diff --git a/source/manual/firewall.rst b/source/manual/firewall.rst
index 2ddbe2da4..ea93337ee 100644
--- a/source/manual/firewall.rst
+++ b/source/manual/firewall.rst
@@ -413,6 +413,15 @@ Settings
                                       specify your own table here.
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+    .. tab:: Rate limiting
+
+        ============================== ====================================================================================================
+        **Option**                     **Description**
+        ============================== ====================================================================================================
+        **Max packet rate [packets]**  Maximum number of packets allowed during the configured time interval.
+        **Max packet rate [seconds]**  Time interval in seconds over which the maximum packet rate is measured.
+        ============================== ====================================================================================================
+
     .. tab:: Traffic shaping [experimental]
 
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