check_rate_limit!(key, scope:, **options)
+        return if bypass_header_set?
         return unless rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: scope, **options)
 
         rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ module API
       def rate_limiter
         ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
       end
+
+      def bypass_header_set?
+        ::Gitlab::Throttle.bypass_header.present? && request.get_header(Gitlab::Throttle.bypass_header) == '1'
+      end
     end
   end
 end