1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/throttle.rb b/lib/gitlab/throttle.rb
index aebf8d92cb3..520075012e8 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/throttle.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/throttle.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 module Gitlab
   class Throttle
+    DEFAULT_RATE_LIMITING_RESPONSE_TEXT = 'Retry later'
+
     def self.settings
       Gitlab::CurrentSettings.current_application_settings
     end
@@ -46,5 +48,9 @@ module Gitlab
 
       { limit: limit_proc, period: period_proc }
     end
+
+    def self.rate_limiting_response_text
+      (settings.rate_limiting_response_text.presence || DEFAULT_RATE_LIMITING_RESPONSE_TEXT) + "\n"
+    end
   end
 end