diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/se/bilhalsning/config/SecurityConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/se/bilhalsning/config/SecurityConfig.java
index 1150ad2..ff84149 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/se/bilhalsning/config/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/se/bilhalsning/config/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter;
 import se.bilhalsning.dto.ErrorResponse;
+import se.bilhalsning.security.GuestOrderRateLimitFilter;
 import se.bilhalsning.security.JwtAuthenticationFilter;
 import se.bilhalsning.security.JwtService;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ public class SecurityConfig {
 
     @Bean
     public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http,
-            JwtAuthenticationFilter jwtAuthenticationFilter) throws Exception {
+            JwtAuthenticationFilter jwtAuthenticationFilter,
+            GuestOrderRateLimitFilter guestOrderRateLimitFilter) throws Exception {
         http
                 .csrf(csrf -> csrf.disable())
                 .sessionManagement(sm -> sm.sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS))
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ public class SecurityConfig {
                                 writeError(response, HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED, UNAUTHENTICATED_MESSAGE))
                         .accessDeniedHandler((request, response, ex) ->
                                 writeError(response, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, FORBIDDEN_MESSAGE)))
+                .addFilterBefore(guestOrderRateLimitFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class)
                 .addFilterBefore(jwtAuthenticationFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class);
 
         return http.build();
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/se/bilhalsning/security/GuestOrderRateLimitFilter.java b/backend/src/main/java/se/bilhalsning/security/GuestOrderRateLimitFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a0c205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/se/bilhalsning/security/GuestOrderRateLimitFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package se.bilhalsning.security;
+
+import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.Deque;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
+
+/**
+ * In-memory per-IP rate limiter for public guest-order endpoints.
+ *
+ * <p>Uses a sliding-window log algorithm: for each client IP, stores request
+ * timestamps in a deque. On each request, timestamps older than the window
+ * are pruned. If the remaining count exceeds the limit, the request is
+ * rejected with HTTP 429.
+ *
+ * <p>This is a Phase 0 interim measure. It is not suitable for multi-instance
+ * deployments (state is per-JVM) and resets on restart. For production, use
+ * Bucket4j with a Redis backing or a reverse proxy (nginx {@code limit_req}).
+ *
+ * <p>Configurable via application properties:
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>{@code app.rate-limit.guest-create} — POST /api/guest-orders (default 5/min)</li>
+ *   <li>{@code app.rate-limit.guest-default} — all other /api/guest-orders/** (default 20/min)</li>
+ * </ul>
+ */
+@Component
+public class GuestOrderRateLimitFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
+
+    @Value("${app.rate-limit.guest-create:5}")
+    private int createLimit;
+
+    @Value("${app.rate-limit.guest-default:20}")
+    private int defaultLimit;
+
+    private static final long WINDOW_SECONDS = 60;
+
+    private final ConcurrentHashMap<String, Deque<Instant>> store = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    @Override
+    protected void doFilterInternal(
+            HttpServletRequest request,
+            HttpServletResponse response,
+            FilterChain filterChain) throws ServletException, IOException {
+
+        String path = request.getRequestURI();
+        if (!path.startsWith("/api/guest-orders")) {
+            filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String ip = extractClientIp(request);
+        String key = ip + ":" + (isCreatePath(path) ? "create" : "default");
+        int limit = isCreatePath(path) ? createLimit : defaultLimit;
+
+        if (isRateLimited(key, limit)) {
+            response.setStatus(HttpStatus.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS.value());
+            response.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
+            response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
+            response.getWriter().write(
+                    "{\"message\":\"För många förfrågningar. Försök igen om en minut.\"}");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check and record a request. Returns true if the request should be
+     * rejected (rate limit exceeded), false otherwise.
+     */
+    private boolean isRateLimited(String key, int limit) {
+        Instant now = Instant.now();
+        Instant cutoff = now.minusSeconds(WINDOW_SECONDS);
+
+        Deque<Instant> timestamps = store.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> new ArrayDeque<>());
+
+        synchronized (timestamps) {
+            while (!timestamps.isEmpty() && timestamps.peekFirst().isBefore(cutoff)) {
+                timestamps.pollFirst();
+            }
+
+            if (timestamps.size() >= limit) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            timestamps.addLast(now);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean isCreatePath(String path) {
+        return path.equals("/api/guest-orders");
+    }
+
+    private String extractClientIp(HttpServletRequest request) {
+        String forwarded = request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-For");
+        if (forwarded != null && !forwarded.isBlank()) {
+            return forwarded.split(",")[0].trim();
+        }
+        String realIp = request.getHeader("X-Real-IP");
+        if (realIp != null && !realIp.isBlank()) {
+            return realIp.trim();
+        }
+        return request.getRemoteAddr();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reset the rate limit state. For testing only.
+     */
+    public void reset() {
+        store.clear();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/se/bilhalsning/controller/GuestOrderControllerTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/se/bilhalsning/controller/GuestOrderControllerTest.java
index 2ec009d..a822f83 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/se/bilhalsning/controller/GuestOrderControllerTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/se/bilhalsning/controller/GuestOrderControllerTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ import se.bilhalsning.service.UserService;
 
 @SpringBootTest
 @AutoConfigureMockMvc
-@TestPropertySource(properties = "app.jwt.secret=this-is-a-test-secret-that-is-at-least-32-bytes-long!!")
+@TestPropertySource(properties = {
+    "app.jwt.secret=this-is-a-test-secret-that-is-at-least-32-bytes-long!!",
+    "app.rate-limit.guest-create=1000",
+    "app.rate-limit.guest-default=1000"
+})
 class GuestOrderControllerTest {
 
     @Autowired
@@ -35,6 +39,14 @@ class GuestOrderControllerTest {
     @MockitoBean
     private UserService userService;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private se.bilhalsning.security.GuestOrderRateLimitFilter rateLimitFilter;
+
+    @org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach
+    void resetRateLimit() {
+        rateLimitFilter.reset();
+    }
+
     // --- POST /api/guest-orders (create) ---
 
     @Test