diff --git a/djangorestframework/permissions.py b/djangorestframework/permissions.py
index a9b3f08b8..b3fd212b8 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/permissions.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/permissions.py
@@ -122,3 +122,35 @@ class PerUserThrottling(BasePermission):
 
         history.insert(0, now)
         cache.set(key, history, duration)
+
+class PerResourceThrottling(BasePermission):
+    """
+    Rate throttling of requests on a per-resource basis.
+
+    The rate (requests / seconds) is set by a :attr:`throttle` attribute on the ``View`` class.
+    The attribute is a two tuple of the form (number of requests, duration in seconds).
+
+    The user id will be used as a unique identifier if the user is authenticated.
+    For anonymous requests, the IP address of the client will be used.
+
+    Previous request information used for throttling is stored in the cache.
+    """
+
+    def check_permission(self, ignore):
+        (num_requests, duration) = getattr(self.view, 'throttle', (0, 0))
+        
+        
+        key = 'throttle_%s' % self.view.__class__.__name__
+        
+        history = cache.get(key, [])
+        now = time.time()
+        
+        # Drop any requests from the history which have now passed the throttle duration
+        while history and history[0] < now - duration:
+            history.pop()
+
+        if len(history) >= num_requests:
+            raise _503_THROTTLED_RESPONSE
+
+        history.insert(0, now)
+        cache.set(key, history, duration)
diff --git a/djangorestframework/tests/throttling.py b/djangorestframework/tests/throttling.py
index b33836a24..a9e6803be 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/tests/throttling.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/tests/throttling.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from django.core.cache import cache
 
 from djangorestframework.compat import RequestFactory
 from djangorestframework.views import View
-from djangorestframework.permissions import PerUserThrottling
+from djangorestframework.permissions import PerUserThrottling, PerResourceThrottling
 
 
 class MockView(View):
@@ -18,8 +18,16 @@ class MockView(View):
     def get(self, request):
         return 'foo'
 
+class MockView1(View):
+    permissions = ( PerResourceThrottling, )
+    throttle = (3, 1) # 3 requests per second
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        return 'foo'
+
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     (r'^$', MockView.as_view()),
+    (r'^1$', MockView1.as_view()),
 )
 
 class ThrottlingTests(TestCase):
@@ -37,7 +45,6 @@ class ThrottlingTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(503, response.status_code)
         
     def test_request_throttling_is_per_user(self):
-        #Can not login user.....Dunno why...
         """Ensure request rate is only limited per user, not globally"""
         for username in ('testuser', 'another_testuser'):
             user = User.objects.create(username=username)
@@ -49,7 +56,23 @@ class ThrottlingTests(TestCase):
             response = self.client.get('/')
         self.client.logout()
         self.assertTrue(self.client.login(username='another_testuser', password='test'), msg='Login failed')
+        response = self.client.get('/')
         self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
+ 
+    def test_request_throttling_is_per_resource(self):
+        """Ensure request rate is limited globally per View"""
+        for username in ('testuser', 'another_testuser'):
+            user = User.objects.create(username=username)
+            user.set_password('test')
+            user.save()
+        
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.login(username='testuser', password='test'), msg='Login Failed')
+        for dummy in range(3):
+            response = self.client.get('/1')
+        self.client.logout()
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.login(username='another_testuser', password='test'), msg='Login failed')
+        response = self.client.get('/1')
+        self.assertEqual(503, response.status_code)
         
     def test_request_throttling_expires(self):
         """Ensure request rate is limited for a limited duration only"""