diff --git a/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Authorization/UserHelper.php b/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Authorization/UserHelper.php
index 89096bf..df5e1be 100644
--- a/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Authorization/UserHelper.php
+++ b/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Authorization/UserHelper.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 use Analog\Analog;
 use DI\Attribute\Inject;
+use Galette\Core\AuthThrottle;
 use Galette\Core\Db;
 use Galette\Core\History;
 use Galette\Core\Login;
@@ -49,14 +50,36 @@ public function __construct(
     /**
      * Log in a member
      *
+     * @param string       $nick     Login
+     * @param string       $password Password
+     * @param AuthThrottle $throttle Authentication throttle
+     *
      * @return int|false Member ID, false on failure
      */
-    public function login(string $nick, string $password): int|false
+    public function login(string $nick, string $password, AuthThrottle $throttle): int|false
     {
         if (trim($nick) === '' || trim($password) === '') {
             return false;
         }
 
+        //evaluated before any credential check, so that a locked out caller
+        //costs nothing but a lookup
+        $delay = $throttle->getRetryDelay($nick);
+        if ($delay > 0) {
+            //no countdown on the page: how long is left measures what has been
+            //tried, and it belongs in the log
+            $this->flash->addMessage(
+                'error_detected',
+                _T("Too many failed attempts. Please try again later.")
+            );
+            $this->history->add(_T("Authentication throttled"), $nick);
+            Analog::log(
+                'Authentication throttled for `' . $nick . '`, ' . $delay . ' seconds left.',
+                Analog::INFO
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if ($nick === $this->preferences->pref_admin_login) {
             $pw_superadmin = password_verify(
                 $password,
@@ -85,11 +108,13 @@ public function login(string $nick, string $password): int|false
         }
 
         if ($this->login->isLogged()) {
+            $throttle->recordSuccess($nick);
             $this->session->login = $this->login;
             $this->history->add(_T('Login'));
 
             return $this->login->id;
         }
+        $throttle->recordFailure($nick);
         $this->history->add(_T('Authentication failed'), $nick);
 
         $this->flash->addMessage(
diff --git a/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/LoginController.php b/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/LoginController.php
index 85c158d..8c665dd 100755
--- a/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/LoginController.php
+++ b/lib/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/LoginController.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Analog\Analog;
 use DI\Attribute\Inject;
 use Galette\Controllers\AbstractPluginController;
+use Galette\Core\AuthThrottle;
 use GaletteOAuth2\Authorization\UserAuthorizationException;
 use GaletteOAuth2\Authorization\UserHelper;
 use GaletteOAuth2\Repositories\ClientRepository;
@@ -96,10 +97,11 @@ public function login(Request $request, Response $response): Response
     /**
      * Do login
      *
-     * @param Request  $request  Received request
-     * @param Response $response Response instance
+     * @param Request      $request  Received request
+     * @param Response     $response Response instance
+     * @param AuthThrottle $throttle Authentication throttle
      */
-    public function doLogin(Request $request, Response $response): Response
+    public function doLogin(Request $request, Response $response, AuthThrottle $throttle): Response
     {
         /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         if (OAUTH2_DEBUGSESSION) {
@@ -114,7 +116,11 @@ public function doLogin(Request $request, Response $response): Response
         $this->session->isLoggedIn = 'no';
         unset($this->session->client_id);
         $nick = (string)($params['login'] ?? '');
-        $this->session->user_id = $uid = $this->userHelper->login($nick, (string)($params['password'] ?? ''));
+        $this->session->user_id = $uid = $this->userHelper->login(
+            $nick,
+            (string)($params['password'] ?? ''),
+            $throttle
+        );
         Debug::log("UserHelper::login({$nick}) return '{$uid}'");
 
         if (false === $uid) {
diff --git a/tests/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/tests/units/LoginController.php b/tests/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/tests/units/LoginController.php
index 8759b8a..37a69bc 100644
--- a/tests/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/tests/units/LoginController.php
+++ b/tests/GaletteOAuth2/Controllers/tests/units/LoginController.php
@@ -355,4 +355,85 @@ public function testDoLoginSuccess(): void
         $this->assertSame('galette_cli', $this->session->client_id);
         $this->assertNotSame($sid, session_id());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Failed logins are throttled, even the right password is refused afterwards
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testDoLoginIsThrottled(): void
+    {
+        $this->getAdminMember($this->getMemberOne());
+        $data = $this->dataAdherentOne();
+        $this->session->request_args = [
+            'response_type' => 'code',
+            'client_id' => 'galette_cli',
+            'redirect_uri' => 'http://localhost:8888',
+        ];
+        $threshold = $this->preferences->pref_throttle_account_ip_attempts;
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $threshold; $i++) {
+            $test_response = $this->app->handle($this->doLoginRequest($data['login_adh'], 'wrong'));
+            $this->assertSame(
+                ['Location' => [$this->routeparser->urlFor(OAUTH2_PREFIX . '_login')]],
+                $test_response->getHeaders()
+            );
+            $this->expectLogEntry(Analog::WARNING, 'Passwords mismatch for login');
+        }
+
+        //the right password no longer gets through
+        $test_response = $this->app->handle($this->doLoginRequest($data['login_adh'], $data['mdp_adh']));
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            ['Location' => [$this->routeparser->urlFor(OAUTH2_PREFIX . '_login')]],
+            $test_response->getHeaders()
+        );
+        $this->assertSame('no', $this->session->isLoggedIn);
+        $this->assertFalse($this->session->user_id);
+        $this->expectLogEntry(Analog::INFO, 'Authentication throttled for `' . $data['login_adh'] . '`');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A successful login clears the failures counted on the account
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testDoLoginSuccessClearsThrottle(): void
+    {
+        $this->getAdminMember($this->getMemberOne());
+        $data = $this->dataAdherentOne();
+        $this->session->request_args = [
+            'response_type' => 'code',
+            'client_id' => 'galette_cli',
+            'redirect_uri' => 'http://localhost:8888',
+        ];
+
+        $this->app->handle($this->doLoginRequest($data['login_adh'], 'wrong'));
+        $this->expectLogEntry(Analog::WARNING, 'Passwords mismatch for login');
+
+        $select = $this->zdb->select(\Galette\Core\AuthThrottle::TABLE);
+        $select->where(
+            [
+                'scope' => \Galette\Core\AuthThrottle::SCOPE_ACCOUNT,
+                'identifier' => $data['login_adh']
+            ]
+        );
+        $this->assertSame(1, $this->zdb->execute($select)->count());
+
+        $this->app->handle($this->doLoginRequest($data['login_adh'], $data['mdp_adh']));
+        $this->assertSame('yes', $this->session->isLoggedIn);
+        $this->assertSame(0, $this->zdb->execute($select)->count());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a login request
+     *
+     * @param string $login    Login
+     * @param string $password Password
+     */
+    private function doLoginRequest(string $login, string $password): \Slim\Psr7\Request
+    {
+        return $this->createRequest(route_name: OAUTH2_PREFIX . '_doLogin', method: 'POST')
+            ->withParsedBody(['login' => $login, 'password' => $password]);
+    }
 }