diff --git a/lib/extension/receive.ts b/lib/extension/receive.ts
index 2ee663d2bd..1f4ca1422f 100755
--- a/lib/extension/receive.ts
+++ b/lib/extension/receive.ts
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ export default class Receive extends Extension {
             // Check if we have to debounce or throttle
             if (data.device.options.debounce) {
                 this.publishDebounce(data.device, payload, data.device.options.debounce, data.device.options.debounce_ignore);
-            } else if (data.device.options.throttle) {
-                await this.publishThrottle(data.device, payload, data.device.options.throttle);
+            } else if (data.device.options.min_time_between_payloads) {
+                await this.publishThrottle(data.device, payload, data.device.options.min_time_between_payloads);
             } else {
                 await this.publishEntityState(data.device, payload);
             }
diff --git a/lib/types/types.d.ts b/lib/types/types.d.ts
index b3158b4359..f9b80880a3 100644
--- a/lib/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/lib/types/types.d.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ declare global {
         optimistic?: boolean;
         debounce?: number;
         debounce_ignore?: string[];
-        throttle?: number;
+        min_time_between_payloads?: number;
         filtered_attributes?: string[];
         filtered_cache?: string[];
         filtered_optimistic?: string[];
diff --git a/lib/util/settings.schema.json b/lib/util/settings.schema.json
index dc7ef0366a..ef6e0634b1 100644
--- a/lib/util/settings.schema.json
+++ b/lib/util/settings.schema.json
@@ -761,6 +761,11 @@
                     "title": "QoS",
                     "description": "QoS level for MQTT messages of this device"
                 },
+                "min_time_between_payloads": {
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "title": "Minimum time between payloads",
+                    "description": "The minimum time between payloads in seconds. Payloads received whilst the device is being throttled will be discarded"
+                },
                 "debounce": {
                     "type": "number",
                     "title": "Debounce",
diff --git a/lib/util/throttler.ts b/lib/util/throttler.ts
index 76ffbab034..6a1d918093 100644
--- a/lib/util/throttler.ts
+++ b/lib/util/throttler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default function throttle<Args extends unknown[], Return>(fn: (...args: Args) => Return, wait: number): (...args: Args) => Return | undefined {
+export default function throttle<Args extends unknown[]>(fn: (...args: Args) => Promise<void>, wait: number): (...args: Args) => Promise<void> {
     let lastCallTime = 0;
 
     return (...args: Args) => {
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ export default function throttle<Args extends unknown[], Return>(fn: (...args: A
             lastCallTime = now;
             return fn(...args);
         }
+
+        // Return an empty promise in the case of a throttled call
+        return Promise.resolve();
     };
 }
diff --git a/test/extensions/receive.test.ts b/test/extensions/receive.test.ts
index bd5b2a37a2..b3ea54bb5c 100644
--- a/test/extensions/receive.test.ts
+++ b/test/extensions/receive.test.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ describe('Extension: Receive', () => {
     it('Should throttle multiple messages from spamming devices', async () => {
         const device = devices.SPAMMER;
         const throttle_for_testing = 1;
-        settings.set(['device_options', 'throttle'], throttle_for_testing);
+        settings.set(['device_options', 'min_time_between_payloads'], throttle_for_testing);
         settings.set(['device_options', 'retain'], true);
         settings.set(['devices', device.ieeeAddr, 'friendly_name'], 'spammer1');