diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/domain/SyncController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/domain/SyncController.kt
index 683c1fa63..a4596c599 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/domain/SyncController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/domain/SyncController.kt
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ import android.accounts.AccountManager
 import android.content.ContentResolver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.util.ArrayMap
 import androidx.room.InvalidationTracker
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.*
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.BuildConfig
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.R
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.db.TABLE_FAVOURITES
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.db.TABLE_FAVOURITE_CATEGORIES
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.db.TABLE_HISTORY
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.processLifecycleScope
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 class SyncController(
 	context: Context,
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ class SyncController(
 
 	private val am = AccountManager.get(context)
 	private val accountType = context.getString(R.string.account_type_sync)
+	private val minSyncInterval = if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+		TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(5)
+	} else {
+		TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(4)
+	}
+	private val jobs = ArrayMap<String, Job>(2)
 
 	override fun onInvalidated(tables: MutableSet<String>) {
 		requestSync(
@@ -29,6 +36,17 @@ class SyncController(
 		)
 	}
 
+	fun getLastSync(account: Account, authority: String): Long {
+		val key = "last_sync_" + authority.substringAfterLast('.')
+		val rawValue = am.getUserData(account, key) ?: return 0L
+		return rawValue.toLongOrNull() ?: 0L
+	}
+
+	fun setLastSync(account: Account, authority: String, time: Long) {
+		val key = "last_sync_" + authority.substringAfterLast('.')
+		am.setUserData(account, key, time.toString())
+	}
+
 	suspend fun requestFullSync() = withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
 		requestSyncImpl(favourites = true, history = true)
 	}
@@ -46,22 +64,41 @@ class SyncController(
 		if (!ContentResolver.getMasterSyncAutomatically()) {
 			return
 		}
-		// TODO limit frequency
 		if (favourites) {
-			requestSyncForAuthority(account, AUTHORITY_FAVOURITES)
+			scheduleSync(account, AUTHORITY_FAVOURITES)
 		}
 		if (history) {
-			requestSyncForAuthority(account, AUTHORITY_HISTORY)
+			scheduleSync(account, AUTHORITY_HISTORY)
 		}
 	}
 
-	private fun requestSyncForAuthority(account: Account, authority: String) {
+	private fun scheduleSync(account: Account, authority: String) {
 		if (
-			ContentResolver.getSyncAutomatically(account, AUTHORITY_FAVOURITES) &&
-			!ContentResolver.isSyncActive(account, authority) &&
-			!ContentResolver.isSyncPending(account, authority)
+			!ContentResolver.getSyncAutomatically(account, AUTHORITY_FAVOURITES) ||
+			ContentResolver.isSyncActive(account, authority) ||
+			ContentResolver.isSyncPending(account, authority)
 		) {
+			return
+		}
+		val job = jobs[authority]
+		if (job?.isActive == true) {
+			// already scheduled
+			return
+		}
+		val lastSyncTime = getLastSync(account, authority)
+		val timeLeft = System.currentTimeMillis() - lastSyncTime + minSyncInterval
+		if (timeLeft <= 0) {
+			jobs.remove(authority)
 			ContentResolver.requestSync(account, authority, Bundle.EMPTY)
+		} else {
+			jobs[authority] = processLifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.Default) {
+				try {
+					delay(timeLeft)
+				} finally {
+					// run even if scope cancelled
+					ContentResolver.requestSync(account, authority, Bundle.EMPTY)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/favourites/FavouritesSyncAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/favourites/FavouritesSyncAdapter.kt
index 2f5b91eb3..fa6995793 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/favourites/FavouritesSyncAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/favourites/FavouritesSyncAdapter.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.content.ContentProviderClient
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.SyncResult
 import android.os.Bundle
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.sync.domain.SyncController
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.sync.domain.SyncHelper
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.onError
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class FavouritesSyncAdapter(context: Context) : AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter(cont
 		val syncHelper = SyncHelper(context, account, provider)
 		runCatching {
 			syncHelper.syncFavourites(syncResult)
+			SyncController(context).setLastSync(account, authority, System.currentTimeMillis())
 		}.onFailure(syncResult::onError)
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/history/HistorySyncAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/history/HistorySyncAdapter.kt
index e42541509..43c8978c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/history/HistorySyncAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/sync/ui/history/HistorySyncAdapter.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.content.ContentProviderClient
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.SyncResult
 import android.os.Bundle
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.sync.domain.SyncController
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.sync.domain.SyncHelper
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.onError
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class HistorySyncAdapter(context: Context) : AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter(context
 		val syncHelper = SyncHelper(context, account, provider)
 		runCatching {
 			syncHelper.syncHistory(syncResult)
+			SyncController(context).setLastSync(account, authority, System.currentTimeMillis())
 		}.onFailure(syncResult::onError)
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/ext/AndroidExt.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/ext/AndroidExt.kt
index ee6b5b30f..2aeefd08b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/ext/AndroidExt.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/ext/AndroidExt.kt
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import androidx.core.app.ActivityOptionsCompat
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.coroutineScope
 import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
-import kotlin.coroutines.resume
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.suspendCancellableCoroutine
 import okio.IOException
 import org.json.JSONException
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.BuildConfig
+import kotlin.coroutines.resume
 
 val Context.connectivityManager: ConnectivityManager
 	get() = getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE) as ConnectivityManager
@@ -82,4 +82,5 @@ fun SyncResult.onError(error: Throwable) {
 		is JSONException -> stats.numParseExceptions++
 		else -> if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) throw error
 	}
+	error.printStackTraceDebug()
 }
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