diff --git a/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubInputDStream.scala b/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubInputDStream.scala
index 7357d231..18c6b2b6 100644
--- a/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubInputDStream.scala
+++ b/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubInputDStream.scala
@@ -20,16 +20,19 @@ package org.apache.spark.streaming.pubsub
 import java.io.{Externalizable, ObjectInput, ObjectOutput}
 
 import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
+import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
 import com.google.api.client.googleapis.javanet.GoogleNetHttpTransport
 import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException
 import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory
 import com.google.api.services.pubsub.Pubsub.Builder
-import com.google.api.services.pubsub.model.{AcknowledgeRequest, PubsubMessage, PullRequest}
-import com.google.api.services.pubsub.model.Subscription
+import com.google.api.services.pubsub.model.{AcknowledgeRequest, PubsubMessage, PullRequest, ReceivedMessage, Subscription}
 import com.google.cloud.hadoop.util.RetryHttpInitializer
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.RateLimiter
 
+import org.apache.spark.{SparkConf, SparkException}
+import org.apache.spark.internal.Logging
 import org.apache.spark.storage.StorageLevel
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.StreamingContext
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.dstream.ReceiverInputDStream
@@ -51,11 +54,18 @@ class PubsubInputDStream(
     val subscription: String,
     val credential: SparkGCPCredentials,
     val _storageLevel: StorageLevel,
-    val autoAcknowledge: Boolean
+    val autoAcknowledge: Boolean,
+    val maxNoOfMessageInRequest: Int,
+    val rateMultiplierFactor: Double,
+    val endpoint: String,
+    conf: SparkConf
 ) extends ReceiverInputDStream[SparkPubsubMessage](_ssc) {
 
   override def getReceiver(): Receiver[SparkPubsubMessage] = {
-    new PubsubReceiver(project, topic, subscription, credential, _storageLevel, autoAcknowledge)
+    new PubsubReceiver(
+      project, topic, subscription, credential, _storageLevel, autoAcknowledge,
+      maxNoOfMessageInRequest, rateMultiplierFactor, endpoint, conf
+    )
   }
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +224,35 @@ object ConnectionUtils {
   }
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * Custom spark receiver to pull messages from Pubsub topic and push into reliable store.
+ * If backpressure is enabled,the message ingestion rate for this receiver will be managed by Spark.
+ *
+ * Following spark configurations can be used to control rates and block size
+ * <i>spark.streaming.backpressure.initialRate</i>
+ * <i>spark.streaming.receiver.maxRate</i>
+ * <i>spark.streaming.blockQueueSize</i>: Controlling block size
+ * <i>spark.streaming.backpressure.pid.minRate</i>
+ *
+ * See Spark streaming configurations doc
+ * <a href="https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/configuration.html#spark-streaming</a>
+ *
+ * NOTE: For given subscription assuming ackDeadlineSeconds is sufficient.
+ * So that messages will not expire if it is buffer for given blockIntervalMs
+ *
+ * @param project                   Google cloud project id
+ * @param topic                     Topic name for creating subscription if need
+ * @param subscription              Pub/Sub subscription name
+ * @param credential                Google cloud project credential to access Pub/Sub service
+ * @param storageLevel              Storage level to be used
+ * @param autoAcknowledge           Acknowledge pubsub message or not
+ * @param maxNoOfMessageInRequest   Maximum number of message in a Pubsub pull request
+ * @param rateMultiplierFactor      Increase the proposed rate estimated by PIDEstimator to take the
+ *                                  advantage of dynamic allocation of executor.
+ *                                  Default should be 1 if dynamic allocation is not enabled
+ * @param endpoint                  Pubsub service endpoint
+ * @param conf                      Spark config
+ */
 private[pubsub]
 class PubsubReceiver(
     project: String,
@@ -222,8 +260,12 @@ class PubsubReceiver(
     subscription: String,
     credential: SparkGCPCredentials,
     storageLevel: StorageLevel,
-    autoAcknowledge: Boolean)
-    extends Receiver[SparkPubsubMessage](storageLevel) {
+    autoAcknowledge: Boolean,
+    maxNoOfMessageInRequest: Int,
+    rateMultiplierFactor: Double,
+    endpoint: String,
+    conf: SparkConf)
+    extends Receiver[SparkPubsubMessage](storageLevel) with Logging {
 
   val APP_NAME = "sparkstreaming-pubsub-receiver"
 
@@ -231,14 +273,25 @@ class PubsubReceiver(
 
   val MAX_BACKOFF = 10 * 1000 // 10s
 
-  val MAX_MESSAGE = 1000
+  val maxRateLimit: Long = conf.getLong("spark.streaming.receiver.maxRate", Long.MaxValue)
+
+  val blockSize: Int = conf.getInt("spark.streaming.blockQueueSize", maxNoOfMessageInRequest)
+
+  val blockIntervalMs: Long = conf.getTimeAsMs("spark.streaming.blockInterval", "200ms")
+
+  var buffer: ArrayBuffer[ReceivedMessage] = createBufferArray()
+
+  var latestAttemptToPushInStoreTime: Long = -1
+
+  lazy val rateLimiter: RateLimiter = RateLimiter.create(getInitialRateLimit.toDouble)
 
   lazy val client = new Builder(
     ConnectionUtils.transport,
     ConnectionUtils.jacksonFactory,
     new RetryHttpInitializer(credential.provider, APP_NAME))
-      .setApplicationName(APP_NAME)
-      .build()
+    .setApplicationName(APP_NAME)
+    .setRootUrl(endpoint)
+    .build()
 
   val projectFullName: String = s"projects/$project"
   val subscriptionFullName: String = s"$projectFullName/subscriptions/$subscription"
@@ -248,6 +301,7 @@ class PubsubReceiver(
       case Some(t) =>
         val sub: Subscription = new Subscription
         sub.setTopic(s"$projectFullName/topics/$t")
+        sub.setAckDeadlineSeconds(30)
         try {
           client.projects().subscriptions().create(subscriptionFullName, sub).execute()
         } catch {
@@ -262,6 +316,7 @@ class PubsubReceiver(
         }
       case None => // do nothing
     }
+
     new Thread() {
       override def run() {
         receive()
@@ -270,30 +325,31 @@ class PubsubReceiver(
   }
 
   def receive(): Unit = {
-    val pullRequest = new PullRequest().setMaxMessages(MAX_MESSAGE).setReturnImmediately(false)
+    val pullRequest = new PullRequest()
+      .setMaxMessages(maxNoOfMessageInRequest).setReturnImmediately(false)
     var backoff = INIT_BACKOFF
+
+    // To avoid the edge case when buffer is not full and no message pushed to store
+    latestAttemptToPushInStoreTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
+
     while (!isStopped()) {
       try {
+
         val pullResponse =
           client.projects().subscriptions().pull(subscriptionFullName, pullRequest).execute()
         val receivedMessages = pullResponse.getReceivedMessages
+
+        // update rate limit if required
+        updateRateLimit()
+
+        // Put data into buffer
         if (receivedMessages != null) {
-          store(receivedMessages.asScala.toList
-            .map(x => {
-              val sm = new SparkPubsubMessage
-              sm.message = x.getMessage
-              sm.ackId = x.getAckId
-              sm
-            })
-            .iterator)
-
-          if (autoAcknowledge) {
-            val ackRequest = new AcknowledgeRequest()
-            ackRequest.setAckIds(receivedMessages.asScala.map(x => x.getAckId).asJava)
-            client.projects().subscriptions().acknowledge(subscriptionFullName,
-              ackRequest).execute()
-          }
+          buffer.appendAll(receivedMessages.asScala)
         }
+
+        // Push data from buffer to store
+        push()
+
         backoff = INIT_BACKOFF
       } catch {
         case e: GoogleJsonResponseException =>
@@ -308,5 +364,109 @@ class PubsubReceiver(
     }
   }
 
+  def getInitialRateLimit: Long = {
+    math.min(
+      conf.getLong("spark.streaming.backpressure.initialRate", maxRateLimit),
+      maxRateLimit
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the new recommended rate at which receiver should push data into store
+   * and update the rate limiter with new rate
+   */
+  def updateRateLimit(): Unit = {
+    val newRateLimit = rateMultiplierFactor * supervisor.getCurrentRateLimit.min(maxRateLimit)
+    if (rateLimiter.getRate != newRateLimit) {
+      rateLimiter.setRate(newRateLimit)
+      logInfo("New rateLimit:: " + newRateLimit)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Push data into store if
+   *  1. buffer size greater than equal to blockSize, or
+   *  2. blockInterval time is passed and buffer size is less than blockSize
+   *
+   *  Before pushing the messages, first create iterator of complete block(s) and partial blocks
+   *  and assigning new array to buffer.
+   *
+   *  So during pushing data into store if any {@link org.apache.spark.SparkException} occur
+   *  then all un-push messages or un-ack will be lost.
+   *
+   *  To recover lost messages we are relying on pubsub
+   *  (i.e after ack deadline passed then pubsub will again give that messages)
+   */
+  def push(): Unit = {
+
+    val diff = System.currentTimeMillis() - latestAttemptToPushInStoreTime
+    if (buffer.length >= blockSize || (buffer.length < blockSize && diff >= blockIntervalMs)) {
+
+      // grouping messages into complete and partial blocks (if any)
+      val (completeBlocks, partialBlock) = buffer.grouped(blockSize)
+        .partition(block => block.length == blockSize)
+
+      // If completeBlocks is empty it means within block interval time
+      // messages in buffer is less than blockSize. So will push partial block
+      val iterator = if (completeBlocks.nonEmpty) completeBlocks else partialBlock
+
+      // Will push partial block messages back to buffer if complete blocks formed
+      val partial = if (completeBlocks.nonEmpty && partialBlock.nonEmpty) {
+        partialBlock.next()
+      } else null
+
+      while (iterator.hasNext) {
+        try {
+          pushToStoreAndAck(iterator.next().toList)
+        } catch {
+          case e: SparkException => reportError(
+            "Failed to write messages into reliable store", e)
+          case NonFatal(e) => reportError(
+            "Failed to write messages in reliable store", e)
+        } finally {
+          latestAttemptToPushInStoreTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        }
+      }
+
+      // clear existing buffer messages
+      buffer.clear()
+
+      // Pushing partial block messages back to buffer if complete blocks formed
+      if (partial != null) buffer.appendAll(partial)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Push the list of received message into store and ack messages if auto ack is true
+   * @param receivedMessages
+   */
+  def pushToStoreAndAck(receivedMessages: List[ReceivedMessage]): Unit = {
+    val messages = receivedMessages
+      .map(x => {
+        val sm = new SparkPubsubMessage
+        sm.message = x.getMessage
+        sm.ackId = x.getAckId
+        sm})
+
+    rateLimiter.acquire(messages.size)
+    store(messages.toIterator)
+    if (autoAcknowledge) acknowledgeIds(messages.map(_.ackId))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Acknowledge Message ackIds
+   * @param ackIds
+   */
+  def acknowledgeIds(ackIds: List[String]): Unit = {
+    val ackRequest = new AcknowledgeRequest()
+    ackRequest.setAckIds(ackIds.asJava)
+    client.projects().subscriptions()
+      .acknowledge(subscriptionFullName, ackRequest).execute()
+  }
+
+  private def createBufferArray(): ArrayBuffer[ReceivedMessage] = {
+    new ArrayBuffer[ReceivedMessage](2 * math.max(maxNoOfMessageInRequest, blockSize))
+  }
+
   override def onStop(): Unit = {}
 }
diff --git a/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubUtils.scala b/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubUtils.scala
index 05214c34..c87cbcd9 100644
--- a/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubUtils.scala
+++ b/streaming-pubsub/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubUtils.scala
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.streaming.pubsub
 
+import com.google.api.services.pubsub.Pubsub
+
 import org.apache.spark.storage.StorageLevel
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.StreamingContext
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.api.java.JavaReceiverInputDStream
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.api.java.JavaStreamingContext
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.dstream.ReceiverInputDStream
 
+
 object PubsubUtils {
 
   /**
@@ -50,7 +53,10 @@ object PubsubUtils {
       subscription: String,
       credentials: SparkGCPCredentials,
       storageLevel: StorageLevel,
-      autoAcknowledge: Boolean = true): ReceiverInputDStream[SparkPubsubMessage] = {
+      autoAcknowledge: Boolean = true,
+      maxNoOfMessageInRequest: Int = 1000,
+      rateMultiplierFactor: Double = 1.0,
+      endpoint: String = Pubsub.DEFAULT_ROOT_URL): ReceiverInputDStream[SparkPubsubMessage] = {
     ssc.withNamedScope("pubsub stream") {
 
       new PubsubInputDStream(
@@ -60,7 +66,12 @@ object PubsubUtils {
         subscription,
         credentials,
         storageLevel,
-        autoAcknowledge)
+        autoAcknowledge,
+        maxNoOfMessageInRequest,
+        rateMultiplierFactor,
+        endpoint,
+        ssc.conf
+      )
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/streaming-pubsub/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubStreamSuite.scala b/streaming-pubsub/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubStreamSuite.scala
index 8a67038d..64b3f0e7 100644
--- a/streaming-pubsub/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubStreamSuite.scala
+++ b/streaming-pubsub/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/pubsub/PubsubStreamSuite.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import scala.language.postfixOps
 import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfter
 import org.scalatest.concurrent.Eventually
 
-import org.apache.spark.ConditionalSparkFunSuite
+import org.apache.spark.{ConditionalSparkFunSuite, SparkConf}
 import org.apache.spark.storage.StorageLevel
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.Seconds
 import org.apache.spark.streaming.StreamingContext
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class PubsubStreamSuite extends ConditionalSparkFunSuite with Eventually with Be
 
   val batchDuration = Seconds(1)
 
+  val blockSize = 15
+
   private val master: String = "local[2]"
 
   private val appName: String = this.getClass.getSimpleName
@@ -70,6 +72,17 @@ class PubsubStreamSuite extends ConditionalSparkFunSuite with Eventually with Be
     }
   }
 
+
+  def setSparkBackPressureConf(conf: SparkConf) : Unit = {
+    conf.set("spark.streaming.backpressure.enabled", "true")
+    conf.set("spark.streaming.backpressure.initialRate", "50")
+    conf.set("spark.streaming.receiver.maxRate", "100")
+    conf.set("spark.streaming.backpressure.pid.minRate", "10")
+    conf.set("spark.streaming.blockQueueSize", blockSize.toString)
+    conf.set("spark.streaming.blockInterval", "1000ms")
+  }
+
+
   before {
     ssc = new StreamingContext(master, appName, batchDuration)
   }
@@ -113,6 +126,27 @@ class PubsubStreamSuite extends ConditionalSparkFunSuite with Eventually with Be
     sendReceiveMessages(receiveStream)
   }
 
+  testIf("check block size", () => PubsubTestUtils.shouldRunTest()) {
+    setSparkBackPressureConf(ssc.sparkContext.conf)
+    val receiveStream = PubsubUtils.createStream(
+      ssc, PubsubTestUtils.projectId, Some(topicName), subForCreateName,
+      PubsubTestUtils.credential, StorageLevel.MEMORY_AND_DISK_SER_2, autoAcknowledge = true, 50)
+
+    @volatile var partitionSize: Set[Int] = Set[Int]()
+    receiveStream.foreachRDD(rdd => {
+      rdd.collectPartitions().foreach(partition => {
+        partitionSize += partition.length
+      })
+    })
+
+    ssc.start()
+
+    eventually(timeout(100000 milliseconds), interval(1000 milliseconds)) {
+      pubsubTestUtils.publishData(topicFullName, pubsubTestUtils.generatorMessages(100))
+      assert(partitionSize.max == blockSize)
+    }
+  }
+
   private def sendReceiveMessages(receiveStream: ReceiverInputDStream[SparkPubsubMessage]): Unit = {
     @volatile var receiveMessages: List[SparkPubsubMessage] = List()
     receiveStream.foreachRDD { rdd =>