diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-lizards-argue.md b/.changeset/afraid-lizards-argue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b282a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-lizards-argue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rosen-bridge/rosenet-node': minor
+---
+
+Add pubsub limits
diff --git a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/constants.ts b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/constants.ts
index 75b740a..b352f8e 100644
--- a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/constants.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ export const RELAY_DISCOVERY_RESTART_INTERVAL = 10_000;
 export const ROSENET_DIRECT_PROTOCOL_V1 = '/rosenet/direct/1';
 export const DEFAULT_NODE_PORT = 55123;
 export const ACK_BYTE = 1;
-export const MESSAGE_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT = 1000;
+export const MESSAGE_ROUNDTRIP_TIMEOUT = 5000;
+export const MESSAGE_HANDLING_TIMEOUT = 2000;
 export const MESSAGE_RETRY_ATTEMPTS = 5;
 export const MESSAGE_RETRY_INITIAL_DELAY = 2000;
-export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_THROUGHPUT = 1000;
-export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_QUEUE_SIZE = 2000;
-export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_THROUGHPUT_PER_PEER = 100;
-export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_QUEUE_SIZE_PER_PEER = 200;
-export const MAX_OUTBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_THROUGHPUT = 1000;
-export const MAX_OUTBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_QUEUE_SIZE = 2000;
-export const ROSENET_DIRECT_STREAM_CREATION_TIMEOUT = 500;
+export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_THROUGHPUT = 100;
+export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_QUEUE_SIZE = 200;
+export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_THROUGHPUT_PER_PEER = 10;
+export const MAX_INBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_QUEUE_SIZE_PER_PEER = 20;
+export const MAX_OUTBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_THROUGHPUT = 200;
+export const MAX_OUTBOUND_ROSENET_DIRECT_QUEUE_SIZE = 400;
+export const MAX_INBOUND_PUBSUB_THROUGHPUT = 100;
+export const MAX_INBOUND_PUBSUB_QUEUE_SIZE = 200;
+export const MAX_OUTBOUND_PUBSUB_THROUGHPUT = 200;
+export const MAX_OUTBOUND_PUBSUB_QUEUE_SIZE = 400;
+export const ROSENET_DIRECT_STREAM_CREATION_TIMEOUT = 2000;
diff --git a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/publish.ts b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/publish.ts
index 0c9af89..34da2e9 100644
--- a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/publish.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,39 @@
 import { Libp2p, PubSub } from '@libp2p/interface';
+import { bulkhead, isBulkheadRejectedError } from 'cockatiel';
+
+import RoseNetNodeContext from '../context/RoseNetNodeContext';
+
+import {
+  MAX_OUTBOUND_PUBSUB_QUEUE_SIZE,
+  MAX_OUTBOUND_PUBSUB_THROUGHPUT,
+} from '../constants';
 
 const textEncoder = new TextEncoder();
 
+const bulkheadPolicy = bulkhead(
+  MAX_OUTBOUND_PUBSUB_THROUGHPUT,
+  MAX_OUTBOUND_PUBSUB_QUEUE_SIZE,
+);
+
 /**
  * factory for libp2p publish
  */
 const publishFactory =
   (node: Libp2p<{ pubsub: PubSub }>) =>
   async (topic: string, message: string) => {
-    node.services.pubsub.publish(topic, textEncoder.encode(message));
+    try {
+      await bulkheadPolicy.execute(() =>
+        node.services.pubsub.publish(topic, textEncoder.encode(message)),
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (isBulkheadRejectedError(error)) {
+        RoseNetNodeContext.logger.warn('Maximum publish threshold reached');
+      } else {
+        RoseNetNodeContext.logger.warn('Message publish failed', {
+          message,
+        });
+      }
+    }
   };
 
 export default publishFactory;
diff --git a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/subscribe.ts b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/subscribe.ts
index 05829fa..e27d4d6 100644
--- a/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/subscribe.ts
+++ b/packages/rosenet-node/lib/rosenet-pubsub/subscribe.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 import { Libp2p, PubSub } from '@libp2p/interface';
+import { bulkhead } from 'cockatiel';
+
+import RoseNetNodeContext from '../context/RoseNetNodeContext';
+
+import {
+  MAX_INBOUND_PUBSUB_QUEUE_SIZE,
+  MAX_INBOUND_PUBSUB_THROUGHPUT,
+} from '../constants';
 
 const textDecoder = new TextDecoder();
 
+const bulkheadPolicy = bulkhead(
+  MAX_INBOUND_PUBSUB_THROUGHPUT,
+  MAX_INBOUND_PUBSUB_QUEUE_SIZE,
+);
+
 /**
  * factory for libp2p subscribe
  */
@@ -9,9 +22,17 @@ const subscribeFactory =
   (node: Libp2p<{ pubsub: PubSub }>) =>
   async (topic: string, handler: (message: string) => void) => {
     node.services.pubsub.subscribe(topic);
-    node.services.pubsub.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
-      if (event.detail.topic === topic) {
-        handler(textDecoder.decode(event.detail.data));
+    node.services.pubsub.addEventListener('message', async (event) => {
+      try {
+        await bulkheadPolicy.execute(() => {
+          if (event.detail.topic === topic) {
+            handler(textDecoder.decode(event.detail.data));
+          }
+        });
+      } catch {
+        RoseNetNodeContext.logger.warn(
+          'Maximum pubsub message handling threshold reached',
+        );
       }
     });
   };