diff --git a/sopel/bot.py b/sopel/bot.py
index 8f7632b5b6..cd99cfbf1c 100644
--- a/sopel/bot.py
+++ b/sopel/bot.py
@@ -420,22 +420,46 @@ def reply(self, message, destination=None, reply_to=None, notice=False):
 
     def call(self, func, sopel, trigger):
         nick = trigger.nick
+        current_time = time.time()
         if nick not in self._times:
             self._times[nick] = dict()
-
-        if not trigger.admin and \
-                not func.unblockable and \
-                func.rate > 0 and \
-                func in self._times[nick]:
-            timediff = time.time() - self._times[nick][func]
-            if timediff < func.rate:
-                self._times[nick][func] = time.time()
-                LOGGER.info(
-                    "%s prevented from using %s in %s: %d < %d",
-                    trigger.nick, func.__name__, trigger.sender, timediff,
-                    func.rate
-                )
-                return
+        if self.nick not in self._times:
+            self._times[self.nick] = dict()
+        if not trigger.is_privmsg and trigger.sender not in self._times:
+            self._times[trigger.sender] = dict()
+
+        if not trigger.admin and not func.unblockable:
+            if func in self._times[nick]:
+                usertimediff = current_time - self._times[nick][func]
+                if func.rate > 0 and usertimediff < func.rate:
+                    #self._times[nick][func] = current_time
+                    LOGGER.info(
+                        "%s prevented from using %s in %s due to user limit: %d < %d",
+                        trigger.nick, func.__name__, trigger.sender, usertimediff,
+                        func.rate
+                    )
+                    return
+            if func in self._times[self.nick]:
+                globaltimediff = current_time - self._times[self.nick][func]
+                if func.global_rate > 0 and globaltimediff < func.global_rate:
+                    #self._times[self.nick][func] = current_time
+                    LOGGER.info(
+                        "%s prevented from using %s in %s due to global limit: %d < %d",
+                        trigger.nick, func.__name__, trigger.sender, globaltimediff,
+                        func.global_rate
+                    )
+                    return
+
+            if not trigger.is_privmsg and func in self._times[trigger.sender]:
+                chantimediff = current_time - self._times[trigger.sender][func]
+                if func.channel_rate > 0 and chantimediff < func.channel_rate:
+                    #self._times[trigger.sender][func] = current_time
+                    LOGGER.info(
+                        "%s prevented from using %s in %s due to channel limit: %d < %d",
+                        trigger.nick, func.__name__, trigger.sender, chantimediff,
+                        func.channel_rate
+                    )
+                    return
 
         try:
             exit_code = func(sopel, trigger)
@@ -444,7 +468,10 @@ def call(self, func, sopel, trigger):
             self.error(trigger)
 
         if exit_code != NOLIMIT:
-            self._times[nick][func] = time.time()
+            self._times[nick][func] = current_time
+            self._times[self.nick][func] = current_time
+            if not trigger.is_privmsg:
+                self._times[trigger.sender][func] = current_time
 
     def dispatch(self, pretrigger):
         args = pretrigger.args
diff --git a/sopel/loader.py b/sopel/loader.py
index 2d15c84097..82d3d964d9 100644
--- a/sopel/loader.py
+++ b/sopel/loader.py
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ def clean_callable(func, config):
     func.priority = getattr(func, 'priority', 'medium')
     func.thread = getattr(func, 'thread', True)
     func.rate = getattr(func, 'rate', 0)
+    func.channel_rate = getattr(func, 'channel_rate', 0)
+    func.global_rate = getattr(func, 'global_rate', 0)
 
     if not hasattr(func, 'event'):
         func.event = ['PRIVMSG']
diff --git a/sopel/module.py b/sopel/module.py
index 5aa4101ea9..bd5d748431 100644
--- a/sopel/module.py
+++ b/sopel/module.py
@@ -248,19 +248,21 @@ def add_attribute(function):
     return add_attribute
 
 
-def rate(value):
-    """Decorate a function to limit how often a single user may trigger it.
-
-    If a function is given a rate of 20, a single user may only use that
-    function once every 20 seconds. This limit applies to each user
-    individually. Users on the admin list in Sopel’s configuration are exempted
-    from rate limits.
+def rate(user=0, channel=0, server=0):
+    """Decorate a function to limit how often it can be triggered on a per-user
+    basis, in a channel, or across the server (bot). A value of zero means no 
+    limit. If a function is given a rate of 20, that function may only be used
+    once every 20 seconds in the scope corresponding to the parameter.
+    Users on the admin list in Sopel’s configuration are exempted from rate 
+    limits.
 
     Rate-limited functions that use scheduled future commands should import
     threading.Timer() instead of sched, or rate limiting will not work properly.
     """
     def add_attribute(function):
-        function.rate = value
+        function.rate = user
+        function.channel_rate = channel
+        function.global_rate = server
         return function
     return add_attribute