diff --git a/src/main/java/com/auth0/exception/RateLimitException.java b/src/main/java/com/auth0/exception/RateLimitException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5e79e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/auth0/exception/RateLimitException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.auth0.exception;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a server error when a rate limit has been exceeded.
+ * <p>
+ * Getters for {@code limit, remaining} and {@code reset} corresponds to {@code X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining} and {@code X-RateLimit-Reset} HTTP headers.
+ * If the value of any headers is missing, then a default value -1 will assigned.
+ * <p>
+ * To learn more about rate limits, visit <a href="https://auth0.com/docs/policies/rate-limits">https://auth0.com/docs/policies/rate-limits</a>
+ */
+public class RateLimitException extends APIException {
+
+    private final long limit;
+    private final long remaining;
+    private final long reset;
+
+    private static final int STATUS_CODE_TOO_MANY_REQUEST = 429;
+
+    public RateLimitException(long limit, long remaining, long reset) {
+        super("Rate limit reached", STATUS_CODE_TOO_MANY_REQUEST, null);
+        this.limit = limit;
+        this.remaining = remaining;
+        this.reset = reset;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Getter for the maximum number of requests available in the current time frame.
+     * @return The maximum number of requests or -1 if missing.
+     */
+    public long getLimit() {
+        return limit;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Getter for the number of remaining requests in the current time frame.
+     * @return Number of remaining requests or -1 if missing.
+     */
+    public long getRemaining() {
+        return remaining;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Getter for the UNIX timestamp of the expected time when the rate limit will reset.
+     * @return The UNIX timestamp or -1 if missing.
+     */
+    public long getReset() {
+        return reset;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequest.java
index 431e80f9..b67e84f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.auth0.exception.APIException;
 import com.auth0.exception.Auth0Exception;
+import com.auth0.exception.RateLimitException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
 public class CustomRequest<T> extends BaseRequest<T> implements CustomizableRequest<T> {
+
     private static final String CONTENT_TYPE_APPLICATION_JSON = "application/json";
 
     private final String url;
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ public class CustomRequest<T> extends BaseRequest<T> implements CustomizableRequ
     private final Map<String, Object> parameters;
     private Object body;
 
+    private static final int STATUS_CODE_TOO_MANY_REQUEST = 429;
+
     CustomRequest(OkHttpClient client, String url, String method, ObjectMapper mapper, TypeReference<T> tType) {
         super(client);
         this.url = url;
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ protected RequestBody createBody() throws Auth0Exception {
     }
 
     protected Auth0Exception createResponseException(Response response) {
+        if (response.code() == STATUS_CODE_TOO_MANY_REQUEST) {
+            return createRateLimitException(response);
+        }
+
         String payload = null;
         try (ResponseBody body = response.body()) {
             payload = body.string();
@@ -106,4 +114,12 @@ protected Auth0Exception createResponseException(Response response) {
             return new APIException(payload, response.code(), e);
         }
     }
+
+    private RateLimitException createRateLimitException(Response response) {
+        // -1 as default value if the header could not be found.
+        long limit = Long.parseLong(response.header("X-RateLimit-Limit", "-1"));
+        long remaining = Long.parseLong(response.header("X-RateLimit-Remaining", "-1"));
+        long reset = Long.parseLong(response.header("X-RateLimit-Reset", "-1"));
+        return new RateLimitException(limit, remaining, reset);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/auth0/client/MockServer.java b/src/test/java/com/auth0/client/MockServer.java
index 88bf1df9..4837b197 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/auth0/client/MockServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/auth0/client/MockServer.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ public class MockServer {
     public static final String MGMT_EMPTY_LIST = "src/test/resources/mgmt/empty_list.json";
     public static final String MGMT_JOB_POST_VERIFICATION_EMAIL = "src/test/resources/mgmt/post_verification_email.json";
 
-
     private final MockWebServer server;
 
     public MockServer() throws Exception {
@@ -108,6 +107,20 @@ public void jsonResponse(String path, int statusCode) throws IOException {
         server.enqueue(response);
     }
 
+    public void rateLimitReachedResponse(long limit, long remaining, long reset) throws IOException {
+        MockResponse response = new MockResponse().setResponseCode(429);
+        if (limit != -1) {
+            response.addHeader("X-RateLimit-Limit", String.valueOf(limit));
+        }
+        if (remaining != -1) {
+            response.addHeader("X-RateLimit-Remaining", String.valueOf(remaining));
+        }
+        if (reset != -1) {
+            response.addHeader("X-RateLimit-Reset", String.valueOf(reset));
+        }
+        server.enqueue(response);
+    }
+
     public void textResponse(String path, int statusCode) throws IOException {
         MockResponse response = new MockResponse()
                 .setResponseCode(statusCode)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequestTest.java
index f52ef446..906aab85 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/auth0/net/CustomRequestTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static com.auth0.client.MockServer.*;
+import com.auth0.exception.RateLimitException;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
@@ -301,5 +302,55 @@ public void shouldParsePlainTextErrorResponse() throws Exception {
         assertThat(authException.getValue("non_existing_key"), is(nullValue()));
         assertThat(authException.getStatusCode(), is(400));
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void shouldParseRateLimitsHeaders() throws Exception {
+        CustomRequest<List> request = new CustomRequest<>(client, server.getBaseUrl(), "GET", listType);
+        server.rateLimitReachedResponse(100, 10, 5);
+        Exception exception = null;
+        try {
+            request.execute();
+            server.takeRequest();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            exception = e;
+        }
+        assertThat(exception, is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(exception, is(instanceOf(RateLimitException.class)));
+        assertThat(exception.getCause(), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), is("Request failed with status code 429: Rate limit reached"));
+        RateLimitException rateLimitException = (RateLimitException) exception;
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getDescription(), is("Rate limit reached"));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getError(), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getValue("non_existing_key"), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getStatusCode(), is(429));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getLimit(), is(100L));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getRemaining(), is(10L));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getReset(), is(5L));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void shouldDefaultRateLimitsHeadersWhenMissing() throws Exception {
+        CustomRequest<List> request = new CustomRequest<>(client, server.getBaseUrl(), "GET", listType);
+        server.rateLimitReachedResponse(-1, -1, -1);
+        Exception exception = null;
+        try {
+            request.execute();
+            server.takeRequest();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            exception = e;
+        }
+        assertThat(exception, is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(exception, is(instanceOf(RateLimitException.class)));
+        assertThat(exception.getCause(), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(exception.getMessage(), is("Request failed with status code 429: Rate limit reached"));
+        RateLimitException rateLimitException = (RateLimitException) exception;
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getDescription(), is("Rate limit reached"));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getError(), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getValue("non_existing_key"), is(nullValue()));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getStatusCode(), is(429));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getLimit(), is(-1L));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getRemaining(), is(-1L));
+        assertThat(rateLimitException.getReset(), is(-1L));
+    }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}