diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index 1821e2e3c..f700c757e 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 	backupID model.StableID,
 ) (*details.Builder, error) {
 	lastBackupVersion := version.NoBackup
+	service := op.Selectors.PathService()
 
 	reasons, err := op.Selectors.Reasons(op.account.ID(), false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 	//   * the base finder code to skip over older bases (breaks isolation a bit
 	//     by requiring knowledge of good/bad backup versions for different
 	//     services)
-	if op.Selectors.PathService() == path.GroupsService {
+	if service == path.GroupsService {
 		if mans.MinBackupVersion() != version.NoBackup &&
 			mans.MinBackupVersion() < version.Groups9Update {
 			logger.Ctx(ctx).Info("dropping merge bases due to groups version change")
@@ -431,6 +432,22 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 		lastBackupVersion = mans.MinBackupVersion()
 	}
 
+	// Use sliding window limiter for Exchange if the feature is not explicitly
+	// disabled. For other services we don't use sliding window limiter.
+	enableSlidingLim := false
+	if service == path.ExchangeService &&
+		!op.Options.ToggleFeatures.DisableSlidingWindowLimiter {
+		enableSlidingLim = true
+	}
+
+	// Select an appropriate rate limiter for the service.
+	ctx = graph.BindRateLimiterConfig(
+		ctx,
+		graph.LimiterCfg{
+			Service:              service,
+			EnableSlidingLimiter: enableSlidingLim,
+		})
+
 	// TODO(ashmrtn): This should probably just return a collection that deletes
 	// the entire subtree instead of returning an additional bool. That way base
 	// selection is controlled completely by flags and merging is controlled
@@ -491,6 +508,12 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 
 	logger.Ctx(ctx).Debug(opStats.ctrl)
 
+	// For exchange, rate limits are enforced on a mailbox level. Reset the
+	// rate limiter so that it doesn't accidentally throttle following mailboxes.
+	// This is a no-op if we are using token bucket limiter since it refreshes
+	// tokens on a fixed per second basis.
+	graph.ResetLimiter(ctx)
+
 	return deets, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/concurrency_middleware.go b/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/concurrency_middleware.go
index cc176ba7a..19cc8aa3a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/concurrency_middleware.go
+++ b/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/concurrency_middleware.go
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ const (
 	defaultPerSecond = 16  // 16 * 60 * 10 = 9600
 	defaultMaxCap    = 200 // real cap is 10k-per-10-minutes
 
-	// Sliding window limiter for exchange service. Exchange enforces a
-	// 10-k-per-10-minute limit. We are however keeping it to 9600-per-10-minutes
-	// to give the limits breathing room. It can be slowly increased over time.
+	// Sliding window limiter for exchange service. We are restricting it to 9600 per
+	// 10 mins to give the limits some breathing room. It can be slowly increased
+	// over time to get closer to the 10k limit.
 	exchWindow        = 10 * time.Minute
 	exchSlideInterval = 1 * time.Second
 	exchCapacity      = 9600
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ var (
 type LimiterCfg struct {
 	Service path.ServiceType
 	// Experimental flag to enable sliding window rate limiter. It should only be
-	// enabled for Exchange backups. Set to false by default to prevent accidental
-	// enablement for non-backup operations and other services.
+	// enabled for Exchange backups. It's set to false by default to prevent accidental
+	// enablement for non backup operations and other services.
 	EnableSlidingLimiter bool
 }
 
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ func QueueRequest(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+func ResetLimiter(ctx context.Context) {
+	limiter := ctxLimiter(ctx)
+	limiter.Reset()
+}
+
 // RateLimiterMiddleware is used to ensure we don't overstep per-min request limits.
 type RateLimiterMiddleware struct{}
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/middleware_test.go b/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/middleware_test.go
index 9bd2255cb..10a0352fb 100644
--- a/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/middleware_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/services/m365/api/graph/middleware_test.go
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ func (suite *MiddlewareUnitSuite) TestBindExtractLimiterConfig() {
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultLimiter, ctxLimiter(ctx))
 
 	table := []struct {
-		name          string
-		service       path.ServiceType
-		expectOK      require.BoolAssertionFunc
-		expectLimiter limiters.Limiter
+		name             string
+		service          path.ServiceType
+		enableSlidingLim bool
+		expectLimiter    limiters.Limiter
 	}{
 		{
 			name:          "exchange",
@@ -388,12 +388,30 @@ func (suite *MiddlewareUnitSuite) TestBindExtractLimiterConfig() {
 			service:       path.ServiceType(-1),
 			expectLimiter: defaultLimiter,
 		},
+		{
+			name:             "exchange sliding limiter",
+			service:          path.ExchangeService,
+			enableSlidingLim: true,
+			expectLimiter:    exchSlidingLimiter,
+		},
+		// Sliding limiter flag is ignored for non-exchange services
+		{
+			name:             "onedrive with sliding limiter flag set",
+			service:          path.OneDriveService,
+			enableSlidingLim: true,
+			expectLimiter:    driveLimiter,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range table {
 		suite.Run(test.name, func() {
 			t := suite.T()
 
-			tctx := BindRateLimiterConfig(ctx, LimiterCfg{Service: test.service})
+			tctx := BindRateLimiterConfig(
+				ctx,
+				LimiterCfg{
+					Service:              test.service,
+					EnableSlidingLimiter: test.enableSlidingLim,
+				})
 			lc, ok := extractRateLimiterConfig(tctx)
 			require.True(t, ok, "found rate limiter in ctx")
 			assert.Equal(t, test.service, lc.Service)