diff --git a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
index d08887ab0f3e..4d9d65d5fb8f 100644
--- a/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
+++ b/zebra/dplane_fpm_nl.c
@@ -1544,6 +1544,24 @@ static int fpm_nl_process(struct zebra_dplane_provider *prov)
 
 	fnc = dplane_provider_get_data(prov);
 	limit = dplane_provider_get_work_limit(prov);
+
+	cur_queue = atomic_load_explicit(&fnc->counters.ctxqueue_len,
+					 memory_order_relaxed);
+
+	if (cur_queue >= (uint64_t)limit) {
+		if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_FPM)
+			zlog_debug("%s: Already at a limit(%" PRIu64
+				   ") of internal work, hold off",
+				   __func__, cur_queue);
+		limit = 0;
+	} else {
+		if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_FPM)
+			zlog_debug("%s: current queue is %" PRIu64
+				   ", limiting to lesser amount of %" PRIu64,
+				   __func__, cur_queue, limit - cur_queue);
+		limit -= cur_queue;
+	}
+
 	for (counter = 0; counter < limit; counter++) {
 		ctx = dplane_provider_dequeue_in_ctx(prov);
 		if (ctx == NULL)