diff --git a/proto/meta.proto b/proto/meta.proto
index 0371b5540a6d..bcb6c331549f 100644
--- a/proto/meta.proto
+++ b/proto/meta.proto
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ enum ThrottleTarget {
   SOURCE = 1;
   MV = 2;
   TABLE_WITH_SOURCE = 3;
+  CDC_TABLE = 4;
 }
 
 message ApplyThrottleRequest {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/handler/alter_streaming_rate_limit.rs b/src/frontend/src/handler/alter_streaming_rate_limit.rs
index 2dff4338a1de..e916d8ed8b87 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/handler/alter_streaming_rate_limit.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/handler/alter_streaming_rate_limit.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 use pgwire::pg_response::{PgResponse, StatementType};
 use risingwave_common::bail;
-use risingwave_pb::meta::PbThrottleTarget;
+use risingwave_pb::meta::ThrottleTarget as PbThrottleTarget;
 use risingwave_sqlparser::ast::ObjectName;
 
 use super::{HandlerArgs, RwPgResponse};
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@ pub async fn handle_alter_streaming_rate_limit(
             };
             (StatementType::ALTER_SOURCE, source_id)
         }
+        PbThrottleTarget::CdcTable => {
+            let reader = session.env().catalog_reader().read_guard();
+            let (table, schema_name) =
+                reader.get_any_table_by_name(db_name, schema_path, &real_table_name)?;
+            if table.table_type != TableType::Table {
+                return Err(ErrorCode::InvalidInputSyntax(format!(
+                    "\"{table_name}\" is not a table",
+                ))
+                .into());
+            }
+            session.check_privilege_for_drop_alter(schema_name, &**table)?;
+            (StatementType::ALTER_TABLE, table.id.table_id)
+        }
         _ => bail!("Unsupported throttle target: {:?}", kind),
     };
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/handler/mod.rs b/src/frontend/src/handler/mod.rs
index c3dcf0ce5976..95ebba2662f1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/handler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/handler/mod.rs
@@ -707,6 +707,18 @@ pub async fn handle(
             )
             .await
         }
+        Statement::AlterTable {
+            name,
+            operation: AlterTableOperation::SetBackfillRateLimit { rate_limit },
+        } => {
+            alter_streaming_rate_limit::handle_alter_streaming_rate_limit(
+                handler_args,
+                PbThrottleTarget::CdcTable,
+                name,
+                rate_limit,
+            )
+            .await
+        }
         Statement::AlterIndex {
             name,
             operation: AlterIndexOperation::RenameIndex { index_name },
diff --git a/src/meta/service/src/stream_service.rs b/src/meta/service/src/stream_service.rs
index d50a088972ee..cfbdda2e9650 100644
--- a/src/meta/service/src/stream_service.rs
+++ b/src/meta/service/src/stream_service.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ impl StreamManagerService for StreamServiceImpl {
                     .update_mv_rate_limit_by_table_id(TableId::from(request.id), request.rate)
                     .await?
             }
+            ThrottleTarget::CdcTable => {
+                self.metadata_manager
+                    .update_mv_rate_limit_by_table_id(TableId::from(request.id), request.rate)
+                    .await?
+            }
             ThrottleTarget::Unspecified => {
                 return Err(Status::invalid_argument("unspecified throttle target"))
             }
diff --git a/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs b/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs
index f5d97eca1c56..4756a9ded458 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/controller/streaming_job.rs
@@ -1354,6 +1354,10 @@ impl CatalogController {
                 || (*fragment_type_mask & PbFragmentTypeFlag::Source as i32 != 0)
             {
                 visit_stream_node(stream_node, |node| match node {
+                    PbNodeBody::StreamCdcScan(node) => {
+                        node.rate_limit = rate_limit;
+                        found = true;
+                    }
                     PbNodeBody::StreamScan(node) => {
                         node.rate_limit = rate_limit;
                         found = true;
diff --git a/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs b/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs
index a523bbfeb3e7..b734cdb54602 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/manager/catalog/fragment.rs
@@ -1079,6 +1079,11 @@ impl FragmentManager {
                 for actor in &mut fragment.actors {
                     if let Some(node) = actor.nodes.as_mut() {
                         visit_stream_node(node, |node_body| match node_body {
+                            // rate limit for cdc backfill
+                            NodeBody::StreamCdcScan(ref mut node) => {
+                                node.rate_limit = rate_limit;
+                                actor_to_apply.push(actor.actor_id);
+                            }
                             NodeBody::StreamScan(ref mut node) => {
                                 node.rate_limit = rate_limit;
                                 actor_to_apply.push(actor.actor_id);
diff --git a/src/sqlparser/src/ast/ddl.rs b/src/sqlparser/src/ast/ddl.rs
index 6ea385df950f..89e8f24bf592 100644
--- a/src/sqlparser/src/ast/ddl.rs
+++ b/src/sqlparser/src/ast/ddl.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ pub enum AlterTableOperation {
     SetSourceRateLimit {
         rate_limit: i32,
     },
+    /// SET BACKFILL_RATE_LIMIT TO <rate_limit>
+    SetBackfillRateLimit {
+        rate_limit: i32,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -293,6 +297,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for AlterTableOperation {
             AlterTableOperation::SetSourceRateLimit { rate_limit } => {
                 write!(f, "SET SOURCE_RATE_LIMIT TO {}", rate_limit)
             }
+            AlterTableOperation::SetBackfillRateLimit { rate_limit } => {
+                write!(f, "SET BACKFILL_RATE_LIMIT TO {}", rate_limit)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sqlparser/src/parser.rs b/src/sqlparser/src/parser.rs
index 996fd9ebe849..8952eb9f215a 100644
--- a/src/sqlparser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/sqlparser/src/parser.rs
@@ -3092,6 +3092,8 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
                 }
             } else if let Some(rate_limit) = self.parse_alter_source_rate_limit(true)? {
                 AlterTableOperation::SetSourceRateLimit { rate_limit }
+            } else if let Some(rate_limit) = self.parse_alter_backfill_rate_limit()? {
+                AlterTableOperation::SetBackfillRateLimit { rate_limit }
             } else {
                 return self.expected("SCHEMA/PARALLELISM/SOURCE_RATE_LIMIT after SET");
             }