diff --git a/config/routes.php b/config/routes.php
index 95a6427684c..b9de16a738b 100644
--- a/config/routes.php
+++ b/config/routes.php
@@ -53,4 +53,34 @@
 
     'middleware' => 'web',
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Auth Route Middleware
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Additional middleware applied to the frontend auth routes (login,
+    | register, password reset, etc). Useful for rate limiting, e.g.
+    | 'throttle:5,1' to allow 5 attempts per minute.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'auth_middleware' => [
+        \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class.':5,1',
+    ],
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Forms Route Middleware
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Additional middleware applied to the frontend form submission route.
+    | Useful for rate limiting, e.g. 'throttle:10,1' to allow 10 submissions
+    | per minute.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'forms_middleware' => [
+        \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class.':10,1',
+    ],
+
 ];
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index a1f706681a1..aff7df3b899 100755
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 
 Route::name('statamic.')->group(function () {
     Route::group(['prefix' => config('statamic.routes.action')], function () {
-        Route::post('forms/{form}', [FormController::class, 'submit'])->middleware([HandlePrecognitiveRequests::class])->name('forms.submit');
+        Route::post('forms/{form}', [FormController::class, 'submit'])->middleware(array_merge([HandlePrecognitiveRequests::class], (array) config('statamic.routes.forms_middleware', [])))->name('forms.submit');
 
         Route::get('protect/password', [PasswordProtectController::class, 'show'])->name('protect.password.show')->middleware([HandleInertiaRequests::class]);
         Route::post('protect/password', [PasswordProtectController::class, 'store'])->name('protect.password.store');
 
-        Route::group(['prefix' => 'auth', 'middleware' => [AuthGuard::class]], function () {
+        Route::group(['prefix' => 'auth', 'middleware' => array_merge([AuthGuard::class], (array) config('statamic.routes.auth_middleware', []))], function () {
             Route::get('logout', [LoginController::class, 'logout'])->name('logout');
 
             Route::group(['middleware' => [HandlePrecognitiveRequests::class]], function () {
diff --git a/tests/Routing/RouteMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Routing/RouteMiddlewareTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f95af80d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Routing/RouteMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Routing;
+
+use Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Attributes\DefineEnvironment;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Statamic\Facades\Blueprint;
+use Statamic\Facades\Form;
+use Tests\PreventSavingStacheItemsToDisk;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class RouteMiddlewareTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use PreventSavingStacheItemsToDisk;
+
+    protected function withAuthThrottleMiddleware($app)
+    {
+        $app['config']->set('statamic.routes.auth_middleware', [ThrottleRequests::class.':2,1']);
+    }
+
+    protected function withFormsThrottleMiddleware($app)
+    {
+        $app['config']->set('statamic.routes.forms_middleware', [ThrottleRequests::class.':2,1']);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function no_extra_middleware_is_applied_to_auth_routes_by_default()
+    {
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
+            $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])
+                ->assertStatus(302);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    #[DefineEnvironment('withAuthThrottleMiddleware')]
+    public function custom_middleware_is_applied_to_auth_login_route()
+    {
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(429);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    #[DefineEnvironment('withAuthThrottleMiddleware')]
+    public function custom_auth_middleware_is_applied_to_all_auth_routes()
+    {
+        $this->post('/!/auth/password/email', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/password/email', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/password/email', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(429);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    #[DefineEnvironment('withAuthThrottleMiddleware')]
+    public function custom_auth_middleware_does_not_affect_forms_route()
+    {
+        $this->createContactForm();
+
+        // Auth routes reach the throttle limit
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(429);
+
+        // Forms route is unaffected
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function no_extra_middleware_is_applied_to_forms_route_by_default()
+    {
+        $this->createContactForm();
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
+            $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    #[DefineEnvironment('withFormsThrottleMiddleware')]
+    public function custom_middleware_is_applied_to_forms_route()
+    {
+        $this->createContactForm();
+
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(429);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    #[DefineEnvironment('withFormsThrottleMiddleware')]
+    public function custom_forms_middleware_does_not_affect_auth_routes()
+    {
+        $this->createContactForm();
+
+        // Forms route reaches the throttle limit
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/forms/contact', ['email' => 'test@example.com'])->assertStatus(429);
+
+        // Auth routes are unaffected
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(302);
+        $this->post('/!/auth/login', ['email' => 'test@example.com', 'password' => 'wrong'])->assertStatus(302);
+    }
+
+    private function createContactForm(): void
+    {
+        $blueprint = Blueprint::make()->setContents([
+            'fields' => [
+                ['handle' => 'email', 'field' => ['type' => 'text', 'validate' => 'required|email']],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        Blueprint::shouldReceive('find')->with('forms.contact')->andReturn($blueprint);
+        Blueprint::makePartial();
+
+        $form = Form::make()->handle('contact');
+        Form::shouldReceive('find')->with('contact')->andReturn($form);
+        Form::makePartial();
+    }
+}