diff --git a/sapl/middleware/ratelimit.py b/sapl/middleware/ratelimit.py
index b945d08f5..7893b358d 100644
--- a/sapl/middleware/ratelimit.py
+++ b/sapl/middleware/ratelimit.py
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ RL_INDEX_API_BLOCKED_IPS = 'rl:index:api_blocked_ips'
 # TTL set only on first INCR (Lua); daily=24h, weekly=7d — cleanup only,
 # resets are implicit in the date/week embedded in the key name.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QUOTA_USER_DAILY = 'quota:{ns}:daily:{date}:user:{uid}'
+QUOTA_USER_WEEKLY = 'quota:{ns}:weekly:{week}:user:{uid}'
 QUOTA_IP_DAILY = 'quota:{ns}:daily:{date}:ip:{ip}'
 QUOTA_IP_WEEKLY = 'quota:{ns}:weekly:{week}:ip:{ip}'
 
@@ -306,8 +308,8 @@ class RateLimitMiddleware:
         self._bypass_paths = [
             re.compile(p) for p in getattr(settings, 'RATE_LIMIT_BYPASS_PATHS', [])
         ]
-        self.api_quota_anon_daily = settings.API_QUOTA_ANON_DAILY
-        self.api_quota_anon_weekly = settings.API_QUOTA_ANON_WEEKLY
+        self.api_quota_daily = settings.API_QUOTA_DAILY
+        self.api_quota_weekly = settings.API_QUOTA_WEEKLY
         self.api_rate_limit_enabled = getattr(settings, 'API_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED', True)
         self.api_threshold = getattr(settings, 'API_RATE_LIMIT_THRESHOLD', 60)
         self.api_window = getattr(settings, 'API_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS', 60)
@@ -322,9 +324,9 @@ class RateLimitMiddleware:
             [p.pattern for p in self._bypass_paths] or '(none)',
         )
         logger.info(
-            '[API QUOTAS] daily_anon=%s weekly_anon=%s  (auth: governed by per-user 240/min rate)',
-            settings.API_QUOTA_ANON_DAILY,
-            settings.API_QUOTA_ANON_WEEKLY,
+            '[API QUOTAS] daily=%s weekly=%s  (auth keyed by user pk, anon by IP)',
+            settings.API_QUOTA_DAILY,
+            settings.API_QUOTA_WEEKLY,
         )
         logger.info(
             '[API RATE LIMIT] enabled=%s threshold=%s window=%ss block=%ss same_origin_bypass=%s',
@@ -563,28 +565,30 @@ class RateLimitMiddleware:
 
     def _check_api_quota(self, request):
         """
-        Increment per-IP daily and weekly API quota counters for anonymous callers.
-        Authenticated users are rate-limited per-user by _evaluate (240/min) and
-        are not subject to a daily quota — returns None immediately for auth users.
+        Increment daily and weekly API quota counters for all /api/ callers.
+        Auth users are keyed by user pk (NAT-safe); anon callers by IP.
+        Both groups share the same daily/weekly cap.
         Fails open (returns None) if Redis/cache is unavailable.
         """
-        user = getattr(request, 'user', None)
-        if user and user.is_authenticated:
-            return None
-
         today = date.today()
         iso = today.isocalendar()
         date_str = today.isoformat()
         week_str = f'{iso[0]}-W{iso[1]:02d}'
 
-        ip = get_client_ip(request)
-        d_key = QUOTA_IP_DAILY.format(ns=_NAMESPACE, date=date_str, ip=ip)
-        w_key = QUOTA_IP_WEEKLY.format(ns=_NAMESPACE, week=week_str, ip=ip)
+        user = getattr(request, 'user', None)
+        if user and user.is_authenticated:
+            uid = str(user.pk)
+            d_key = QUOTA_USER_DAILY.format(ns=_NAMESPACE, date=date_str, uid=uid)
+            w_key = QUOTA_USER_WEEKLY.format(ns=_NAMESPACE, week=week_str, uid=uid)
+        else:
+            ip = get_client_ip(request)
+            d_key = QUOTA_IP_DAILY.format(ns=_NAMESPACE, date=date_str, ip=ip)
+            w_key = QUOTA_IP_WEEKLY.format(ns=_NAMESPACE, week=week_str, ip=ip)
 
         try:
-            if _incr_with_ttl(d_key, 86400) > self.api_quota_anon_daily:
+            if _incr_with_ttl(d_key, 86400) > self.api_quota_daily:
                 return 'daily'
-            if _incr_with_ttl(w_key, 7 * 86400) > self.api_quota_anon_weekly:
+            if _incr_with_ttl(w_key, 7 * 86400) > self.api_quota_weekly:
                 return 'weekly'
         except Exception:
             pass  # fail open — quota not enforced when Redis unavailable
diff --git a/sapl/middleware/test_ratelimiter.py b/sapl/middleware/test_ratelimiter.py
index b0b20bfc6..cc69a66e0 100644
--- a/sapl/middleware/test_ratelimiter.py
+++ b/sapl/middleware/test_ratelimiter.py
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ def _make_middleware(
     mock_settings.RATE_LIMIT_404_THRESHOLD = 20
     mock_settings.RATE_LIMIT_BYPASS_PATHS = []
     mock_settings.POD_NAMESPACE = _NAMESPACE  # keep module-level _NAMESPACE consistent
-    mock_settings.API_QUOTA_ANON_DAILY = 999999
-    mock_settings.API_QUOTA_ANON_WEEKLY = 999999
+    mock_settings.API_QUOTA_DAILY = 999999
+    mock_settings.API_QUOTA_WEEKLY = 999999
     mock_settings.RATE_LIMITER_UA_BLOCKLIST_REFRESH = 60
     mock_settings.API_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED = api_rate_limit_enabled
     mock_settings.API_RATE_LIMIT_THRESHOLD = api_threshold
@@ -577,6 +577,20 @@ def test_api_block_response_is_json_with_retry_after():
     assert resp['X-RateLimit-Reason'] == 'api_threshold_exceeded'
 
 
+def test_api_auth_user_daily_quota_exceeded_returns_429():
+    """Auth users are subject to the same daily quota as anon callers (keyed by pk)."""
+    mw, _ = _make_middleware()
+    request = _api_req(ip='10.0.0.1')
+    request.user = MagicMock(is_authenticated=True, pk=42)
+    mw.api_quota_daily = 1
+
+    with patch('sapl.middleware.ratelimit._incr_with_ttl', return_value=2):
+        resp = mw(request)
+
+    assert resp.status_code == 429
+    assert resp['X-RateLimit-Reason'] == 'quota_daily'
+
+
 def test_non_api_path_uses_global_evaluate_not_api_handler():
     mw, _ = _make_middleware()
     mw._handle_api = MagicMock()
diff --git a/sapl/settings.py b/sapl/settings.py
index e5586720d..8fda3a17d 100644
--- a/sapl/settings.py
+++ b/sapl/settings.py
@@ -436,13 +436,11 @@ RATE_LIMIT_BYPASS_PATHS = [
     r'^/sessao/pauta-sessao/\d+/',
 ]
 
-# API quota — daily and weekly call caps for anonymous external callers only.
-# Authenticated users are governed by _evaluate's per-user 240/min rate limit
-# (NAT-safe, per user pk); a separate daily envelope adds false precision and
-# breaks legitimate integrations.  Anonymous callers have no persistent per-user
-# control, so the daily/weekly quota is their outer envelope.
-API_QUOTA_ANON_DAILY = config('API_QUOTA_ANON_DAILY', default=500, cast=int)
-API_QUOTA_ANON_WEEKLY = config('API_QUOTA_ANON_WEEKLY', default=3500, cast=int)
+# API quota — daily and weekly call caps for all /api/ callers (anon and auth).
+# Auth users are keyed by user pk (NAT-safe); anon callers by IP.
+# Both groups share the same cap; weekly default is 7× the daily cap.
+API_QUOTA_DAILY = config('API_QUOTA_DAILY', default=500, cast=int)
+API_QUOTA_WEEKLY = config('API_QUOTA_WEEKLY', default=3500, cast=int)
 
 # API-specific per-minute rate limit for external (non-same-origin) anonymous calls.
 # Abuse writes rl:api:ip:<ip>:blocked only — never rl:ip:<ip>:blocked.