diff --git a/starlette_plus/core.py b/starlette_plus/core.py
index d01b9d9..5e60545 100644
--- a/starlette_plus/core.py
+++ b/starlette_plus/core.py
@@ -112,12 +112,22 @@ def limit(
     exempt: ExemptCallable | None = None,
 ) -> T_LimitDecorator:
     def decorator(coro: Callable[..., RouteCoro] | _Route) -> LimitDecorator:
-        limits: RateLimitData = {"rate": rate, "per": per, "bucket": bucket, "priority": priority, "exempt": exempt}
+        limits: RateLimitData = {
+            "rate": rate,
+            "per": per,
+            "bucket": bucket,
+            "priority": priority,
+            "exempt": exempt,
+            "is_global": False,
+        }
 
         if isinstance(coro, _Route):
             coro._limits.append(limits)
         else:
-            setattr(coro, "__limits__", [limits])
+            try:
+                coro.__limits__.append(limits)  # type: ignore
+            except AttributeError:
+                setattr(coro, "__limits__", [limits])
 
         return coro
 
diff --git a/starlette_plus/middleware/ratelimiter.py b/starlette_plus/middleware/ratelimiter.py
index 43e18a2..7dbd74b 100644
--- a/starlette_plus/middleware/ratelimiter.py
+++ b/starlette_plus/middleware/ratelimiter.py
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.app: ASGIApp = app
 
         self._ignore_local: bool = ignore_localhost
+
+        for limit in global_limits:
+            limit["is_global"] = True
+
         self._global_limits: list[RateLimitData] = global_limits
 
         self._store: Store = Store(redis=redis)
@@ -82,11 +86,14 @@ async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
                 route = r
                 break
 
-        route_limits: list[RateLimitData] = sorted(getattr(route, "limits", []), key=lambda x: x["priority"])
+        route_limits: list[RateLimitData] = sorted(getattr(route, "limits", []), key=lambda x: x.get("priority", 0))
+        for data in route_limits:
+            # Ensure routes are never treated as global limits...
+            data["is_global"] = False
 
         for limit in self._global_limits + route_limits:
             is_exempt: bool = False
-            exempt: ExemptCallable | None = limit["exempt"]
+            exempt: ExemptCallable | None = limit.get("exempt", None)
 
             if exempt is not None:
                 is_exempt: bool = await exempt(request)
@@ -94,16 +101,20 @@ async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
             if is_exempt:
                 continue
 
-            bucket: BucketType = limit["bucket"]
+            bucket: BucketType = limit.get("bucket", "ip")
             if bucket == "ip":
                 if not request.client and not forwarded:
                     logger.warning("Could not determine the IP address while ratelimiting! Ignoring...")
                     return await self.app(scope, receive, send)
 
                 # forwarded or client.host will exist at this point...
-                key: str = forwarded.split(",")[0] if forwarded else request.client.host  # type: ignore
+                ip: str = forwarded.split(",")[0] if forwarded else request.client.host  # type: ignore
+                if not limit.get("is_global", False) and route:
+                    key = f"{route.name}@{route.path}::{limit['rate']}.{limit['per']}.ip"
+                else:
+                    key = ip
 
-                if self._ignore_local and key in ("127.0.0.1", "::1", "localhost", "0.0.0.0"):
+                if self._ignore_local and ip in ("127.0.0.1", "::1", "localhost", "0.0.0.0"):
                     return await self.app(scope, receive, send)
             else:
                 key: str | None = await bucket(request)
diff --git a/starlette_plus/types_/__init__.py b/starlette_plus/types_/__init__.py
index d320675..8d8d801 100644
--- a/starlette_plus/types_/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette_plus/types_/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 """
+
 from .limiter import RateLimitData as RateLimitData
diff --git a/starlette_plus/types_/limiter.py b/starlette_plus/types_/limiter.py
index 7c9bb9e..51b847d 100644
--- a/starlette_plus/types_/limiter.py
+++ b/starlette_plus/types_/limiter.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 """
 
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
-from typing import Literal, TypeAlias, TypedDict
+from typing import Literal, NotRequired, TypeAlias, TypedDict
 
 from starlette.requests import Request
 from starlette.responses import Response
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 class RateLimitData(TypedDict):
     rate: int
     per: float
-    bucket: BucketType
-    priority: int
-    exempt: ExemptCallable | None
+    bucket: NotRequired[BucketType]
+    priority: NotRequired[int]
+    exempt: NotRequired[ExemptCallable | None]
+    is_global: NotRequired[bool]