diff --git a/kazoo/client.py b/kazoo/client.py
index 27b7c384..57f338a1 100644
--- a/kazoo/client.py
+++ b/kazoo/client.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def __init__(
         ca=None,
         use_ssl=False,
         verify_certs=True,
+        concurrent_request_limit=0,
         **kwargs,
     ):
         """Create a :class:`KazooClient` instance. All time arguments
@@ -241,6 +242,18 @@ def __init__(
         self.keyfile = keyfile
         self.keyfile_password = keyfile_password
         self.ca = ca
+        if concurrent_request_limit > 0:
+            self.logger.info(
+                "Zookeeper client rate-limited to %d concurrent requests",
+                concurrent_request_limit,
+            )
+            self.rate_limiting_sem = self.handler.semaphore_impl(
+                concurrent_request_limit
+            )
+
+        else:
+            self.rate_limiting_sem = None
+
         # Curator like simplified state tracking, and listeners for
         # state transitions
         self._state = KeeperState.CLOSED
@@ -635,6 +648,16 @@ def _call(self, request, async_object):
             async_object.set_exception(SessionExpiredError())
             return False
 
+        if self.rate_limiting_sem:
+            if not self.rate_limiting_sem.acquire(blocking=False):
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "Limiting concurrent requests. Waiting for completion."
+                )
+                # Actually block on the sempahore here
+                self.rate_limiting_sem.acquire(blocking=True)
+            # Register the release of the semaphore on async request completion
+            async_object.rawlink(lambda _res: self.rate_limiting_sem.release())
+
         self._queue.append((request, async_object))
 
         # wake the connection, guarding against a race with close()
diff --git a/kazoo/handlers/eventlet.py b/kazoo/handlers/eventlet.py
index 8869cc57..cb08d05d 100644
--- a/kazoo/handlers/eventlet.py
+++ b/kazoo/handlers/eventlet.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from eventlet.green import threading as green_threading
 from eventlet.green import selectors as green_selectors
 from eventlet import queue as green_queue
+from eventlet import semaphore as green_semaphore
 
 from kazoo.handlers import utils
 from kazoo.handlers.utils import selector_select
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ class SequentialEventletHandler(object):
     name = "sequential_eventlet_handler"
     queue_impl = green_queue.LightQueue
     queue_empty = green_queue.Empty
+    semaphore_impl = green_semaphore.BoundedSemaphore
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Create a :class:`SequentialEventletHandler` instance"""
diff --git a/kazoo/handlers/gevent.py b/kazoo/handlers/gevent.py
index f36389aa..2bfde4cf 100644
--- a/kazoo/handlers/gevent.py
+++ b/kazoo/handlers/gevent.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """A gevent based handler."""
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import atexit
@@ -14,7 +15,10 @@
 
 from kazoo.handlers.utils import selector_select
 
-from gevent.lock import Semaphore, RLock
+from gevent.lock import (
+    BoundedSemaphore as Semaphore,
+    RLock as RLock,
+)
 
 from kazoo.handlers import utils
 
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class SequentialGeventHandler(object):
     queue_impl = gevent.queue.Queue
     queue_empty = gevent.queue.Empty
     sleep_func = staticmethod(gevent.sleep)
+    semaphore_impl = Semaphore
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Create a :class:`SequentialGeventHandler` instance"""
diff --git a/kazoo/handlers/threading.py b/kazoo/handlers/threading.py
index b9acd875..1f3dff12 100644
--- a/kazoo/handlers/threading.py
+++ b/kazoo/handlers/threading.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     :class:`~kazoo.handlers.gevent.SequentialGeventHandler` instead.
 
 """
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import atexit
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class SequentialThreadingHandler(object):
     sleep_func = staticmethod(time.sleep)
     queue_impl = queue.Queue
     queue_empty = queue.Empty
+    semaphore_impl = threading.BoundedSemaphore
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Create a :class:`SequentialThreadingHandler` instance"""