diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index e094891096..e8c95c5087 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@
   relation_id_action: {60_000, 2},
   statuses_actions: {10_000, 15},
   status_id_action: {60_000, 3},
+  events_actions: {10_000, 15},
   password_reset: {1_800_000, 5},
   account_confirmation_resend: {8_640_000, 5},
   ap_routes: {60_000, 15}
diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index 7ca3928203..066b007f1d 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -2621,6 +2621,13 @@
           "For fav / unfav or reblog / unreblog actions on the same status by the same user",
         suggestions: [{1000, 10}, [{10_000, 10}, {10_000, 50}]]
       },
+      %{
+        key: :events_actions,
+        type: [:tuple, {:list, :tuple}],
+        description:
+          "For create / update / join / leave actions on any statuses",
+        suggestions: [{1000, 10}, [{10_000, 10}, {10_000, 50}]]
+      },
       %{
         key: :authentication,
         type: [:tuple, {:list, :tuple}],
diff --git a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
index f6d9ab0ea4..6aa1fece60 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ Supported rate limiters:
 * `:relation_id_action` - Following/Unfollowing for a specific user.
 * `:statuses_actions` - Status actions such as: (un)repeating, (un)favouriting, creating, deleting.
 * `:status_id_action` - (un)Repeating/(un)Favouriting a particular status.
+* `:events_actions` - Events actions such as: creating, joining, leaving.
 * `:authentication` - Authentication actions, i.e getting an OAuth token.
 * `:password_reset` - Requesting password reset emails.
 * `:account_confirmation_resend` - Requesting resending account confirmation emails.
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/event_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/event_controller.ex
index 407bbc026a..8fc2f398a7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/event_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/event_controller.ex
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.EventController do
   alias Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusView
   alias Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.EventView
   alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
+  alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.RateLimiter
 
   plug(Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.CastAndValidate)
 
@@ -68,6 +69,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.EventController do
     when action in [:export_ics]
   )
 
+  @rate_limited_event_actions ~w(create update join leave)a
+
+  plug(
+    RateLimiter,
+    [name: :status_id_action, bucket_name: "status_id_action:join_leave", params: [:id]]
+    when action in ~w(join leave)a
+  )
+
+  plug(RateLimiter, [name: :events_actions] when action in @rate_limited_event_actions)
+
   plug(Pleroma.Web.Plugs.SetApplicationPlug, [] when action in [:create, :update])
 
   action_fallback(Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.FallbackController)