diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d92b1b00..c6a7ffca 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "require": {
     "php": ">=7.1.0",
     "laravel/framework": "~5.5",
-    "ohmybrew/basic-shopify-api": "~3.0",
+    "ohmybrew/basic-shopify-api": "~4.0",
     "doctrine/dbal": "~2.5"
   },
   "require-dev":{
diff --git a/src/ShopifyApp/ShopifyApp.php b/src/ShopifyApp/ShopifyApp.php
index 93a6cf64..74480521 100644
--- a/src/ShopifyApp/ShopifyApp.php
+++ b/src/ShopifyApp/ShopifyApp.php
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ public function api()
         $api->setApiKey(config('shopify-app.api_key'));
         $api->setApiSecret(config('shopify-app.api_secret'));
 
+        if (config('shopify-app.api_rate_limiting_enabled') === true) {
+            $api->enableRateLimiting(
+                config('shopify-app.api_rate_limit_cycle'),
+                config('shopify-app.api_rate_limit_cycle_buffer')
+            );
+        }
+
         return $api;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ShopifyApp/resources/config/shopify-app.php b/src/ShopifyApp/resources/config/shopify-app.php
index fe996572..7700a525 100644
--- a/src/ShopifyApp/resources/config/shopify-app.php
+++ b/src/ShopifyApp/resources/config/shopify-app.php
@@ -105,6 +105,48 @@
 
     'api_class' => env('SHOPIFY_API_CLASS', \OhMyBrew\BasicShopifyAPI::class),
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Shopify API Rate Limiting
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option option allows you to enable basic rate limiting
+    | for API calls using the default BasicShopifyAPI library.
+    | Default is off.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'api_rate_limiting_enabled' => env('SHOPIFY_API_RATE_LIMITING_ENABLED', false),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Shopify API Rate Limit Cycle
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option option allows you to set the millisecond cycle for
+    | API calls using the default BasicShopifyAPI library.
+    | Default is 500ms per API call.
+    | Example: 0.5 * 1000
+    |
+    */
+
+    'api_rate_limit_cycle' => env('SHOPIFY_API_RATE_LIMIT_CYCLE', null),
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Shopify API Rate Limit Cycle Buffer
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This option option allows you to set the millisecond buffer for
+    | API calls using the default BasicShopifyAPI library which gets
+    | appended to the `api_rate_limit_cycle` value for a safety net.
+    | Default is 100ms per API call.
+    | Example: 0.1 * 1000
+    |
+    */
+
+    'api_rate_limit_cycle_buffer' => env('SHOPIFY_API_RATE_LIMIT_CYCLE_BUFFER', null),
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Shopify "MyShopify" domain
diff --git a/tests/ShopifyAppTest.php b/tests/ShopifyAppTest.php
index 039d32b6..de3e64eb 100644
--- a/tests/ShopifyAppTest.php
+++ b/tests/ShopifyAppTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ public function testReturnsApiInstance()
         $this->assertEquals(\OhMyBrew\BasicShopifyAPI::class, get_class($this->shopifyApp->api()));
     }
 
+    public function testReturnsApiInstanceWithRateLimiting()
+    {
+        config(['shopify-app.api_rate_limiting_enabled' => true]);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->shopifyApp->api()->isRateLimitingEnabled());
+    }
+
     public function testShopSanitize()
     {
         $domains = ['my-shop', 'my-shop.myshopify.com', 'https://my-shop.myshopify.com', 'http://my-shop.myshopify.com'];