diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
index f9dc443fc..10153fd6d 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func New(opts ...WakuNodeOption) (*WakuNode, error) {
 	w.filterLightNode = filter.NewWakuFilterLightNode(w.bcaster, w.peermanager, w.timesource, w.opts.onlineChecker, w.opts.prometheusReg, w.log)
 	w.lightPush = lightpush.NewWakuLightPush(w.Relay(), w.peermanager, w.opts.prometheusReg, w.log, w.opts.lightpushOpts...)
 
-	w.store = store.NewWakuStore(w.peermanager, w.timesource, w.log)
+	w.store = store.NewWakuStore(w.peermanager, w.timesource, w.log, w.opts.storeRateLimit)
 
 	if params.storeFactory != nil {
 		w.storeFactory = params.storeFactory
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go b/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
index 445065de6..112cafe61 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/utils"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
 // Default UserAgent
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ type WakuNodeParameters struct {
 	enableStore     bool
 	messageProvider legacy_store.MessageProvider
 
+	storeRateLimit rate.Limit
+
 	enableRendezvousPoint bool
 	rendezvousDB          *rendezvous.DB
 
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ var DefaultWakuNodeOptions = []WakuNodeOption{
 	WithCircuitRelayParams(2*time.Second, 3*time.Minute),
 	WithPeerStoreCapacity(DefaultMaxPeerStoreCapacity),
 	WithOnlineChecker(onlinechecker.NewDefaultOnlineChecker(true)),
+	WithWakuStoreRateLimit(8), // Value currently set in status.staging
 }
 
 // MultiAddresses return the list of multiaddresses configured in the node
@@ -458,6 +462,16 @@ func WithWakuFilterFullNode(filterOpts ...filter.Option) WakuNodeOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithWakuStoreRateLimit is used to set a default rate limit on which storenodes will
+// be sent per peerID to avoid running into a TOO_MANY_REQUESTS (429) error when consuming
+// the store protocol from a storenode
+func WithWakuStoreRateLimit(value rate.Limit) WakuNodeOption {
+	return func(params *WakuNodeParameters) error {
+		params.storeRateLimit = value
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithWakuStore enables the Waku V2 Store protocol and if the messages should
 // be stored or not in a message provider.
 func WithWakuStore() WakuNodeOption {
diff --git a/waku/v2/protocol/store/client.go b/waku/v2/protocol/store/client.go
index 0b08d5f98..3398c4bf9 100644
--- a/waku/v2/protocol/store/client.go
+++ b/waku/v2/protocol/store/client.go
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ const MaxPageSize = 100
 // DefaultPageSize is the default number of waku messages per page
 const DefaultPageSize = 20
 
-const maxQueriesPerSecond = 8
-
 const ok = uint32(200)
 
 var (
@@ -68,19 +66,22 @@ func (e *StoreError) Error() string {
 
 // WakuStore represents an instance of a store client
 type WakuStore struct {
-	h            host.Host
-	timesource   timesource.Timesource
-	log          *zap.Logger
-	pm           *peermanager.PeerManager
-	rateLimiters map[peer.ID]*rate.Limiter
+	h          host.Host
+	timesource timesource.Timesource
+	log        *zap.Logger
+	pm         *peermanager.PeerManager
+
+	defaultRatelimit rate.Limit
+	rateLimiters     map[peer.ID]*rate.Limiter
 }
 
 // NewWakuStore is used to instantiate a StoreV3 client
-func NewWakuStore(pm *peermanager.PeerManager, timesource timesource.Timesource, log *zap.Logger) *WakuStore {
+func NewWakuStore(pm *peermanager.PeerManager, timesource timesource.Timesource, log *zap.Logger, defaultRatelimit rate.Limit) *WakuStore {
 	s := new(WakuStore)
 	s.log = log.Named("store-client")
 	s.timesource = timesource
 	s.pm = pm
+	s.defaultRatelimit = defaultRatelimit
 	s.rateLimiters = make(map[peer.ID]*rate.Limiter)
 
 	if pm != nil {
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ func (s *WakuStore) queryFrom(ctx context.Context, storeRequest *pb.StoreQueryRe
 	if !params.skipRatelimit {
 		rateLimiter, ok := s.rateLimiters[params.selectedPeer]
 		if !ok {
-			rateLimiter = rate.NewLimiter(maxQueriesPerSecond, 1)
+			rateLimiter = rate.NewLimiter(s.defaultRatelimit, 1)
 			s.rateLimiters[params.selectedPeer] = rateLimiter
 		}
 		err := rateLimiter.Wait(ctx)
diff --git a/waku/v2/protocol/store/options.go b/waku/v2/protocol/store/options.go
index a4d29f6f7..b8deba47c 100644
--- a/waku/v2/protocol/store/options.go
+++ b/waku/v2/protocol/store/options.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func IncludeData(v bool) RequestOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// Skips the rate limiting for the current request (might cause the store request to fail with TOO_MANY_REQUESTS (429))
 func SkipRateLimit() RequestOption {
 	return func(params *Parameters) error {
 		params.skipRatelimit = true