diff --git a/scp.py b/scp.py
index c4f2499..995c606 100644
--- a/scp.py
+++ b/scp.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
         self.close()
 
     def put(self, files, remote_path=b'.',
-            recursive=False, preserve_times=False):
+            recursive=False, preserve_times=False, limit_bandwidth=0):
         """
         Transfer files to remote host.
 
@@ -135,12 +135,17 @@ def put(self, files, remote_path=b'.',
         @param preserve_times: preserve mtime and atime of transfered files
             and directories.
         @type preserve_times: bool
+        @param limit_bandwidth: Limits the used bandwidth, specified in Kbit/s.
+        @type limit_bandwidth: int
         """
         self.preserve_times = preserve_times
         self.channel = self._open()
         self._pushed = 0
         self.channel.settimeout(self.socket_timeout)
-        scp_command = (b'scp -t ', b'scp -r -t ')[recursive]
+        scp_command = b'scp -t '
+        scp_command += (b'', b' -r ')[recursive]
+        if limit_bandwidth > 0:
+            scp_command += b' -l ' + str(limit_bandwidth).encode() + b' '
         self.channel.exec_command(scp_command +
                                   self.sanitize(asbytes(remote_path)))
         self._recv_confirm()
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ def put(self, files, remote_path=b'.',
         self.close()
 
     def get(self, remote_path, local_path='',
-            recursive=False, preserve_times=False):
+            recursive=False, preserve_times=False, limit_bandwidth=0):
         """
         Transfer files from remote host to localhost
 
@@ -171,6 +176,8 @@ def get(self, remote_path, local_path='',
         @param preserve_times: preserve mtime and atime of transfered files
             and directories.
         @type preserve_times: bool
+        @param limit_bandwidth: Limits the used bandwidth, specified in Kbit/s.
+        @type limit_bandwidth: int
         """
         if not isinstance(remote_path, (list, tuple)):
             remote_path = [remote_path]
@@ -187,12 +194,14 @@ def get(self, remote_path, local_path='',
                                    asunicode(self._recv_dir))
         rcsv = (b'', b' -r')[recursive]
         prsv = (b'', b' -p')[preserve_times]
+        lmbw = (b'', b' -l '+ str(limit_bandwidth).encode())[limit_bandwidth > 0]
         self.channel = self._open()
         self._pushed = 0
         self.channel.settimeout(self.socket_timeout)
         self.channel.exec_command(b"scp" +
                                   rcsv +
                                   prsv +
+                                  lmbw +
                                   b" -f " +
                                   b' '.join(remote_path))
         self._recv_all()
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index a9787f5..10e0720 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -299,6 +299,24 @@ def test_up_and_down(self):
         finally:
             os.chdir(previous)
 
+    def test_up_and_down_with_limit(self):
+        '''send and receive files with the same client'''
+        previous = os.getcwd()
+        testfile = os.path.join(self._temp, 'testfile')
+        testfile_sent = os.path.join(self._temp, 'testfile_sent')
+        testfile_rcvd = os.path.join(self._temp, 'testfile_rcvd')
+        try:
+            os.chdir(self._temp)
+            with open(testfile, 'w') as f:
+                f.write("TESTING\n")
+            with SCPClient(self.ssh.get_transport(), socket_timeout=60.0) as scp:
+                scp.put(testfile, testfile_sent, limit_bandwidth=10)
+                scp.get(testfile_sent, testfile_rcvd, limit_bandwidth=10)
+
+            assert open(testfile_rcvd).read() == 'TESTING\n'
+        finally:
+            os.chdir(previous)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()