diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b08dab092..e484d1dcd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1780,8 +1780,10 @@ checksum = "8edc89eaa583cf6bc4c6ef16a219f0a60d342ca3bf0eae793560038ac8af1795"
 name = "rate_limiter"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "epoll",
  "libc",
  "log",
+ "thiserror",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
diff --git a/rate_limiter/Cargo.toml b/rate_limiter/Cargo.toml
index 6d9bfc9bc..51ec74dd8 100644
--- a/rate_limiter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rate_limiter/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+epoll = "4.3.3"
 libc = "0.2.147"
 log = "0.4.20"
+thiserror = "1.0.40"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.11.0"
diff --git a/rate_limiter/src/group.rs b/rate_limiter/src/group.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24c775141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rate_limiter/src/group.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,526 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Copyright 2023 Crusoe Energy Systems LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::{RateLimiter, TokenType};
+use core::panic::AssertUnwindSafe;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
+use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, RawFd};
+use std::result;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::thread;
+use thiserror::Error;
+use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
+
+/// Errors associated with rate-limiter group.
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum Error {
+    /// Cannot create thread
+    #[error("Error spawning rate-limiter thread {0}")]
+    ThreadSpawn(#[source] io::Error),
+
+    /// Cannot create epoll context.
+    #[error("Error creating epoll context: {0}")]
+    Epoll(#[source] io::Error),
+
+    /// Cannot create EventFd.
+    #[error("Error creating EventFd: {0}")]
+    EventFd(#[source] io::Error),
+
+    /// Cannot create RateLimiter.
+    #[error("Error creating RateLimiter: {0}")]
+    RateLimiter(#[source] io::Error),
+
+    /// Cannot read from EventFd.
+    #[error("Error reading from EventFd: {0}")]
+    EventFdRead(#[source] io::Error),
+
+    /// Cannot write to EventFd.
+    #[error("Error writing to EventFd: {0}")]
+    EventFdWrite(#[source] io::Error),
+}
+
+/// The RateLimiterGroupHandle is a handle to a RateLimiterGroup that may be
+/// used in exactly the same way as the RateLimiter type. When the RateLimiter
+/// within a RateLimiterGroup is unblocked, each RateLimiterGroupHandle will
+/// be notified.
+pub struct RateLimiterGroupHandle {
+    eventfd: Arc<EventFd>,
+    inner: Arc<RateLimiterGroupInner>,
+}
+
+impl RateLimiterGroupHandle {
+    fn new(inner: Arc<RateLimiterGroupInner>) -> result::Result<Self, Error> {
+        let eventfd = Arc::new(EventFd::new(0).map_err(Error::EventFd)?);
+        inner.handles.lock().unwrap().push(eventfd.clone());
+        Ok(Self { eventfd, inner })
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to consume tokens and returns whether that is possible.
+    ///
+    /// If rate limiting is disabled on provided `token_type`, this function will always succeed.
+    pub fn consume(&self, tokens: u64, token_type: TokenType) -> bool {
+        self.inner.rate_limiter.consume(tokens, token_type)
+    }
+
+    /// Adds tokens of `token_type` to their respective bucket.
+    ///
+    /// Can be used to *manually* add tokens to a bucket. Useful for reverting a
+    /// `consume()` if needed.
+    pub fn manual_replenish(&self, tokens: u64, token_type: TokenType) {
+        self.inner.rate_limiter.manual_replenish(tokens, token_type)
+    }
+
+    /// This function needs to be called every time there is an event on the
+    /// FD provided by this object's `AsRawFd` trait implementation.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// If the rate limiter is disabled or is not blocked, an error is returned.
+    pub fn event_handler(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.eventfd.read().map_err(Error::EventFdRead).map(|_| ())
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether this rate limiter is blocked.
+    ///
+    /// The limiter 'blocks' when a `consume()` operation fails because there was not enough
+    /// budget for it.
+    /// An event will be generated on the exported FD when the limiter 'unblocks'.
+    pub fn is_blocked(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.rate_limiter.is_blocked()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Clone for RateLimiterGroupHandle {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        RateLimiterGroupHandle::new(self.inner.clone()).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRawFd for RateLimiterGroupHandle {
+    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
+        self.eventfd.as_raw_fd()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for RateLimiterGroupHandle {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let mut handles = self.inner.handles.lock().unwrap();
+        let index = handles
+            .iter()
+            .position(|handle| handle.as_raw_fd() == self.eventfd.as_raw_fd())
+            .expect("RateLimiterGroupHandle must be subscribed to RateLimiterGroup");
+        handles.remove(index);
+    }
+}
+
+struct RateLimiterGroupInner {
+    id: String,
+    rate_limiter: RateLimiter,
+    handles: Mutex<Vec<Arc<EventFd>>>,
+}
+
+/// A RateLimiterGroup is an extension of RateLimiter that enables rate-limiting
+/// the aggregate io consumption of multiple consumers.
+pub struct RateLimiterGroup {
+    inner: Arc<RateLimiterGroupInner>,
+    epoll_file: File,
+    kill_evt: EventFd,
+    epoll_thread: Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[repr(u64)]
+enum EpollDispatch {
+    Kill = 1,
+    Unblocked = 2,
+    Unknown,
+}
+
+impl From<u64> for EpollDispatch {
+    fn from(v: u64) -> Self {
+        use EpollDispatch::*;
+        match v {
+            1 => Kill,
+            2 => Unblocked,
+            _ => Unknown,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl RateLimiterGroup {
+    /// Create a new RateLimiterGroup.
+    pub fn new(
+        id: &str,
+        bytes_total_capacity: u64,
+        bytes_one_time_burst: u64,
+        bytes_complete_refill_time_ms: u64,
+        ops_total_capacity: u64,
+        ops_one_time_burst: u64,
+        ops_complete_refill_time_ms: u64,
+    ) -> result::Result<Self, Error> {
+        let rate_limiter = RateLimiter::new(
+            bytes_total_capacity,
+            bytes_one_time_burst,
+            bytes_complete_refill_time_ms,
+            ops_total_capacity,
+            ops_one_time_burst,
+            ops_complete_refill_time_ms,
+        )
+        .map_err(Error::RateLimiter)?;
+
+        let epoll_fd = epoll::create(true).map_err(Error::Epoll)?;
+        let kill_evt = EventFd::new(0).map_err(Error::EventFd)?;
+
+        epoll::ctl(
+            epoll_fd,
+            epoll::ControlOptions::EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
+            kill_evt.as_raw_fd(),
+            epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::EPOLLIN, EpollDispatch::Kill as u64),
+        )
+        .map_err(Error::Epoll)?;
+
+        epoll::ctl(
+            epoll_fd,
+            epoll::ControlOptions::EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
+            rate_limiter.as_raw_fd(),
+            epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::EPOLLIN, EpollDispatch::Unblocked as u64),
+        )
+        .map_err(Error::Epoll)?;
+
+        // Use 'File' to enforce closing on 'epoll_fd'
+        // SAFETY: epoll_fd is valid
+        let epoll_file = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(epoll_fd) };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            inner: Arc::new(RateLimiterGroupInner {
+                id: id.to_string(),
+                rate_limiter,
+                handles: Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
+            }),
+            epoll_file,
+            kill_evt,
+            epoll_thread: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new RateLimiterGroupHandle.
+    pub fn new_handle(&self) -> result::Result<RateLimiterGroupHandle, Error> {
+        RateLimiterGroupHandle::new(self.inner.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Start a worker thread to broadcast an event to each RateLimiterGroupHandle
+    /// when the RateLimiter becomes unblocked.
+    pub fn start_thread(&mut self, exit_evt: EventFd) -> result::Result<(), Error> {
+        let inner = self.inner.clone();
+        let epoll_fd = self.epoll_file.as_raw_fd();
+        thread::Builder::new()
+            .name(format!("rate-limit-group-{}", inner.id))
+            .spawn(move || {
+                let res = std::panic::catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(move || {
+                    const EPOLL_EVENTS_LEN: usize = 2;
+
+                    let mut events =
+                        [epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::empty(), 0); EPOLL_EVENTS_LEN];
+
+                    loop {
+                        let num_events = match epoll::wait(epoll_fd, -1, &mut events[..]) {
+                            Ok(res) => res,
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted {
+                                    continue;
+                                } else {
+                                    return Err(Error::Epoll(e));
+                                }
+                            }
+                        };
+
+                        for event in events.iter().take(num_events) {
+                            let dispatch_event: EpollDispatch = event.data.into();
+                            match dispatch_event {
+                                EpollDispatch::Unknown => {
+                                    let event = event.data;
+                                    warn!("Unknown rate-limiter loop event: {}", event);
+                                }
+                                EpollDispatch::Unblocked => {
+                                    inner.rate_limiter.event_handler().unwrap();
+                                    let handles = inner.handles.lock().unwrap();
+                                    for handle in handles.iter() {
+                                        handle.write(1).map_err(Error::EventFdWrite)?
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                EpollDispatch::Kill => {
+                                    info!(
+                                        "KILL_EVENT received, stopping rate-limit-group epoll loop"
+                                    );
+                                    return Ok(());
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }));
+
+                match res {
+                    Ok(res) => {
+                        if let Err(e) = res {
+                            error!("Error running rate-limit-group worker: {:?}", e);
+                            exit_evt.write(1).unwrap();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        error!("rate-limit-group worker panicked");
+                        exit_evt.write(1).unwrap();
+                    }
+                };
+            })
+            .map(|thread| self.epoll_thread.insert(thread))
+            .map_err(Error::ThreadSpawn)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for RateLimiterGroup {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.kill_evt.write(1).unwrap();
+
+        if let Some(t) = self.epoll_thread.take() {
+            if let Err(e) = t.join() {
+                error!("Error joining thread: {:?}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub(crate) mod tests {
+    use super::RateLimiterGroupHandle;
+    use crate::{group::RateLimiterGroup, TokenBucket, TokenType, REFILL_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS};
+    use std::{os::fd::AsRawFd, thread, time::Duration};
+    use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
+
+    impl RateLimiterGroupHandle {
+        pub fn bandwidth(&self) -> Option<TokenBucket> {
+            let guard = self.inner.rate_limiter.inner.lock().unwrap();
+            guard.bandwidth.clone()
+        }
+
+        pub fn ops(&self) -> Option<TokenBucket> {
+            let guard = self.inner.rate_limiter.inner.lock().unwrap();
+            guard.ops.clone()
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rate_limiter_group_new() {
+        let l = RateLimiterGroup::new("test", 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005).unwrap();
+        let h = l.new_handle().unwrap();
+        let bw = h.bandwidth().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(bw.capacity(), 1000);
+        assert_eq!(bw.one_time_burst(), 1001);
+        assert_eq!(bw.refill_time_ms(), 1002);
+        assert_eq!(bw.budget(), 1000);
+
+        let ops = h.ops().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ops.capacity(), 1003);
+        assert_eq!(ops.one_time_burst(), 1004);
+        assert_eq!(ops.refill_time_ms(), 1005);
+        assert_eq!(ops.budget(), 1003);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rate_limiter_group_manual_replenish() {
+        // rate limiter with limit of 1000 bytes/s and 1000 ops/s
+        let l = RateLimiterGroup::new("test", 1000, 0, 1000, 1000, 0, 1000).unwrap();
+        let h = l.new_handle().unwrap();
+
+        // consume 123 bytes
+        assert!(h.consume(123, TokenType::Bytes));
+        h.manual_replenish(23, TokenType::Bytes);
+        {
+            let bytes_tb = h.bandwidth().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(bytes_tb.budget(), 900);
+        }
+        // consume 123 ops
+        assert!(h.consume(123, TokenType::Ops));
+        h.manual_replenish(23, TokenType::Ops);
+        {
+            let bytes_tb = h.ops().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(bytes_tb.budget(), 900);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rate_limiter_group_bandwidth() {
+        // rate limiter with limit of 1000 bytes/s
+        let mut l = RateLimiterGroup::new("test", 1000, 0, 1000, 0, 0, 0).unwrap();
+        l.start_thread(EventFd::new(0).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        let h = l.new_handle().unwrap();
+
+        // limiter should not be blocked
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+        // raw FD for this disabled should be valid
+        assert!(h.as_raw_fd() > 0);
+
+        // ops/s limiter should be disabled so consume(whatever) should work
+        assert!(h.consume(u64::max_value(), TokenType::Ops));
+
+        // do full 1000 bytes
+        assert!(h.consume(1000, TokenType::Bytes));
+        // try and fail on another 100
+        assert!(!h.consume(100, TokenType::Bytes));
+        // since consume failed, limiter should be blocked now
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+        // wait half the timer period
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(REFILL_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / 2));
+        // limiter should still be blocked
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+        // wait the other half of the timer period
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(REFILL_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / 2));
+        // the timer_fd should have an event on it by now
+        assert!(h.event_handler().is_ok());
+        // limiter should now be unblocked
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+        // try and succeed on another 100 bytes this time
+        assert!(h.consume(100, TokenType::Bytes));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rate_limiter_group_ops() {
+        // rate limiter with limit of 1000 ops/s
+        let mut l = RateLimiterGroup::new("test", 0, 0, 0, 1000, 0, 1000).unwrap();
+        l.start_thread(EventFd::new(0).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        let h = l.new_handle().unwrap();
+
+        // limiter should not be blocked
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+        // raw FD for this disabled should be valid
+        assert!(h.as_raw_fd() > 0);
+
+        // bytes/s limiter should be disabled so consume(whatever) should work
+        assert!(h.consume(u64::max_value(), TokenType::Bytes));
+
+        // do full 1000 ops
+        assert!(h.consume(1000, TokenType::Ops));
+        // try and fail on another 100
+        assert!(!h.consume(100, TokenType::Ops));
+        // since consume failed, limiter should be blocked now
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+        // wait half the timer period
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(REFILL_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / 2));
+        // limiter should still be blocked
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+        // wait the other half of the timer period
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(REFILL_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / 2));
+        // the timer_fd should have an event on it by now
+        assert!(h.event_handler().is_ok());
+        // limiter should now be unblocked
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+        // try and succeed on another 100 ops this time
+        assert!(h.consume(100, TokenType::Ops));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rate_limiter_group_full() {
+        // rate limiter with limit of 1000 bytes/s and 1000 ops/s
+        let mut l = RateLimiterGroup::new("test", 1000, 0, 1000, 1000, 0, 1000).unwrap();
+        l.start_thread(EventFd::new(0).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        let h = l.new_handle().unwrap();
+
+        // limiter should not be blocked
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+        // raw FD for this disabled should be valid
+        assert!(h.as_raw_fd() > 0);
+
+        // do full 1000 bytes
+        assert!(h.consume(1000, TokenType::Ops));
+        // do full 1000 bytes
+        assert!(h.consume(1000, TokenType::Bytes));
+        // try and fail on another 100 ops
+        assert!(!h.consume(100, TokenType::Ops));
+        // try and fail on another 100 bytes
+        assert!(!h.consume(100, TokenType::Bytes));
+        // since consume failed, limiter should be blocked now
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+        // wait half the timer period
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(REFILL_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / 2));
+        // limiter should still be blocked
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+        // wait the other half of the timer period
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(REFILL_TIMER_INTERVAL_MS / 2));
+        // the timer_fd should have an event on it by now
+        assert!(h.event_handler().is_ok());
+        // limiter should now be unblocked
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+        // try and succeed on another 100 ops this time
+        assert!(h.consume(100, TokenType::Ops));
+        // try and succeed on another 100 bytes this time
+        assert!(h.consume(100, TokenType::Bytes));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rate_limiter_group_overconsumption() {
+        // initialize the rate limiter
+        let mut l = RateLimiterGroup::new("test", 1000, 0, 1000, 1000, 0, 1000).unwrap();
+        l.start_thread(EventFd::new(0).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        let h = l.new_handle().unwrap();
+
+        // try to consume 2.5x the bucket size
+        // we are "borrowing" 1.5x the bucket size in tokens since
+        // the bucket is full
+        assert!(h.consume(2500, TokenType::Bytes));
+
+        // check that even after a whole second passes, the rate limiter
+        // is still blocked
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1000));
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+
+        // after 1.5x the replenish time has passed, the rate limiter
+        // is available again
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
+        assert!(h.event_handler().is_ok());
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+
+        // reset the rate limiter
+        let mut l = RateLimiterGroup::new("test", 1000, 0, 1000, 1000, 0, 1000).unwrap();
+        l.start_thread(EventFd::new(0).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        let h = l.new_handle().unwrap();
+        // try to consume 1.5x the bucket size
+        // we are "borrowing" 1.5x the bucket size in tokens since
+        // the bucket is full, should arm the timer to 0.5x replenish
+        // time, which is 500 ms
+        assert!(h.consume(1500, TokenType::Bytes));
+
+        // check that after more than the minimum refill time,
+        // the rate limiter is still blocked
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+
+        // try to consume some tokens, which should fail as the timer
+        // is still active
+        assert!(!h.consume(100, TokenType::Bytes));
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+
+        // check that after the minimum refill time, the timer was not
+        // overwritten and the rate limiter is still blocked from the
+        // borrowing we performed earlier
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+        assert!(h.is_blocked());
+        assert!(!h.consume(100, TokenType::Bytes));
+
+        // after waiting out the full duration, rate limiter should be
+        // available again
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        assert!(h.event_handler().is_ok());
+        assert!(!h.is_blocked());
+        assert!(h.consume(100, TokenType::Bytes));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rate_limiter/src/lib.rs b/rate_limiter/src/lib.rs
index 287fa3113..c844f9290 100644
--- a/rate_limiter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rate_limiter/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use vmm_sys_util::timerfd::TimerFd;
 
+/// Module for group rate limiting.
+pub mod group;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 /// Describes the errors that may occur while handling rate limiter events.
 pub enum Error {