diff --git a/ratelimit/ratelimit.go b/ratelimit/ratelimit.go
index c70c1e0e6e..c0c4f99c3b 100644
--- a/ratelimit/ratelimit.go
+++ b/ratelimit/ratelimit.go
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ func (r *responseWriterDelegator) Status() int {
 }
 
 var DefaultRequestFilter = func(req *http.Request) bool {
+	if req.Method == http.MethodOptions {
+		return false
+	}
 	if req.URL == nil || !strings.HasPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/api") || strings.HasPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/api/i/") || strings.HasPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/api/v1/docs/") || strings.HasPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/api/v2/docs/") {
 		return false
 	}