diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf b/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf
index 40c7463afa2d..ef249229ab1e 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 #################
 
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
+
+#
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+#
+$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
+$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf b/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf
index 863c11d8c17a..4851ac784475 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 #################
 
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
+
+#
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+#
+$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
+$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability