diff --git a/devops/driver/libvirt/libvirt_driver.py b/devops/driver/libvirt/libvirt_driver.py
index 4b93632d..39eb8f82 100644
--- a/devops/driver/libvirt/libvirt_driver.py
+++ b/devops/driver/libvirt/libvirt_driver.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from devops.models import driver
 from devops.models import network
 from devops.models import node
 from devops.models import volume
+from devops.settings import LIBVIRT_KEYPRESS_DELAY
 
 
 class _LibvirtManager(object):
@@ -1124,6 +1125,8 @@ class LibvirtNode(node.Node):
                     time.sleep(1)
                 continue
             self._libvirt_node.sendKey(0, 0, list(key_code), len(key_code), 0)
+            # Limit Keypress rate with configurable delay between sending
+            time.sleep(LIBVIRT_KEYPRESS_DELAY)
 
     @decorators.retry(libvirt.libvirtError)
     def define(self):
diff --git a/devops/settings.py b/devops/settings.py
index add1df2d..420a5c48 100644
--- a/devops/settings.py
+++ b/devops/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ DRIVER_PARAMETERS = {
     'use_host_cpu': get_var_as_bool('DRIVER_USE_HOST_CPU', True),
     'enable_acpi': get_var_as_bool('DRIVER_ENABLE_ACPI', False),
 }
+LIBVIRT_KEYPRESS_DELAY = float(
+    os.environ.get("LIBVIRT_KEYPRESS_DELAY", "0.05"))
 
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = []  # required for django
 
diff --git a/devops/tests/driver/libvirt/test_node.py b/devops/tests/driver/libvirt/test_node.py
index 0f7d2349..87debde2 100644
--- a/devops/tests/driver/libvirt/test_node.py
+++ b/devops/tests/driver/libvirt/test_node.py
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ class TestLibvirtNode(LibvirtTestCase):
                 mock.call(0, 0, [4], 1, 0),
                 mock.call(0, 0, [28], 1, 0),
             ])
-            self.sleep_mock.assert_called_once_with(1)
+            assert self.sleep_mock.call_args_list == [mock.call(0.05),
+                                                      mock.call(0.05),
+                                                      mock.call(0.05),
+                                                      mock.call(1),
+                                                      mock.call(0.05)]
 
     def test_start_reboot(self):
         self.node.define()