diff --git a/velox/common/base/AdmissionController.cpp b/velox/common/base/AdmissionController.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7e1b71ea5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velox/common/base/AdmissionController.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * 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/common/base/AdmissionController.h"
+
+#include "velox/common/base/Exceptions.h"
+#include "velox/common/base/StatsReporter.h"
+#include "velox/common/time/Timer.h"
+
+namespace facebook::velox::common {
+
+void AdmissionController::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(mu_);
+    if (unitsUsed_ + resourceUnits > config_.maxLimit) {
+      auto [unblockPromise, unblockFuture] = makeVeloxContinuePromiseContract();
+      Request req;
+      req.unitsRequested = resourceUnits;
+      req.promise = std::move(unblockPromise);
+      queue_.push_back(std::move(req));
+      future = std::move(unblockFuture);
+    } else {
+      updatedValue = unitsUsed_ += resourceUnits;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!future.valid()) {
+    // Only upadate if there was no wait, as the releasing thread is responsible
+    // for updating the metric.
+    if (!config_.resourceUsageAvgMetric.empty()) {
+      RECORD_METRIC_VALUE(config_.resourceUsageAvgMetric, updatedValue);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!config_.resourceQueuedCountMetric.empty()) {
+    RECORD_METRIC_VALUE(config_.resourceQueuedCountMetric);
+  }
+  uint64_t waitTimeUs{0};
+  {
+    MicrosecondTimer timer(&waitTimeUs);
+    future.wait();
+  }
+  if (!config_.resourceQueuedTimeMsHistogramMetric.empty()) {
+    RECORD_HISTOGRAM_METRIC_VALUE(
+        config_.resourceQueuedTimeMsHistogramMetric, waitTimeUs / 1'000);
+  }
+}
+
+void AdmissionController::release(uint64_t resourceUnits) {
+  uint64_t updatedValue = 0;
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mu_);
+    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_.resourceUsageAvgMetric.empty()) {
+    RECORD_METRIC_VALUE(config_.resourceUsageAvgMetric, updatedValue);
+  }
+}
+} // namespace facebook::velox::common
diff --git a/velox/common/base/AdmissionController.h b/velox/common/base/AdmissionController.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19945733698d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velox/common/base/AdmissionController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * 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::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 AdmissionController {
+ public:
+  struct Config {
+    /// The maximum number of resource units that can be used at any given time.
+    /// Set to a default value of max unit64 to signify unlimited limit.
+    uint64_t maxLimit{std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max()};
+    /// The metric name for resource usage. If not set, it will not be reported.
+    /// Should be a registered as a average metric.
+    std::string resourceUsageAvgMetric;
+    /// The metric name for resource queued count. If not set, it will not be
+    /// reported. Should be a registered as a count metric.
+    std::string resourceQueuedCountMetric;
+    /// The metric name for resource queued wait time. If not set, it will not
+    /// be reported. Should be a registered as a histogram metric.
+    std::string resourceQueuedTimeMsHistogramMetric;
+  };
+  explicit AdmissionController(const Config& config) : config_(config) {}
+
+  // Accept can block until sufficient resources are freed by other threads.
+  void accept(uint64_t resourceUnits);
+  void release(uint64_t resourceUnits);
+
+  uint64_t currentResourceUsage() const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mu_);
+    return unitsUsed_;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  struct Request {
+    uint64_t unitsRequested;
+    ContinuePromise promise;
+  };
+  Config config_;
+  mutable std::mutex mu_;
+  uint64_t unitsUsed_{0};
+  std::deque<Request> queue_;
+};
+} // namespace facebook::velox::common
diff --git a/velox/common/base/CMakeLists.txt b/velox/common/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c26222ef56c..cfbfdc90ea66 100644
--- a/velox/common/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/velox/common/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ velox_link_libraries(
 
 velox_add_library(
   velox_common_base
+  AdmissionController.cpp
   BitUtil.cpp
   Counters.cpp
   Fs.cpp
diff --git a/velox/common/base/tests/AdmissionControllerTest.cpp b/velox/common/base/tests/AdmissionControllerTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c1a786d7bd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velox/common/base/tests/AdmissionControllerTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * 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/common/base/AdmissionController.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::common {
+TEST(AdmissionController, basic) {
+  const uint64_t kLimit = 100000;
+  AdmissionController::Config config;
+  config.maxLimit = kLimit;
+  AdmissionController 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(AdmissionController, multiThreaded) {
+  // Ensure that resource usage never exceeds the limit set in the admission
+  // controller.
+  const uint64_t kLimit = 30;
+  std::atomic_uint64_t currentUsage{0};
+  AdmissionController::Config config;
+  config.maxLimit = kLimit;
+  AdmissionController admissionController(config);
+
+  std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+  for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+    threads.push_back(std::thread([&]() {
+      for (int j = 0; j < 10'000; j++) {
+        uint64_t usageUnits = std::rand() % (kLimit + 2);
+        if (usageUnits > kLimit) {
+          VELOX_ASSERT_THROW(
+              admissionController.accept(usageUnits),
+              "A single request cannot exceed the max limit")
+          continue;
+        }
+        admissionController.accept(usageUnits);
+        uint64_t curr = currentUsage.fetch_add(usageUnits);
+        ASSERT_LE(curr + usageUnits, kLimit);
+        currentUsage.fetch_sub(usageUnits);
+        admissionController.release(usageUnits);
+      }
+    }));
+  }
+  for (auto& thread : threads) {
+    thread.join();
+  }
+}
+} // namespace facebook::velox::common
diff --git a/velox/common/base/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/velox/common/base/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 51fa95a14f95..9a10ec270b86 100644
--- a/velox/common/base/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/velox/common/base/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 add_executable(
   velox_base_test
+  AdmissionControllerTest.cpp
   AsyncSourceTest.cpp
   BitUtilTest.cpp
   BloomFilterTest.cpp