diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index cd48afc..6a03dfa 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (a *App) Delete(connId, path string) error {
 	return exp.Delete(path)
 }
 
-func (a *App) QueueTransfer(id string, srcConnId, dstConnId, srcPath, dstPath, filename string, size int64, verify bool) error {
+func (a *App) QueueTransfer(id string, srcConnId, dstConnId, srcPath, dstPath, filename string, size int64, verify bool, limitMBps int) error {
 	srcExp, err := a.getExplorerForConnection(srcConnId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (a *App) QueueTransfer(id string, srcConnId, dstConnId, srcPath, dstPath, f
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return a.transferManager.QueueTransfer(id, srcPath, dstPath, filename, size, srcExp, dstExp, verify)
+	return a.transferManager.QueueTransfer(id, srcPath, dstPath, filename, size, srcExp, dstExp, verify, limitMBps)
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetTransfers() []*transfer.Transfer {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (a *App) PromptUploadFiles(connId, destPath string) error {
 			remotePath = destPath + fileName
 		}
 
-		a.QueueTransfer(id, "local", connId, localPath, remotePath, fileName, stat.Size(), false)
+		a.QueueTransfer(id, "local", connId, localPath, remotePath, fileName, stat.Size(), false, 0)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (a *App) PromptUploadDirectory(connId, destPath string) error {
 		}
 
 		id := uuid.New().String()
-		a.QueueTransfer(id, "local", connId, path, remotePath, info.Name(), info.Size(), false)
+		a.QueueTransfer(id, "local", connId, path, remotePath, info.Name(), info.Size(), false, 0)
 		return nil
 	})
 }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (a *App) PromptDownload(connId, remotePath string) error {
 		size = stat.Size
 	}
 
-	return a.QueueTransfer(id, connId, "local", remotePath, localPath, fileName, size, false)
+	return a.QueueTransfer(id, connId, "local", remotePath, localPath, fileName, size, false, 0)
 }
 
 type TransferItem struct {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ type TransferItem struct {
 	Size  int64  `json:"size"`
 }
 
-func (a *App) TransferItems(srcConnId, dstConnId, dstPath string, items []TransferItem, verify bool) error {
+func (a *App) TransferItems(srcConnId, dstConnId, dstPath string, items []TransferItem, verify bool, limitMBps int) error {
 	for _, item := range items {
 		if !item.IsDir {
 			id := uuid.New().String()
@@ -328,18 +328,18 @@ func (a *App) TransferItems(srcConnId, dstConnId, dstPath string, items []Transf
 				remotePath = dstPath + item.Name
 			}
 
-			if err := a.QueueTransfer(id, srcConnId, dstConnId, item.Path, remotePath, item.Name, item.Size, verify); err != nil {
+			if err := a.QueueTransfer(id, srcConnId, dstConnId, item.Path, remotePath, item.Name, item.Size, verify, limitMBps); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Run remote walk in goroutine to not block UI
-			go a.transferRemoteDirectory(srcConnId, dstConnId, item.Path, dstPath, verify)
+			go a.transferRemoteDirectory(srcConnId, dstConnId, item.Path, dstPath, verify, limitMBps)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *App) transferRemoteDirectory(srcConnId, dstConnId, srcDirPath, dstBasePath string, verify bool) {
+func (a *App) transferRemoteDirectory(srcConnId, dstConnId, srcDirPath, dstBasePath string, verify bool, limitMBps int) {
 	baseName := filepath.Base(srcDirPath)
 	
 	newDstPath := dstBasePath
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ func (a *App) transferRemoteDirectory(srcConnId, dstConnId, srcDirPath, dstBaseP
 
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if entry.IsDir {
-			a.transferRemoteDirectory(srcConnId, dstConnId, entry.Path, newDstPath, verify)
+			a.transferRemoteDirectory(srcConnId, dstConnId, entry.Path, newDstPath, verify, limitMBps)
 		} else {
 			id := uuid.New().String()
 			itemDstPath := newDstPath + "/" + entry.Name
-			a.QueueTransfer(id, srcConnId, dstConnId, entry.Path, itemDstPath, entry.Name, entry.Size, verify)
+			a.QueueTransfer(id, srcConnId, dstConnId, entry.Path, itemDstPath, entry.Name, entry.Size, verify, limitMBps)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 81e6a68..fd034e3 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@
                 </label>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="form-group" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;">
+                <label style="margin: 0; width: 120px;">Max Speed (MB/s)</label>
+                <input type="number" id="transfer-limit" value="0" min="0" style="width: 80px;">
+                <span style="font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--text-secondary);">(0 = Unlimited)</span>
+            </div>
+
             <div style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 1rem;">
                 <button class="btn" style="background: transparent; color: var(--text-primary); border-color: var(--border);" onclick="closeTransferModal()">Cancel</button>
                 <button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="executeTransfer()">Transfer Here</button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.js b/frontend/src/main.js
index 29d6be4..50b03d1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.js
+++ b/frontend/src/main.js
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ window.openTransferModal = () => {
 window.closeTransferModal = () => {
     document.getElementById('transfer-modal').style.display = 'none';
     document.getElementById('transfer-verify').checked = false;
+    document.getElementById('transfer-limit').value = "0";
 };
 
 window.loadTransferDestRoot = () => {
@@ -583,7 +584,9 @@ window.loadTransferDestDirectory = async (connId, path) => {
 window.executeTransfer = async () => {
     if (selectedItems.length === 0) return;
     try {
-        await TransferItems(currentConn, transferDestConn, transferDestPath, selectedItems);
+        const verify = document.getElementById('transfer-verify').checked;
+        const limit = parseInt(document.getElementById('transfer-limit').value, 10) || 0;
+        await TransferItems(currentConn, transferDestConn, transferDestPath, selectedItems, verify, limit);
         closeTransferModal();
         showTransfers();
         selectedItems = [];
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 124f57e..0cd290c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.15.0 // indirect
 )
 
 // replace github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2 v2.12.0 => /home/jamie/go/pkg/mod
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b59b9d..1b3ce69 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 h1:sXmwo9DwP3OK9EZ7PqAdaooSGozfl/3a6/xJcbzPRhE=
 golang.org/x/text v0.38.0/go.mod h1:YXZt3QhHUKYT53r2lLKFIVi6Ao1jdzrTR/KQ09qyxF4=
+golang.org/x/time v0.15.0 h1:bbrp8t3bGUeFOx08pvsMYRTCVSMk89u4tKbNOZbp88U=
+golang.org/x/time v0.15.0/go.mod h1:Y4YMaQmXwGQZoFaVFk4YpCt4FLQMYKZe9oeV/f4MSno=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f h1:BLraFXnmrev5lT+xlilqcH8XK9/i0At2xKjWk4p6zsU=
diff --git a/internal/transfer/transfer.go b/internal/transfer/transfer.go
index d0a0432..2a09aa2 100644
--- a/internal/transfer/transfer.go
+++ b/internal/transfer/transfer.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package transfer
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+
 	"goexplore/internal/explorer"
 )
 
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ type Transfer struct {
 	Status      Status  `json:"status"`
 	Error       string  `json:"error,omitempty"`
 	Verify      bool    `json:"verify"`
+	LimitMBps   int     `json:"limit_mbps"`
 
 	srcExp explorer.Explorer
 	dstExp explorer.Explorer
@@ -89,8 +93,19 @@ func (m *Manager) doTransfer(t *Transfer) error {
 	hash := md5.New()
 	tr := io.TeeReader(r, hash)
 
+	var streamReader io.Reader = tr
+	if t.LimitMBps > 0 {
+		limitBytes := t.LimitMBps * 1024 * 1024
+		// Set burst to limitBytes to allow typical io.Copy chunk sizes without erroring
+		limiter := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(limitBytes), limitBytes)
+		streamReader = &throttledReader{
+			r:       tr,
+			limiter: limiter,
+		}
+	}
+
 	pr := &progressReader{
-		r: tr,
+		r: streamReader,
 		t: t,
 	}
 
@@ -118,6 +133,21 @@ func (m *Manager) doTransfer(t *Transfer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type throttledReader struct {
+	r       io.Reader
+	limiter *rate.Limiter
+}
+
+func (tr *throttledReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, err := tr.r.Read(p)
+	if n > 0 && tr.limiter != nil {
+		if errWait := tr.limiter.WaitN(context.Background(), n); errWait != nil {
+			return n, errWait
+		}
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
+
 type progressReader struct {
 	r io.Reader
 	t *Transfer
@@ -138,7 +168,7 @@ func (pr *progressReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	return n, err
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) QueueTransfer(id, srcPath, dstPath, filename string, size int64, srcExp, dstExp explorer.Explorer, verify bool) error {
+func (m *Manager) QueueTransfer(id, srcPath, dstPath, filename string, size int64, srcExp, dstExp explorer.Explorer, verify bool, limitMBps int) error {
 	if srcExp == nil || dstExp == nil {
 		return errors.New("invalid explorers")
 	}
@@ -151,6 +181,7 @@ func (m *Manager) QueueTransfer(id, srcPath, dstPath, filename string, size int6
 		BytesTotal:  size,
 		Status:      StatusQueued,
 		Verify:      verify,
+		LimitMBps:   limitMBps,
 		srcExp:      srcExp,
 		dstExp:      dstExp,
 	}