diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/conf/autoload_configs/mongo.conf.xml b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/conf/autoload_configs/mongo.conf.xml
index 57f9f6566f..041432a232 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/conf/autoload_configs/mongo.conf.xml
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/conf/autoload_configs/mongo.conf.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 <configuration name="mongo.conf">
   <settings>
-    <!-- 
+    <!--
       connection-string handles different ways to connect to mongo
       mongodb://[username:password@]host1[:port1][,host2[:port2],...[,hostN[:portN]]][/[database][?options]]
     -->
-    <param name="connection-string" value="mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/?connectTimeoutMS=5000"/>
-
+    <!-- connection for queries and limit backend -->
+    <param name="connection-string" value="mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/?connecttimetoutms=5000"/>
+    <!-- connection for limit backend, if different than connection-string (default is value set in connection-string) -->
+    <!--param name="limit-connection-string" value="mongodb://127.0.0.1:27019/?connecttimeoutms=5000"/-->
+    <!-- database name for limit backend (default is limit) -->
+    <!--param name="limit-database" value="limit"/-->
+    <!-- collection name for limit backend (default is mod_mongo) -->
+    <!--param name="limit-collection" value="mod_mongo"/-->
 <!--
     <param name="map" value="function() { emit(this.a, 1); }"/>
     <param name="reduce" value="function(key, values) { return Array.sum(values); }"/>
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.c
index 0de63fd0b6..a14958dab6 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * Tamas Cseke <cstomi.levlist@gmail.com>
  * Christopher Rienzo <crienzo@grasshopper.com>
  *
- * mod_mongo.c -- API for MongoDB 
+ * mod_mongo.c -- API for MongoDB
  *
  */
 #include <switch.h>
@@ -49,17 +49,34 @@
 
 SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_mongo_load);
 SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_mongo_shutdown);
-SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION(mod_mongo, mod_mongo_load, mod_mongo_shutdown, NULL);
+SWITCH_MODULE_RUNTIME_FUNCTION(mod_mongo_runtime);
+SWITCH_MODULE_DEFINITION(mod_mongo, mod_mongo_load, mod_mongo_shutdown, mod_mongo_runtime);
 
 static struct {
+	int shutdown;
 	const char *map;
 	const char *reduce;
 	const char *finalize;
 	const char *conn_str;
-	mongoc_uri_t *uri;
 	mongoc_client_pool_t *client_pool;
+	const char *limit_database;
+	const char *limit_collection;
+	const char *limit_conn_str;
+	int limit_cleanup_interval_sec;
+	mongoc_client_pool_t *limit_client_pool;
+	switch_mutex_t *mod_mongo_private_mutex;
+	switch_thread_rwlock_t *limit_database_rwlock;
+	switch_thread_rwlock_t *shutdown_rwlock;
 } globals;
 
+/**
+ * resources acquired by this session
+ */
+struct mod_mongo_private {
+	switch_hash_t *resources;
+	switch_mutex_t *mutex;
+};
+
 /**
  * @param query_options_str
  * @return query options
@@ -94,11 +111,11 @@ static int parse_query_options(char *query_options_str)
 /**
  * @return a new connection to mongodb or NULL if error
  */
-static mongoc_client_t *get_connection(void)
+static mongoc_client_t *get_connection(mongoc_client_pool_t *client_pool, const char *conn_str)
 {
-	mongoc_client_t *client = mongoc_client_pool_pop(globals.client_pool);
+	mongoc_client_t *client = mongoc_client_pool_pop(client_pool);
 	if (!client) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get connection to: %s\n", globals.conn_str);
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get connection to: %s\n", conn_str);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	/* TODO auth */
@@ -108,12 +125,12 @@ static mongoc_client_t *get_connection(void)
 /**
  * Mark connection as finished
  */
-static void connection_done(mongoc_client_t *conn)
+static void connection_done(mongoc_client_pool_t *client_pool, mongoc_client_t *conn)
 {
-	mongoc_client_pool_push(globals.client_pool, conn);
+	mongoc_client_pool_push(client_pool, conn);
 }
 
-SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_mapreduce_function)
+SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mod_mongo_mapreduce_function)
 {
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	char *db = NULL, *collection = NULL, *json_query = NULL;
@@ -129,7 +146,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_mapreduce_function)
 	}
 
 	if (!zstr(db) && !zstr(collection) && !zstr(json_query)) {
-		mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection();
+		mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection(globals.client_pool, globals.conn_str);
 		if (conn) {
 			bson_error_t error;
 			bson_t *query = bson_new_from_json((uint8_t *)json_query, strlen(json_query), &error);
@@ -172,7 +189,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_mapreduce_function)
 			} else {
 				stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\nfailed to parse query!\n");
 			}
-			connection_done(conn);
+			connection_done(globals.client_pool, conn);
 		} else {
 			stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\nfailed to get connection!\n");
 		}
@@ -185,7 +202,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_mapreduce_function)
 	return status;
 }
 
-SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_n_function)
+SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mod_mongo_find_n_function)
 {
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	char *db = NULL, *collection = NULL, *json_query = NULL, *json_fields = NULL, *query_options_str = NULL;
@@ -223,7 +240,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_n_function)
 
 	if (!zstr(db) && !zstr(collection) && !zstr(json_query) && !zstr(json_fields)) {
 		bson_error_t error;
-		mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection();
+		mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection(globals.client_pool, globals.conn_str);
 		if (conn) {
 			mongoc_collection_t *col = mongoc_client_get_collection(conn, db, collection);
 			if (col) {
@@ -268,7 +285,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_n_function)
 			} else {
 				stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\nunknown collection: %s\n", collection);
 			}
-			connection_done(conn);
+			connection_done(globals.client_pool, conn);
 		} else {
 			stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\nfailed to get connection!\n");
 		}
@@ -281,7 +298,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_n_function)
 	return status;
 }
 
-SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_one_function)
+SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mod_mongo_find_one_function)
 {
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	char *db = NULL, *collection = NULL, *json_query = NULL, *json_fields = NULL, *query_options_str = NULL;
@@ -308,7 +325,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_one_function)
 
 	if (!zstr(db) && !zstr(collection) && !zstr(json_query) && !zstr(json_fields)) {
 		bson_error_t error;
-		mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection();
+		mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection(globals.client_pool, globals.conn_str);
 		if (conn) {
 			mongoc_collection_t *col = mongoc_client_get_collection(conn, db, collection);
 			if (col) {
@@ -348,7 +365,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_one_function)
 			} else {
 				stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\nunknown collection: %s\n", collection);
 			}
-			connection_done(conn);
+			connection_done(globals.client_pool, conn);
 		} else {
 			stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\nfailed to get connection!\n");
 		}
@@ -361,7 +378,362 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_one_function)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static switch_status_t config(switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
+/**
+ * Calculate resource count from BSON document
+ */
+static switch_status_t mod_mongo_get_count(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *key, const bson_t *b, int *new_val_ret, char **resource_ret)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	bson_iter_t iter;
+	if (new_val_ret) {
+		if (bson_iter_init_find(&iter, b, key) && BSON_ITER_HOLDS_INT32(&iter)) {
+			*new_val_ret = bson_iter_int32(&iter);
+		} else {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Failed to get resource count\n");
+			status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		}
+	}
+	if (resource_ret) {
+		if (bson_iter_init_find(&iter, b, "_id") && BSON_ITER_HOLDS_UTF8(&iter)) {
+			uint32_t len;
+			const char *resource = bson_iter_utf8(&iter, &len);
+			if (!zstr(resource)) {
+				if (bson_utf8_validate(resource, len, 0)) {
+					*resource_ret = strdup(resource);
+				} else {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Resource name is not valid utf8\n");
+					status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+				}
+			} else {
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Resource name is empty string");
+				status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+			}
+		} else {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Resource name not found\n");
+			status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		}
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Increment a resource by val
+ * @param session
+ * @param resource name of resource being incremented
+ * @param val number to increment resource by
+ * @param max maximum value of resource allowed
+ * @param new_val_ret new value of resource after increment completed
+ */
+static switch_status_t mod_mongo_increment(switch_core_session_t *session, const char *resource, int val, int max, int *new_val_ret)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+	mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection(globals.limit_client_pool, globals.limit_conn_str);
+	if (conn) {
+		mongoc_collection_t *col = mongoc_client_get_collection(conn, globals.limit_database, globals.limit_collection);
+		if (col) {
+			int upsert;
+			bson_t *query, *update, reply;
+			bson_error_t error;
+
+			/* construct update query - the counts are stored as:
+			{ _id: "realm_resource", total: 29, "fs-1": 5, "fs-2": 10, "fs-3": 3, "fs-4": 11 }
+			*/
+			if (val >= 0) {
+				if (max > 0) {
+					/* increment if < max */
+					query = BCON_NEW("_id", resource,
+						"total", "{", "$lt", BCON_INT32(max), "}");
+					upsert = 1; /* will fail with duplicate index key error if total condition is not satisfied */
+				} else {
+					/* increment, no restrictions */
+					query = BCON_NEW("_id", resource);
+					upsert = 1;
+				}
+			} else {
+				/* don't allow decrement below 0, don't add fields that don't exist */
+				query = BCON_NEW("_id", resource,
+					"total", "{", "$gte", BCON_INT32(-val), "}",
+					switch_core_get_switchname(), "{", "$gte", BCON_INT32(-val), "}");
+				upsert = 0;
+			}
+			update = BCON_NEW("$inc", "{", "total", BCON_INT32(val), switch_core_get_switchname(), BCON_INT32(val), "}");
+
+			if (!mongoc_collection_find_and_modify(col, query, NULL, update, NULL, false, upsert, true, &reply, &error)) {
+				if (max > 0 && error.code == 11000) {
+					/* duplicate key index error - limit exceeded  */
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "Usage for %s exceeds maximum rate of %d\n", resource, max);
+					status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+				} else {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Increment %s by %d failed: %s\n", resource, val, error.message);
+					status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+				}
+			} else if (new_val_ret) {
+				status = mod_mongo_get_count(session, "total", &reply, new_val_ret, NULL);
+			} else {
+				status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+			}
+
+			bson_destroy(query);
+			bson_destroy(update);
+			bson_destroy(&reply);
+			mongoc_collection_destroy(col);
+		} else {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Increment %s by %d failed: unable to get collection %s from database %s\n", resource, val, globals.limit_collection, globals.limit_database);
+		}
+		connection_done(globals.limit_client_pool, conn);
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get resource usage
+ */
+static switch_status_t mod_mongo_get_usage(const char *resource, int *usage)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+	mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection(globals.limit_client_pool, globals.limit_conn_str);
+	if (conn) {
+		mongoc_collection_t *col = mongoc_client_get_collection(conn, globals.limit_database, globals.limit_collection);
+		if (col) {
+			bson_t *query = BCON_NEW("_id", resource);
+			bson_t *fields = BCON_NEW("{", "total", BCON_INT32(1), "}");
+			bson_error_t error;
+			mongoc_cursor_t *cursor = mongoc_collection_find(col, 0, 0, 1, 0, query, fields, NULL);
+			if (cursor) {
+				if (!mongoc_cursor_error(cursor, &error)) {
+					/* get result from cursor */
+					const bson_t *result;
+					if (mongoc_cursor_more(cursor) && mongoc_cursor_next(cursor, &result)) {
+						status = mod_mongo_get_count(NULL, "total", result, usage, NULL);
+					}
+				}
+				mongoc_cursor_destroy(cursor);
+			}
+			bson_destroy(query);
+			bson_destroy(fields);
+			mongoc_collection_destroy(col);
+		} else {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Get usage failed: unable to get collection %s from database %s\n", globals.limit_collection, globals.limit_database);
+		}
+		connection_done(globals.limit_client_pool, conn);
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear all limits on this server
+ */
+static switch_status_t mod_mongo_reset(void)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+	mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection(globals.limit_client_pool, globals.limit_conn_str);
+	if (conn) {
+		mongoc_collection_t *col = mongoc_client_get_collection(conn, globals.limit_database, globals.limit_collection);
+		if (col) {
+			bson_t *query;
+			//bson_t *fields;
+			mongoc_cursor_t *cursor;
+			bson_error_t error;
+			query = BCON_NEW(switch_core_get_switchname(), "{", "$gt", BCON_INT32(0), "}");
+			//fields = BCON_NEW(switch_core_get_switchname(), "1");
+
+			/* find all docs w/ this server and clear its counts */
+			switch_thread_rwlock_wrlock(globals.limit_database_rwlock); /* prevent increments on this server */
+			cursor = mongoc_collection_find(col, 0, 0, 0, 0, query, NULL, NULL);
+			if (cursor) {
+				if (!mongoc_cursor_error(cursor, &error)) {
+					/* get result from cursor */
+					const bson_t *result;
+					char *resource = NULL;
+					while (mongoc_cursor_more(cursor) && mongoc_cursor_next(cursor, &result)) {
+						int count = 0;
+						if ((status = mod_mongo_get_count(NULL, switch_core_get_switchname(), result, &count, &resource)) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+							switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Reset %s, -%d\n", resource, count);
+							if (count > 0 && !zstr(resource)) {
+								/* decrement server counts from mongo */
+								if ((status = mod_mongo_increment(NULL, resource, -count, 0, NULL)) == SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR) {
+									switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Reset done - increment error\n");
+									break;
+								}
+							}
+							switch_safe_free(resource);
+							resource = NULL;
+						} else {
+							switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Reset failed - get count\n");
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+					switch_safe_free(resource);
+				} else {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Reset failed: %s\n", error.message);
+				}
+				mongoc_cursor_destroy(cursor);
+			} else {
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Reset failed: NULL cursor returned\n");
+			}
+			switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(globals.limit_database_rwlock);
+
+			bson_destroy(query);
+			//bson_destroy(fields);
+			mongoc_collection_destroy(col);
+		} else {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Reset failed: unable to get collection %s from database %s\n", globals.limit_collection, globals.limit_database);
+		}
+		connection_done(globals.limit_client_pool, conn);
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clean up all entries w/ resource count of 0
+ */
+static switch_status_t mod_mongo_cleanup(void)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+	mongoc_client_t *conn = get_connection(globals.limit_client_pool, globals.limit_conn_str);
+	if (conn) {
+		mongoc_collection_t *col = mongoc_client_get_collection(conn, globals.limit_database, globals.limit_collection);
+		if (col) {
+			bson_t *selector = BCON_NEW("total", BCON_INT32(0));
+			bson_error_t error;
+			if (mongoc_collection_remove(col, 0, selector, NULL, &error)) {
+				status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+			} else {
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Cleanup failed: %s\n", error.message);
+			}
+			bson_destroy(selector);
+			mongoc_collection_destroy(col);
+		} else {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Cleanup failed: unable to get collection %s from database %s\n", globals.limit_collection, globals.limit_database);
+		}
+		connection_done(globals.limit_client_pool, conn);
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Enforces limit_mongo restrictions
+ * @param session current session
+ * @param realm limit realm
+ * @param id limit id
+ * @param max maximum count
+ * @param interval interval for rate limiting
+ * @return SWITCH_TRUE if the access is allowed, SWITCH_FALSE if it isn't
+ */
+SWITCH_LIMIT_INCR(mod_mongo_limit_incr)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
+	const char *limit_id = switch_core_session_sprintf(session, "%s_%s", realm, resource);
+
+	/* get session's resource tracking information */
+	struct mod_mongo_private *pvt = switch_channel_get_private(channel, "limit_mongo");
+	if (!pvt) {
+		switch_mutex_lock(globals.mod_mongo_private_mutex); /* prevents concurrent alloc of mod_mongo_private */
+		pvt = switch_channel_get_private(channel, "limit_mongo");
+		if (!pvt) {
+			pvt = (struct mod_mongo_private *) switch_core_session_alloc(session, sizeof(*pvt));
+			switch_core_hash_init(&pvt->resources);
+			switch_mutex_init(&pvt->mutex, SWITCH_MUTEX_UNNESTED, switch_core_session_get_pool(session));
+			switch_channel_set_private(channel, "limit_mongo", pvt);
+		}
+		switch_mutex_unlock(globals.mod_mongo_private_mutex);
+	}
+
+	switch_mutex_lock(pvt->mutex); /* prevents concurrent increment in session */
+	switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(globals.limit_database_rwlock); /* prevent reset operation on this server */
+
+	/* check if resource is already incremented on this session */
+	if (!switch_core_hash_find(pvt->resources, limit_id)) {
+		/* increment resource usage */
+		if ((status = mod_mongo_increment(session, limit_id, 1, max, NULL)) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			/* remember this resource was incremented */
+			switch_core_hash_insert(pvt->resources, limit_id, limit_id);
+		}
+	} else {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "%s already acquired\n", limit_id);
+	}
+
+	switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(globals.limit_database_rwlock);
+	switch_mutex_unlock(pvt->mutex);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Releases usage of a limit_mongo-controlled resource
+ */
+SWITCH_LIMIT_RELEASE(mod_mongo_limit_release)
+{
+	switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
+	struct mod_mongo_private *pvt = switch_channel_get_private(channel, "limit_mongo");
+	int status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (!pvt) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "No limit tracking data for channel\n");
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	switch_mutex_lock(pvt->mutex); /* prevents concurrent decrement in session */
+	switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(globals.limit_database_rwlock); /* prevent reset operation on this server */
+
+	/* no realm / resource = clear all resources */
+	if (realm == NULL && resource == NULL) {
+		/* clear all resources */
+		switch_hash_index_t *hi = NULL;
+		while ((hi = switch_core_hash_first_iter(pvt->resources, hi))) {
+			void *p_val = NULL;
+			const void *p_key;
+			switch_ssize_t keylen;
+			switch_core_hash_this(hi, &p_key, &keylen, &p_val);
+			if (mod_mongo_increment(session, (const char *)p_key, -1, 0, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Couldn't decrement %s\n", (const char *)p_key);
+				status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+				break;
+			} else {
+				switch_core_hash_delete(pvt->resources, (const char *) p_key);
+			}
+		}
+	} else if (!zstr(realm) && !zstr(resource)) {
+		/* clear specific resource */
+		const char *limit_id = switch_core_session_sprintf(session, "%s_%s", realm, resource);
+		if (switch_core_hash_find(pvt->resources, limit_id)) {
+			if (mod_mongo_increment(session, limit_id, -1, 0, NULL) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Couldn't decrement %s\n", limit_id);
+			} else {
+				switch_core_hash_delete(pvt->resources, limit_id);
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Missing either realm or resource to release\n");
+	}
+
+	switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(globals.limit_database_rwlock);
+	switch_mutex_unlock(pvt->mutex);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+SWITCH_LIMIT_USAGE(mod_mongo_limit_usage)
+{
+	char *limit_id = switch_mprintf("%s_%s", realm, resource);
+	int usage = 0;
+	mod_mongo_get_usage(limit_id, &usage);
+	switch_safe_free(limit_id);
+	return usage;
+}
+
+SWITCH_LIMIT_RESET(mod_mongo_limit_reset)
+{
+	return mod_mongo_reset();
+}
+
+SWITCH_LIMIT_STATUS(mod_mongo_limit_status)
+{
+	return strdup("-ERR not supported");
+}
+
+static switch_status_t do_config(switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 {
 	const char *cf = "mongo.conf";
 	switch_xml_t cfg, xml, settings, param;
@@ -372,8 +744,12 @@ static switch_status_t config(switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 	globals.reduce = "";
 	globals.finalize = "";
 	globals.conn_str = "";
-	globals.uri = NULL;
 	globals.client_pool = NULL;
+	globals.limit_database = "limit";
+	globals.limit_collection = "mod_mongo";
+	globals.limit_conn_str = "";
+	globals.limit_client_pool = NULL;
+	globals.limit_cleanup_interval_sec = 300;
 
 	if (!(xml = switch_xml_open_cfg(cf, &cfg, NULL))) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Open of %s failed\n", cf);
@@ -391,21 +767,75 @@ static switch_status_t config(switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 					status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 					goto done;
 				} else {
+					mongoc_uri_t *uri;
 					globals.conn_str = switch_core_strdup(pool, val);
-					globals.uri = mongoc_uri_new(globals.conn_str);
-					if (globals.uri) {
-						globals.client_pool = mongoc_client_pool_new(globals.uri);
+					uri = mongoc_uri_new(globals.conn_str);
+					if (uri) {
+						globals.client_pool = mongoc_client_pool_new(uri);
+						mongoc_uri_destroy(uri);
 						if (!globals.client_pool) {
 							switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Failed to pool for connection-string: %s\n", globals.conn_str);
 							status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 							goto done;
 						}
+						if (!globals.limit_client_pool) {
+							/* use connection-string for limit backend unless overriden by limit-connection-string */
+							globals.limit_client_pool = globals.client_pool;
+							globals.limit_conn_str = globals.conn_str;
+						}
 					} else {
+						mongoc_uri_destroy(uri);
 						switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Invalid connection-string: %s\n", globals.conn_str);
 						status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 						goto done;
 					}
 				}
+			} else if (!strcmp(var, "limit-connection-string")) {
+				if (zstr(val)) {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "missing limit-connection-string - using connection-string instead\n");
+					continue;
+				} else {
+					mongoc_uri_t *uri;
+					globals.limit_conn_str = switch_core_strdup(pool, val);
+					uri = mongoc_uri_new(globals.limit_conn_str);
+					if (uri) {
+						globals.limit_client_pool = mongoc_client_pool_new(uri);
+						mongoc_uri_destroy(uri);
+						if (!globals.limit_client_pool) {
+							switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Failed to pool for limit-connection-string: %s\n", globals.limit_conn_str);
+							status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+							goto done;
+						}
+					} else {
+						mongoc_uri_destroy(uri);
+						switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "Invalid limit-connection-string: %s\n", globals.limit_conn_str);
+						status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+						goto done;
+					}
+				}
+			} else if (!strcmp(var, "limit-database")) {
+				if (zstr(val)) {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "missing limit-database - using '%s'\n", globals.limit_database);
+				} else {
+					globals.limit_database = switch_core_strdup(pool, val);
+				}
+			} else if (!strcmp(var, "limit-collection")) {
+				if (zstr(val)) {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "missing limit-collection - using '%s'\n", globals.limit_collection);
+				} else {
+					globals.limit_collection = switch_core_strdup(pool, val);
+				}
+			} else if (!strcmp(var, "limit-cleanup-interval-sec")) {
+				if (zstr(val) || !switch_is_number(val)) {
+					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "bad value of limit-cleanup-interval-sec\n");
+				} else {
+					int new_interval = atoi(val);
+					if (new_interval >= 0) {
+						globals.limit_cleanup_interval_sec = new_interval;
+					} else {
+						switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING, "limit-cleanup-interval-sec must be >= 0\n");
+					}
+				}
 			} else if (!strcmp(var, "map")) {
 				if (!zstr(val)) {
 					globals.map = switch_core_strdup(pool, val);
@@ -435,29 +865,69 @@ done:
 
 SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_mongo_load)
 {
-	switch_api_interface_t *api_interface;
+	switch_api_interface_t *api_interface = NULL;
+	switch_limit_interface_t *limit_interface = NULL;
 
 	*module_interface = switch_loadable_module_create_module_interface(pool, modname);
 
 	memset(&globals, 0, sizeof(globals));
 
-	if (config(pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (do_config(pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_TERM;
 	}
 
-	SWITCH_ADD_API(api_interface, "mongo_find_one", "findOne", mongo_find_one_function, FIND_ONE_SYNTAX);
-	SWITCH_ADD_API(api_interface, "mongo_find_n", "find", mongo_find_n_function, FIND_N_SYNTAX);
-	SWITCH_ADD_API(api_interface, "mongo_mapreduce", "Map/Reduce", mongo_mapreduce_function, MAPREDUCE_SYNTAX);
+	switch_mutex_init(&globals.mod_mongo_private_mutex, SWITCH_MUTEX_UNNESTED, pool);
+	switch_thread_rwlock_create(&globals.limit_database_rwlock, pool);
+	switch_thread_rwlock_create(&globals.shutdown_rwlock, pool);
+
+	/* clear all entries */
+	mod_mongo_reset();
+
+	SWITCH_ADD_API(api_interface, "mongo_find_one", "findOne", mod_mongo_find_one_function, FIND_ONE_SYNTAX);
+	SWITCH_ADD_API(api_interface, "mongo_find_n", "find", mod_mongo_find_n_function, FIND_N_SYNTAX);
+	SWITCH_ADD_API(api_interface, "mongo_mapreduce", "Map/Reduce", mod_mongo_mapreduce_function, MAPREDUCE_SYNTAX);
+
+	SWITCH_ADD_LIMIT(limit_interface, "mongo", mod_mongo_limit_incr, mod_mongo_limit_release, mod_mongo_limit_usage, mod_mongo_limit_reset, mod_mongo_limit_status, NULL);
 
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Periodically cleanup mongo limit counters
+ */
+SWITCH_MODULE_RUNTIME_FUNCTION(mod_mongo_runtime)
+{
+	switch_interval_time_t cleanup_time = switch_micro_time_now() + (globals.limit_cleanup_interval_sec * 1000 * 1000);
+	switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(globals.shutdown_rwlock);
+	while(!globals.shutdown && globals.limit_cleanup_interval_sec) {
+		switch_micro_sleep(1 * 1000 * 1000);
+		if (!globals.shutdown && switch_micro_time_now() > cleanup_time) {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Cleanup\n");
+			mod_mongo_cleanup();
+			cleanup_time = switch_micro_time_now() + (globals.limit_cleanup_interval_sec * 1000 * 1000);
+		}
+	}
+	switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(globals.shutdown_rwlock);
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_TERM;
+}
+
 SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_mongo_shutdown)
 {
+	globals.shutdown = 1;
+	switch_thread_rwlock_wrlock(globals.shutdown_rwlock);
+	switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(globals.shutdown_rwlock);
+	if (globals.limit_client_pool && globals.limit_client_pool != globals.client_pool) {
+		mongoc_client_pool_destroy(globals.limit_client_pool);
+		globals.limit_client_pool = NULL;
+	}
 	if (globals.client_pool) {
 		mongoc_client_pool_destroy(globals.client_pool);
 		globals.client_pool = NULL;
 	}
+	if (globals.mod_mongo_private_mutex) {
+		switch_mutex_destroy(globals.mod_mongo_private_mutex);
+		globals.mod_mongo_private_mutex = NULL;
+	}
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }