diff --git a/lib/philomena/images.ex b/lib/philomena/images.ex
index db95b09a..09705d16 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/images.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/images.ex
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
   alias Philomena.SourceChanges.SourceChange
   alias Philomena.Notifications.Notification
   alias Philomena.NotificationWorker
+  alias Philomena.TagChanges.Limits
   alias Philomena.TagChanges.TagChange
   alias Philomena.Tags
   alias Philomena.UserStatistics
@@ -419,6 +420,9 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
           error
       end
     end)
+    |> Multi.run(:check_limits, fn _repo, %{image: {image, _added, _removed}} ->
+      check_tag_change_limits_before_commit(image, attribution)
+    end)
     |> Multi.run(:added_tag_changes, fn repo, %{image: {image, added_tags, _removed}} ->
       tag_changes =
         added_tags
@@ -462,6 +466,43 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
         {:ok, count}
     end)
     |> Repo.transaction()
+    |> case do
+      {:ok, %{image: {image, _added, _removed}}} = res ->
+        update_tag_change_limits_after_commit(image, attribution)
+
+        res
+
+      err ->
+        err
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp check_tag_change_limits_before_commit(image, attribution) do
+    tag_changed_count = length(image.added_tags) + length(image.removed_tags)
+    rating_changed = image.ratings_changed
+    user = attribution[:user]
+    ip = attribution[:ip]
+
+    cond do
+      Limits.limited_for_tag_count?(user, ip, tag_changed_count) ->
+        {:error, :limit_exceeded}
+
+      rating_changed and Limits.limited_for_rating_count?(user, ip) ->
+        {:error, :limit_exceeded}
+
+      true ->
+        {:ok, 0}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def update_tag_change_limits_after_commit(image, attribution) do
+    rating_changed_count = if(image.ratings_changed, do: 1, else: 0)
+    tag_changed_count = length(image.added_tags) + length(image.removed_tags)
+    user = attribution[:user]
+    ip = attribution[:ip]
+
+    Limits.update_tag_count_after_update(user, ip, tag_changed_count)
+    Limits.update_rating_count_after_update(user, ip, rating_changed_count)
   end
 
   defp tag_change_attributes(attribution, image, tag, added, user) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena/images/image.ex b/lib/philomena/images/image.ex
index 83ce9409..3e9c889a 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/images/image.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/images/image.ex
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images.Image do
     field :added_tags, {:array, :any}, default: [], virtual: true
     field :removed_sources, {:array, :any}, default: [], virtual: true
     field :added_sources, {:array, :any}, default: [], virtual: true
+    field :ratings_changed, :boolean, default: false, virtual: true
 
     field :uploaded_image, :string, virtual: true
     field :removed_image, :string, virtual: true
diff --git a/lib/philomena/images/tag_validator.ex b/lib/philomena/images/tag_validator.ex
index 887b5daa..8ffe3bdb 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/images/tag_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/images/tag_validator.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,20 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images.TagValidator do
   def validate_tags(changeset) do
     tags = changeset |> get_field(:tags)
 
-    validate_tag_input(changeset, tags)
+    changeset
+    |> validate_tag_input(tags)
+    |> set_rating_changed()
+  end
+
+  defp set_rating_changed(changeset) do
+    added_tags = changeset |> get_field(:added_tags) |> extract_names()
+    removed_tags = changeset |> get_field(:removed_tags) |> extract_names()
+    ratings = all_ratings()
+
+    added_ratings = MapSet.intersection(ratings, added_tags) |> MapSet.size()
+    removed_ratings = MapSet.intersection(ratings, removed_tags) |> MapSet.size()
+
+    put_change(changeset, :ratings_changed, added_ratings + removed_ratings > 0)
   end
 
   defp validate_tag_input(changeset, tags) do
@@ -108,6 +121,13 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images.TagValidator do
     |> MapSet.new()
   end
 
+  defp all_ratings do
+    safe_rating()
+    |> MapSet.union(sexual_ratings())
+    |> MapSet.union(horror_ratings())
+    |> MapSet.union(gross_rating())
+  end
+
   defp safe_rating, do: MapSet.new(["safe"])
   defp sexual_ratings, do: MapSet.new(["suggestive", "questionable", "explicit"])
   defp horror_ratings, do: MapSet.new(["semi-grimdark", "grimdark"])
diff --git a/lib/philomena/tag_changes/limits.ex b/lib/philomena/tag_changes/limits.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..496ef2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena/tag_changes/limits.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+defmodule Philomena.TagChanges.Limits do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Tag change limits for anonymous users.
+  """
+
+  @tag_changes_per_ten_minutes 50
+  @rating_changes_per_ten_minutes 1
+  @ten_minutes_in_seconds 10 * 60
+
+  @doc """
+  Determine if the current user and IP can make any tag changes at all.
+
+  The user may be limited due to making more than 50 tag changes in the past 10 minutes.
+  Should be used in tandem with `update_tag_count_after_update/3`.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> limited_for_tag_count?(%User{}, %Postgrex.INET{})
+      false
+
+      iex> limited_for_tag_count?(%User{}, %Postgrex.INET{}, 72)
+      true
+
+  """
+  def limited_for_tag_count?(user, ip, additional \\ 0) do
+    check_limit(user, tag_count_key_for_ip(ip), @tag_changes_per_ten_minutes, additional)
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Determine if the current user and IP can make rating tag changes.
+
+  The user may be limited due to making more than one rating tag change in the past 10 minutes.
+  Should be used in tandem with `update_rating_count_after_update/3`.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> limited_for_rating_count?(%User{}, %Postgrex.INET{})
+      false
+
+      iex> limited_for_rating_count?(%User{}, %Postgrex.INET{}, 2)
+      true
+
+  """
+  def limited_for_rating_count?(user, ip) do
+    check_limit(user, rating_count_key_for_ip(ip), @rating_changes_per_ten_minutes, 0)
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Post-transaction update for successful tag changes.
+
+  Should be used in tandem with `limited_for_tag_count?/2`.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> update_tag_count_after_update(%User{}, %Postgrex.INET{}, 25)
+      :ok
+
+  """
+  def update_tag_count_after_update(user, ip, amount) do
+    increment_counter(user, tag_count_key_for_ip(ip), amount, @ten_minutes_in_seconds)
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Post-transaction update for successful rating tag changes.
+
+  Should be used in tandem with `limited_for_rating_count?/2`.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> update_rating_count_after_update(%User{}, %Postgrex.INET{}, 1)
+      :ok
+
+  """
+  def update_rating_count_after_update(user, ip, amount) do
+    increment_counter(user, rating_count_key_for_ip(ip), amount, @ten_minutes_in_seconds)
+  end
+
+  defp check_limit(user, key, limit, additional) do
+    if considered_for_limit?(user) do
+      amt = Redix.command!(:redix, ["GET", key]) || 0
+      amt + additional >= limit
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp increment_counter(user, key, amount, expiration) do
+    if considered_for_limit?(user) do
+      Redix.pipeline!(:redix, [
+        ["INCRBY", key, amount],
+        ["EXPIRE", key, expiration]
+      ])
+    end
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  defp considered_for_limit?(user) do
+    is_nil(user) or not user.verified
+  end
+
+  defp tag_count_key_for_ip(ip) do
+    "rltcn:#{ip}"
+  end
+
+  defp rating_count_key_for_ip(ip) do
+    "rltcr:#{ip}"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex
index 2bae9731..468864c9 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/image/tag_controller.ex
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.TagController do
   alias Philomena.Images
   alias Philomena.Tags
   alias Philomena.Repo
+  alias Plug.Conn
   import Ecto.Query
 
   plug PhilomenaWeb.LimitPlug,
@@ -88,6 +89,18 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Image.TagController do
           image: image,
           changeset: changeset
         )
+
+      {:error, :check_limits, _error, _} ->
+        conn
+        |> put_flash(:error, "Too many tags changed. Change fewer tags or try again later.")
+        |> Conn.send_resp(:multiple_choices, "")
+        |> Conn.halt()
+
+      _err ->
+        conn
+        |> put_flash(:error, "Failed to update tags!")
+        |> Conn.send_resp(:multiple_choices, "")
+        |> Conn.halt()
     end
   end
 end