diff --git a/lib/util/http/github.spec.ts b/lib/util/http/github.spec.ts
index 67fc7e5a2c60bf3c1ec45c5f04112a01582576e3..9f9340264c4614b45b529500553a8f5f27e6f3eb 100644
--- a/lib/util/http/github.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/http/github.spec.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ describe('util/http/github', () => {
           })
         ).rejects.toThrow(PLATFORM_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
       });
+      it('should throw secondary rate limit exceeded', async () => {
+        await expect(
+          fail(403, {
+            message:
+              'You have exceeded a secondary rate limit and have been temporarily blocked from content creation. Please retry your request again later.',
+          })
+        ).rejects.toThrow(PLATFORM_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
+      });
       it('should throw Bad credentials', async () => {
         await expect(
           fail(401, { message: 'Bad credentials. (401)' })
diff --git a/lib/util/http/github.ts b/lib/util/http/github.ts
index c181dcb6f10f06fd71f79eedc3bbc24b7dc4129d..a96fad6973222cbde6f187af1997bfb6a1c702e8 100644
--- a/lib/util/http/github.ts
+++ b/lib/util/http/github.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ function handleGotError(
     logger.debug({ err }, 'GitHub failure: abuse detection');
     throw new Error(PLATFORM_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
   }
+  if (
+    err.statusCode === 403 &&
+    message.startsWith('You have exceeded a secondary rate limit')
+  ) {
+    logger.debug({ err }, 'GitHub failure: secondary rate limit');
+    throw new Error(PLATFORM_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
+  }
   if (err.statusCode === 403 && message.includes('Upgrade to GitHub Pro')) {
     logger.debug({ path }, 'Endpoint needs paid GitHub plan');
     throw err;