diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91154385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
+import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
+import { SlowmodePluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
+import { GuildSlowmodes } from "src/data/GuildSlowmodes";
+import { GuildSavedMessages } from "src/data/GuildSavedMessages";
+import { GuildLogs } from "src/data/GuildLogs";
+import { SECONDS } from "src/utils";
+import { onMessageCreate } from "./util/onMessageCreate";
+import { clearExpiredSlowmodes } from "./util/clearExpiredSlowmodes";
+import { SlowmodeDisableCmd } from "./commands/SlowmodeDisableCmd";
+import { SlowmodeClearCmd } from "./commands/SlowmodeClearCmd";
+import { SlowmodeListCmd } from "./commands/SlowmodeListCmd";
+import { SlowmodeGetChannelCmd } from "./commands/SlowmodeGetChannelCmd";
+import { SlowmodeSetChannelCmd } from "./commands/SlowmodeSetChannelCmd";
+
+const BOT_SLOWMODE_CLEAR_INTERVAL = 60 * SECONDS;
+
+const defaultOptions: PluginOptions<SlowmodePluginType> = {
+  config: {
+    use_native_slowmode: true,
+
+    can_manage: false,
+    is_affected: true,
+  },
+
+  overrides: [
+    {
+      level: ">=50",
+      config: {
+        can_manage: true,
+        is_affected: false,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+export const SlowmodePlugin = zeppelinPlugin<SlowmodePluginType>()("slowmode", {
+  configSchema: ConfigSchema,
+  defaultOptions,
+
+  // prettier-ignore
+  commands: [
+    SlowmodeDisableCmd,
+    SlowmodeClearCmd,
+    SlowmodeListCmd,
+    SlowmodeGetChannelCmd,
+    SlowmodeSetChannelCmd,
+  ],
+
+  onLoad(pluginData) {
+    const { state, guild } = pluginData;
+
+    state.slowmodes = GuildSlowmodes.getGuildInstance(guild.id);
+    state.savedMessages = GuildSavedMessages.getGuildInstance(guild.id);
+    state.logs = new GuildLogs(guild.id);
+    state.clearInterval = setInterval(() => clearExpiredSlowmodes(pluginData), BOT_SLOWMODE_CLEAR_INTERVAL);
+
+    state.onMessageCreateFn = msg => onMessageCreate(pluginData, msg);
+    state.savedMessages.events.on("create", state.onMessageCreateFn);
+  },
+
+  onUnload(pluginData) {
+    pluginData.state.savedMessages.events.off("create", pluginData.state.onMessageCreateFn);
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeClearCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeClearCmd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5806b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeClearCmd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
+import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
+import { slowmodeCmd } from "../types";
+import { clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId } from "../util/clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId";
+
+export const SlowmodeClearCmd = slowmodeCmd({
+  trigger: ["slowmode clear", "slowmode c"],
+  permission: "can_manage",
+
+  signature: {
+    channel: ct.textChannel(),
+    user: ct.resolvedUserLoose(),
+
+    force: ct.bool({ option: true, isSwitch: true }),
+  },
+
+  async run({ message: msg, args, pluginData }) {
+    const channelSlowmode = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getChannelSlowmode(args.channel.id);
+    if (!channelSlowmode) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Channel doesn't have slowmode!");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId(pluginData, args.channel, args.user.id, args.force);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return sendErrorMessage(
+        pluginData,
+        msg.channel,
+        `Failed to clear slowmode from **${args.user.username}#${args.user.discriminator}** in <#${args.channel.id}>`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    sendSuccessMessage(
+      pluginData,
+      msg.channel,
+      `Slowmode cleared from **${args.user.username}#${args.user.discriminator}** in <#${args.channel.id}>`,
+    );
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeDisableCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeDisableCmd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20294f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeDisableCmd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
+import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
+import { slowmodeCmd } from "../types";
+import { disableBotSlowmodeForChannel } from "../util/disableBotSlowmodeForChannel";
+import { noop } from "src/utils";
+import { actualDisableSlowmodeCmd } from "../util/actualDisableSlowmodeCmd";
+
+export const SlowmodeDisableCmd = slowmodeCmd({
+  trigger: ["slowmode disable", "slowmode d"],
+  permission: "can_manage",
+
+  signature: {
+    channel: ct.textChannel(),
+  },
+
+  async run({ message: msg, args, pluginData }) {
+    // Workaround until you can call this cmd from SlowmodeSetChannelCmd
+    actualDisableSlowmodeCmd(msg, args, pluginData);
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeGetChannelCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeGetChannelCmd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..589f1373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeGetChannelCmd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
+import { slowmodeCmd } from "../types";
+import { TextChannel } from "eris";
+import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
+
+export const SlowmodeGetChannelCmd = slowmodeCmd({
+  trigger: "slowmode",
+  permission: "can_manage",
+  source: "guild",
+
+  signature: {
+    channel: ct.textChannel({ option: true }),
+  },
+
+  async run({ message: msg, args, pluginData }) {
+    const channel = args.channel || (msg.channel as TextChannel);
+
+    let currentSlowmode = channel.rateLimitPerUser;
+    let isNative = true;
+
+    if (!currentSlowmode) {
+      const botSlowmode = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getChannelSlowmode(channel.id);
+      if (botSlowmode) {
+        currentSlowmode = botSlowmode.slowmode_seconds;
+        isNative = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (currentSlowmode) {
+      const humanized = humanizeDuration(channel.rateLimitPerUser * 1000);
+      const slowmodeType = isNative ? "native" : "bot-maintained";
+      msg.channel.createMessage(`The current slowmode of <#${channel.id}> is **${humanized}** (${slowmodeType})`);
+    } else {
+      msg.channel.createMessage("Channel is not on slowmode");
+    }
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeListCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeListCmd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..422cb503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeListCmd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { slowmodeCmd } from "../types";
+import { GuildChannel, TextChannel } from "eris";
+import { createChunkedMessage } from "knub/dist/helpers";
+import { errorMessage } from "src/utils";
+import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
+
+export const SlowmodeListCmd = slowmodeCmd({
+  trigger: ["slowmode list", "slowmode l", "slowmodes"],
+  permission: "can_manage",
+
+  async run({ message: msg, pluginData }) {
+    const channels = pluginData.guild.channels;
+    const slowmodes: Array<{ channel: GuildChannel; seconds: number; native: boolean }> = [];
+
+    for (const channel of channels.values()) {
+      if (!(channel instanceof TextChannel)) continue;
+
+      // Bot slowmode
+      const botSlowmode = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getChannelSlowmode(channel.id);
+      if (botSlowmode) {
+        slowmodes.push({ channel, seconds: botSlowmode.slowmode_seconds, native: false });
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Native slowmode
+      if (channel.rateLimitPerUser) {
+        slowmodes.push({ channel, seconds: channel.rateLimitPerUser, native: true });
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (slowmodes.length) {
+      const lines = slowmodes.map(slowmode => {
+        const humanized = humanizeDuration(slowmode.seconds * 1000);
+
+        const type = slowmode.native ? "native slowmode" : "bot slowmode";
+
+        return `<#${slowmode.channel.id}> **${humanized}** ${type}`;
+      });
+
+      createChunkedMessage(msg.channel, lines.join("\n"));
+    } else {
+      msg.channel.createMessage(errorMessage("No active slowmodes!"));
+    }
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeSetChannelCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeSetChannelCmd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab59ce26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/commands/SlowmodeSetChannelCmd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
+import { slowmodeCmd } from "../types";
+import { TextChannel } from "eris";
+import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
+import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
+import { convertDelayStringToMS, HOURS, DAYS } from "src/utils";
+import { disableBotSlowmodeForChannel } from "../util/disableBotSlowmodeForChannel";
+import { actualDisableSlowmodeCmd } from "../util/actualDisableSlowmodeCmd";
+
+const NATIVE_SLOWMODE_LIMIT = 6 * HOURS; // 6 hours
+const MAX_SLOWMODE = DAYS * 365 * 100; // 100 years
+
+export const SlowmodeSetChannelCmd = slowmodeCmd({
+  trigger: "slowmode",
+  permission: "can_manage",
+  source: "guild",
+
+  // prettier-ignore
+  signature: [
+    {
+      time: ct.string(),
+    },
+    {
+      channel: ct.textChannel(),
+      time: ct.string(),
+    }
+  ],
+
+  async run({ message: msg, args, pluginData }) {
+    const channel = args.channel || msg.channel;
+
+    if (channel == null || !(channel instanceof TextChannel)) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Channel must be a text channel");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const seconds = Math.ceil(convertDelayStringToMS(args.time, "s") / 1000);
+    const useNativeSlowmode =
+      pluginData.config.getForChannel(channel).use_native_slowmode && seconds <= NATIVE_SLOWMODE_LIMIT;
+
+    if (seconds === 0) {
+      // Workaround until we can call SlowmodeDisableCmd from here
+      return actualDisableSlowmodeCmd(msg, { channel }, pluginData);
+    }
+
+    if (seconds > MAX_SLOWMODE) {
+      sendErrorMessage(
+        pluginData,
+        msg.channel,
+        `Sorry, slowmodes can be at most 100 years long. Maybe 99 would be enough?`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (useNativeSlowmode) {
+      // Native slowmode
+
+      // If there is an existing bot-maintained slowmode, disable that first
+      const existingBotSlowmode = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getChannelSlowmode(channel.id);
+      if (existingBotSlowmode) {
+        await disableBotSlowmodeForChannel(pluginData, channel);
+      }
+
+      // Set slowmode
+      try {
+        await channel.edit({
+          rateLimitPerUser: seconds,
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        return sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Failed to set native slowmode (check permissions)");
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Bot-maintained slowmode
+
+      // If there is an existing native slowmode, disable that first
+      if (channel.rateLimitPerUser) {
+        await channel.edit({
+          rateLimitPerUser: 0,
+        });
+      }
+
+      await pluginData.state.slowmodes.setChannelSlowmode(channel.id, seconds);
+    }
+
+    const humanizedSlowmodeTime = humanizeDuration(seconds * 1000);
+    const slowmodeType = useNativeSlowmode ? "native slowmode" : "bot-maintained slowmode";
+    sendSuccessMessage(
+      pluginData,
+      msg.channel,
+      `Set ${humanizedSlowmodeTime} slowmode for <#${channel.id}> (${slowmodeType})`,
+    );
+  },
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f956644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import * as t from "io-ts";
+import { BasePluginType, eventListener, command } from "knub";
+import { GuildSlowmodes } from "src/data/GuildSlowmodes";
+import { GuildSavedMessages } from "src/data/GuildSavedMessages";
+import { GuildLogs } from "src/data/GuildLogs";
+
+export const ConfigSchema = t.type({
+  use_native_slowmode: t.boolean,
+
+  can_manage: t.boolean,
+  is_affected: t.boolean,
+});
+export type TConfigSchema = t.TypeOf<typeof ConfigSchema>;
+
+export interface SlowmodePluginType extends BasePluginType {
+  config: TConfigSchema;
+  state: {
+    slowmodes: GuildSlowmodes;
+    savedMessages: GuildSavedMessages;
+    logs: GuildLogs;
+    clearInterval: NodeJS.Timeout;
+
+    onMessageCreateFn;
+  };
+}
+
+export const slowmodeCmd = command<SlowmodePluginType>();
+export const slowmodeEvt = eventListener<SlowmodePluginType>();
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/actualDisableSlowmodeCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/actualDisableSlowmodeCmd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..948c474a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/actualDisableSlowmodeCmd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { Message } from "eris";
+import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
+import { disableBotSlowmodeForChannel } from "./disableBotSlowmodeForChannel";
+import { noop } from "src/utils";
+
+export async function actualDisableSlowmodeCmd(msg: Message, args, pluginData) {
+  const botSlowmode = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getChannelSlowmode(args.channel.id);
+  const hasNativeSlowmode = args.channel.rateLimitPerUser;
+
+  if (!botSlowmode && hasNativeSlowmode === 0) {
+    sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Channel is not on slowmode!");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const initMsg = await msg.channel.createMessage("Disabling slowmode...");
+
+  // Disable bot-maintained slowmode
+  let failedUsers = [];
+  if (botSlowmode) {
+    const result = await disableBotSlowmodeForChannel(pluginData, args.channel);
+    failedUsers = result.failedUsers;
+  }
+
+  // Disable native slowmode
+  if (hasNativeSlowmode) {
+    await args.channel.edit({ rateLimitPerUser: 0 });
+  }
+
+  if (failedUsers.length) {
+    sendSuccessMessage(
+      pluginData,
+      msg.channel,
+      `Slowmode disabled! Failed to clear slowmode from the following users:\n\n<@!${failedUsers.join(">\n<@!")}>`,
+    );
+  } else {
+    sendSuccessMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Slowmode disabled!");
+    initMsg.delete().catch(noop);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/applyBotSlowmodeToUserId.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/applyBotSlowmodeToUserId.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b22a738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/applyBotSlowmodeToUserId.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { SlowmodePluginType } from "../types";
+import { PluginData } from "knub";
+import { GuildChannel, TextChannel, Constants } from "eris";
+import { UnknownUser, isDiscordRESTError, stripObjectToScalars } from "src/utils";
+import { LogType } from "src/data/LogType";
+import { logger } from "src/logger";
+
+export async function applyBotSlowmodeToUserId(
+  pluginData: PluginData<SlowmodePluginType>,
+  channel: GuildChannel & TextChannel,
+  userId: string,
+) {
+  // Deny sendMessage permission from the user. If there are existing permission overwrites, take those into account.
+  const existingOverride = channel.permissionOverwrites.get(userId);
+  const newDeniedPermissions = (existingOverride ? existingOverride.deny : 0) | Constants.Permissions.sendMessages;
+  const newAllowedPermissions = (existingOverride ? existingOverride.allow : 0) & ~Constants.Permissions.sendMessages;
+
+  try {
+    await channel.editPermission(userId, newAllowedPermissions, newDeniedPermissions, "member");
+  } catch (e) {
+    const user = pluginData.client.users.get(userId) || new UnknownUser({ id: userId });
+
+    if (isDiscordRESTError(e) && e.code === 50013) {
+      logger.warn(
+        `Missing permissions to apply bot slowmode to user ${userId} on channel ${channel.name} (${channel.id}) on server ${pluginData.guild.name} (${pluginData.guild.id})`,
+      );
+      pluginData.state.logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+        body: `Missing permissions to apply bot slowmode to {userMention(user)} in {channelMention(channel)}`,
+        user: stripObjectToScalars(user),
+        channel: stripObjectToScalars(channel),
+      });
+    } else {
+      pluginData.state.logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+        body: `Failed to apply bot slowmode to {userMention(user)} in {channelMention(channel)}`,
+        user: stripObjectToScalars(user),
+        channel: stripObjectToScalars(channel),
+      });
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
+
+  await pluginData.state.slowmodes.addSlowmodeUser(channel.id, userId);
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcde2322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { PluginData } from "knub";
+import { SlowmodePluginType } from "../types";
+import { GuildChannel, TextChannel } from "eris";
+
+export async function clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId(
+  pluginData: PluginData<SlowmodePluginType>,
+  channel: GuildChannel & TextChannel,
+  userId: string,
+  force = false,
+) {
+  try {
+    // Remove permission overrides from the channel for this user
+    // Previously we diffed the overrides so we could clear the "send messages" override without touching other
+    // overrides. Unfortunately, it seems that was a bit buggy - we didn't always receive the event for the changed
+    // overrides and then we also couldn't diff against them. For consistency's sake, we just delete the override now.
+    await channel.deletePermission(userId);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (!force) {
+      throw e;
+    }
+  }
+
+  await pluginData.state.slowmodes.clearSlowmodeUser(channel.id, userId);
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/clearExpiredSlowmodes.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/clearExpiredSlowmodes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f0889a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/clearExpiredSlowmodes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { PluginData } from "knub";
+import { SlowmodePluginType } from "../types";
+import { LogType } from "src/data/LogType";
+import { logger } from "src/logger";
+import { GuildChannel, TextChannel } from "eris";
+import { UnknownUser, stripObjectToScalars } from "src/utils";
+import { clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId } from "./clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId";
+
+export async function clearExpiredSlowmodes(pluginData: PluginData<SlowmodePluginType>) {
+  const expiredSlowmodeUsers = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getExpiredSlowmodeUsers();
+  for (const user of expiredSlowmodeUsers) {
+    const channel = pluginData.guild.channels.get(user.channel_id);
+    if (!channel) {
+      await pluginData.state.slowmodes.clearSlowmodeUser(user.channel_id, user.user_id);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId(pluginData, channel as GuildChannel & TextChannel, user.user_id);
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.error(e);
+
+      const realUser = pluginData.client.users.get(user.user_id) || new UnknownUser({ id: user.user_id });
+      pluginData.state.logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
+        body: `Failed to clear slowmode permissions from {userMention(user)} in {channelMention(channel)}`,
+        user: stripObjectToScalars(realUser),
+        channel: stripObjectToScalars(channel),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/disableBotSlowmodeForChannel.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/disableBotSlowmodeForChannel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f505a9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/disableBotSlowmodeForChannel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { GuildChannel, TextChannel } from "eris";
+import { PluginData } from "knub";
+import { SlowmodePluginType } from "../types";
+import { clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId } from "./clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId";
+
+export async function disableBotSlowmodeForChannel(
+  pluginData: PluginData<SlowmodePluginType>,
+  channel: GuildChannel & TextChannel,
+) {
+  // Disable channel slowmode
+  await pluginData.state.slowmodes.deleteChannelSlowmode(channel.id);
+
+  // Remove currently applied slowmodes
+  const users = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getChannelSlowmodeUsers(channel.id);
+  const failedUsers = [];
+
+  for (const slowmodeUser of users) {
+    try {
+      await clearBotSlowmodeFromUserId(pluginData, channel, slowmodeUser.user_id);
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Removing the slowmode failed. Record this so the permissions can be changed manually, and remove the database entry.
+      failedUsers.push(slowmodeUser.user_id);
+      await pluginData.state.slowmodes.clearSlowmodeUser(channel.id, slowmodeUser.user_id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { failedUsers };
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/onMessageCreate.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/onMessageCreate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13bebcd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Slowmode/util/onMessageCreate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { SavedMessage } from "src/data/entities/SavedMessage";
+import { GuildChannel, TextChannel } from "eris";
+import { PluginData } from "knub";
+import { SlowmodePluginType } from "../types";
+import { resolveMember } from "src/utils";
+import { applyBotSlowmodeToUserId } from "./applyBotSlowmodeToUserId";
+import { hasPermission } from "src/pluginUtils";
+
+export async function onMessageCreate(pluginData: PluginData<SlowmodePluginType>, msg: SavedMessage) {
+  if (msg.is_bot) return;
+
+  const channel = pluginData.guild.channels.get(msg.channel_id) as GuildChannel & TextChannel;
+  if (!channel) return;
+
+  // Don't apply slowmode if the lock was interrupted earlier (e.g. the message was caught by word filters)
+  const thisMsgLock = await pluginData.locks.acquire(`message-${msg.id}`);
+  if (thisMsgLock.interrupted) return;
+
+  // Check if this channel even *has* a bot-maintained slowmode
+  const channelSlowmode = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.getChannelSlowmode(channel.id);
+  if (!channelSlowmode) return thisMsgLock.unlock();
+
+  // Make sure this user is affected by the slowmode
+  const member = await resolveMember(pluginData.client, pluginData.guild, msg.user_id);
+  const isAffected = hasPermission(pluginData, "is_affected", { channelId: channel.id, userId: msg.user_id, member });
+  if (!isAffected) return thisMsgLock.unlock();
+
+  // Delete any extra messages sent after a slowmode was already applied
+  const userHasSlowmode = await pluginData.state.slowmodes.userHasSlowmode(channel.id, msg.user_id);
+  if (userHasSlowmode) {
+    const message = await channel.getMessage(msg.id);
+    if (message) {
+      message.delete();
+      return thisMsgLock.interrupt();
+    }
+
+    return thisMsgLock.unlock();
+  }
+
+  await applyBotSlowmodeToUserId(pluginData, channel, msg.user_id);
+  thisMsgLock.unlock();
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts b/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts
index 32825725..f5b1acb3 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/availablePlugins.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { GuildConfigReloaderPlugin } from "./GuildConfigReloader/GuildConfigRelo
 import { CasesPlugin } from "./Cases/CasesPlugin";
 import { MutesPlugin } from "./Mutes/MutesPlugin";
 import { TagsPlugin } from "./Tags/TagsPlugin";
+import { SlowmodePlugin } from "./Slowmode/SlowmodePlugin";
 
 // prettier-ignore
 export const guildPlugins: Array<ZeppelinPluginBlueprint<any>> = [
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export const guildPlugins: Array<ZeppelinPluginBlueprint<any>> = [
   MessageSaverPlugin,
   NameHistoryPlugin,
   RemindersPlugin,
+  SlowmodePlugin,
   TagsPlugin,
   UsernameSaverPlugin,
   UtilityPlugin,