diff --git a/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_enhance_k8s_metadata.rb b/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_enhance_k8s_metadata.rb
index c3da2995..81227345 100644
--- a/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_enhance_k8s_metadata.rb
+++ b/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_enhance_k8s_metadata.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class EnhanceK8sMetadataFilter < Fluent::Plugin::Filter
       config_param :cache_ttl, :integer, default: 60 * 60 * 2
       config_param :cache_refresh, :integer, default: 60 * 60
       config_param :cache_refresh_variation, :integer, default: 60 * 15
+      config_param :cache_refresh_apiserver_request_delay, :float, default: Float::NAN
 
       def configure(conf)
         super
diff --git a/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/sumologic/kubernetes/cache_strategy.rb b/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/sumologic/kubernetes/cache_strategy.rb
index f67fa4f9..c98afe02 100644
--- a/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/sumologic/kubernetes/cache_strategy.rb
+++ b/fluent-plugin-enhance-k8s-metadata/lib/sumologic/kubernetes/cache_strategy.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def refresh_cache
         entries.each { |key, _|
           begin
             refresh_cache_entry(key)
+            # Adding friction to avoid aggressive refresh.
+            if !@cache_refresh_apiserver_request_delay.nan? && !@cache_refresh_apiserver_request_delay.negative?
+              sleep @cache_refresh_apiserver_request_delay
+            end
           rescue => e
             log.error "Cannot refresh metadata for key #{key}: #{e}"
           end