diff --git a/internal/middleware/ratelimiter.go b/internal/middleware/ratelimiter.go
index c2b43e3..66ea05a 100644
--- a/internal/middleware/ratelimiter.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/ratelimiter.go
@@ -25,17 +25,18 @@ func RateLimiter(client *db.DiceDB, next http.Handler, limit int64, window float
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
+		// Only apply rate limiting for specific paths (e.g., "/cli/")
 		if !strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/shell/exec/") {
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Get the current time window as a unique key
+		// Generate the rate limiting key based on the current window
 		currentWindow := time.Now().Unix() / int64(window)
 		key := fmt.Sprintf("request_count:%d", currentWindow)
-		slog.Info("Created rate limiter key", slog.Any("key", key))
+		slog.Debug("Created rate limiter key", slog.Any("key", key))
 
-		// Fetch the current request count
+		// Get the current request count for this window
 		val, err := client.Client.Get(ctx, key).Result()
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, dicedb.Nil) {
 			slog.Error("Error fetching request count", "error", err)
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ func RateLimiter(client *db.DiceDB, next http.Handler, limit int64, window float
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Initialize request count
-		requestCount := int64(0)
+		// Parse the current request count or initialize to 0
+		var requestCount int64 = 0
 		if val != "" {
 			requestCount, err = strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -55,26 +56,29 @@ func RateLimiter(client *db.DiceDB, next http.Handler, limit int64, window float
 		}
 
 		// Check if the request count exceeds the limit
-		if requestCount > limit {
+		if requestCount >= limit {
 			slog.Warn("Request limit exceeded", "count", requestCount)
+			addRateLimitHeaders(w, limit, limit-(requestCount+1), requestCount+1, currentWindow+int64(window))
 			http.Error(w, "429 - Too Many Requests", http.StatusTooManyRequests)
 			return
 		}
 
 		// Increment the request count
-		if _, err := client.Client.Incr(ctx, key).Result(); err != nil {
+		if requestCount, err = client.Client.Incr(ctx, key).Result(); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Error incrementing request count", "error", err)
 			http.Error(w, "Internal Server Error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return
 		}
 
 		// Set the key expiry if it's newly created
-		if requestCount == 0 {
+		if requestCount == 1 {
 			if err := client.Client.Expire(ctx, key, time.Duration(window)*time.Second).Err(); err != nil {
 				slog.Error("Error setting expiry for request count", "error", err)
 			}
 		}
 
+		addRateLimitHeaders(w, limit, limit-(requestCount+1), requestCount+1, currentWindow+int64(window))
+
 		slog.Info("Request processed", "count", requestCount+1)
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ func MockRateLimiter(client *mock.DiceDBMock, next http.Handler, limit int64, wi
 		// Generate the rate limiting key based on the current window
 		currentWindow := time.Now().Unix() / int64(window)
 		key := fmt.Sprintf("request_count:%d", currentWindow)
-		slog.Info("Created rate limiter key", slog.Any("key", key))
+		slog.Debug("Created rate limiter key", slog.Any("key", key))
 
 		// Get the current request count for this window from the mock DB
 		val, err := client.Get(ctx, key)
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@ func MockRateLimiter(client *mock.DiceDBMock, next http.Handler, limit int64, wi
 		// Check if the request limit has been exceeded
 		if requestCount >= limit {
 			slog.Warn("Request limit exceeded", "count", requestCount)
+			addRateLimitHeaders(w, limit, limit-(requestCount+1), requestCount+1, currentWindow+int64(window))
 			http.Error(w, "429 - Too Many Requests", http.StatusTooManyRequests)
 			return
 		}
@@ -142,7 +147,16 @@ func MockRateLimiter(client *mock.DiceDBMock, next http.Handler, limit int64, wi
 			}
 		}
 
+		addRateLimitHeaders(w, limit, limit-(requestCount+1), requestCount+1, currentWindow+int64(window))
+
 		slog.Info("Request processed", "count", requestCount)
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
+
+func addRateLimitHeaders(w http.ResponseWriter, limit, remaining, used, resetTime int64) {
+	w.Header().Set("x-ratelimit-limit", strconv.FormatInt(limit, 10))
+	w.Header().Set("x-ratelimit-remaining", strconv.FormatInt(remaining, 10))
+	w.Header().Set("x-ratelimit-used", strconv.FormatInt(used, 10))
+	w.Header().Set("x-ratelimit-reset", strconv.FormatInt(resetTime, 10))
+}
diff --git a/internal/tests/integration/ratelimiter_integration_test.go b/internal/tests/integration/ratelimiter_integration_test.go
index 7faca79..9d82a41 100644
--- a/internal/tests/integration/ratelimiter_integration_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/integration/ratelimiter_integration_test.go
@@ -40,3 +40,18 @@ func TestRateLimiterExceedsLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusTooManyRequests, w.Code)
 	require.Contains(t, w.Body.String(), "429 - Too Many Requests")
 }
+
+func TestRateLimitHeadersSet(t *testing.T) {
+	configValue := config.LoadConfig()
+	limit := configValue.RequestLimitPerMin
+	window := configValue.RequestWindowSec
+
+	w, r, rateLimiter := util.SetupRateLimiter(limit, window)
+
+	rateLimiter.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+	require.NotEmpty(t, w.Header().Get("x-ratelimit-limit"), "x-ratelimit-limit should be set")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, w.Header().Get("x-ratelimit-remaining"), "x-ratelimit-remaining should be set")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, w.Header().Get("x-ratelimit-used"), "x-ratelimit-used should be set")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, w.Header().Get("x-ratelimit-reset"), "x-ratelimit-reset should be set")
+}