diff --git a/pkg/agent/openflow/packetin.go b/pkg/agent/openflow/packetin.go
index e135bc701d6..1a1c09bd2f8 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/openflow/packetin.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/openflow/packetin.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/contiv/ofnet/ofctrl"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
@@ -55,13 +56,14 @@ type featureStartPacketIn struct {
 	reason        uint8
 	subscribeCh   chan *ofctrl.PacketIn
 	stopCh        <-chan struct{}
-	packetInQueue *workqueue.Type
+	packetInQueue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
 }
 
 func newfeatureStartPacketIn(reason uint8, stopCh <-chan struct{}) *featureStartPacketIn {
 	featurePacketIn := featureStartPacketIn{reason: reason, stopCh: stopCh}
 	featurePacketIn.subscribeCh = make(chan *ofctrl.PacketIn)
-	featurePacketIn.packetInQueue = workqueue.NewNamed(string(reason))
+	featurePacketIn.packetInQueue = workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(&workqueue.BucketRateLimiter{Limiter: rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(100), 200)}, string(reason))
+
 	return &featurePacketIn
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func (f *featureStartPacketIn) ListenPacketIn() {
 		case pktIn := <-f.subscribeCh:
 			// Ensure that the queue doesn't grow too big. This is NOT to provide an exact guarantee.
 			if f.packetInQueue.Len() < packetInQueueSize {
-				f.packetInQueue.Add(pktIn)
+				f.packetInQueue.AddRateLimited(pktIn)
 			} else {
 				klog.Warningf("Max packetInQueue size exceeded.")
 			}
@@ -108,13 +110,15 @@ func (c *client) subscribeFeaturePacketIn(featurePacketIn *featureStartPacketIn)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *client) parsePacketIn(packetInQueue workqueue.Interface, packetHandlerReason uint8) {
+func (c *client) parsePacketIn(packetInQueue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface, packetHandlerReason uint8) {
 	for {
 		obj, quit := packetInQueue.Get()
 		if quit {
 			break
 		}
 		packetInQueue.Done(obj)
+		// `Forget` here is a no-op for the BucketRateLimiter implementation.
+		packetInQueue.Forget(obj)
 		pktIn, ok := obj.(*ofctrl.PacketIn)
 		if !ok {
 			klog.Errorf("Invalid packetin data in queue, skipping.")