diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/CMakeLists.txt b/velox/dwio/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 1fc725a124e6f..ef4c31ed865ba 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ add_library(
   ExecutorBarrier.cpp
   FileSink.cpp
   FlatMapHelper.cpp
+  GenericAdmissionController.cpp
   OnDemandUnitLoader.cpp
   InputStream.cpp
   IntDecoder.cpp
diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.cpp b/velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..173b9bbf654b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.h"
+
+#include "velox/common/base/Exceptions.h"
+#include "velox/common/base/StatsReporter.h"
+#include "velox/common/time/Timer.h"
+
+namespace facebook::velox::dwio::common {
+
+void GenericAdmissionController::accept(uint64_t resourceUnits) {
+  ContinueFuture future;
+  uint64_t updatedValue = 0;
+  VELOX_CHECK_LE(
+      resourceUnits,
+      config_.maxLimit,
+      "A single request cannot exceed the max limit");
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mtx);
+    if (unitsUsed_ + resourceUnits > config_.maxLimit) {
+      auto [unblockPromise, unblockFuture] = makeVeloxContinuePromiseContract();
+      Request req{resourceUnits};
+      req.promise = std::move(unblockPromise);
+      queue_.push_back(std::move(req));
+      future = std::move(unblockFuture);
+    } else {
+      updatedValue = unitsUsed_ += resourceUnits;
+    }
+  }
+  if (future.valid()) {
+    if (!config_.resourceQueuedCountMetric.empty()) {
+      RECORD_METRIC_VALUE(config_.resourceQueuedCountMetric);
+    }
+    uint64_t waitTimeUs{0};
+    {
+      MicrosecondTimer timer(&waitTimeUs);
+      future.wait();
+    }
+    if (!config_.resourceQueuedTimeMsMetric.empty()) {
+      RECORD_HISTOGRAM_METRIC_VALUE(
+          config_.resourceQueuedTimeMsMetric, waitTimeUs / 1'000);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  // Only upadate if there was no wait, as the releasing thread is responsible
+  // for updating the metric.
+  if (!config_.resourceUsageMetric.empty()) {
+    RECORD_METRIC_VALUE(config_.resourceUsageMetric, updatedValue);
+  }
+}
+
+void GenericAdmissionController::release(uint64_t resourceUnits) {
+  uint64_t updatedValue = 0;
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mtx);
+    VELOX_CHECK_LE(
+        resourceUnits,
+        unitsUsed_,
+        "Cannot release more units than have been acquired");
+    unitsUsed_ -= resourceUnits;
+    while (!queue_.empty()) {
+      auto& request = queue_.front();
+      if (unitsUsed_ + request.unitsRequested > config_.maxLimit) {
+        break;
+      }
+      unitsUsed_ += request.unitsRequested;
+      request.promise.setValue();
+      queue_.pop_front();
+    }
+    updatedValue = unitsUsed_;
+  }
+  if (!config_.resourceUsageMetric.empty()) {
+    RECORD_METRIC_VALUE(config_.resourceUsageMetric, updatedValue);
+  }
+}
+} // namespace facebook::velox::dwio::common
diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.h b/velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e711832a035be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <deque>
+#include <mutex>
+#include "velox/common/future/VeloxPromise.h"
+
+namespace facebook::velox::dwio::common {
+
+/// A generic admission controller that can be used to limit the number of
+/// resources in use and can log metrics like resource usage, queued count,
+/// queued wait times. When a calling thread's request for resources surpasses
+/// the set limit, it will be placed in a FIFO queue. The thread must then wait
+/// until sufficient resources are freed by other threads, addressing all
+/// preceding requests in the queue, before its own request can be granted.
+class GenericAdmissionController {
+ public:
+  struct Config {
+    uint64_t maxLimit;
+    /// The metric name for resource usage. If not set, it will not be reported.
+    std::string resourceUsageMetric;
+    /// The metric name for resource queued count. If not set, it will not be
+    /// reported
+    std::string resourceQueuedCountMetric;
+    /// The metric name for resource queued wait time. If not set, it will not
+    /// be reported
+    std::string resourceQueuedTimeMsMetric;
+  };
+  explicit GenericAdmissionController(Config config) : config_(config) {}
+
+  void accept(uint64_t resourceUnits);
+  void release(uint64_t resourceUnits);
+
+  uint64_t currentResourceUsage() const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mtx);
+    return unitsUsed_;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  struct Request {
+    uint64_t unitsRequested;
+    ContinuePromise promise;
+  };
+  Config config_;
+  mutable std::mutex mtx;
+  uint64_t unitsUsed_{0};
+  std::deque<Request> queue_;
+};
+} // namespace facebook::velox::dwio::common
diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/velox/dwio/common/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 19b7244430ca8..fbea0f716ffc9 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/common/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ add_executable(
   DataBufferTests.cpp
   DecoderUtilTest.cpp
   ExecutorBarrierTest.cpp
+  GenericAdmissionControllerTest.cpp
   OnDemandUnitLoaderTests.cpp
   LocalFileSinkTest.cpp
   MemorySinkTest.cpp
diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/tests/GenericAdmissionControllerTest.cpp b/velox/dwio/common/tests/GenericAdmissionControllerTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4bc5aa73f2ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/tests/GenericAdmissionControllerTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "velox/dwio/common/GenericAdmissionController.h"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <atomic>
+#include "velox/common/base/VeloxException.h"
+#include "velox/common/base/tests/GTestUtils.h"
+
+using namespace facebook::velox;
+namespace facebook::velox::dwio::common {
+TEST(GenericAdmissionController, basic) {
+  const uint64_t kLimit = 100000;
+  GenericAdmissionController::Config config{.maxLimit = kLimit};
+  GenericAdmissionController admissionController(config);
+  EXPECT_EQ(admissionController.currentResourceUsage(), 0);
+
+  admissionController.accept(100);
+  EXPECT_EQ(admissionController.currentResourceUsage(), 100);
+
+  admissionController.accept(100);
+  EXPECT_EQ(admissionController.currentResourceUsage(), 200);
+
+  admissionController.release(100);
+  EXPECT_EQ(admissionController.currentResourceUsage(), 100);
+
+  VELOX_ASSERT_THROW(
+      admissionController.release(101),
+      "Cannot release more units than have been acquired");
+
+  VELOX_ASSERT_THROW(
+      admissionController.accept(kLimit + 1),
+      "A single request cannot exceed the max limit");
+}
+
+TEST(GenericAdmissionController, multiThreaded) {
+  // Ensure that resource usage never exceeds the limit set in the admission
+  // controller.
+  const uint64_t kLimit = 10;
+  std::atomic_uint64_t currentUsage{0};
+  GenericAdmissionController::Config config{.maxLimit = 10};
+  GenericAdmissionController admissionController(config);
+
+  std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+  for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+    threads.push_back(std::thread([&]() {
+      for (int j = 0; j < 1000; j++) {
+        admissionController.accept(1);
+        uint64_t curr = currentUsage.fetch_add(1);
+        ASSERT_LE(curr + 1, kLimit);
+        currentUsage--;
+        admissionController.release(1);
+      }
+    }));
+  }
+  for (auto& thread : threads) {
+    thread.join();
+  }
+}
+} // namespace facebook::velox::dwio::common