diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc6bc09..471177d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/borgbase/ansible-role-borgbackup.git roles/borgba
 - `borg_lock_wait_time`: Config maximum seconds to wait for acquiring a repository/cache lock. Defaults to 5 seconds.
 - `borg_ssh_command`: Command to use instead of just "ssh". This can be used to specify ssh options.
 - `borg_remote_path`: Path to the borg executable on the remote. It will default to `borg`.
+- `borg_remote_rate_limit`: Remote network upload rate limit in kiBytes/second.
 - `borg_encryption_passcommand`: The standard output of this command is used to unlock the encryption key.
 - `borg_retention_policy`: Retention policy for how many backups to keep in each category (daily, weekly, monthly, etc).
 - `ssh_key_file`: Path to a private ssh key file (default is `.ssh/id_ed25519`). It generates a ed25519 key if the file doesn't exist yet.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b73927b..7a613e1 100755
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ borg_encryption_passcommand: false
 borg_lock_wait_time: 5
 borg_ssh_command: false
 borg_remote_path: false
+borg_remote_rate_limit: 0
 borg_retention_policy:
   keep_hourly: 3
   keep_daily: 7
diff --git a/templates/config.yaml.j2 b/templates/config.yaml.j2
index 1911acb..0d457f4 100644
--- a/templates/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/config.yaml.j2
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ storage:
     compression: auto,zstd
 
     # Remote network upload rate limit in kiBytes/second.
-    #remote_rate_limit: 5000
+{% if borg_remote_rate_limit %}
+    remote_rate_limit: {{ borg_remote_rate_limit }}
+{% endif %}
 
     # Command to use instead of just "ssh". This can be used to specify ssh options.
     # ssh_command: ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519