diff --git a/src/spotifyaio/__init__.py b/src/spotifyaio/__init__.py
index c64c2a62..b094faf8 100644
--- a/src/spotifyaio/__init__.py
+++ b/src/spotifyaio/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     SpotifyConnectionError,
     SpotifyError,
     SpotifyNotFoundError,
+    SpotifyRateLimitError,
 )
 from .models import (
     Album,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
     "SpotifyConnectionError",
     "SpotifyError",
     "SpotifyNotFoundError",
+    "SpotifyRateLimitError",
     "Track",
     "UserProfile",
 ]
diff --git a/src/spotifyaio/exceptions.py b/src/spotifyaio/exceptions.py
index 676b9e75..6809255f 100644
--- a/src/spotifyaio/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/spotifyaio/exceptions.py
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ class SpotifyAuthenticationFailedError(SpotifyError):
 
 class SpotifyNotFoundError(SpotifyError):
     """Spotify not found exception."""
+
+
+class SpotifyRateLimitError(SpotifyError):
+    """Spotify rate limit exception."""
diff --git a/src/spotifyaio/spotify.py b/src/spotifyaio/spotify.py
index 6039418e..4585d157 100644
--- a/src/spotifyaio/spotify.py
+++ b/src/spotifyaio/spotify.py
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
 import orjson
 from yarl import URL
 
-from spotifyaio.exceptions import SpotifyConnectionError, SpotifyNotFoundError
+from spotifyaio.exceptions import (
+    SpotifyConnectionError,
+    SpotifyNotFoundError,
+    SpotifyRateLimitError,
+)
 from spotifyaio.models import (
     Album,
     AlbumsResponse,
@@ -132,6 +136,10 @@ async def _request(
             msg = f"Resource not found: {uri}"
             raise SpotifyNotFoundError(msg)
 
+        if '"status": 429' in text:
+            msg = "Ratelimit exceeded"
+            raise SpotifyRateLimitError(msg)
+
         return text
 
     async def _get(self, uri: str, params: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/rate_limit.json b/tests/fixtures/rate_limit.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f0648d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/rate_limit.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "error": {
+        "status": 429,
+        "message": "API rate limit exceeded"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_spotify.py b/tests/test_spotify.py
index 9b37780c..f66a6a2e 100644
--- a/tests/test_spotify.py
+++ b/tests/test_spotify.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     SpotifyClient,
     SpotifyConnectionError,
     SpotifyNotFoundError,
+    SpotifyRateLimitError,
 )
 
 from . import load_fixture
@@ -884,6 +885,23 @@ async def test_get_not_found_playlist(
         await authenticated_client.get_playlist("37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M")
 
 
+async def test_rate_limit(
+    responses: aioresponses,
+    authenticated_client: SpotifyClient,
+) -> None:
+    """Test raising rate limit exception."""
+    responses.get(
+        f"{SPOTIFY_URL}/v1/playlists/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M?additional_types=track,episode",
+        status=200,
+        body=load_fixture("rate_limit.json"),
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(
+        SpotifyRateLimitError,
+        match="Ratelimit exceeded",
+    ):
+        await authenticated_client.get_playlist("37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "fixture",
     [