diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-common/src/rate_limited_tracing.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-common/src/rate_limited_tracing.rs
index 198c2bf8bdd..f9e745999d1 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-common/src/rate_limited_tracing.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-common/src/rate_limited_tracing.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 
 use coarsetime::{Duration, Instant};
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ShouldLog {
+    /// Emit the log normally, within the rate limit.
+    Yes,
+    /// Emit the log; `N` similar messages were suppressed since the last emission.
+    YesAfterSuppression(u32),
+    /// Suppressed — do not emit.
+    No,
+}
+
 /// Metadata for a log site. This is stored inside a single AtomicU64 when not in use.
 ///
 /// `call_count` is the number of calls since the last upgrade of generation, it's stored
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn should_log<F: Fn() -> Instant>(
     last_reset_atomic: &AtomicU64,
     limit: u32,
     now: F,
-) -> bool {
+) -> ShouldLog {
     //  count_atomic is treated as 2 u32: upper bits count "generation", lower bits count number of
     //  calls since LAST_RESET. We assume there won't be 2**32 calls to this log in ~60s.
     //  Generation is free to wrap around.
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn should_log<F: Fn() -> Instant>(
     } = logsite_meta_u64.into();
 
     if call_count < limit {
-        return true;
+        return ShouldLog::Yes;
     }
 
     let current_time = Duration::from_ticks(now().as_ticks());
@@ -83,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn should_log<F: Fn() -> Instant>(
 
     if !should_reset {
         // we are over-limit and not far enough in time to reset: don't log
-        return false;
+        return ShouldLog::No;
     }
 
     let mut update_time = false;
@@ -123,7 +133,20 @@ pub fn should_log<F: Fn() -> Instant>(
         // *we* updated generation, so we must update last_reset too
         last_reset_atomic.store(current_time.as_ticks(), Ordering::Release);
     }
-    can_log
+
+    if !can_log {
+        return ShouldLog::No;
+    }
+    // call_count is the pre-fetch_add value, equal to the number of prior calls in this period.
+    // Of those, `limit` were allowed through; the rest were suppressed.
+    // We only report when *we* did the reset (update_time), to avoid double-reporting.
+    if update_time {
+        let skipped = call_count.saturating_sub(limit);
+        if skipped > 0 {
+            return ShouldLog::YesAfterSuppression(skipped);
+        }
+    }
+    ShouldLog::Yes
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
@@ -136,8 +159,15 @@ macro_rules! rate_limited_tracing {
         // we can't get time from constant context, so we pre-initialize with zero
         static LAST_RESET: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
 
-        if $crate::rate_limited_tracing::should_log(&COUNT, &LAST_RESET, $limit, CoarsetimeInstant::now) {
-            ::tracing::$log_fn!($($args)*);
+        match $crate::rate_limited_tracing::should_log(&COUNT, &LAST_RESET, $limit, CoarsetimeInstant::now) {
+            $crate::rate_limited_tracing::ShouldLog::No => {}
+            $crate::rate_limited_tracing::ShouldLog::Yes => {
+                ::tracing::$log_fn!($($args)*);
+            }
+            $crate::rate_limited_tracing::ShouldLog::YesAfterSuppression(skipped) => {
+                ::tracing::$log_fn!("suppressed {skipped} similar log messages in the last minute");
+                ::tracing::$log_fn!($($args)*);
+            }
         }
     }};
 }
@@ -193,7 +223,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use coarsetime::{Duration, Instant};
 
-    use super::should_log;
+    use super::{should_log, ShouldLog};
 
     // TODO as this is atomic code, we should test it with multiple threads to verify it behaves
     // like we'd expect, maybe using something like `loom`?
@@ -207,9 +237,10 @@ mod tests {
         let mut simulated_time = Instant::now();
         let simulation_step = Duration::from_secs(1);
 
-        assert!(should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || {
-            simulated_time
-        }));
+        assert_eq!(
+            should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || simulated_time),
+            ShouldLog::Yes
+        );
         assert_eq!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1);
         let reset_timestamp = last_reset.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         assert_ne!(reset_timestamp, 0);
@@ -217,20 +248,20 @@ mod tests {
         simulated_time += simulation_step;
 
         for i in 1..limit {
-            // we log as many time as expected
-            assert!(should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || {
-                simulated_time
-            }));
+            assert_eq!(
+                should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || simulated_time),
+                ShouldLog::Yes
+            );
             assert_eq!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), i + 1);
             assert_eq!(last_reset.load(Ordering::Relaxed), reset_timestamp);
             simulated_time += simulation_step;
         }
 
         for i in limit..(limit * 2) {
-            // we don't log, nor update
-            assert!(!should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || {
-                simulated_time
-            }));
+            assert_eq!(
+                should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || simulated_time),
+                ShouldLog::No
+            );
             assert_eq!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), i + 1);
             assert_eq!(last_reset.load(Ordering::Relaxed), reset_timestamp);
             simulated_time += simulation_step;
@@ -239,9 +270,11 @@ mod tests {
         // advance enough to reset counter
         simulated_time += simulation_step * 60;
 
-        assert!(should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || {
-            simulated_time
-        }));
+        // the first log after a reset reports how many were suppressed
+        assert_eq!(
+            should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || simulated_time),
+            ShouldLog::YesAfterSuppression(limit as u32)
+        );
         // counter got reset, generation increased
         assert_eq!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1 + (1 << 32));
         // last reset changed too
@@ -249,20 +282,20 @@ mod tests {
         let reset_timestamp = last_reset.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
 
         for i in 1..limit {
-            // we log as many time as expected
-            assert!(should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || {
-                simulated_time
-            }));
+            assert_eq!(
+                should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || simulated_time),
+                ShouldLog::Yes
+            );
             assert_eq!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), i + 1 + (1 << 32));
             assert_eq!(last_reset.load(Ordering::Relaxed), reset_timestamp);
             simulated_time += simulation_step;
         }
 
         for i in limit..(limit * 2) {
-            // we don't log, nor update
-            assert!(!should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || {
-                simulated_time
-            }));
+            assert_eq!(
+                should_log(&count, &last_reset, limit as _, || simulated_time),
+                ShouldLog::No
+            );
             assert_eq!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), i + 1 + (1 << 32));
             assert_eq!(last_reset.load(Ordering::Relaxed), reset_timestamp);
             simulated_time += simulation_step;
diff --git a/quickwit/quickwit-lambda-client/src/invoker.rs b/quickwit/quickwit-lambda-client/src/invoker.rs
index c8ffa0716a0..69f7cb6519d 100644
--- a/quickwit/quickwit-lambda-client/src/invoker.rs
+++ b/quickwit/quickwit-lambda-client/src/invoker.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use quickwit_common::retry::RetryParams;
 use quickwit_lambda_server::{LambdaSearchRequestPayload, LambdaSearchResponsePayload};
 use quickwit_proto::search::{LambdaSearchResponses, LambdaSingleSplitResult, LeafSearchRequest};
 use quickwit_search::{LambdaLeafSearchInvoker, SearchError};
-use tracing::{debug, info, instrument, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, info, instrument};
 
 use crate::metrics::LAMBDA_METRICS;
 
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ impl AwsLambdaInvoker {
                 LambdaInvokeError::Permanent(_) => return Err(error.into_search_error()),
             };
 
-            warn!(
+            quickwit_common::rate_limited_warn!(
+                limit_per_min = 10,
                 num_attempts = num_attempts,
                 delay_ms = delay.as_millis(),
                 "lambda invocation failed, retrying"