diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.h b/src/p2p/net_node.h
index cc6a486d3..3f5a5ad93 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.h
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.h
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ namespace nodetool
     bool set_rate_down_limit(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm, int64_t limit);
     bool set_rate_limit(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm, int64_t limit);
 
+    bool has_too_many_connections(const uint32_t ip);
+
     void kill() { ///< will be called e.g. from deinit()
       _info("Killing the net_node");
       is_closing = true;
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index f32e7a435..e9847b64d 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -1457,6 +1457,14 @@ namespace nodetool
       drop_connection(context);
       return 1;
     }
+
+    if(has_too_many_connections(context.m_remote_ip))
+    {
+      LOG_PRINT_CCONTEXT_L1("CONNECTION FROM " << epee::string_tools::get_ip_string_from_int32(context.m_remote_ip) << " REFUSED, too many connections from the same address");
+      drop_connection(context);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
     //associate peer_id with this connection
     context.peer_id = arg.node_data.peer_id;
 
@@ -1677,4 +1685,26 @@ namespace nodetool
 
     return true;
   }
+
+  template<class t_payload_net_handler>
+  bool node_server<t_payload_net_handler>::has_too_many_connections(const uint32_t ip)
+  {
+    const uint8_t max_connections = 3;
+    uint8_t count = 0;
+
+    m_net_server.get_config_object().foreach_connection([&](const p2p_connection_context& cntxt)
+    {
+      if (cntxt.m_is_income && cntxt.m_remote_ip == ip) {
+        count++;
+
+        if (count > max_connections) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    });
+
+    return count > max_connections;
+  }
 }