diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go b/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
index 9f14888c846..885bb18f811 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/executor.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/callerid"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/key"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/logutil"
 	binlogdatapb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/binlogdata"
 	querypb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/query"
 	topodatapb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/topodata"
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ var (
 
 	queriesProcessedByTable = stats.NewCountersWithMultiLabels("QueriesProcessedByTable", "Queries processed at vtgate by plan type, keyspace and table", []string{"Plan", "Keyspace", "Table"})
 	queriesRoutedByTable    = stats.NewCountersWithMultiLabels("QueriesRoutedByTable", "Queries routed from vtgate to vttablet by plan type, keyspace and table", []string{"Plan", "Keyspace", "Table"})
+
+	exceedMemoryRowsLogger = logutil.NewThrottledLogger("ExceedMemoryRows", 1*time.Minute)
 )
 
 const (
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ func (e *Executor) Execute(ctx context.Context, mysqlCtx vtgateservice.MySQLConn
 		if err != nil {
 			piiSafeSQL = logStats.StmtType
 		}
-		log.Warningf("%q exceeds warning threshold of max memory rows: %v. Actual memory rows: %v", piiSafeSQL, warnMemoryRows, len(result.Rows))
+		exceedMemoryRowsLogger.Warningf("%q exceeds warning threshold of max memory rows: %v. Actual memory rows: %v", piiSafeSQL, warnMemoryRows, len(result.Rows))
 	}
 
 	logStats.SaveEndTime()
@@ -365,7 +368,7 @@ func (e *Executor) StreamExecute(
 		if err != nil {
 			piiSafeSQL = logStats.StmtType
 		}
-		log.Warningf("%q exceeds warning threshold of max memory rows: %v. Actual memory rows: %v", piiSafeSQL, warnMemoryRows, srr.rowsReturned)
+		exceedMemoryRowsLogger.Warningf("%q exceeds warning threshold of max memory rows: %v. Actual memory rows: %v", piiSafeSQL, warnMemoryRows, srr.rowsReturned)
 	}
 
 	logStats.SaveEndTime()