diff --git a/pkg/routes/rate_limit.go b/pkg/routes/rate_limit.go
index 0200273190..75993cb7cf 100644
--- a/pkg/routes/rate_limit.go
+++ b/pkg/routes/rate_limit.go
@@ -74,29 +74,33 @@ func RateLimit(rateLimiter *limiter.Limiter, rateLimitKind string) echo.Middlewa
 	}
 }
 
+func createRateLimiter(rate limiter.Rate) *limiter.Limiter {
+	var store limiter.Store
+	var err error
+	switch config.RateLimitStore.GetString() {
+	case "memory":
+		store = memory.NewStore()
+	case "redis":
+		if !config.RedisEnabled.GetBool() {
+			log.Fatal("Redis is configured for rate limiting, but not enabled!")
+		}
+		store, err = redis.NewStore(red.GetRedis())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error while creating rate limit redis store: %s", err)
+		}
+	default:
+		log.Fatalf("Unknown Rate limit store \"%s\"", config.RateLimitStore.GetString())
+	}
+	return limiter.New(store, rate)
+}
+
 func setupRateLimit(a *echo.Group, rateLimitKind string) {
 	if config.RateLimitEnabled.GetBool() {
 		rate := limiter.Rate{
 			Period: config.RateLimitPeriod.GetDuration() * time.Second,
 			Limit:  config.RateLimitLimit.GetInt64(),
 		}
-		var store limiter.Store
-		var err error
-		switch config.RateLimitStore.GetString() {
-		case "memory":
-			store = memory.NewStore()
-		case "redis":
-			if !config.RedisEnabled.GetBool() {
-				log.Fatal("Redis is configured for rate limiting, but not enabled!")
-			}
-			store, err = redis.NewStore(red.GetRedis())
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Error while creating rate limit redis store: %s", err)
-			}
-		default:
-			log.Fatalf("Unknown Rate limit store \"%s\"", config.RateLimitStore.GetString())
-		}
-		rateLimiter := limiter.New(store, rate)
+		rateLimiter := createRateLimiter(rate)
 		log.Debugf("Rate limit configured with %s and %v requests per %v", config.RateLimitStore.GetString(), rate.Limit, rate.Period)
 		a.Use(RateLimit(rateLimiter, rateLimitKind))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/routes/routes.go b/pkg/routes/routes.go
index f0bac08320..044f3a306e 100644
--- a/pkg/routes/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/routes/routes.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ulule/limiter/v3"
+
 	vikunja_file "code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/modules/migration/vikunja-file"
 
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
@@ -235,17 +237,26 @@ func registerAPIRoutes(a *echo.Group) {
 	// Prometheus endpoint
 	setupMetrics(n)
 
+	// Separate route for unauthenticated routes to enable rate limits for it
+	ur := a.Group("")
+	rate := limiter.Rate{
+		Period: 60 * time.Second,
+		Limit:  10,
+	}
+	rateLimiter := createRateLimiter(rate)
+	ur.Use(RateLimit(rateLimiter, "ip"))
+
 	if config.AuthLocalEnabled.GetBool() {
 		// User stuff
-		n.POST("/login", apiv1.Login)
-		n.POST("/register", apiv1.RegisterUser)
-		n.POST("/user/password/token", apiv1.UserRequestResetPasswordToken)
-		n.POST("/user/password/reset", apiv1.UserResetPassword)
-		n.POST("/user/confirm", apiv1.UserConfirmEmail)
+		ur.POST("/login", apiv1.Login)
+		ur.POST("/register", apiv1.RegisterUser)
+		ur.POST("/user/password/token", apiv1.UserRequestResetPasswordToken)
+		ur.POST("/user/password/reset", apiv1.UserResetPassword)
+		ur.POST("/user/confirm", apiv1.UserConfirmEmail)
 	}
 
 	if config.AuthOpenIDEnabled.GetBool() {
-		n.POST("/auth/openid/:provider/callback", openid.HandleCallback)
+		ur.POST("/auth/openid/:provider/callback", openid.HandleCallback)
 	}
 
 	// Testing
@@ -261,7 +272,7 @@ func registerAPIRoutes(a *echo.Group) {
 
 	// Link share auth
 	if config.ServiceEnableLinkSharing.GetBool() {
-		n.POST("/shares/:share/auth", apiv1.AuthenticateLinkShare)
+		ur.POST("/shares/:share/auth", apiv1.AuthenticateLinkShare)
 	}
 
 	// ===== Routes with Authetication =====