diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ff20c3e3d..c38e62aaf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "trilium",
-  "version": "0.45.3",
+  "version": "0.45.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -4838,6 +4838,11 @@
         "type-check": "~0.3.2"
       }
     },
+    "limiter": {
+      "version": "1.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/limiter/-/limiter-1.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FWWMIEOxz3GwUI4Ts/IvgVy6LPvoMPgjMdQ185nN6psJyBJ4yOpzqm695/h5umdLJg2vW3GR5iG11MAkR2AzJA=="
+    },
     "line-column": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/line-column/-/line-column-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -6913,6 +6918,22 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stealthy-require/-/stealthy-require-1.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-NbCYdbT/SfJqd35QmzCQoyJr8ks="
     },
+    "stream-throttle": {
+      "version": "0.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stream-throttle/-/stream-throttle-0.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-rdV8jXzHOoFjDTHNVdOWHPr7qcM=",
+      "requires": {
+        "commander": "^2.2.0",
+        "limiter": "^1.0.5"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "commander": {
+          "version": "2.20.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.20.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "streamsearch": {
       "version": "0.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/streamsearch/-/streamsearch-0.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82906f0f5..5fab96947 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "semver": "7.3.2",
     "serve-favicon": "2.5.0",
     "session-file-store": "1.5.0",
+    "stream-throttle": "^0.1.3",
     "striptags": "3.1.1",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1",
     "turndown": "7.0.0",
diff --git a/src/services/import/enex.js b/src/services/import/enex.js
index 25171978d..ac71157e2 100644
--- a/src/services/import/enex.js
+++ b/src/services/import/enex.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const sax = require("sax");
 const stream = require('stream');
+const {Throttle} = require('stream-throttle');
 const log = require("../log");
 const utils = require("../utils");
 const sql = require("../sql");
@@ -341,7 +342,10 @@ function importEnex(taskContext, file, parentNote) {
         const bufferStream = new stream.PassThrough();
         bufferStream.end(file.buffer);
 
-        bufferStream.pipe(saxStream);
+        bufferStream
+            // rate limiting to improve responsiveness during / after import
+            .pipe(new Throttle({rate: 300000}))
+            .pipe(saxStream);
     });
 }