diff --git a/src/app/actions/maintainer.test.ts b/src/app/actions/maintainer.test.ts
index 477cbb9..39b2109 100644
--- a/src/app/actions/maintainer.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/actions/maintainer.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import {
   getCommunityLinks,
   upsertCommunityLink,
   deleteCommunityLink,
+  getRepoHealthOverview,
+  getStaleIssues,
+  getTopContributors,
+  getFlaggedAccounts,
 } from './maintainer';
 import * as detect from '@/lib/maintainer/detect';
 import * as rateLimitLib from '@/lib/rate-limit';
@@ -286,4 +290,39 @@ describe('maintainer actions', () => {
       if (!res.ok) expect(res.error.code).toBe('not_found');
     });
   });
+  it('getRepoHealthOverview returns rate_limited when rate limit exceeded', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(rateLimitLib.rateLimit).mockResolvedValue({ ok: false } as never);
+
+    const res = await getRepoHealthOverview();
+
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!res.ok) expect(res.error.code).toBe('rate_limited');
+  });
+
+  it('getStaleIssues returns rate_limited when rate limit exceeded', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(rateLimitLib.rateLimit).mockResolvedValue({ ok: false } as never);
+
+    const res = await getStaleIssues();
+
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!res.ok) expect(res.error.code).toBe('rate_limited');
+  });
+
+  it('getTopContributors returns rate_limited when rate limit exceeded', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(rateLimitLib.rateLimit).mockResolvedValue({ ok: false } as never);
+
+    const res = await getTopContributors();
+
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!res.ok) expect(res.error.code).toBe('rate_limited');
+  });
+
+  it('getFlaggedAccounts returns rate_limited when rate limit exceeded', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(rateLimitLib.rateLimit).mockResolvedValue({ ok: false } as never);
+
+    const res = await getFlaggedAccounts();
+
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!res.ok) expect(res.error.code).toBe('rate_limited');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/actions/maintainer.ts b/src/app/actions/maintainer.ts
index 93e4455..f07bedf 100644
--- a/src/app/actions/maintainer.ts
+++ b/src/app/actions/maintainer.ts
@@ -633,13 +633,17 @@ export async function getRepoHealthOverview(): Promise<Result<RepoHealthRow[]>>
     return err('not_authenticated', 'sign in first');
   }
 
-  await rateLimit({
+  const limited = await rateLimit({
     namespace: 'maintainer',
     key: user.id,
     limit: 30,
     windowSec: 60,
   });
 
+  if (!limited.ok) {
+    return err('rate_limited', 'slow down', true);
+  }
+
   if (!(await isUserMaintainer(user.id))) {
     return err('not_authorised', 'not a maintainer');
   }
@@ -722,13 +726,17 @@ export async function getStaleIssues(): Promise<Result<StaleIssueRow[]>> {
     return err('not_authenticated', 'sign in first');
   }
 
-  await rateLimit({
+  const limited = await rateLimit({
     namespace: 'maintainer',
     key: user.id,
     limit: 30,
     windowSec: 60,
   });
 
+  if (!limited.ok) {
+    return err('rate_limited', 'slow down', true);
+  }
+
   if (!(await isUserMaintainer(user.id))) {
     return err('not_authorised', 'not a maintainer');
   }
@@ -804,13 +812,17 @@ export async function getTopContributors(): Promise<Result<ContributorRow[]>> {
     return err('not_authenticated', 'sign in first');
   }
 
-  await rateLimit({
+  const limited = await rateLimit({
     namespace: 'maintainer',
     key: user.id,
     limit: 30,
     windowSec: 60,
   });
 
+  if (!limited.ok) {
+    return err('rate_limited', 'slow down', true);
+  }
+
   if (!(await isUserMaintainer(user.id))) {
     return err('not_authorised', 'not a maintainer');
   }
@@ -1096,13 +1108,17 @@ export async function getFlaggedAccounts(): Promise<Result<FlaggedAccountRow[]>>
     return err('not_authenticated', 'sign in first');
   }
 
-  await rateLimit({
+  const limited = await rateLimit({
     namespace: 'maintainer',
     key: user.id,
     limit: 30,
     windowSec: 60,
   });
 
+  if (!limited.ok) {
+    return err('rate_limited', 'slow down', true);
+  }
+
   if (!(await isUserMaintainer(user.id))) {
     return err('not_authorised', 'not a maintainer');
   }