diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/package.json b/packages/shared-notifications/package.json
index 705f9bc..080c717 100644
--- a/packages/shared-notifications/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "firebase-admin": "^12.0.0",
     "twilio": "^4.0.0",
     "zod": "^3.22.0",
-    "express": "^4.18.0"
+    "express": "^4.18.0",
+    "ioredis": "^5.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.0",
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/src/config/notification.config.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/src/config/notification.config.ts
index a6be03d..a08e90f 100644
--- a/packages/shared-notifications/src/config/notification.config.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/src/config/notification.config.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ export const NotificationConfigSchema = z.object({
     emailPerMinute: z.number().default(60),
     smsPerMinute: z.number().default(30),
     pushPerMinute: z.number().default(100),
+    windowSeconds: z.number().default(60),
+  }),
+  redis: z.object({
+    url: z.string().default('redis://localhost:6379'),
+    dedupWindowSeconds: z.number().default(300),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -55,5 +60,10 @@ export const loadNotificationConfig = (): NotificationConfig => ({
     emailPerMinute: parseInt(process.env.EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT || '60', 10),
     smsPerMinute: parseInt(process.env.SMS_RATE_LIMIT || '30', 10),
     pushPerMinute: parseInt(process.env.PUSH_RATE_LIMIT || '100', 10),
+    windowSeconds: parseInt(process.env.RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS || '60', 10),
+  },
+  redis: {
+    url: process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://localhost:6379',
+    dedupWindowSeconds: parseInt(process.env.DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS || '300', 10),
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/src/index.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/src/index.ts
index 715988b..5953274 100644
--- a/packages/shared-notifications/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 export { EmailService } from './services/email.service';
 export { SMSService } from './services/sms.service';
 export { PushService } from './services/push.service';
-export { NotificationService } from './services/notification.service';
+export { NotificationService, RateLimitResult } from './services/notification.service';
+export { RedisService } from './services/redis.service';
 export { TemplateService } from './services/template.service';
 export { loadNotificationConfig, NotificationConfigSchema } from './config/notification.config';
 export { notificationRoutes } from './routes/notification.routes';
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.test.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d57f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { NotificationService } from '../services/notification.service';
+import { RedisService } from '../services/redis.service';
+
+vi.mock('../services/email.service', () => ({
+  EmailService: {
+    getInstance: vi.fn(() => ({
+      send: vi.fn(async () => ({
+        notificationId: 'email-123',
+        channel: 'email',
+        status: 'sent',
+        externalId: 'ext-123',
+      })),
+      getRateLimitStatus: vi.fn(() => ({ remaining: 50, limit: 60 })),
+    })),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../services/sms.service', () => ({
+  SMSService: {
+    getInstance: vi.fn(() => ({
+      send: vi.fn(async () => ({
+        notificationId: 'sms-123',
+        channel: 'sms',
+        status: 'sent',
+        externalId: 'ext-456',
+      })),
+      getRateLimitStatus: vi.fn(() => ({ remaining: 25, limit: 30 })),
+    })),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../services/push.service', () => ({
+  PushService: {
+    getInstance: vi.fn(() => ({
+      send: vi.fn(async () => ({
+        notificationId: 'push-123',
+        channel: 'push',
+        status: 'sent',
+        externalId: 'ext-789',
+      })),
+      getRateLimitStatus: vi.fn(() => ({ remaining: 90, limit: 100 })),
+    })),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../config/notification.config', () => ({
+  loadNotificationConfig: vi.fn(() => ({
+    resend: { apiKey: 'test', baseUrl: 'https://api.resend.com' },
+    fcm: { privateKey: 'test', projectId: 'test', clientEmail: 'test@test.com' },
+    apns: { key: 'test', keyId: 'test', teamId: 'test', bundleId: 'test' },
+    twilio: { accountSid: 'test', authToken: 'test', messagingServiceSid: 'test' },
+    rateLimits: {
+      emailPerMinute: 60,
+      smsPerMinute: 30,
+      pushPerMinute: 100,
+      windowSeconds: 60,
+    },
+    redis: {
+      url: 'redis://localhost:6379',
+      dedupWindowSeconds: 300,
+    },
+  })),
+}));
+
+describe('NotificationService - Rate Limiting', () => {
+  let notificationService: NotificationService;
+  let redis: RedisService;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    process.env.EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT = '60';
+    process.env.SMS_RATE_LIMIT = '30';
+    process.env.PUSH_RATE_LIMIT = '100';
+    process.env.RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS = '60';
+    process.env.DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS = '300';
+
+    redis = RedisService.getInstance({ url: 'redis://localhost:6379' });
+    await redis.getClient().flushdb();
+
+    notificationService = NotificationService.getInstance();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await redis.getClient().flushdb();
+  });
+
+  describe('checkRateLimit', () => {
+    it('should allow request within limit', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-1', 'email');
+
+      expect(result.allowed).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.currentCount).toBe(1);
+      expect(result.limit).toBe(60);
+      expect(result.remaining).toBe(59);
+      expect(result.resetInSeconds).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow multiple requests within limit', async () => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        const result = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-2', 'email');
+        expect(result.allowed).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.currentCount).toBe(i + 1);
+        expect(result.remaining).toBe(60 - (i + 1));
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should deny request when limit is exceeded', async () => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 60; i++) {
+        await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-3', 'email');
+      }
+
+      const result = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-3', 'email');
+      expect(result.allowed).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.currentCount).toBe(61);
+      expect(result.remaining).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should use custom limit when provided', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-4', 'email', 5);
+      expect(result.limit).toBe(5);
+      expect(result.currentCount).toBe(1);
+      expect(result.remaining).toBe(4);
+    });
+
+    it('should use custom window when provided', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-5', 'email', 10, 120);
+      expect(result.resetInSeconds).toBeLessThanOrEqual(120);
+      expect(result.resetInSeconds).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should use SMS default limit', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-6', 'sms');
+      expect(result.limit).toBe(30);
+      expect(result.allowed).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should use push default limit', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-7', 'push');
+      expect(result.limit).toBe(100);
+      expect(result.allowed).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should track different identifiers independently', async () => {
+      await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-a', 'email');
+      await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-a', 'email');
+
+      const resultA = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-a', 'email');
+      expect(resultA.currentCount).toBe(3);
+
+      const resultB = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-b', 'email');
+      expect(resultB.currentCount).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should track different channels independently', async () => {
+      await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-8', 'email');
+      await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-8', 'email');
+
+      const emailResult = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-8', 'email');
+      expect(emailResult.currentCount).toBe(3);
+
+      const smsResult = await notificationService.checkRateLimit('user-8', 'sms');
+      expect(smsResult.currentCount).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('NotificationService - Deduplication', () => {
+  let notificationService: NotificationService;
+  let redis: RedisService;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    process.env.EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT = '60';
+    process.env.SMS_RATE_LIMIT = '30';
+    process.env.PUSH_RATE_LIMIT = '100';
+    process.env.RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS = '60';
+    process.env.DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS = '300';
+
+    redis = RedisService.getInstance({ url: 'redis://localhost:6379' });
+    await redis.getClient().flushdb();
+
+    notificationService = NotificationService.getInstance();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await redis.getClient().flushdb();
+  });
+
+  describe('deduplicateNotification', () => {
+    it('should return true for first notification', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-1',
+        templateId: 'welcome-email',
+        key: 'initial',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for duplicate notification', async () => {
+      await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-2',
+        templateId: 'welcome-email',
+        key: 'initial',
+      });
+
+      const result = await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-2',
+        templateId: 'welcome-email',
+        key: 'initial',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow different keys for same user', async () => {
+      await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-3',
+        templateId: 'welcome-email',
+        key: 'initial',
+      });
+
+      const result = await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-3',
+        templateId: 'welcome-email',
+        key: 'followup',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow different users with same template', async () => {
+      await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-4',
+        templateId: 'welcome-email',
+        key: 'initial',
+      });
+
+      const result = await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-5',
+        templateId: 'welcome-email',
+        key: 'initial',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should use custom window when provided', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.deduplicateNotification(
+        {
+          userId: 'user-6',
+          templateId: 'test',
+          key: 'custom-window',
+        },
+        60
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+
+      const ttl = await redis.getTTL('dedup:user-6:test:custom-window');
+      expect(ttl).toBeLessThanOrEqual(60);
+      expect(ttl).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should use windowSeconds from dedupKey', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-7',
+        templateId: 'test',
+        key: 'key-window',
+        windowSeconds: 120,
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+
+      const ttl = await redis.getTTL('dedup:user-7:test:key-window');
+      expect(ttl).toBeLessThanOrEqual(120);
+      expect(ttl).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should use default dedup window from config', async () => {
+      const result = await notificationService.deduplicateNotification({
+        userId: 'user-8',
+        templateId: 'test',
+        key: 'default-window',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+
+      const ttl = await redis.getTTL('dedup:user-8:test:default-window');
+      expect(ttl).toBeLessThanOrEqual(300);
+      expect(ttl).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('NotificationService - Rate Limit Config', () => {
+  let notificationService: NotificationService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    process.env.EMAIL_RATE_LIMIT = '60';
+    process.env.SMS_RATE_LIMIT = '30';
+    process.env.PUSH_RATE_LIMIT = '100';
+    process.env.RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS = '60';
+    process.env.DEDUP_WINDOW_SECONDS = '300';
+
+    notificationService = NotificationService.getInstance();
+  });
+
+  describe('getRateLimitConfig', () => {
+    it('should return configured rate limits', () => {
+      const config = notificationService.getRateLimitConfig();
+
+      expect(config.emailPerMinute).toBe(60);
+      expect(config.smsPerMinute).toBe(30);
+      expect(config.pushPerMinute).toBe(100);
+      expect(config.windowSeconds).toBe(60);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.ts
index 5d996e7..69db6b9 100644
--- a/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/notification.service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { EmailService } from './email.service';
 import { SMSService } from './sms.service';
 import { PushService } from './push.service';
 import { TemplateService } from './template.service';
+import { RedisService } from './redis.service';
+import { loadNotificationConfig } from '../config/notification.config';
 import type {
   Notification,
   NotificationChannel,
@@ -11,11 +13,21 @@ import type {
 } from '../types/notification.types';
 import type { TemplateResolutionOptions } from '../types/template.types';
 
+export interface RateLimitResult {
+  allowed: boolean;
+  currentCount: number;
+  limit: number;
+  remaining: number;
+  resetInSeconds: number;
+}
+
 export class NotificationService {
   private static instance: NotificationService;
   private emailService: EmailService;
   private smsService: SMSService;
   private pushService: PushService;
+  private redisService: RedisService;
+  private config: ReturnType<typeof loadNotificationConfig>;
   private pendingDeduplication = new Map<string, Set<string>>();
   private preferenceCache = new Map<string, NotificationPreference>();
 
@@ -23,6 +35,8 @@ export class NotificationService {
     this.emailService = EmailService.getInstance();
     this.smsService = SMSService.getInstance();
     this.pushService = PushService.getInstance();
+    this.config = loadNotificationConfig();
+    this.redisService = RedisService.getInstance({ url: this.config.redis.url });
   }
 
   static getInstance(): NotificationService {
@@ -204,7 +218,65 @@ export class NotificationService {
     }
   }
 
+  async checkRateLimit(
+    identifier: string,
+    channel: NotificationChannel,
+    customLimit?: number,
+    customWindowSeconds?: number
+  ): Promise<RateLimitResult> {
+    const limit = customLimit || this.getLimitForChannel(channel);
+    const windowSeconds = customWindowSeconds || this.config.rateLimits.windowSeconds;
+    const key = `rl:${channel}:${identifier}`;
+
+    const currentCount = await this.redisService.increment(key, windowSeconds);
+    const ttl = await this.redisService.getTTL(key);
+
+    return {
+      allowed: currentCount <= limit,
+      currentCount,
+      limit,
+      remaining: Math.max(0, limit - currentCount),
+      resetInSeconds: Math.max(1, ttl),
+    };
+  }
+
+  async deduplicateNotification(
+    dedupKey: DeduplicationKey,
+    customWindowSeconds?: number
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const dedupId = `dedup:${dedupKey.userId}:${dedupKey.templateId}:${dedupKey.key}`;
+    const windowSeconds = customWindowSeconds || dedupKey.windowSeconds || this.config.redis.dedupWindowSeconds;
+
+    const wasSet = await this.redisService.setIfNotExists(dedupId, '1', windowSeconds);
+    return wasSet;
+  }
+
+  getRateLimitConfig(): {
+    emailPerMinute: number;
+    smsPerMinute: number;
+    pushPerMinute: number;
+    windowSeconds: number;
+  } {
+    return {
+      emailPerMinute: this.config.rateLimits.emailPerMinute,
+      smsPerMinute: this.config.rateLimits.smsPerMinute,
+      pushPerMinute: this.config.rateLimits.pushPerMinute,
+      windowSeconds: this.config.rateLimits.windowSeconds,
+    };
+  }
+
   getTemplateService(): TemplateService {
     return TemplateService.getInstance();
   }
+
+  private getLimitForChannel(channel: NotificationChannel): number {
+    switch (channel) {
+      case 'email':
+        return this.config.rateLimits.emailPerMinute;
+      case 'sms':
+        return this.config.rateLimits.smsPerMinute;
+      case 'push':
+        return this.config.rateLimits.pushPerMinute;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/redis.service.test.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/redis.service.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6135c62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/redis.service.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { RedisService } from '../services/redis.service';
+
+describe('RedisService', () => {
+  let redis: RedisService;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    redis = RedisService.getInstance({ url: 'redis://localhost:6379' });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    const client = redis.getClient();
+    await client.flushdb();
+  });
+
+  describe('increment', () => {
+    it('should increment counter and set expiry', async () => {
+      const count = await redis.increment('test:key', 60);
+      expect(count).toBe(1);
+
+      const count2 = await redis.increment('test:key', 60);
+      expect(count2).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it('should set TTL on first increment', async () => {
+      await redis.increment('test:ttl', 60);
+      const ttl = await redis.getTTL('test:ttl');
+      expect(ttl).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(ttl).toBeLessThanOrEqual(60);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getCounter', () => {
+    it('should return 0 for non-existent key', async () => {
+      const count = await redis.getCounter('test:nonexistent');
+      expect(count).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should return current count', async () => {
+      await redis.increment('test:counter', 60);
+      await redis.increment('test:counter', 60);
+      const count = await redis.getCounter('test:counter');
+      expect(count).toBe(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setIfNotExists', () => {
+    it('should return true on first set', async () => {
+      const result = await redis.setIfNotExists('test:unique', 'value', 60);
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false on duplicate set', async () => {
+      await redis.setIfNotExists('test:dup', 'value', 60);
+      const result = await redis.setIfNotExists('test:dup', 'value', 60);
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should set TTL', async () => {
+      await redis.setIfNotExists('test:ttl', 'value', 60);
+      const ttl = await redis.getTTL('test:ttl');
+      expect(ttl).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(ttl).toBeLessThanOrEqual(60);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setWithExpiry', () => {
+    it('should set value with expiry', async () => {
+      const result = await redis.setWithExpiry('test:ex', 'value', 60);
+      expect(result).toBe('OK');
+
+      const value = await redis.get('test:ex');
+      expect(value).toBe('value');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('get', () => {
+    it('should return null for non-existent key', async () => {
+      const value = await redis.get('test:missing');
+      expect(value).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should return value for existing key', async () => {
+      await redis.setWithExpiry('test:get', 'hello', 60);
+      const value = await redis.get('test:get');
+      expect(value).toBe('hello');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('delete', () => {
+    it('should delete a key', async () => {
+      await redis.setWithExpiry('test:del', 'value', 60);
+      const deleted = await redis.delete('test:del');
+      expect(deleted).toBe(1);
+
+      const value = await redis.get('test:del');
+      expect(value).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isConnected', () => {
+    it('should return connection status', async () => {
+      const connected = await redis.isConnected();
+      expect(connected).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/redis.service.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/redis.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87393ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/src/services/redis.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { Redis, RedisOptions } from 'ioredis';
+
+export interface RedisServiceConfig {
+  url?: string;
+  options?: RedisOptions;
+}
+
+export class RedisService {
+  private static instance: RedisService;
+  private client: Redis;
+
+  private constructor(config?: RedisServiceConfig) {
+    const url = config?.url || process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://localhost:6379';
+    this.client = new Redis(url, config?.options || {});
+  }
+
+  static getInstance(config?: RedisServiceConfig): RedisService {
+    if (!RedisService.instance) {
+      RedisService.instance = new RedisService(config);
+    }
+    return RedisService.instance;
+  }
+
+  getClient(): Redis {
+    return this.client;
+  }
+
+  async isConnected(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.client.status === 'ready';
+  }
+
+  async increment(key: string, expirySeconds?: number): Promise<number> {
+    const current = await this.client.incr(key);
+    if (current === 1 && expirySeconds) {
+      await this.client.expire(key, expirySeconds);
+    }
+    return current;
+  }
+
+  async getCounter(key: string): Promise<number> {
+    const value = await this.client.get(key);
+    return value ? parseInt(value, 10) : 0;
+  }
+
+  async setWithExpiry(key: string, value: string, seconds: number): Promise<'OK' | 1> {
+    return this.client.setex(key, seconds, value);
+  }
+
+  async setIfNotExists(key: string, value: string, seconds: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.client.set(key, value, 'EX', seconds, 'NX');
+    return result === 'OK';
+  }
+
+  async get(key: string): Promise<string | null> {
+    return this.client.get(key);
+  }
+
+  async ttl(key: string): Promise<number> {
+    return this.client.ttl(key);
+  }
+
+  async delete(key: string): Promise<number> {
+    return this.client.del(key);
+  }
+
+  async getTTL(key: string): Promise<number> {
+    return this.client.ttl(key);
+  }
+
+  async close(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.client.quit();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/src/types/notification.types.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/src/types/notification.types.ts
index 47853a0..b619552 100644
--- a/packages/shared-notifications/src/types/notification.types.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/src/types/notification.types.ts
@@ -86,5 +86,6 @@ export interface DeduplicationKey {
   userId: string;
   templateId: string;
   key: string;
-  windowMinutes: number;
+  windowMinutes?: number;
+  windowSeconds?: number;
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared-notifications/vitest.config.ts b/packages/shared-notifications/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dd1325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-notifications/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    globals: true,
+    environment: 'node',
+    include: ['src/**/*.test.ts'],
+  },
+});