diff --git a/src/policies/rate-limit-policy.test.ts b/src/policies/rate-limit-policy.test.ts
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+import { assertEquals } from '../deps.ts';
+import { buildEvent, buildInputMessage } from '../test.ts';
+
+import rateLimitPolicy from './rate-limit-policy.ts';
+
+Deno.test({
+  name: 'blocks events from IPs that are publishing events too quickly',
+  fn: async () => {
+    const opts = {
+      max: 4,
+      databaseUrl: `sqlite:///tmp/${crypto.randomUUID()}.sqlite3`,
+    };
+
+    const msg = buildInputMessage({ sourceType: 'IP4', sourceInfo: '1.1.1.1', event: buildEvent() });
+
+    assertEquals((await rateLimitPolicy(msg, opts)).action, 'accept');
+    assertEquals((await rateLimitPolicy(msg, opts)).action, 'accept');
+    assertEquals((await rateLimitPolicy(msg, opts)).action, 'accept');
+    assertEquals((await rateLimitPolicy(msg, opts)).action, 'accept');
+    assertEquals((await rateLimitPolicy(msg, opts)).action, 'reject');
+    assertEquals((await rateLimitPolicy(msg, opts)).action, 'reject');
+    assertEquals((await rateLimitPolicy(msg, opts)).action, 'reject');
+  },
+  sanitizeResources: false,
+});