diff --git a/lib/cartodb/middleware/rate-limit.js b/lib/cartodb/middleware/rate-limit.js
index db6556e1..c864a821 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/middleware/rate-limit.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/middleware/rate-limit.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ function rateLimit(userLimitsApi, endpointGroup = null) {
             if (isBlocked) {
                 const rateLimitError = new Error('You are over the limits.');
                 rateLimitError.http_status = 429;
+                rateLimitError.type = 'limit';
+                rateLimitError.subtype = 'rate-limit';
                 return next(rateLimitError);
             }
 
diff --git a/test/acceptance/rate-limit.test.js b/test/acceptance/rate-limit.test.js
index 2c154107..339e187e 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/rate-limit.test.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/rate-limit.test.js
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ function assertRateLimitRequest (status, limit, remaining, reset, retry, done =
             assert.ok(err);
             assert.equal(err.message, 'You are over the limits.');
             assert.equal(err.http_status, 429);
+            assert.equal(err.type, 'limit');
+            assert.equal(err.subtype, 'rate-limit');
         }
 
         if (done) {