diff --git a/resolver/dns/dns_resolver.go b/resolver/dns/dns_resolver.go
index 58355990779b..297492e87af4 100644
--- a/resolver/dns/dns_resolver.go
+++ b/resolver/dns/dns_resolver.go
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ var (
 
 var (
 	defaultResolver netResolver = net.DefaultResolver
+	// To prevent excessive re-resolution, we enforce a rate limit on DNS
+	// resolution requests.
+	minDNSResRate = 30 * time.Second
 )
 
 var customAuthorityDialler = func(authority string) func(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (net.Conn, error) {
@@ -241,7 +244,13 @@ func (d *dnsResolver) watcher() {
 			return
 		case <-d.t.C:
 		case <-d.rn:
+			if !d.t.Stop() {
+				// Before resetting a timer, it should be stopped to prevent racing with
+				// reads on it's channel.
+				<-d.t.C
+			}
 		}
+
 		result, sc := d.lookup()
 		// Next lookup should happen within an interval defined by d.freq. It may be
 		// more often due to exponential retry on empty address list.
@@ -254,6 +263,16 @@ func (d *dnsResolver) watcher() {
 		}
 		d.cc.NewServiceConfig(sc)
 		d.cc.NewAddress(result)
+
+		// Sleep to prevent excessive re-resolutions. Incoming resolution requests
+		// will be queued in d.rn.
+		t := time.NewTimer(minDNSResRate)
+		select {
+		case <-t.C:
+		case <-d.ctx.Done():
+			t.Stop()
+			return
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go b/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go
index b97cf4f8843c..b03486b11d7c 100644
--- a/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go
+++ b/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	cleanup := replaceNetFunc()
+	// Set a valid duration for the re-resolution rate only for tests which are
+	// actually testing that feature.
+	dc := replaceDNSResRate(time.Duration(0))
+	defer dc()
+
+	cleanup := replaceNetFunc(nil)
 	code := m.Run()
 	cleanup()
 	os.Exit(code)
@@ -85,9 +90,16 @@ func (t *testClientConn) getSc() (string, int) {
 }
 
 type testResolver struct {
+	// A write to this channel is made when this resolver receives a resolution
+	// request. Tests can rely on reading from this channel to be notified about
+	// resolution requests instead of sleeping for a predefined period of time.
+	ch chan struct{}
 }
 
-func (*testResolver) LookupHost(ctx context.Context, host string) ([]string, error) {
+func (tr *testResolver) LookupHost(ctx context.Context, host string) ([]string, error) {
+	if tr.ch != nil {
+		tr.ch <- struct{}{}
+	}
 	return hostLookup(host)
 }
 
@@ -99,15 +111,24 @@ func (*testResolver) LookupTXT(ctx context.Context, host string) ([]string, erro
 	return txtLookup(host)
 }
 
-func replaceNetFunc() func() {
+func replaceNetFunc(ch chan struct{}) func() {
 	oldResolver := defaultResolver
-	defaultResolver = &testResolver{}
+	defaultResolver = &testResolver{ch: ch}
 
 	return func() {
 		defaultResolver = oldResolver
 	}
 }
 
+func replaceDNSResRate(d time.Duration) func() {
+	oldMinDNSResRate := minDNSResRate
+	minDNSResRate = d
+
+	return func() {
+		minDNSResRate = oldMinDNSResRate
+	}
+}
+
 var hostLookupTbl = struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	tbl map[string][]string
@@ -1126,3 +1147,98 @@ func TestCustomAuthority(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestRateLimitedResolve exercises the rate limit enforced on re-resolution
+// requests. It sets the re-resolution rate to a small value and repeatedly
+// calls ResolveNow() and ensures only the expected number of resolution
+// requests are made.
+func TestRateLimitedResolve(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leakcheck.Check(t)
+
+	const dnsResRate = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	dc := replaceDNSResRate(dnsResRate)
+	defer dc()
+
+	// Create a new testResolver{} for this test because we want the exact count
+	// of the number of times the resolver was invoked.
+	nc := replaceNetFunc(make(chan struct{}, 1))
+	defer nc()
+
+	target := "foo.bar.com"
+	b := NewBuilder()
+	cc := &testClientConn{target: target}
+	r, err := b.Build(resolver.Target{Endpoint: target}, cc, resolver.BuildOption{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("resolver.Build() returned error: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	dnsR, ok := r.(*dnsResolver)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("resolver.Build() returned unexpected type: %T\n", dnsR)
+	}
+	tr, ok := dnsR.resolver.(*testResolver)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("delegate resolver returned unexpected type: %T\n", tr)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the first resolution request to be done. This happens as part of
+	// the first iteration of the for loop in watcher() because we start with a
+	// timer of zero duration.
+	<-tr.ch
+
+	// Here we start a couple of goroutines. One repeatedly calls ResolveNow()
+	// until asked to stop, and the other waits for two resolution requests to be
+	// made to our testResolver and stops the former. We measure the start and
+	// end times, and expect the duration elapsed to be in the interval
+	// {2*dnsResRate, 3*dnsResRate}
+	start := time.Now()
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-done:
+				return
+			default:
+				r.ResolveNow(resolver.ResolveNowOption{})
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	gotCalls := 0
+	const wantCalls = 2
+	min, max := wantCalls*dnsResRate, (wantCalls+1)*dnsResRate
+	tMax := time.NewTimer(max)
+	for gotCalls != wantCalls {
+		select {
+		case <-tr.ch:
+			gotCalls++
+		case <-tMax.C:
+			t.Fatalf("Timed out waiting for %v calls after %v; got %v", wantCalls, max, gotCalls)
+		}
+	}
+	close(done)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	if gotCalls != wantCalls {
+		t.Fatalf("resolve count mismatch for target: %q = %+v, want %+v\n", target, gotCalls, wantCalls)
+	}
+	if elapsed < min {
+		t.Fatalf("elapsed time: %v, wanted it to be between {%v and %v}", elapsed, min, max)
+	}
+
+	wantAddrs := []resolver.Address{{Addr: "1.2.3.4" + colonDefaultPort}, {Addr: "5.6.7.8" + colonDefaultPort}}
+	var gotAddrs []resolver.Address
+	for {
+		var cnt int
+		gotAddrs, cnt = cc.getAddress()
+		if cnt > 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotAddrs, wantAddrs) {
+		t.Errorf("Resolved addresses of target: %q = %+v, want %+v\n", target, gotAddrs, wantAddrs)
+	}
+}