diff --git a/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js b/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js
index 76bd3f5c91..bd8652c867 100644
--- a/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js
+++ b/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit-service.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {MaxLimit, FlagLimit} = require('./limit');
+const {MaxLimit, FlagLimit, AllowlistLimit} = require('./limit');
 const config = require('./config');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ class LimitService {
                 /** @type LimitConfig */
                 let limitConfig = Object.assign({}, config[name], limits[name]);
 
-                if (_.has(limitConfig, 'max')) {
+                if (_.has(limitConfig, 'allowlist')) {
+                    this.limits[name] = new AllowlistLimit({name, config: limitConfig, helpLink, errors});
+                } else if (_.has(limitConfig, 'max')) {
                     this.limits[name] = new MaxLimit({name: name, config: limitConfig, helpLink, db, errors});
                 } else {
                     this.limits[name] = new FlagLimit({name: name, config: limitConfig, helpLink, errors});
@@ -58,13 +60,13 @@ class LimitService {
         }
     }
 
-    async checkWouldGoOverLimit(limitName) {
+    async checkWouldGoOverLimit(limitName, metadata = {}) {
         if (!this.isLimited(limitName)) {
             return;
         }
 
         try {
-            await this.limits[limitName].errorIfWouldGoOverLimit();
+            await this.limits[limitName].errorIfWouldGoOverLimit(metadata);
             return false;
         } catch (error) {
             if (error instanceof this.errors.HostLimitError) {
@@ -73,20 +75,20 @@ class LimitService {
         }
     }
 
-    async errorIfIsOverLimit(limitName) {
+    async errorIfIsOverLimit(limitName, metadata = {}) {
         if (!this.isLimited(limitName)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        await this.limits[limitName].errorIfIsOverLimit();
+        await this.limits[limitName].errorIfIsOverLimit(metadata);
     }
 
-    async errorIfWouldGoOverLimit(limitName) {
+    async errorIfWouldGoOverLimit(limitName, metadata = {}) {
         if (!this.isLimited(limitName)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        await this.limits[limitName].errorIfWouldGoOverLimit();
+        await this.limits[limitName].errorIfWouldGoOverLimit(metadata);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit.js b/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit.js
index 034a373bd1..18ae7701ae 100644
--- a/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit.js
+++ b/ghost/limit-service/lib/limit.js
@@ -157,7 +157,51 @@ class FlagLimit extends Limit {
     }
 }
 
+class AllowlistLimit extends Limit {
+    constructor({name, config, helpLink, errors}) {
+        super({name, error: config.error || '', helpLink, errors});
+
+        if (!config.allowlist || !config.allowlist.length) {
+            throw new this.errors.IncorrectUsageError('Attempted to setup an allowlist limit without an allowlist');
+        }
+
+        this.allowlist = config.allowlist;
+        this.fallbackMessage = `This action would exceed the ${_.lowerCase(this.name)} limit on your current plan.`;
+    }
+
+    generateError() {
+        let errorObj = super.generateError();
+
+        if (this.error) {
+            errorObj.message = this.error;
+        } else {
+            errorObj.message = this.fallbackMessage;
+        }
+
+        return new this.errors.HostLimitError(errorObj);
+    }
+
+    async errorIfWouldGoOverLimit(metadata) {
+        if (!metadata.value) {
+            throw new this.errors.IncorrectUsageError('Attempted to check an allowlist limit without a value');
+        }
+        if (!this.allowlist.includes(metadata.value)) {
+            throw this.generateError();
+        }
+    }
+
+    async errorIfIsOverLimit(metadata) {
+        if (!metadata.value) {
+            throw new this.errors.IncorrectUsageError('Attempted to check an allowlist limit without a value');
+        }
+        if (!this.allowlist.includes(metadata.value)) {
+            throw this.generateError();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
     MaxLimit,
-    FlagLimit
+    FlagLimit,
+    AllowlistLimit
 };
diff --git a/ghost/limit-service/test/limit.test.js b/ghost/limit-service/test/limit.test.js
index 9e5629d15f..1a334a0fea 100644
--- a/ghost/limit-service/test/limit.test.js
+++ b/ghost/limit-service/test/limit.test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require('./utils');
 
 const errors = require('./fixtures/errors');
-const {MaxLimit} = require('../lib/limit');
+const {MaxLimit, AllowlistLimit} = require('../lib/limit');
 
 describe('Limit Service', function () {
     describe('Max Limit', function () {
@@ -167,4 +167,36 @@ describe('Limit Service', function () {
             });
         });
     });
+
+    describe('Allowlist limit', function () {
+        it('rejects when the allowlist config isn\'t specified', async function () {
+            try {
+                new AllowlistLimit({name: 'test', config: {}, errors});
+                throw new Error('Should have failed earlier...');
+            } catch (error) {
+                error.errorType.should.equal('IncorrectUsageError');
+            }
+        });
+
+        it('accept correct values', async function () {
+            const limit = new AllowlistLimit({name: 'test', config: {
+                allowlist: ['test', 'ok']
+            }, errors});
+
+            await limit.errorIfIsOverLimit({value: 'test'});
+        });
+
+        it('rejects unkown values', async function () {
+            const limit = new AllowlistLimit({name: 'test', config: {
+                allowlist: ['test', 'ok']
+            }, errors});
+
+            try {
+                await limit.errorIfIsOverLimit({value: 'unkown value'});
+                throw new Error('Should have failed earlier...');
+            } catch (error) {
+                error.errorType.should.equal('HostLimitError');
+            }
+        });
+    });
 });