diff --git a/src/handlers/http/mod.rs b/src/handlers/http/mod.rs
index 874a2aed5..6b0e71cbd 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/mod.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub mod cluster;
 pub mod correlation;
 pub mod health_check;
 pub mod ingest;
+pub mod resource_check;
 mod kinesis;
 pub mod llm;
 pub mod logstream;
diff --git a/src/handlers/http/modal/mod.rs b/src/handlers/http/modal/mod.rs
index 3504ef0fa..b186106b0 100644
--- a/src/handlers/http/modal/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/http/modal/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use crate::{
     utils::get_node_id,
 };
 
-use super::{audit, cross_origin_config, health_check, API_BASE_PATH, API_VERSION};
+use super::{audit, cross_origin_config, health_check, resource_check, API_BASE_PATH, API_VERSION};
 
 pub mod ingest;
 pub mod ingest_server;
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ pub trait ParseableServer {
                 .wrap(prometheus.clone())
                 .configure(|config| Self::configure_routes(config, oidc_client.clone()))
                 .wrap(from_fn(health_check::check_shutdown_middleware))
+                .wrap(from_fn(resource_check::check_resource_utilization_middleware))
                 .wrap(from_fn(audit::audit_log_middleware))
                 .wrap(actix_web::middleware::Logger::default())
                 .wrap(actix_web::middleware::Compress::default())
diff --git a/src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs b/src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fa3dae3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Parseable Server (C) 2022 - 2024 Parseable, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+use actix_web::{
+    body::MessageBody,
+    dev::{ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse},
+    error::Error,
+    error::ErrorServiceUnavailable,
+    middleware::Next,
+};
+use sysinfo::System;
+use tracing::warn;
+
+const CPU_UTILIZATION_THRESHOLD: f32 = 50.0;
+const MEMORY_UTILIZATION_THRESHOLD: f32 = 50.0;
+
+/// Middleware to check system resource utilization before processing requests
+/// Returns 503 Service Unavailable if CPU or memory usage exceeds thresholds
+pub async fn check_resource_utilization_middleware(
+    req: ServiceRequest,
+    next: Next<impl MessageBody>,
+) -> Result<ServiceResponse<impl MessageBody>, Error> {
+    
+    let mut sys = System::new_all();
+    sys.refresh_cpu_usage();
+    sys.refresh_memory();
+    
+    let used_memory = sys.used_memory() as f32;
+    let total_memory = sys.total_memory() as f32;
+    
+    // Check memory utilization
+    if total_memory > 0.0 {
+        let memory_usage = (used_memory / total_memory) * 100.0;
+        if memory_usage > MEMORY_UTILIZATION_THRESHOLD {
+            let error_msg = format!("Memory is over-utilized: {:.1}%", memory_usage);
+            warn!(
+                "Rejecting request to {} due to high memory usage: {:.1}% (threshold: {:.1}%)", 
+                req.path(), 
+                memory_usage,
+                MEMORY_UTILIZATION_THRESHOLD
+            );
+            return Err(ErrorServiceUnavailable(error_msg));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check CPU utilization
+    let cpu_usage = sys.global_cpu_usage();
+    if cpu_usage > CPU_UTILIZATION_THRESHOLD {
+        let error_msg = format!("CPU is over-utilized: {:.1}%", cpu_usage);
+        warn!(
+            "Rejecting request to {} due to high CPU usage: {:.1}% (threshold: {:.1}%)", 
+            req.path(), 
+            cpu_usage,
+            CPU_UTILIZATION_THRESHOLD
+        );
+        return Err(ErrorServiceUnavailable(error_msg));
+    }
+
+    // Continue processing the request if resource utilization is within limits
+    next.call(req).await
+}