diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index f0f947efe..98ab10bb5 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ struct pw_impl_node *pw_context_create_node(struct pw_context *context,
 	this->rt.activation->sync_timeout = DEFAULT_SYNC_TIMEOUT;
 	this->rt.activation->sync_left = 0;
 
+	this->rt.rate_limit.interval = 2 * SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	this->rt.rate_limit.burst = 1;
+
 	check_properties(this);
 
 	this->driver_node = this;
@@ -1358,11 +1361,13 @@ static int node_ready(void *data, int status)
 		uint64_t min_timeout = UINT64_MAX;
 
 		if (SPA_UNLIKELY(state->pending > 0)) {
-			pw_log_warn("(%s-%u) graph not finished: state:%p pending %d/%d",
+			pw_context_driver_emit_incomplete(node->context, node);
+			if (ratelimit_test(&node->rt.rate_limit, a->signal_time)) {
+				pw_log_warn("(%s-%u) graph not finished: state:%p pending %d/%d",
 					node->name, node->info.id, state, state->pending,
 					state->required);
-			pw_context_driver_emit_incomplete(node->context, node);
-			dump_states(node);
+				dump_states(node);
+			}
 			node->rt.target.signal(node->rt.target.data);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index ae6c08b61..d2e0e70d6 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -59,6 +59,29 @@ struct defaults {
 	unsigned int mem_allow_mlock;
 };
 
+struct ratelimit {
+	uint64_t interval;
+	uint64_t begin;
+	unsigned burst;
+	unsigned n_printed, n_missed;
+};
+
+static inline bool ratelimit_test(struct ratelimit *r, uint64_t now)
+{
+	if (r->begin + r->interval < now) {
+		if (r->n_missed)
+			pw_log_warn("%u events suppressed", r->n_missed);
+		r->begin = now;
+		r->n_printed = 0;
+		r->n_missed = 0;
+	} else if (r->n_printed >= r->burst) {
+		r->n_missed++;
+		return false;
+	}
+	r->n_printed++;
+	return true;
+}
+
 #define MAX_PARAMS	32
 
 #define pw_protocol_emit_destroy(p) spa_hook_list_call(&p->listener_list, struct pw_protocol_events, destroy, 0)
@@ -564,6 +587,8 @@ struct pw_impl_node {
 		struct pw_node_target target;		/* our target that is signaled by the
 							   driver */
 		struct spa_list driver_link;		/* our link in driver */
+
+		struct ratelimit rate_limit;
 	} rt;
 
         void *user_data;                /**< extra user data */