diff --git a/changes/bug1352 b/changes/bug1352
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bde0192401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug1352
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor features
+    - Rate-limit a warning about failures to download v2 networkstatus
+      documents.  Resolves part of bug 1352.
+
diff --git a/src/or/directory.c b/src/or/directory.c
index 68734e6042..8c6581a123 100644
--- a/src/or/directory.c
+++ b/src/or/directory.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int purpose_needs_anonymity(uint8_t dir_purpose,
                                    uint8_t router_purpose);
 static char *http_get_header(const char *headers, const char *which);
 static void http_set_address_origin(const char *headers, connection_t *conn);
-static void connection_dir_download_networkstatus_failed(
+static void connection_dir_download_v2_networkstatus_failed(
                                dir_connection_t *conn, int status_code);
 static void connection_dir_download_routerdesc_failed(dir_connection_t *conn);
 static void connection_dir_bridge_routerdesc_failed(dir_connection_t *conn);
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ connection_dir_request_failed(dir_connection_t *conn)
   if (conn->_base.purpose == DIR_PURPOSE_FETCH_V2_NETWORKSTATUS) {
     log_info(LD_DIR, "Giving up on directory server at '%s'; retrying",
              conn->_base.address);
-    connection_dir_download_networkstatus_failed(conn, -1);
+    connection_dir_download_v2_networkstatus_failed(conn, -1);
   } else if (conn->_base.purpose == DIR_PURPOSE_FETCH_SERVERDESC ||
              conn->_base.purpose == DIR_PURPOSE_FETCH_EXTRAINFO) {
     log_info(LD_DIR, "Giving up on directory server at '%s'; retrying",
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ connection_dir_request_failed(dir_connection_t *conn)
  * retry the fetch now, later, or never.
  */
 static void
-connection_dir_download_networkstatus_failed(dir_connection_t *conn,
+connection_dir_download_v2_networkstatus_failed(dir_connection_t *conn,
                                              int status_code)
 {
   if (!conn->requested_resource) {
@@ -1648,13 +1648,19 @@ connection_dir_client_reached_eof(dir_connection_t *conn)
     log_info(LD_DIR,"Received networkstatus objects (size %d) from server "
              "'%s:%d'", (int)body_len, conn->_base.address, conn->_base.port);
     if (status_code != 200) {
-      log_warn(LD_DIR,
-           "Received http status code %d (%s) from server "
-           "'%s:%d' while fetching \"/tor/status/%s\". I'll try again soon.",
-           status_code, escaped(reason), conn->_base.address,
-           conn->_base.port, conn->requested_resource);
+      static ratelim_t warning_limit = RATELIM_INIT(3600);
+      char *m;
+      if ((m = rate_limit_log(&warning_limit, now))) {
+        log_warn(LD_DIR,
+                 "Received http status code %d (%s) from server "
+                 "'%s:%d' while fetching \"/tor/status/%s\". "
+                 "I'll try again soon.%s",
+                 status_code, escaped(reason), conn->_base.address,
+                 conn->_base.port, conn->requested_resource, m);
+        tor_free(m);
+      }
       tor_free(body); tor_free(headers); tor_free(reason);
-      connection_dir_download_networkstatus_failed(conn, status_code);
+      connection_dir_download_v2_networkstatus_failed(conn, status_code);
       return -1;
     }
     if (conn->requested_resource &&