diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 88dbf8d990..caf5150844 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type delegate interface {
 	SnapshotRPC(args *structs.SnapshotRequest, in io.Reader, out io.Writer, replyFn structs.SnapshotReplyFn) error
 	Shutdown() error
 	Stats() map[string]map[string]string
+	ReloadConfig(config *consul.Config) error
 }
 
 // notifier is called after a successful JoinLAN.
@@ -2480,8 +2481,8 @@ func (a *Agent) DisableNodeMaintenance() {
 }
 
 func (a *Agent) loadLimits(conf *config.RuntimeConfig) {
-  a.config.RPCRateLimit = conf.RPCRateLimit
-  a.config.RPCMaxBurst = conf.RPCMaxBurst
+	a.config.RPCRateLimit = conf.RPCRateLimit
+	a.config.RPCMaxBurst = conf.RPCMaxBurst
 }
 
 func (a *Agent) ReloadConfig(newCfg *config.RuntimeConfig) error {
@@ -2518,7 +2519,17 @@ func (a *Agent) ReloadConfig(newCfg *config.RuntimeConfig) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed reloading watches: %v", err)
 	}
 
-  a.loadLimits(newCfg)
+	a.loadLimits(newCfg)
+
+	// create the config for the rpc server/client
+	consulCfg, err := a.consulConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := a.delegate.ReloadConfig(consulCfg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// Update filtered metrics
 	metrics.UpdateFilter(newCfg.TelemetryAllowedPrefixes, newCfg.TelemetryBlockedPrefixes)
diff --git a/agent/consul/client.go b/agent/consul/client.go
index 96baeb1748..84e1a73199 100644
--- a/agent/consul/client.go
+++ b/agent/consul/client.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ type Client struct {
 
 	// rpcLimiter is used to rate limit the total number of RPCs initiated
 	// from an agent.
-	rpcLimiter *rate.Limiter
+	rpcLimiter atomic.Value
 
 	// eventCh is used to receive events from the
 	// serf cluster in the datacenter
@@ -125,12 +126,13 @@ func NewClientLogger(config *Config, logger *log.Logger) (*Client, error) {
 	c := &Client{
 		config:     config,
 		connPool:   connPool,
-		rpcLimiter: rate.NewLimiter(config.RPCRate, config.RPCMaxBurst),
 		eventCh:    make(chan serf.Event, serfEventBacklog),
 		logger:     logger,
 		shutdownCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
+	c.rpcLimiter.Store(rate.NewLimiter(config.RPCRate, config.RPCMaxBurst))
+
 	// Initialize the LAN Serf
 	c.serf, err = c.setupSerf(config.SerfLANConfig,
 		c.eventCh, serfLANSnapshot)
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ TRY:
 	// Enforce the RPC limit.
 	metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"consul", "client", "rpc"}, 1)
 	metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"client", "rpc"}, 1)
-	if !c.rpcLimiter.Allow() {
+	if !c.rpcLimiter.Load().(*rate.Limiter).Allow() {
 		metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"consul", "client", "rpc", "exceeded"}, 1)
 		metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"client", "rpc", "exceeded"}, 1)
 		return structs.ErrRPCRateExceeded
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ func (c *Client) SnapshotRPC(args *structs.SnapshotRequest, in io.Reader, out io
 	// Enforce the RPC limit.
 	metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"consul", "client", "rpc"}, 1)
 	metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"client", "rpc"}, 1)
-	if !c.rpcLimiter.Allow() {
+	if !c.rpcLimiter.Load().(*rate.Limiter).Allow() {
 		metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"consul", "client", "rpc", "exceeded"}, 1)
 		metrics.IncrCounter([]string{"client", "rpc", "exceeded"}, 1)
 		return structs.ErrRPCRateExceeded
@@ -360,3 +362,10 @@ func (c *Client) GetLANCoordinate() (lib.CoordinateSet, error) {
 	cs := lib.CoordinateSet{c.config.Segment: lan}
 	return cs, nil
 }
+
+// ReloadConfig is used to have the Client do an online reload of
+// relevant configuration information
+func (c *Client) ReloadConfig(config *Config) error {
+	c.rpcLimiter.Store(rate.NewLimiter(config.RPCRate, config.RPCMaxBurst))
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/agent/consul/server.go b/agent/consul/server.go
index 128f67081c..b1aca96a62 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server.go
@@ -1040,6 +1040,12 @@ func (s *Server) GetLANCoordinate() (lib.CoordinateSet, error) {
 	return cs, nil
 }
 
+// ReloadConfig is used to have the Server do an online reload of
+// relevant configuration information
+func (s *Server) ReloadConfig(config *Config) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Atomically sets a readiness state flag when leadership is obtained, to indicate that server is past its barrier write
 func (s *Server) setConsistentReadReady() {
 	atomic.StoreInt32(&s.readyForConsistentReads, 1)