diff --git a/docs/progress.md b/docs/progress.md
index 84e1e0d..2122677 100644
--- a/docs/progress.md
+++ b/docs/progress.md
@@ -46,13 +46,24 @@
 
 ## Текущее состояние
 
-- **Текущая фаза:** 7 ✅ **закрыта** → следующая **Фаза 8** (дифференцированные лимиты, rate limit уровень 2) на **Opus** (логика лимитов в milter — риск-критично).
+- **Текущая фаза:** 8 ✅ **закрыта** → следующая **Фаза 9** (бэкап/restore + экспорт/импорт домена) на **Opus** (целостность данных, версионирование).
 - **Ключевая находка Фазы 6 (исправлена):** go-milter хранит имена макросов **как их шлёт Postfix** — многосимвольные имена приходят в фигурных скобках (`{auth_authen}`, `{client_addr}`), односимвольные — голыми (`i`). Спайк Фазы 0 без SASL этого не увидел (`auth_authen` был пуст «и так»). Первый прогон в контейнере дал пустой `app_login`; фикс — brace-толерантный `macro(m,name)` (пробует голый ключ, затем `{name}`). Зафиксировано в памяти [[milter-implementation-facts]].
 - **Прежняя фаза:** 5 ✅ закрыта (код `b2692e4`, доки `ec4d4b9`/`2dbd8d0`).
 - **Финальное подтверждение доставки** (2026-07-13): реальное письмо `dtester@mixdelta.ru → selfpost@mixeme.ru` доставлено и принято `mc.mixfed.ru`, заголовок `Authentication-Results: dkim=pass (d=mixdelta.ru s=selfpost) ... spf=pass ... dmarc=none` (прочитано по IMAP). Попало в Junk из-за репутации нового IP/домена (`IP_REPUTATION_SPAM`, Bayes, `MX_INVALID` — у mixdelta.ru только A без MX) — это прогрев IP/DNS уровня деплоя (ТЗ 10), не дефект релея; аутентификация (зона ответственности SelfPost) идеальна.
 - **Тупик, который обошли (важно для будущих тестов доставки):** нельзя тестировать доставку, отправляя с домена, который хостит сам приёмник. `mc.mixfed.ru` хостит `mixeme.ru`, поэтому письма `mixeme.ru → mixeme.ru` он жёстко отбивал `554 does not meet our delivery requirements` (own-domain anti-spoofing) при валидном DKIM+SPF. Решение: отдельный домен-отправитель `mixdelta.ru` (не на `mc`), которому приёмник доверяет как обычной входящей почте. Первый контакт был `451 Greylisted` (норма) → принят после авто-ретраев Postfix.
 - **Артефакты теста на сервере:** контейнер `p5` (домены mixeme.ru id1 / mixdelta.ru id2), скрипт/лог `/tmp/p5retry.sh`+`/root/p5retry.log`, IMAP-читалка `/tmp/imapread5.py`. DNS `mixdelta.ru` (A/SPF/DKIM) можно снять после Фазы 6-тестов; в ящике `selfpost@mixeme.ru` остались bounce-письма от ранних mixeme.ru→mixeme.ru попыток (шум, можно удалить).
 
+### Сделано в Фазе 8
+- **Уровень 2 rate-limit в journal-milter** (ТЗ 7.4): milter, бывший чистым монитором, теперь **отклоняет** письмо `4xx` (`milter.RespTempFail` = 451) при превышении дифференцированного лимита. Проверка на стадии **MAIL FROM** — самой ранней, где известны и домен (из `From`), и приложение (SASL-логин), — до предложения получателей.
+  - **Когда лимит применяется:** только если у домена/приложения заданы непустой список IP **и** потолок сообщений **и** окно, **и** client IP входит в этот список (`RateLimit.Active()` + `AllowsIP`). Пустая IP-привязка → уровень 2 не применяется (ТЗ 7.4: «оставить пустой → не применяется»); IP вне списка → остаётся только уровень 1 (anvil). Ключ — client IP из `Connect()` (ТЗ 7.4).
+  - **Счёт — сообщения, не получатели:** `COUNT(DISTINCT queue_id)` в скользящем окне (письмо на много получателей = одно письмо, как у уровня 1). Переиспользует `send_log` (ТЗ 7.4), исключает строки `rejected`.
+  - **Fail-open на собственных ошибках milter'а:** любая ошибка БД при lookup/count логируется и трактуется как «не превышено» — сбой лимитера никогда не блокирует почту; уровень 1 (anvil) не зависит от milter и остаётся backstop'ом (ТЗ 7.4). Отклоняет **только** чистый `count >= limit`.
+  - **Отклонённые письма** пишутся в `send_log` со статусом `rejected` (`InsertRejected`) для видимости в UI (ТЗ 7.4, опционально) — без queue-id/получателя (отклонено до постановки в очередь).
+- **Store** (`internal/store/ratelimits.go`, миграция не нужна — таблица `rate_limits` заведена ещё в Фазе 2): `RateLimit`-тип (+`Active`/`AllowsIP` через `net.ParseIP`+`.Equal`), `GetRateLimit`/`SetRateLimit`(upsert по `UNIQUE(scope,ref_id)`)/`DeleteRateLimit` по id (панель), `RateLimit(scope,ref)` по имени домена/логину (milter, через JOIN), `CountMessages(scope,ref,since)` (distinct queue_id, исключая `rejected`), `DeleteRateLimitsForDomain` (домен + его приложения одним запросом). `StatusRejected`/`InsertRejected` в `sendlog.go`. IP хранятся как canonical CSV. Значения только как SQLite-параметры (не в конфиг-файлы) — инъекций нет.
+- **Каскад:** `rate_limits.ref_id` — простое число без FK, поэтому очистка вручную: `domain.Service.Delete` зовёт `DeleteRateLimitsForDomain` **до** каскада приложений; `app.Service.Delete` зовёт `DeleteRateLimit`. (AUTOINCREMENT не переиспользует id, так что осиротевшие строки инертны, но чистим для порядка.)
+- **Веб/UI** (`internal/web/handlers_ratelimit.go`, `handlers_apps.go`, шаблон `domain_detail.html`): серверная валидация (ТЗ 7.6.2) — каждый IP через `net.ParseIP`, потолок/окно — положительные int, окно по умолчанию 3600 (`RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS`); пустой список IP или явный `clear=1` → удаление лимита. Карточка «Sending rate limit (domain)» на странице домена + `<details>Rate limit` на каждом приложении (prefill из сохранённого состояния, кнопка «Remove limit», статус active/inactive). Ошибки валидации — баннером `RateLimitErr`. Роуты `POST /domains/{id}/ratelimit`, `POST /applications/{aid}/ratelimit`. Milter читает строку живьём — **reload не нужен**. Сервис-обёртки `RateLimit`/`SaveRateLimit`/`ClearRateLimit` на domain и app сервисах.
+- **Проверено на сервере** (selfpost.mixfed.ru, контейнер `p8`): `gofmt`/`vet`/`test` зелёные (юниты: store set/get/upsert/delete, by-name/login, distinct+windowed count с исключением rejected, delete-for-domain, Active/AllowsIP incl. IPv6-форма; milter: reject при домен/app превышении, allow под лимитом, unregistered-IP игнор, инертный без потолка, fail-open на lookup/count-ошибке, no-IP-сессия). Контейнерный e2e (аутентифицированный SMTPS 465 изнутри контейнера, client=127.0.0.1): лимит `max=2` → 3-е письмо `SENDER-REFUSED 451`, ровно 2 в очереди, 1 строка `rejected`; **то же на уровне домена**; **unregistered IP** (198.51.100.1) → уровень 2 не применяется (оба письма прошли при `max=1`); **fail-open** — панель остановлена (`supervisorctl stop panel`) при `max=1` → почта принята; UI обеих форм рендерится. Уровень 1 (anvil) не тронут.
+
 ### Сделано в Фазе 7
 - **Три экрана мониторинга** (`internal/web/handlers_monitor.go` + шаблоны `sendlog.html`/`queue.html`/`logtail.html` + фрагменты `sendlog_rows.html`/`queue_body.html`/`logtail_body.html`):
   - **Журнал отправки** (`/sendlog`): таблица время/домен/приложение/From/To/Subject/статус, серверные фильтры по домену и логину приложения (`WHERE` через `store.SendLogFilter`, параметризовано), пагинация (50/страница, `LIMIT/OFFSET`, счётчик страниц через `CountSendLog`), HTMX-polling каждые 5с (`hx-trigger="every 5s"` на самообновляющемся `<div>`, `hx-swap="outerHTML"` — ответ фрагмента несёт те же hx-атрибуты, поэтому поллинг не обрывается). Вывод экранируется автоматически `html/template` (subject с `<script>` проверен — рендерится как `&lt;script&gt;`).
@@ -151,4 +162,5 @@
 - **Фаза 4** (2026-07-12, Opus) — приложения + SASL + привязка к домену: учётки в `sasldb2` через `saslpasswd2` (пароль по stdin, логин whitelisted argv, без shell — 7.6.3), генерируемый пароль показывается один раз (7.6.1), режим адресов wildcard/list с серверной проверкой принадлежности адреса домену (7.6.2), генерация `smtpd_sender_login_maps` (many-to-one слияние, injection-safe — 7.6.4), CRUD приложений + перевыпуск пароля + каскад при удалении домена (очистка `sasldb2` + пересборка карты). **Исправлен reload Postfix:** `signal HUP` не доходит до форкнутого master → одноразовая supervisord-программа `postfix-reload` (настоящий `postfix reload` от root без привилегий панели). `postfix` в группе `selfpost`, `/data/sasl`+`/data/postfix` под setgid. Новые пакеты `internal/app`, `internal/postfix`. Юнит-тесты + контейнерный e2e (весь жизненный цикл, каскад, персистентность, реальный reload по `mail.log`) зелёные.
 - **Фаза 5** (2026-07-12…13, Opus) — полный исходящий релей Postfix: `smtps` 465 (wrapper TLS) как основной + опциональный `submission` 587 (STARTTLS), SASL (`cyrus`/`sasldb2`, реалм через пустой `smtpd_sasl_local_domain` + `myhostname`), привязка отправителя (`smtpd_sender_login_maps`+`reject_sender_login_mismatch`), без open relay (только по кредам, нет `permit_mynetworks`), исходящая доставка (MX-lookup, TLS may), rate-limit L1 (`anvil`), milter-цепочка с per-milter действиями (OpenDKIM tempfail / journal accept). Конфиг генерируется из env в `postfix-config.sh` (вызов из entrypoint). Два инфра-фикса на сервере: `postconf -F '*/*/chroot=n'` (chroot ломал DNS доставки) и права milter-сокетов (группа `selfpost`+setgid, `chmod 0660` на journal-сокет). **Реальная доставка подтверждена:** `mixdelta.ru → selfpost@mixeme.ru`, `dkim=pass`+`spf=pass` в `Authentication-Results` (по IMAP). Коммиты `b2692e4` (релей), `ec4d4b9`/этот (доки).
 - **Фаза 6** (2026-07-13, Opus) — journal-milter + обновление статусов Send Log (наивысший риск ТЗ 7.3): milter на go-milter v0.4.1 (запись `send_log` на пару queue-id/получатель на EOM, строго fail-open — колбэки только Continue/Accept), log-tailer с ротацией `mail.log` (парс `sent/deferred/bounced/expired` → апдейт по queue-id+получатель), retention (`SEND_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS`=90, чистка при старте+каждые 6ч), bounded milter-таймауты (15/15/30с) для fail-open при зависании. Store открывается один раз и шарится ролями. **Найден и исправлен** пустой `app_login`: имена макросов приходят в фигурных скобках (`{auth_authen}`) — brace-толерантный `macro()`. Юниты + контейнерный e2e зелёные; **fail-open проверен дважды** (недоступность и зависание), retention проверен. Новая зависимость go-milter (BSD-2).
+- **Фаза 8** (2026-07-14, Opus) — дифференцированные лимиты (rate limit уровень 2, ТЗ 7.4): journal-milter из чистого монитора стал отклонять письмо `4xx` (`RespTempFail` 451) на стадии MAIL FROM при превышении лимита домена/приложения; ключ — client IP, счёт — `COUNT(DISTINCT queue_id)` в скользящем окне по `send_log`, применяется только при непустой IP-привязке (иначе только уровень 1). Строго **fail-open** на собственных ошибках (сбой лимитера не блокирует почту, уровень-1 anvil независим). Отклонения пишутся `send_log` статусом `rejected` для UI. Store `internal/store/ratelimits.go` (таблица `rate_limits` уже была с Фазы 2 — миграции нет), панель-формы на домене и приложении с серверной валидацией IP/чисел (ТЗ 7.6.2), очистка лимитов при каскадном удалении. Юниты + контейнерный e2e (`p8`): реджект на обоих уровнях, unregistered-IP игнор, fail-open при остановке панели — зелёные. Все критерии «Готово когда» Фазы 8 выполнены.
 - **Фаза 7** (2026-07-13, Sonnet) — UI мониторинга: три экрана (журнал отправки с серверными фильтрами домен/приложение + пагинацией, очередь Postfix `postqueue -p`, хвост `mail.log`), все с HTMX-polling каждые 5с; fragment-эндпоинты отдают HTML (ТЗ 7.1), вывод экранирован `html/template` (ТЗ 7.6.7, проверено на `<script>` в теме письма). Новое: `store.QuerySendLog/CountSendLog/ListApplicationLogins`, `postfix.Queue()`, `logtail.TailLines` (точечное обратное чтение хвоста, независимо от фонового `follow()`). Юниты/vet/gofmt зелёные; контейнерный e2e (фильтры, пагинация на 60 строках, экранирование, `postqueue -p`, реальные строки `mail.log`, существующий Reload не сломан) — зелёный.
diff --git a/internal/app/service.go b/internal/app/service.go
index e7dcde4..9b30878 100644
--- a/internal/app/service.go
+++ b/internal/app/service.go
@@ -140,9 +140,38 @@ func (s *Service) Delete(id int64) error {
 	if err := s.sasl.Delete(a.Login); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	// Drop the application's level-2 limit, if any (spec 7.4); rate_limits has no
+	// cascade of its own.
+	if err := s.store.DeleteRateLimit(store.RateLimitScopeApp, id); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return s.Resync()
 }
 
+// RateLimit returns the application-level differentiated rate limit (spec 7.4),
+// and whether one is configured, for the application's edit form.
+func (s *Service) RateLimit(appID int64) (store.RateLimit, bool, error) {
+	return s.store.GetRateLimit(store.RateLimitScopeApp, appID)
+}
+
+// SaveRateLimit stores the application-level rate limit. The caller has validated
+// the IPs and numbers (spec 7.6.2); the milter reads the row live, so no reload
+// is needed.
+func (s *Service) SaveRateLimit(appID int64, ips []string, maxMessages, windowSeconds int) error {
+	return s.store.SetRateLimit(store.RateLimit{
+		Scope:         store.RateLimitScopeApp,
+		RefID:         appID,
+		AllowedIPs:    ips,
+		MaxMessages:   maxMessages,
+		WindowSeconds: windowSeconds,
+	})
+}
+
+// ClearRateLimit removes the application-level rate limit (spec 7.4).
+func (s *Service) ClearRateLimit(appID int64) error {
+	return s.store.DeleteRateLimit(store.RateLimitScopeApp, appID)
+}
+
 // PurgeDomainSASL removes the SASL accounts of every application bound to a
 // domain. It must be called before the domain's registry rows are cascade-
 // deleted, while the logins are still known (spec 7.2.4). The registry rows and
diff --git a/internal/domain/service.go b/internal/domain/service.go
index a204c51..8d59edd 100644
--- a/internal/domain/service.go
+++ b/internal/domain/service.go
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ func (s *Service) Delete(id int64) error {
 	if err := s.apps.PurgeDomainSASL(id); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("clear SASL accounts for %s: %w", d.Name, err)
 	}
+	// Drop the domain's own level-2 limit and those of its applications while the
+	// application rows still exist (the cleanup query joins them). rate_limits has
+	// no cascade of its own (ref_id is a plain integer, spec 7.4/9).
+	if err := s.store.DeleteRateLimitsForDomain(id); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("clear rate limits for %s: %w", d.Name, err)
+	}
 	if err := s.store.DeleteDomain(id); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -122,6 +128,31 @@ func (s *Service) DKIMRecord(d store.Domain) (DKIMRecord, error) {
 	return s.odk.Record(d.Name, d.DKIMSelector)
 }
 
+// RateLimit returns the domain-level differentiated rate limit (spec 7.4), and
+// whether one is configured, for the domain's edit form.
+func (s *Service) RateLimit(domainID int64) (store.RateLimit, bool, error) {
+	return s.store.GetRateLimit(store.RateLimitScopeDomain, domainID)
+}
+
+// SaveRateLimit stores the domain-level rate limit. The caller has validated the
+// IPs and numbers (spec 7.6.2); the milter reads the row live, so no reload is
+// needed.
+func (s *Service) SaveRateLimit(domainID int64, ips []string, maxMessages, windowSeconds int) error {
+	return s.store.SetRateLimit(store.RateLimit{
+		Scope:         store.RateLimitScopeDomain,
+		RefID:         domainID,
+		AllowedIPs:    ips,
+		MaxMessages:   maxMessages,
+		WindowSeconds: windowSeconds,
+	})
+}
+
+// ClearRateLimit removes the domain-level rate limit, falling back to level 1
+// only (spec 7.4).
+func (s *Service) ClearRateLimit(domainID int64) error {
+	return s.store.DeleteRateLimit(store.RateLimitScopeDomain, domainID)
+}
+
 // Resync regenerates the OpenDKIM tables from the registry and reloads OpenDKIM.
 // It backs the manual reload button (spec 7.2.12) and doubles as a recovery path
 // if the tables ever drift from the database.
diff --git a/internal/milter/milter.go b/internal/milter/milter.go
index 728c9a2..5f34d81 100644
--- a/internal/milter/milter.go
+++ b/internal/milter/milter.go
@@ -16,16 +16,22 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/textproto"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/emersion/go-milter"
 
 	"codeberg.org/mix/selfpost/internal/store"
 )
 
-// Recorder persists queued send-log entries. *store.Store satisfies it; tests
-// substitute a fake.
-type Recorder interface {
+// Store is the persistence the milter needs on the receive path: recording
+// accepted messages (spec 7.3) and, for level-2 rate limiting (spec 7.4),
+// looking up the configured limits and counting recent messages. *store.Store
+// satisfies it; tests substitute a fake.
+type Store interface {
 	InsertQueued(e store.SendLogEntry) error
+	InsertRejected(e store.SendLogEntry) error
+	RateLimit(scope, ref string) (store.RateLimit, bool, error)
+	CountMessages(scope, ref string, since time.Time) (int64, error)
 }
 
 // session accumulates the fields of one message as the milter callbacks fire.
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ type Recorder interface {
 // MailFrom (the start of every transaction).
 type session struct {
 	milter.NoOpMilter
-	rec Recorder
+	rec Store
 
 	clientIP string // captured once per connection
 
@@ -59,12 +65,20 @@ func (s *session) Connect(host, family string, port uint16, addr net.IP, m *milt
 
 // MailFrom starts a new message: reset per-message state, then capture the
 // envelope sender and the SASL login ({auth_authen}, carried by the MAIL-stage
-// macros).
+// macros). This is also the earliest stage where both the sending domain (from
+// the sender) and the application (the login) are known, so the level-2 rate
+// limit is enforced here: over the limit, the message is refused with a 4xx
+// tempfail before recipients are even offered (spec 7.4). Enforcement is
+// fail-open — see overLimit.
 func (s *session) MailFrom(from string, m *milter.Modifier) (milter.Response, error) {
 	s.from = cleanAddress(from)
 	s.login = macro(m, "auth_authen")
 	s.rcpts = nil
 	s.subject = ""
+	if s.overLimit() {
+		s.recordRejected()
+		return milter.RespTempFail, nil
+	}
 	return milter.RespContinue, nil
 }
 
@@ -152,7 +166,7 @@ func domainOf(addr string) string {
 
 // Serve runs the journal-milter on ln until ctx is cancelled. Each connection
 // gets a fresh session bound to rec. It returns nil on a clean shutdown.
-func Serve(ctx context.Context, ln net.Listener, rec Recorder) error {
+func Serve(ctx context.Context, ln net.Listener, rec Store) error {
 	srv := &milter.Server{
 		NewMilter: func() milter.Milter { return &session{rec: rec} },
 		Actions:   0,                // read-only: we make no message modifications
diff --git a/internal/milter/milter_test.go b/internal/milter/milter_test.go
index d7086e1..8b9bd41 100644
--- a/internal/milter/milter_test.go
+++ b/internal/milter/milter_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/emersion/go-milter"
 
@@ -11,10 +12,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 // fakeRecorder captures inserts and can be made to fail, to prove the milter
-// swallows recorder errors and still accepts the message.
+// swallows recorder errors and still accepts the message. By default it reports
+// no configured rate limit, so the level-2 check is inert unless a test sets
+// limits (see fakeRecorder fields).
 type fakeRecorder struct {
-	entries []store.SendLogEntry
-	fail    bool
+	entries  []store.SendLogEntry
+	rejected []store.SendLogEntry
+	fail     bool
+
+	// limits, keyed by "scope|ref", drive the level-2 rate-limit tests. counts
+	// gives the recent-message count returned for a "scope|ref". lookupErr and
+	// countErr force the store errors that must fail open.
+	limits    map[string]store.RateLimit
+	counts    map[string]int64
+	lookupErr error
+	countErr  error
 }
 
 func (f *fakeRecorder) InsertQueued(e store.SendLogEntry) error {
@@ -25,12 +37,32 @@ func (f *fakeRecorder) InsertQueued(e store.SendLogEntry) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (f *fakeRecorder) InsertRejected(e store.SendLogEntry) error {
+	f.rejected = append(f.rejected, e)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeRecorder) RateLimit(scope, ref string) (store.RateLimit, bool, error) {
+	if f.lookupErr != nil {
+		return store.RateLimit{}, false, f.lookupErr
+	}
+	rl, ok := f.limits[scope+"|"+ref]
+	return rl, ok, nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeRecorder) CountMessages(scope, ref string, _ time.Time) (int64, error) {
+	if f.countErr != nil {
+		return 0, f.countErr
+	}
+	return f.counts[scope+"|"+ref], nil
+}
+
 func mods(kv map[string]string) *milter.Modifier {
 	return &milter.Modifier{Macros: kv}
 }
 
 // drive replays a typical message through one session and returns the recorder.
-func drive(t *testing.T, rec Recorder) *session {
+func drive(t *testing.T, rec Store) *session {
 	t.Helper()
 	s := &session{rec: rec}
 	if _, err := s.Connect("localhost", "tcp4", 0, net.ParseIP("203.0.113.7"), mods(nil)); err != nil {
@@ -141,6 +173,135 @@ func TestBracedMacros(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// limitAt is the client IP the rate-limit tests connect from; the limits below
+// register it so the differentiated check applies.
+const limitIP = "203.0.113.7"
+
+func activeLimit(ips ...string) store.RateLimit {
+	return store.RateLimit{AllowedIPs: ips, MaxMessages: 5, WindowSeconds: 3600}
+}
+
+// mailFrom drives just the connect + MAIL FROM stages and returns the response,
+// which is where the level-2 limit is enforced.
+func mailFrom(t *testing.T, rec Store, ip, from, login string) milter.Response {
+	t.Helper()
+	s := &session{rec: rec}
+	if _, err := s.Connect("h", "tcp4", 0, net.ParseIP(ip), mods(nil)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Connect: %v", err)
+	}
+	resp, err := s.MailFrom(from, mods(map[string]string{"auth_authen": login}))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MailFrom: %v", err)
+	}
+	return resp
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitRefusesWhenDomainOverLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{
+		limits: map[string]store.RateLimit{
+			store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": activeLimit(limitIP),
+		},
+		counts: map[string]int64{store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": 5}, // == max
+	}
+	if resp := mailFrom(t, rec, limitIP, "a@example.com", "app1"); resp != milter.RespTempFail {
+		t.Fatalf("over-limit MAIL FROM = %v, want TempFail (4xx)", resp)
+	}
+	if len(rec.rejected) != 1 || rec.rejected[0].Domain != "example.com" {
+		t.Fatalf("want one rejected send-log row for example.com, got %+v", rec.rejected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitRefusesWhenAppOverLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{
+		limits: map[string]store.RateLimit{
+			store.RateLimitScopeApp + "|app1": activeLimit(limitIP),
+		},
+		counts: map[string]int64{store.RateLimitScopeApp + "|app1": 9}, // over max
+	}
+	if resp := mailFrom(t, rec, limitIP, "a@example.com", "app1"); resp != milter.RespTempFail {
+		t.Fatalf("over app limit = %v, want TempFail", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitAllowsUnderLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{
+		limits: map[string]store.RateLimit{
+			store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": activeLimit(limitIP),
+		},
+		counts: map[string]int64{store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": 4}, // < max
+	}
+	if resp := mailFrom(t, rec, limitIP, "a@example.com", "app1"); resp != milter.RespContinue {
+		t.Fatalf("under limit = %v, want Continue", resp)
+	}
+	if len(rec.rejected) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("under limit must not record a rejection: %+v", rec.rejected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitIgnoresUnregisteredIP(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{
+		limits: map[string]store.RateLimit{
+			store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": activeLimit("198.51.100.1"), // not limitIP
+		},
+		counts: map[string]int64{store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": 999},
+	}
+	// The sender's IP is not in the domain's registered set, so level-2 does not
+	// apply even though the count is huge (level-1 anvil would still cover it).
+	if resp := mailFrom(t, rec, limitIP, "a@example.com", "app1"); resp != milter.RespContinue {
+		t.Fatalf("unregistered IP = %v, want Continue (level-2 n/a)", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitInactiveWithoutCeiling(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{
+		// IP registered but no ceiling/window: an inert draft, must not enforce.
+		limits: map[string]store.RateLimit{
+			store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": {AllowedIPs: []string{limitIP}},
+		},
+		counts: map[string]int64{store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": 999},
+	}
+	if resp := mailFrom(t, rec, limitIP, "a@example.com", "app1"); resp != milter.RespContinue {
+		t.Fatalf("inactive limit = %v, want Continue", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitFailsOpenOnLookupError(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{lookupErr: errors.New("db down")}
+	if resp := mailFrom(t, rec, limitIP, "a@example.com", "app1"); resp != milter.RespContinue {
+		t.Fatalf("lookup error = %v, want Continue (fail-open)", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitFailsOpenOnCountError(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{
+		limits: map[string]store.RateLimit{
+			store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": activeLimit(limitIP),
+		},
+		countErr: errors.New("db down"),
+	}
+	if resp := mailFrom(t, rec, limitIP, "a@example.com", "app1"); resp != milter.RespContinue {
+		t.Fatalf("count error = %v, want Continue (fail-open)", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitNoIPKeyDoesNotApply(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := &fakeRecorder{
+		limits: map[string]store.RateLimit{
+			store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": activeLimit(limitIP),
+		},
+		counts: map[string]int64{store.RateLimitScopeDomain + "|example.com": 999},
+	}
+	// A session with no client IP (e.g. local submission) cannot be keyed.
+	s := &session{rec: rec}
+	resp, err := s.MailFrom("a@example.com", mods(map[string]string{"auth_authen": "app1"}))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("MailFrom: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp != milter.RespContinue {
+		t.Fatalf("no-IP session = %v, want Continue", resp)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDomainOf(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]string{
 		"user@Example.COM": "example.com",
diff --git a/internal/milter/ratelimit.go b/internal/milter/ratelimit.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2ad2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/milter/ratelimit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package milter
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"codeberg.org/mix/selfpost/internal/store"
+)
+
+// overLimit reports whether the message currently being received should be
+// refused under a level-2 differentiated limit (spec 7.4). It checks the
+// domain-level and application-level limits in turn; either being exceeded is
+// enough to refuse.
+//
+// It is deliberately fail-open: any store error, or the absence of a usable
+// limit, is treated as "not over limit" so a malfunction of the level-2 limiter
+// can never block mail — Postfix's level-1 anvil limit (spec 5) remains the
+// backstop, and it does not depend on this milter at all. Only a clean count at
+// or above a configured ceiling returns true.
+func (s *session) overLimit() bool {
+	if s.clientIP == "" {
+		return false // no client IP to key on; level-2 does not apply
+	}
+	checks := []struct{ scope, ref string }{
+		{store.RateLimitScopeDomain, domainOf(s.from)},
+		{store.RateLimitScopeApp, s.login},
+	}
+	for _, c := range checks {
+		if c.ref == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		rl, ok, err := s.rec.RateLimit(c.scope, c.ref)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("journal-milter: rate-limit lookup %s %q: %v (fail-open)", c.scope, c.ref, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		// No limit configured, an inert draft, or a client IP outside the
+		// registered set: the differentiated limit does not apply here.
+		if !ok || !rl.Active() || !rl.AllowsIP(s.clientIP) {
+			continue
+		}
+		since := time.Now().Add(-time.Duration(rl.WindowSeconds) * time.Second)
+		n, err := s.rec.CountMessages(c.scope, c.ref, since)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("journal-milter: rate-limit count %s %q: %v (fail-open)", c.scope, c.ref, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if n >= int64(rl.MaxMessages) {
+			log.Printf("journal-milter: %s %q over limit: %d/%d in %ds from %s — refusing 4xx",
+				c.scope, c.ref, n, rl.MaxMessages, rl.WindowSeconds, s.clientIP)
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// recordRejected writes a send-log row for a message refused by a level-2 limit
+// (spec 7.4, "опционально фиксирует ... для видимости в UI"), so the rejection
+// shows up in the monitoring screen. Only MAIL-stage fields are known; the write
+// is best-effort and never affects the response.
+func (s *session) recordRejected() {
+	err := s.rec.InsertRejected(store.SendLogEntry{
+		Domain:   domainOf(s.from),
+		AppLogin: s.login,
+		From:     s.from,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("journal-milter: record rejected %s: %v", s.from, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/store/ratelimits.go b/internal/store/ratelimits.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37bb3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/store/ratelimits.go
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Rate-limit scopes (spec 7.4). A level-2 limit is attached either to a domain
+// (counted across all its applications and IPs) or to a single application.
+const (
+	RateLimitScopeDomain = "domain"
+	RateLimitScopeApp    = "application"
+)
+
+// RateLimit is a differentiated level-2 rate limit (spec 7.4): an optional set
+// of expected client IPs plus a message ceiling over a sliding window, attached
+// to a domain or an application. It is enforced in the journal-milter; level 1
+// (Postfix anvil, spec 5) is the IP backstop that always applies even when this
+// is absent or the milter is down.
+//
+// Both the IP binding and the ceiling are optional in the schema, but a limit is
+// only enforced when it is Active(): the design deliberately allows an admin to
+// leave the IP binding empty for apps that send from changing IPs, in which case
+// only level 1 protects them (spec 7.4's caveat).
+type RateLimit struct {
+	Scope         string
+	RefID         int64
+	AllowedIPs    []string // canonical client IPs this limit applies to
+	MaxMessages   int
+	WindowSeconds int
+}
+
+// Active reports whether the limit is fully configured and should be enforced.
+// A missing IP binding, ceiling or window leaves the differentiated limit inert
+// (spec 7.4): the IP binding is what scopes the limit to a known sender.
+func (r RateLimit) Active() bool {
+	return len(r.AllowedIPs) > 0 && r.MaxMessages > 0 && r.WindowSeconds > 0
+}
+
+// AllowsIP reports whether ip is one of the limit's registered client IPs. The
+// comparison parses both sides so equivalent textual forms of the same address
+// match; a client IP outside the list means the differentiated limit does not
+// apply to it (level 1 still does).
+func (r RateLimit) AllowsIP(ip string) bool {
+	c := net.ParseIP(ip)
+	if c == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, a := range r.AllowedIPs {
+		if p := net.ParseIP(a); p != nil && p.Equal(c) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// GetRateLimit loads the level-2 limit configured for a domain or application by
+// its id, for the panel's edit form. ok is false when none is configured.
+func (s *Store) GetRateLimit(scope string, refID int64) (RateLimit, bool, error) {
+	row := s.db.QueryRow(
+		`SELECT allowed_ips, max_messages, window_seconds
+		 FROM rate_limits WHERE scope = ? AND ref_id = ?`, scope, refID)
+	rl, err := scanRateLimit(row)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return RateLimit{Scope: scope, RefID: refID}, false, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return RateLimit{}, false, fmt.Errorf("get rate limit: %w", err)
+	}
+	rl.Scope, rl.RefID = scope, refID
+	return rl, true, nil
+}
+
+// SetRateLimit upserts the level-2 limit for a domain or application. The caller
+// (panel) has already validated the IPs and numbers (spec 7.6.2); values are
+// stored via bound parameters and read back live by the milter.
+func (s *Store) SetRateLimit(rl RateLimit) error {
+	_, err := s.db.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO rate_limits (scope, ref_id, allowed_ips, max_messages, window_seconds)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+		 ON CONFLICT(scope, ref_id) DO UPDATE SET
+		   allowed_ips    = excluded.allowed_ips,
+		   max_messages   = excluded.max_messages,
+		   window_seconds = excluded.window_seconds`,
+		rl.Scope, rl.RefID, strings.Join(rl.AllowedIPs, ","), rl.MaxMessages, rl.WindowSeconds,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("set rate limit: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteRateLimit removes the level-2 limit for a domain or application, so the
+// admin can clear it and fall back to level 1 only.
+func (s *Store) DeleteRateLimit(scope string, refID int64) error {
+	if _, err := s.db.Exec(`DELETE FROM rate_limits WHERE scope = ? AND ref_id = ?`, scope, refID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete rate limit: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteRateLimitsForDomain removes the domain's own limit and the limits of all
+// its applications in one statement. It is called on domain deletion, before the
+// application rows are cascade-deleted, to avoid leaving orphan limit rows.
+func (s *Store) DeleteRateLimitsForDomain(domainID int64) error {
+	_, err := s.db.Exec(
+		`DELETE FROM rate_limits
+		 WHERE (scope = 'domain' AND ref_id = ?)
+		    OR (scope = 'application' AND ref_id IN (SELECT id FROM applications WHERE domain_id = ?))`,
+		domainID, domainID,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete domain rate limits: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RateLimit resolves the level-2 limit that applies to a message, keyed by the
+// human-readable reference the milter has on the receive path: the sending
+// domain name (scope "domain") or the SASL login (scope "application"). ok is
+// false when no limit is configured for that reference.
+func (s *Store) RateLimit(scope, ref string) (RateLimit, bool, error) {
+	var query string
+	switch scope {
+	case RateLimitScopeDomain:
+		query = `SELECT rl.allowed_ips, rl.max_messages, rl.window_seconds
+		         FROM rate_limits rl JOIN domains d ON d.id = rl.ref_id
+		         WHERE rl.scope = 'domain' AND d.name = ?`
+	case RateLimitScopeApp:
+		query = `SELECT rl.allowed_ips, rl.max_messages, rl.window_seconds
+		         FROM rate_limits rl JOIN applications a ON a.id = rl.ref_id
+		         WHERE rl.scope = 'application' AND a.login = ?`
+	default:
+		return RateLimit{}, false, fmt.Errorf("unknown rate-limit scope %q", scope)
+	}
+	rl, err := scanRateLimit(s.db.QueryRow(query, ref))
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return RateLimit{}, false, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return RateLimit{}, false, fmt.Errorf("rate limit for %s %q: %w", scope, ref, err)
+	}
+	rl.Scope = scope
+	return rl, true, nil
+}
+
+// CountMessages returns how many distinct messages the reference (a domain name
+// or an application login) has queued since t, for the level-2 sliding window
+// (spec 7.4). It counts distinct queue-ids — one message with many recipients is
+// one message, matching level 1's per-message semantics — and excludes rows that
+// were themselves rejected by a limit (they were never sent). It reuses the send
+// log the journal already writes (spec 7.4: "переиспользует данные журнала").
+func (s *Store) CountMessages(scope, ref string, since time.Time) (int64, error) {
+	var column string
+	switch scope {
+	case RateLimitScopeDomain:
+		column = "domain"
+	case RateLimitScopeApp:
+		column = "app_login"
+	default:
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown rate-limit scope %q", scope)
+	}
+	var n int64
+	// created_at is stored as RFC3339 UTC, so a lexical comparison against the
+	// same format is chronologically correct (as in DeleteSendLogBefore).
+	err := s.db.QueryRow(
+		`SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT queue_id) FROM send_log
+		 WHERE `+column+` = ? AND status != ? AND created_at >= ?`,
+		ref, StatusRejected, since.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	).Scan(&n)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("count messages for %s %q: %w", scope, ref, err)
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+// scanRateLimit reads the three stored columns, tolerating NULL numeric columns
+// (an IP-only draft) by leaving the corresponding field zero, which makes the
+// limit inert via Active().
+func scanRateLimit(r scanRow) (RateLimit, error) {
+	var (
+		ips        sql.NullString
+		maxMsgs    sql.NullInt64
+		windowSecs sql.NullInt64
+	)
+	if err := r.Scan(&ips, &maxMsgs, &windowSecs); err != nil {
+		return RateLimit{}, err
+	}
+	return RateLimit{
+		AllowedIPs:    splitIPs(ips.String),
+		MaxMessages:   int(maxMsgs.Int64),
+		WindowSeconds: int(windowSecs.Int64),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// splitIPs parses the comma-separated storage form back into a slice, dropping
+// empties so an empty column yields nil (an inactive limit).
+func splitIPs(s string) []string {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(s) == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(s, ",")
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(parts))
+	for _, p := range parts {
+		if p = strings.TrimSpace(p); p != "" {
+			out = append(out, p)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/internal/store/ratelimits_test.go b/internal/store/ratelimits_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..359fc08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/store/ratelimits_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestRateLimitSetGetDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+	d, err := st.AddDomain("example.com", "selfpost")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AddDomain: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, ok, err := st.GetRateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, d.ID); err != nil || ok {
+		t.Fatalf("GetRateLimit on empty: ok=%v err=%v", ok, err)
+	}
+
+	want := RateLimit{
+		Scope:         RateLimitScopeDomain,
+		RefID:         d.ID,
+		AllowedIPs:    []string{"203.0.113.1", "203.0.113.2"},
+		MaxMessages:   100,
+		WindowSeconds: 3600,
+	}
+	if err := st.SetRateLimit(want); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SetRateLimit: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	got, ok, err := st.GetRateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, d.ID)
+	if err != nil || !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("GetRateLimit after set: ok=%v err=%v", ok, err)
+	}
+	if got.MaxMessages != 100 || got.WindowSeconds != 3600 || len(got.AllowedIPs) != 2 ||
+		got.AllowedIPs[0] != "203.0.113.1" || got.AllowedIPs[1] != "203.0.113.2" {
+		t.Fatalf("roundtrip mismatch: %+v", got)
+	}
+
+	// Upsert replaces in place (UNIQUE(scope, ref_id)).
+	want.MaxMessages = 5
+	want.AllowedIPs = []string{"198.51.100.9"}
+	if err := st.SetRateLimit(want); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SetRateLimit upsert: %v", err)
+	}
+	got, _, _ = st.GetRateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, d.ID)
+	if got.MaxMessages != 5 || len(got.AllowedIPs) != 1 || got.AllowedIPs[0] != "198.51.100.9" {
+		t.Fatalf("upsert did not replace: %+v", got)
+	}
+
+	if err := st.DeleteRateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, d.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteRateLimit: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok, _ := st.GetRateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, d.ID); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("limit still present after delete")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitByNameAndLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+	d, _ := st.AddDomain("example.com", "selfpost")
+	a, err := st.AddApplication(d.ID, "app1", AddressModeWildcard, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AddApplication: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := st.SetRateLimit(RateLimit{Scope: RateLimitScopeDomain, RefID: d.ID, AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.1"}, MaxMessages: 10, WindowSeconds: 60}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("set domain limit: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := st.SetRateLimit(RateLimit{Scope: RateLimitScopeApp, RefID: a.ID, AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.2"}, MaxMessages: 3, WindowSeconds: 60}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("set app limit: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// The milter resolves limits by domain name and by SASL login.
+	rl, ok, err := st.RateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, "example.com")
+	if err != nil || !ok || rl.MaxMessages != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("RateLimit domain: ok=%v err=%v rl=%+v", ok, err, rl)
+	}
+	rl, ok, err = st.RateLimit(RateLimitScopeApp, "app1")
+	if err != nil || !ok || rl.MaxMessages != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("RateLimit app: ok=%v err=%v rl=%+v", ok, err, rl)
+	}
+	if _, ok, _ := st.RateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, "unknown.example"); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("RateLimit for unknown domain should be not-ok")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCountMessagesDistinctAndWindowed(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+
+	// Two recipients share a queue-id → one message. A second message → two.
+	for _, to := range []string{"a@x.net", "b@x.net"} {
+		if err := st.InsertQueued(SendLogEntry{QueueID: "Q1", Domain: "example.com", AppLogin: "app1", To: to}); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("InsertQueued: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := st.InsertQueued(SendLogEntry{QueueID: "Q2", Domain: "example.com", AppLogin: "app1", To: "c@x.net"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("InsertQueued: %v", err)
+	}
+	// A rejected row must not count toward the window.
+	if err := st.InsertRejected(SendLogEntry{Domain: "example.com", AppLogin: "app1", From: "s@example.com"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("InsertRejected: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	n, err := st.CountMessages(RateLimitScopeDomain, "example.com", time.Now().Add(-time.Hour))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CountMessages: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("distinct-message count = %d, want 2 (two queue-ids, rejected excluded)", n)
+	}
+	n, _ = st.CountMessages(RateLimitScopeApp, "app1", time.Now().Add(-time.Hour))
+	if n != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("app count = %d, want 2", n)
+	}
+
+	// Backdate Q1 beyond the window: only Q2 remains inside a 30-minute window.
+	old := time.Now().UTC().Add(-2 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	if _, err := st.db.Exec(`UPDATE send_log SET created_at = ? WHERE queue_id = 'Q1'`, old); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("backdate: %v", err)
+	}
+	n, _ = st.CountMessages(RateLimitScopeDomain, "example.com", time.Now().Add(-30*time.Minute))
+	if n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("windowed count = %d, want 1 (Q1 aged out)", n)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteRateLimitsForDomain(t *testing.T) {
+	st := openTestStore(t)
+	d, _ := st.AddDomain("example.com", "selfpost")
+	a, _ := st.AddApplication(d.ID, "app1", AddressModeWildcard, nil)
+	other, _ := st.AddDomain("other.example", "selfpost")
+
+	_ = st.SetRateLimit(RateLimit{Scope: RateLimitScopeDomain, RefID: d.ID, AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.1"}, MaxMessages: 10, WindowSeconds: 60})
+	_ = st.SetRateLimit(RateLimit{Scope: RateLimitScopeApp, RefID: a.ID, AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.2"}, MaxMessages: 3, WindowSeconds: 60})
+	_ = st.SetRateLimit(RateLimit{Scope: RateLimitScopeDomain, RefID: other.ID, AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.9"}, MaxMessages: 1, WindowSeconds: 60})
+
+	if err := st.DeleteRateLimitsForDomain(d.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteRateLimitsForDomain: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok, _ := st.GetRateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, d.ID); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("domain limit survived")
+	}
+	if _, ok, _ := st.GetRateLimit(RateLimitScopeApp, a.ID); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("application limit survived")
+	}
+	// The unrelated domain's limit is untouched.
+	if _, ok, _ := st.GetRateLimit(RateLimitScopeDomain, other.ID); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("unrelated domain limit was deleted")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitActiveAndAllowsIP(t *testing.T) {
+	inactive := []RateLimit{
+		{},
+		{AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.1"}}, // no ceiling
+		{AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.1"}, MaxMessages: 5}, // no window
+		{MaxMessages: 5, WindowSeconds: 60},                   // no IPs
+	}
+	for i, rl := range inactive {
+		if rl.Active() {
+			t.Fatalf("case %d: %+v should be inactive", i, rl)
+		}
+	}
+	active := RateLimit{AllowedIPs: []string{"203.0.113.1", "2001:db8::1"}, MaxMessages: 5, WindowSeconds: 60}
+	if !active.Active() {
+		t.Fatalf("should be active: %+v", active)
+	}
+	if !active.AllowsIP("203.0.113.1") || !active.AllowsIP("2001:db8::1") {
+		t.Fatalf("registered IPs should match")
+	}
+	// Equivalent textual form of the IPv6 address must still match.
+	if !active.AllowsIP("2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001") {
+		t.Fatalf("expanded IPv6 form should match")
+	}
+	if active.AllowsIP("198.51.100.7") || active.AllowsIP("not-an-ip") || active.AllowsIP("") {
+		t.Fatalf("unregistered/invalid IPs must not match")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/store/sendlog.go b/internal/store/sendlog.go
index 7ca81d8..0ef0faa 100644
--- a/internal/store/sendlog.go
+++ b/internal/store/sendlog.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ const (
 	StatusSent     = "sent"
 	StatusDeferred = "deferred"
 	StatusBounced  = "bounced"
+	// StatusRejected marks a message the journal-milter refused with a 4xx under
+	// a level-2 rate limit (spec 7.4). Such a row never gets a queue-id and is
+	// excluded from the level-2 message count (it was never sent).
+	StatusRejected = "rejected"
 )
 
 // SendLogEntry is a single queued send-log row. The journal-milter creates one
@@ -46,6 +50,24 @@ func (s *Store) InsertQueued(e SendLogEntry) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// InsertRejected records a message the journal-milter refused under a level-2
+// rate limit (spec 7.4), so the rejection is visible in the send-log UI. Only
+// the fields known at MAIL FROM are set (domain, sender, app login); there is no
+// queue-id or recipient because the message was rejected before it was queued.
+func (s *Store) InsertRejected(e SendLogEntry) error {
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	_, err := s.db.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO send_log
+			(queue_id, domain, app_login, from_addr, to_addr, subject, status, created_at, updated_at)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		e.QueueID, e.Domain, e.AppLogin, e.From, e.To, e.Subject, StatusRejected, now, now,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("insert rejected send_log: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // UpdateStatus advances the delivery status of the send-log rows matching a
 // (queue-id, recipient) pair, which the log-tailer parses out of mail.log.
 // Recipient matching is case-insensitive because Postfix may normalise address
diff --git a/internal/web/handlers_apps.go b/internal/web/handlers_apps.go
index 87a0cf8..7552559 100644
--- a/internal/web/handlers_apps.go
+++ b/internal/web/handlers_apps.go
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ type detailView struct {
 	FormMode  string
 	FormAddrs string
 	NewCred   *newCred
+	// RateLimitErr surfaces a validation error from a domain- or application-level
+	// rate-limit form (spec 7.4) as a page banner.
+	RateLimitErr string
+}
+
+// appRateLimitView pairs an application with its differentiated rate-limit
+// settings for the domain page. store.Application is embedded so the existing
+// template fields (Login, AddressMode, Addresses, ID) resolve unchanged.
+type appRateLimitView struct {
+	store.Application
+	HasLimit  bool   // an active limit is configured
+	IPsText   string // allowed IPs, newline-joined for the textarea
+	MaxText   string // message ceiling, blank when unset
+	WindowVal string // window seconds, defaulted when unset
 }
 
 // handleDomainDetail shows a single domain: its DKIM DNS record (spec 7.2.10)
@@ -56,23 +70,70 @@ func (s *Server) renderDomainDetail(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, stat
 		http.Error(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
+	appViews := make([]appRateLimitView, 0, len(apps))
+	for _, a := range apps {
+		rl, ok, err := s.apps.RateLimit(a.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			logf("panel: application %d: rate limit: %v", a.ID, err)
+			http.Error(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		appViews = append(appViews, appRateLimitView{
+			Application: a,
+			HasLimit:    ok && rl.Active(),
+			IPsText:     strings.Join(rl.AllowedIPs, "\n"),
+			MaxText:     intOrBlank(rl.MaxMessages),
+			WindowVal:   windowOrDefault(rl.WindowSeconds),
+		})
+	}
+
+	domainRL, domainRLok, err := s.domains.RateLimit(d.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		logf("panel: domain %d: rate limit: %v", d.ID, err)
+		http.Error(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
 	s.render(w, status, "domain_detail", map[string]any{
-		"Title":     "SelfPost — " + d.Name,
-		"User":      currentUser(r),
-		"Domain":    d,
-		"Record":    record,
-		"Apps":      apps,
-		"Error":     view.FormErr,
-		"FormLogin": view.FormLogin,
-		"FormMode":  view.FormMode,
-		"FormAddrs": view.FormAddrs,
-		"NewCred":   view.NewCred,
-		"Flash":     detailFlash(r),
-		"Wildcard":  store.AddressModeWildcard,
-		"List":      store.AddressModeList,
+		"Title":        "SelfPost — " + d.Name,
+		"User":         currentUser(r),
+		"Domain":       d,
+		"Record":       record,
+		"Apps":         appViews,
+		"Error":        view.FormErr,
+		"FormLogin":    view.FormLogin,
+		"FormMode":     view.FormMode,
+		"FormAddrs":    view.FormAddrs,
+		"NewCred":      view.NewCred,
+		"Flash":        detailFlash(r),
+		"Wildcard":     store.AddressModeWildcard,
+		"List":         store.AddressModeList,
+		"RateLimitErr": view.RateLimitErr,
+		"DomainHasRL":  domainRLok && domainRL.Active(),
+		"DomainRLIPs":  strings.Join(domainRL.AllowedIPs, "\n"),
+		"DomainRLMax":  intOrBlank(domainRL.MaxMessages),
+		"DomainRLWin":  windowOrDefault(domainRL.WindowSeconds),
 	})
 }
 
+// intOrBlank renders a non-positive number as an empty string so an unset field
+// shows blank rather than "0".
+func intOrBlank(n int) string {
+	if n <= 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return strconv.Itoa(n)
+}
+
+// windowOrDefault renders the window seconds, substituting the default when
+// unset so the form always suggests a sensible value.
+func windowOrDefault(n int) string {
+	if n <= 0 {
+		return strconv.Itoa(defaultRateLimitWindowSeconds)
+	}
+	return strconv.Itoa(n)
+}
+
 // detailFlash maps a fixed redirect flag to a fixed message, so status text
 // after a redirect is never attacker-influenced.
 func detailFlash(r *http.Request) string {
@@ -81,6 +142,8 @@ func detailFlash(r *http.Request) string {
 		return "Application deleted."
 	case r.URL.Query().Get("modeupdated") != "":
 		return "Application address mode updated."
+	case r.URL.Query().Get("ratelimit") != "":
+		return "Rate limit updated."
 	default:
 		return ""
 	}
diff --git a/internal/web/handlers_ratelimit.go b/internal/web/handlers_ratelimit.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9cd9b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/web/handlers_ratelimit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"codeberg.org/mix/selfpost/internal/store"
+)
+
+// defaultRateLimitWindowSeconds is the sliding-window length used when an admin
+// sets a message ceiling but leaves the window blank (spec 7.4, matching the
+// level-1 default hour, spec 8: RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS).
+const defaultRateLimitWindowSeconds = 3600
+
+// rateLimitInput is the validated result of a rate-limit form submission. clear
+// means "remove the differentiated limit" (spec 7.4: an empty IP binding leaves
+// only level 1).
+type rateLimitInput struct {
+	clear         bool
+	ips           []string
+	maxMessages   int
+	windowSeconds int
+}
+
+// parseRateLimitForm validates a rate-limit submission on the server (spec
+// 7.6.2). It returns clear=true when the admin removes the limit or leaves the
+// IP binding empty; otherwise it requires a positive ceiling and window. The
+// returned error's message is safe to show to the admin.
+func parseRateLimitForm(r *http.Request) (rateLimitInput, error) {
+	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		return rateLimitInput{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid form submission")
+	}
+	if r.PostFormValue("clear") != "" {
+		return rateLimitInput{clear: true}, nil
+	}
+	ips, err := parseIPList(r.PostFormValue("allowed_ips"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return rateLimitInput{}, err
+	}
+	if len(ips) == 0 {
+		// No IP binding: the differentiated limit does not apply (spec 7.4).
+		return rateLimitInput{clear: true}, nil
+	}
+	maxMessages, err := parsePositiveInt(r.PostFormValue("max_messages"), 0)
+	if err != nil || maxMessages <= 0 {
+		return rateLimitInput{}, fmt.Errorf("enter a message limit greater than zero")
+	}
+	windowSeconds, err := parsePositiveInt(r.PostFormValue("window_seconds"), defaultRateLimitWindowSeconds)
+	if err != nil || windowSeconds <= 0 {
+		return rateLimitInput{}, fmt.Errorf("enter a time window greater than zero seconds")
+	}
+	return rateLimitInput{ips: ips, maxMessages: maxMessages, windowSeconds: windowSeconds}, nil
+}
+
+// parseIPList parses the allowed-IP field (IPs separated by newlines, commas or
+// whitespace) into a deduplicated list of canonical addresses, rejecting any
+// token that is not a valid IP (spec 7.6.2). The values are only ever stored as
+// SQLite parameters and compared in the milter, never written to a config file.
+func parseIPList(raw string) ([]string, error) {
+	fields := strings.FieldsFunc(raw, func(r rune) bool {
+		return r == '\n' || r == '\r' || r == ',' || r == ' ' || r == '\t' || r == ';'
+	})
+	var out []string
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, f := range fields {
+		ip := net.ParseIP(f)
+		if ip == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q is not a valid IP address", f)
+		}
+		c := ip.String()
+		if !seen[c] {
+			seen[c] = true
+			out = append(out, c)
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// parsePositiveInt parses a trimmed integer field, returning def when it is
+// blank. A non-numeric value returns an error.
+func parsePositiveInt(raw string, def int) (int, error) {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if raw == "" {
+		return def, nil
+	}
+	return strconv.Atoi(raw)
+}
+
+// handleDomainRateLimit saves or clears a domain-level differentiated rate limit
+// (spec 7.4). No reload is needed — the milter reads the row live.
+func (s *Server) handleDomainRateLimit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	d, ok := s.lookupDomain(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	in, err := parseRateLimitForm(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.renderDomainDetail(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, d, detailView{
+			FormMode:     store.AddressModeWildcard,
+			RateLimitErr: err.Error(),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	if err := s.applyRateLimit(in, s.domains.SaveRateLimit, s.domains.ClearRateLimit, d.ID); err != nil {
+		logf("panel: domain %d: save rate limit: %v", d.ID, err)
+		http.Error(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, fmt.Sprintf("/domains/%d?ratelimit=1", d.ID), http.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
+// handleAppRateLimit saves or clears an application-level differentiated rate
+// limit (spec 7.4).
+func (s *Server) handleAppRateLimit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	a, ok := s.lookupApplication(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	d, err := s.domains.Get(a.DomainID)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	in, err := parseRateLimitForm(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.renderDomainDetail(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, d, detailView{
+			FormMode:     store.AddressModeWildcard,
+			RateLimitErr: fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", a.Login, err.Error()),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	if err := s.applyRateLimit(in, s.apps.SaveRateLimit, s.apps.ClearRateLimit, a.ID); err != nil {
+		logf("panel: application %d: save rate limit: %v", a.ID, err)
+		http.Error(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, fmt.Sprintf("/domains/%d?ratelimit=1", a.DomainID), http.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
+// applyRateLimit dispatches a validated input to the save or clear method of the
+// relevant service, keyed by the domain or application id.
+func (s *Server) applyRateLimit(
+	in rateLimitInput,
+	save func(id int64, ips []string, maxMessages, windowSeconds int) error,
+	clear func(id int64) error,
+	id int64,
+) error {
+	if in.clear {
+		return clear(id)
+	}
+	return save(id, in.ips, in.maxMessages, in.windowSeconds)
+}
diff --git a/internal/web/templates/domain_detail.html b/internal/web/templates/domain_detail.html
index 16be697..ac32034 100644
--- a/internal/web/templates/domain_detail.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/domain_detail.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 <a class="back" href="/">&larr; All domains</a>
 
 {{if .Flash}}<div class="flash">{{.Flash}}</div>{{end}}
+{{if .RateLimitErr}}<div class="flash error">{{.RateLimitErr}}</div>{{end}}
 
 {{if .NewCred}}
 <div class="card credential">
@@ -79,6 +80,25 @@
               <button type="submit">Save mode</button>
             </form>
           </details>
+          <details>
+            <summary>Rate limit{{if .HasLimit}} (active){{end}}</summary>
+            <form method="post" action="/applications/{{.ID}}/ratelimit">
+              <label>Expected client IPs (one per line or comma-separated)</label>
+              <textarea name="allowed_ips" rows="2" placeholder="203.0.113.10">{{.IPsText}}</textarea>
+              <label>Message limit</label>
+              <input name="max_messages" type="number" min="1" value="{{.MaxText}}" placeholder="500">
+              <label>Window (seconds)</label>
+              <input name="window_seconds" type="number" min="1" value="{{.WindowVal}}">
+              <button type="submit">Save limit</button>
+            </form>
+            {{if .HasLimit}}
+            <form class="inline" method="post" action="/applications/{{.ID}}/ratelimit"
+                  onsubmit="return confirm('Remove the rate limit for {{.Login}}? Only the global level-1 limit will apply.')">
+              <input type="hidden" name="clear" value="1">
+              <button type="submit" class="danger">Remove limit</button>
+            </form>
+            {{end}}
+          </details>
           <form class="inline" method="post" action="/applications/{{.ID}}/password"
                 onsubmit="return confirm('Regenerate the password for {{.Login}}? The current password stops working immediately.')">
             <button type="submit">New password</button>
@@ -97,6 +117,41 @@
   {{end}}
 </div>
 
+<div class="card">
+  <h2>Sending rate limit (domain)</h2>
+  <p class="muted">Optional level-2 limit (spec 7.4): cap how many messages this
+  domain may send from its expected client IP(s) within a time window, summed
+  across all its applications. It counts messages — one message to many
+  recipients counts once. Leave the IP list empty to disable it and rely only on
+  the global level-1 limit. Applications that send from changing IPs should be
+  left unbound here.</p>
+
+  <p class="muted">Status:
+    {{if .DomainHasRL}}<strong>active</strong>{{else}}inactive (level-1 only){{end}}.</p>
+
+  <form method="post" action="/domains/{{.Domain.ID}}/ratelimit">
+    <label for="d_ips">Expected client IPs (one per line or comma-separated)</label>
+    <textarea id="d_ips" name="allowed_ips" rows="2"
+              placeholder="203.0.113.10">{{.DomainRLIPs}}</textarea>
+
+    <label for="d_max">Message limit</label>
+    <input id="d_max" name="max_messages" type="number" min="1"
+           value="{{.DomainRLMax}}" placeholder="1000">
+
+    <label for="d_win">Window (seconds)</label>
+    <input id="d_win" name="window_seconds" type="number" min="1" value="{{.DomainRLWin}}">
+
+    <button type="submit">Save limit</button>
+  </form>
+  {{if .DomainHasRL}}
+  <form class="inline" method="post" action="/domains/{{.Domain.ID}}/ratelimit"
+        onsubmit="return confirm('Remove the domain rate limit? Only the global level-1 limit will apply.')">
+    <input type="hidden" name="clear" value="1">
+    <button type="submit" class="danger">Remove limit</button>
+  </form>
+  {{end}}
+</div>
+
 <div class="card">
   <h2>Add an application</h2>
   <form method="post" action="/domains/{{.Domain.ID}}/applications">
diff --git a/internal/web/web.go b/internal/web/web.go
index ec27826..a0d4ce6 100644
--- a/internal/web/web.go
+++ b/internal/web/web.go
@@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ func (s *Server) Handler() http.Handler {
 	authed.HandleFunc("GET /domains/{id}/delete", s.handleDeleteConfirm)
 	authed.HandleFunc("POST /domains/{id}/delete", s.handleDeleteDomain)
 	authed.HandleFunc("POST /domains/{id}/applications", s.handleAddApplication)
+	authed.HandleFunc("POST /domains/{id}/ratelimit", s.handleDomainRateLimit)
 	authed.HandleFunc("POST /applications/{aid}/mode", s.handleUpdateAppMode)
 	authed.HandleFunc("POST /applications/{aid}/password", s.handleRegenPassword)
+	authed.HandleFunc("POST /applications/{aid}/ratelimit", s.handleAppRateLimit)
 	authed.HandleFunc("POST /applications/{aid}/delete", s.handleDeleteApplication)
 	authed.HandleFunc("POST /reload", s.handleReload)