diff --git a/config/fortify.php b/config/fortify.php
index e53bbb2..0681407 100644
--- a/config/fortify.php
+++ b/config/fortify.php
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'middleware' => ['web'],
+    // Throttle all Fortify endpoints (registration has no built-in limiter) to
+    // blunt signup spam / CPU-exhaustion via repeated password hashing. Login
+    // keeps its own stricter 'login' limiter on top.
+    'middleware' => ['web', 'throttle:20,1'],
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Auth/RegisterTest.php b/tests/Feature/Auth/RegisterTest.php
index 567edf4..97afdfc 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Auth/RegisterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Auth/RegisterTest.php
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ it('refuses to register with an existing customer email (account-claim guard)',
     expect(User::query()->where('email', 'claim@signup.test')->exists())->toBeFalse();
 });
 
+it('throttles repeated registration attempts', function () {
+    $hit429 = false;
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 24; $i++) {
+        $res = $this->post(route('register.store'), [
+            'name' => 'S', 'email' => "spam{$i}@signup.test",
+            'password' => 'password1234', 'password_confirmation' => 'password1234',
+        ]);
+        if ($res->status() === 429) {
+            $hit429 = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    expect($hit429)->toBeTrue();
+});
+
 it('rejects a mismatched password confirmation', function () {
     $this->post(route('register.store'), [
         'name' => 'X',