diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinator.kt
index ffa19151..116aae6e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinator.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinator(
     private val aiClient: AIClient,
     private val transactionTemplate: TransactionTemplate,
     private val metrics: RetrospectiveAiMetrics,
+    private val summarySaveConcurrencyLimiter: SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter,
 ) {
     companion object {
         private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinator::class.java)
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@ class RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinator(
                     metrics.recordStage("summary", "openai") {
                         aiClient.generateSummaryWithTitle(snapshot.job, snapshot.answers, snapshot.deepQuestion)
                     }
-                metrics.recordStage("summary", "save") { save(retrospectiveId, userId, summary) }
+                metrics.recordStage("summary", "save") {
+                    summarySaveConcurrencyLimiter.execute {
+                        save(retrospectiveId, userId, summary)
+                    }
+                }
                 summary
             } catch (exception: Exception) {
                 reset(retrospectiveId, userId)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a81921b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.didit.application.retrospect
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component
+import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore
+
+@Component
+class SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter(
+    @Value("\${retrospective.summary-save-max-concurrency:4}") maxConcurrency: Int,
+) {
+    private val semaphore =
+        Semaphore(
+            requireNotNull(maxConcurrency.takeIf { it > 0 }) {
+                "retrospective.summary-save-max-concurrency must be greater than 0"
+            },
+            true,
+        )
+
+    fun <T> execute(action: () -> T): T {
+        semaphore.acquire()
+        try {
+            return action()
+        } finally {
+            semaphore.release()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinatorTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinatorTest.kt
index 97354e39..c0757e5b 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinatorTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinatorTest.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class RetrospectiveCompletionCoordinatorTest {
                 aiClient,
                 TransactionTemplate(transactionManager),
                 metrics,
+                SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter(4),
             )
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiterTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiterTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0b4489d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/didit/application/retrospect/SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiterTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.didit.application.retrospect
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.assertThrows
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+
+class SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiterTest {
+    @Test
+    fun `execute - simultaneously runs no more than configured number of actions`() {
+        val limiter = SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter(4)
+        val executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(10)
+        val ready = CountDownLatch(10)
+        val start = CountDownLatch(1)
+        val firstWaveEntered = CountDownLatch(4)
+        val release = CountDownLatch(1)
+        val active = AtomicInteger()
+        val maxActive = AtomicInteger()
+        val completed = AtomicInteger()
+
+        try {
+            val futures =
+                (1..10).map {
+                    executor.submit {
+                        ready.countDown()
+                        start.await()
+                        limiter.execute {
+                            val currentActive = active.incrementAndGet()
+                            maxActive.accumulateAndGet(currentActive, ::maxOf)
+                            firstWaveEntered.countDown()
+                            try {
+                                release.await()
+                                completed.incrementAndGet()
+                            } finally {
+                                active.decrementAndGet()
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+            assertThat(ready.await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)).isTrue()
+            start.countDown()
+            assertThat(firstWaveEntered.await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)).isTrue()
+            assertThat(active.get()).isEqualTo(4)
+
+            release.countDown()
+            futures.forEach { it.get(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS) }
+
+            assertThat(maxActive.get()).isEqualTo(4)
+            assertThat(completed.get()).isEqualTo(10)
+        } finally {
+            release.countDown()
+            executor.shutdownNow()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `execute - releases permit when action fails`() {
+        val limiter = SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter(1)
+
+        assertThrows<IllegalStateException> {
+            limiter.execute { throw IllegalStateException("failed") }
+        }
+
+        assertThat(limiter.execute { "completed" }).isEqualTo("completed")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `constructor - rejects non-positive max concurrency`() {
+        assertThrows<IllegalArgumentException> { SummarySaveConcurrencyLimiter(0) }
+    }
+}