diff --git a/JetKarmaBot/Commands/AwardCommand.cs b/JetKarmaBot/Commands/AwardCommand.cs
index 80a4c4c..bebc0b9 100644
--- a/JetKarmaBot/Commands/AwardCommand.cs
+++ b/JetKarmaBot/Commands/AwardCommand.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,15 @@ namespace JetKarmaBot.Commands
                 global::JetKarmaBot.Models.AwardType awardType = awardTypeText != null
                     ? db.AwardTypes.First(at => at.CommandName == awardTypeText)
                     : db.AwardTypes.Find((sbyte)1);
-
+                DateTime cutoff = DateTime.Now - TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
+                if (db.Awards.Where(x => x.Date > cutoff && x.FromId == awarder.Id).Count() >= 10)
+                {
+                    Client.SendTextMessageAsync(
+                    args.Message.Chat.Id,
+                    currentLocale["jetkarmabot.award.ratelimit"],
+                    replyToMessageId: args.Message.MessageId);
+                    return true;
+                }
                 db.Awards.Add(new Models.Award()
                 {
                     AwardTypeId = awardType.AwardTypeId,
diff --git a/JetKarmaBot/lang/be-BY.json b/JetKarmaBot/lang/be-BY.json
index 3913b9f..3d0518a 100644
--- a/JetKarmaBot/lang/be-BY.json
+++ b/JetKarmaBot/lang/be-BY.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "jetkarmabot.award.awardmessage": "Ўручыў \"{0}\" {1}!",
         "jetkarmabot.award.revokemessage": "Адабраў \"{0}\" у {1}!",
         "jetkarmabot.award.statustext": "У {0} цяпер {1}{2}.",
+        "jetkarmabot.award.ratelimit": "Павольны, чувак!",
         "jetkarmabot.award.help": "Уручае ачко карыстачу (або адымае)",
         "jetkarmabot.award.awardtypehelp": "Тып ачкі",
         "jetkarmabot.status.listalltext": "У вас :",
diff --git a/JetKarmaBot/lang/en-US.json b/JetKarmaBot/lang/en-US.json
index af3a6fd..664a93c 100644
--- a/JetKarmaBot/lang/en-US.json
+++ b/JetKarmaBot/lang/en-US.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "jetkarmabot.award.awardmessage": "Awarded a {0} to {1}!",
     "jetkarmabot.award.revokemessage": "Revoked a {0} from {1}!",
     "jetkarmabot.award.statustext": "{0} is at {1}{2} now.",
+    "jetkarmabot.award.ratelimit": "Slow down there, turbo!",
     "jetkarmabot.award.help": "Awards/revokes an award to a user.",
     "jetkarmabot.award.awardtypehelp": "The award to grant to/strip of the specified user",
     "jetkarmabot.status.listalltext": "Your badges report:",
diff --git a/JetKarmaBot/lang/ru-RU.json b/JetKarmaBot/lang/ru-RU.json
index 62358c3..8cf41e0 100644
--- a/JetKarmaBot/lang/ru-RU.json
+++ b/JetKarmaBot/lang/ru-RU.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "jetkarmabot.award.awardmessage": "Вручил \"{0}\" {1}!",
     "jetkarmabot.award.revokemessage": "Отнял \"{0}\" у {1}!",
     "jetkarmabot.award.statustext": "У {0} теперь {1}{2}.",
+    "jetkarmabot.award.ratelimit": "Помедленней, чувак!",
     "jetkarmabot.award.help": "Вручает очко пользователю (или отнимает)",
     "jetkarmabot.award.awardtypehelp": "Тип очка",
     "jetkarmabot.status.listalltext": "У вас :",