diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.ts b/src/utils/permissions.ts
index f9dd5a3..41a30fe 100644
--- a/src/utils/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/utils/permissions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { config } from "../config";
+import { db } from "../databases/databases";
 import { Category } from "../types/segments.model";
 import { Feature, HashedUserID } from "../types/user.model";
 import { hasFeature } from "./features";
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ export async function canSubmit(userID: HashedUserID, category: Category): Promi
             return {
                 canSubmit: (await isUserVIP(userID))
                 || (await getReputation(userID)) > config.minReputationToSubmitFiller
-                || (await hasFeature(userID, Feature.FillerSubmitter)),
+                || (await hasFeature(userID, Feature.FillerSubmitter))
+                || (await db.prepare("get", `SELECT count(*) as "submissionCount" FROM "sponsorTimes" WHERE "userID" = ? AND category != 'filler' AND "timeSubmitted" < 1654010691000 LIMIT 4`, [userID], { useReplica: true }))?.submissionCount > 3,
                 reason: "Someone has submitted over 1.9 million spam filler submissions and refuses to stop even after talking with them, so we have to restrict it for now. You can request submission access on chat.sponsor.ajay.app/#filler, discord.gg/SponsorBlock or matrix.to/#/#sponsor:ajay.app"
             };
     }