diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
index d7be03d5a08..da64bb85fdd 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-install.php
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ class WC_Install {
 		wp_clear_scheduled_hook( 'woocommerce_cleanup_logs' );
 		wp_clear_scheduled_hook( 'woocommerce_geoip_updater' );
 		wp_clear_scheduled_hook( 'woocommerce_tracker_send_event' );
+		wp_clear_scheduled_hook( 'woocommerce_cleanup_rate_limits' );
 
 		$ve = get_option( 'gmt_offset' ) > 0 ? '-' : '+';
 
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ class WC_Install {
 		wp_schedule_event( time() + ( 6 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS ), 'twicedaily', 'woocommerce_cleanup_sessions' );
 		wp_schedule_event( time() + MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'fifteendays', 'woocommerce_geoip_updater' );
 		wp_schedule_event( time() + 10, apply_filters( 'woocommerce_tracker_event_recurrence', 'daily' ), 'woocommerce_tracker_send_event' );
+		wp_schedule_event( time() + ( 3 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS ), 'daily', 'woocommerce_cleanup_rate_limits' );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-rate-limiter.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-rate-limiter.php
index c9c4595638b..817cce4a4f3 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-rate-limiter.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-rate-limiter.php
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
  */
 class WC_Rate_Limiter {
 
+	/**
+	 * Cache group.
+	 */
+	const CACHE_GROUP = 'wc_rate_limit';
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructs key name from action identifier.
 	 * Left in for backwards compatibility.
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ class WC_Rate_Limiter {
 	 * @return bool|int
 	 */
 	protected static function get_cached( $action_id ) {
-		return wp_cache_get( self::get_cache_key( $action_id ), 'wc_rate_limit' );
+		return wp_cache_get( self::get_cache_key( $action_id ), self::CACHE_GROUP );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ class WC_Rate_Limiter {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	protected static function set_cache( $action_id, $expiry ) {
-		return wp_cache_set( self::get_cache_key( $action_id ), $expiry, 'wc_rate_limit' );
+		return wp_cache_set( self::get_cache_key( $action_id ), $expiry, self::CACHE_GROUP );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -138,4 +143,22 @@ class WC_Rate_Limiter {
 
 		return false !== $result;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Cleanup expired rate limits from the database and clear caches.
+	 */
+	public static function cleanup() {
+		global $wpdb;
+
+		$wpdb->query(
+			$wpdb->prepare(
+				"DELETE FROM {$wpdb->prefix}woocommerce_rate_limits WHERE rate_limit_expiry < %d",
+				time()
+			)
+		);
+
+		if ( class_exists( 'WC_Cache_Helper' ) ) {
+			WC_Cache_Helper::invalidate_cache_group( self::CACHE_GROUP );
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-core-functions.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-core-functions.php
index ccc71dcfc6a..05712f2c87b 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-core-functions.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-core-functions.php
@@ -2548,3 +2548,10 @@ function wc_cache_get_multiple( $keys, $group = '', $force = false ) {
 	}
 	return $values;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Cleans up rate limit data - cron callback.
+ *
+ * @since 6.0.0
+ */
+add_action( 'woocommerce_cleanup_rate_limits', array( 'WC_Rate_Limiter', 'cleanup' ) );