diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index 888dc2d03..5c1e653cb 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type FilerOptions struct {
 	debugPort               *int
 	localSocket             *string
 	showUIDirectoryDelete   *bool
+	downloadMaxMBps         *int
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.debugPort = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("debug.port", 6060, "http port for debugging")
 	f.localSocket = cmdFiler.Flag.String("localSocket", "", "default to /tmp/seaweedfs-filer-<port>.sock")
 	f.showUIDirectoryDelete = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("ui.deleteDir", true, "enable filer UI show delete directory button")
+	f.downloadMaxMBps = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("downloadMaxMBps", 0, "download max speed for each download request, in MB per second")
 
 	// start s3 on filer
 	filerStartS3 = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("s3", false, "whether to start S3 gateway")
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ func (fo *FilerOptions) startFiler() {
 		SaveToFilerLimit:      int64(*fo.saveToFilerLimit),
 		ConcurrentUploadLimit: int64(*fo.concurrentUploadLimitMB) * 1024 * 1024,
 		ShowUIDirectoryDelete: *fo.showUIDirectoryDelete,
+		DownloadMaxBytesPs:    int64(*fo.downloadMaxMBps) * 1024 * 1024,
 	})
 	if nfs_err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Filer startup error: %v", nfs_err)
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index d4c7fb64e..1f5aa5727 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func init() {
 	filerOptions.concurrentUploadLimitMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.concurrentUploadLimitMB", 64, "limit total concurrent upload size")
 	filerOptions.localSocket = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.localSocket", "", "default to /tmp/seaweedfs-filer-<port>.sock")
 	filerOptions.showUIDirectoryDelete = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.ui.deleteDir", true, "enable filer UI show delete directory button")
+	filerOptions.downloadMaxMBps = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.downloadMaxMBps", 0, "download max speed for each download request, in MB per second")
 
 	serverOptions.v.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.port", 8080, "volume server http listen port")
 	serverOptions.v.portGrpc = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.port.grpc", 0, "volume server grpc listen port")
diff --git a/weed/filer/stream.go b/weed/filer/stream.go
index 9ac74d0a0..b4ec58478 100644
--- a/weed/filer/stream.go
+++ b/weed/filer/stream.go
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ func NewFileReader(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, entry *filer_pb.Entry) io.R
 }
 
 func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, writer io.Writer, chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk, offset int64, size int64) error {
+	return StreamContentWithThrottler(masterClient, writer, chunks, offset, size, 0)
+}
+
+func StreamContentWithThrottler(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, writer io.Writer, chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk, offset int64, size int64, downloadMaxBytesPs int64) error {
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("start to stream content for chunks: %+v", chunks)
 	chunkViews := ViewFromChunks(masterClient.GetLookupFileIdFunction(), chunks, offset, size)
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, writer io.Writ
 		fileId2Url[chunkView.FileId] = urlStrings
 	}
 
+	downloadThrottler := util.NewWriteThrottler(downloadMaxBytesPs)
 	remaining := size
 	for _, chunkView := range chunkViews {
 		if offset < chunkView.LogicOffset {
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, writer io.Writ
 			return fmt.Errorf("read chunk: %v", err)
 		}
 		stats.FilerRequestCounter.WithLabelValues("chunkDownload").Inc()
+		downloadThrottler.MaybeSlowdown(int64(chunkView.Size))
 	}
 	if remaining > 0 {
 		glog.V(4).Infof("zero [%d,%d)", offset, offset+remaining)
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server.go b/weed/server/filer_server.go
index 1e220d5db..a243b07f9 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ type FilerOption struct {
 	SaveToFilerLimit      int64
 	ConcurrentUploadLimit int64
 	ShowUIDirectoryDelete bool
+	DownloadMaxBytesPs    int64
 }
 
 type FilerServer struct {
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
index 04017894b..fcd08a79e 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			}
 		}
 
-		err = filer.StreamContent(fs.filer.MasterClient, writer, chunks, offset, size)
+		err = filer.StreamContentWithThrottler(fs.filer.MasterClient, writer, chunks, offset, size, fs.option.DownloadMaxBytesPs)
 		if err != nil {
 			stats.FilerRequestCounter.WithLabelValues(stats.ErrorReadStream).Inc()
 			glog.Errorf("failed to stream content %s: %v", r.URL, err)