diff --git a/docs/deployment/settings.md b/docs/deployment/settings.md
index b006330f977..6fca5cd85e6 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/settings.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/settings.md
@@ -452,10 +452,14 @@ kyuubi.operation.status.polling.timeout|PT5S|Timeout(ms) for long polling asynch
 
 Key | Default | Meaning | Type | Since
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
+kyuubi.server.batch.limit.connections.per.ipaddress|<undefined>|Maximum kyuubi server batch connections per ipaddress. Any user exceeding this limit will not be allowed to connect.|int|1.7.0
+kyuubi.server.batch.limit.connections.per.user|<undefined>|Maximum kyuubi server batch connections per user. Any user exceeding this limit will not be allowed to connect.|int|1.7.0
+kyuubi.server.batch.limit.connections.per.user.ipaddress|<undefined>|Maximum kyuubi server batch connections per user:ipaddress combination. Any user-ipaddress exceeding this limit will not be allowed to connect.|int|1.7.0
 kyuubi.server.info.provider|ENGINE|The server information provider name, some clients may rely on this information to check the server compatibilities and functionalities. <li>SERVER: Return Kyuubi server information.</li> <li>ENGINE: Return Kyuubi engine information.</li>|string|1.6.1
 kyuubi.server.limit.connections.per.ipaddress|&lt;undefined&gt;|Maximum kyuubi server connections per ipaddress. Any user exceeding this limit will not be allowed to connect.|int|1.6.0
 kyuubi.server.limit.connections.per.user|&lt;undefined&gt;|Maximum kyuubi server connections per user. Any user exceeding this limit will not be allowed to connect.|int|1.6.0
 kyuubi.server.limit.connections.per.user.ipaddress|&lt;undefined&gt;|Maximum kyuubi server connections per user:ipaddress combination. Any user-ipaddress exceeding this limit will not be allowed to connect.|int|1.6.0
+kyuubi.server.limit.connections.user.white.list||The maximin connections of the user in the white list will not be limited.|seq|1.7.0
 kyuubi.server.name|&lt;undefined&gt;|The name of Kyuubi Server.|string|1.5.0
 kyuubi.server.redaction.regex|&lt;undefined&gt;|Regex to decide which Kyuubi contain sensitive information. When this regex matches a property key or value, the value is redacted from the various logs.||1.6.0
 
diff --git a/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/config/KyuubiConf.scala b/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/config/KyuubiConf.scala
index d231d4a6fe7..e862f86494c 100644
--- a/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/config/KyuubiConf.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/config/KyuubiConf.scala
@@ -2132,6 +2132,15 @@ object KyuubiConf {
       .intConf
       .createOptional
 
+  val SERVER_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS_USER_WHITE_LIST: ConfigEntry[Seq[String]] =
+    buildConf("kyuubi.server.limit.connections.user.white.list")
+      .doc("The maximin connections of the user in the white list will not be limited.")
+      .version("1.7.0")
+      .serverOnly
+      .stringConf
+      .toSequence()
+      .createWithDefault(Nil)
+
   val SERVER_LIMIT_BATCH_CONNECTIONS_PER_USER: OptionalConfigEntry[Int] =
     buildConf("kyuubi.server.batch.limit.connections.per.user")
       .doc("Maximum kyuubi server batch connections per user." +
diff --git a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionManager.scala b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionManager.scala
index 0d3a8fef6fd..fbcc88cc16f 100644
--- a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionManager.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionManager.scala
@@ -280,20 +280,26 @@ class KyuubiSessionManager private (name: String) extends SessionManager(name) {
     val userLimit = conf.get(SERVER_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS_PER_USER).getOrElse(0)
     val ipAddressLimit = conf.get(SERVER_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS_PER_IPADDRESS).getOrElse(0)
     val userIpAddressLimit = conf.get(SERVER_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS_PER_USER_IPADDRESS).getOrElse(0)
-    limiter = applySessionLimiter(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit)
+    val userWhiteList = conf.get(SERVER_LIMIT_CONNECTIONS_USER_WHITE_LIST)
+    limiter = applySessionLimiter(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit, userWhiteList)
 
     val userBatchLimit = conf.get(SERVER_LIMIT_BATCH_CONNECTIONS_PER_USER).getOrElse(0)
     val ipAddressBatchLimit = conf.get(SERVER_LIMIT_BATCH_CONNECTIONS_PER_IPADDRESS).getOrElse(0)
     val userIpAddressBatchLimit =
       conf.get(SERVER_LIMIT_BATCH_CONNECTIONS_PER_USER_IPADDRESS).getOrElse(0)
-    batchLimiter = applySessionLimiter(userBatchLimit, ipAddressBatchLimit, userIpAddressBatchLimit)
+    batchLimiter = applySessionLimiter(
+      userBatchLimit,
+      ipAddressBatchLimit,
+      userIpAddressBatchLimit,
+      userWhiteList)
   }
 
   private def applySessionLimiter(
       userLimit: Int,
       ipAddressLimit: Int,
-      userIpAddressLimit: Int): Option[SessionLimiter] = {
+      userIpAddressLimit: Int,
+      userWhitelist: Seq[String]): Option[SessionLimiter] = {
     Seq(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit).find(_ > 0).map(_ =>
-      SessionLimiter(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit))
+      SessionLimiter(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit, userWhitelist.toSet))
   }
 }
diff --git a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiter.scala b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiter.scala
index d104b23c8c0..6c53a8e5e2f 100644
--- a/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiter.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-server/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiter.scala
@@ -101,10 +101,37 @@ class SessionLimiterImpl(userLimit: Int, ipAddressLimit: Int, userIpAddressLimit
   }
 }
 
+class SessionLimiterWithUserWhitelistImpl(
+    userLimit: Int,
+    ipAddressLimit: Int,
+    userIpAddressLimit: Int,
+    userWhitelist: Set[String])
+  extends SessionLimiterImpl(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit) {
+  override def increment(userIpAddress: UserIpAddress): Unit = {
+    if (!userWhitelist.contains(userIpAddress.user)) {
+      super.increment(userIpAddress)
+    }
+  }
+
+  override def decrement(userIpAddress: UserIpAddress): Unit = {
+    if (!userWhitelist.contains(userIpAddress.user)) {
+      super.decrement(userIpAddress)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 object SessionLimiter {
 
-  def apply(userLimit: Int, ipAddressLimit: Int, userIpAddressLimit: Int): SessionLimiter = {
-    new SessionLimiterImpl(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit)
+  def apply(
+      userLimit: Int,
+      ipAddressLimit: Int,
+      userIpAddressLimit: Int,
+      userWhiteList: Set[String] = Set.empty): SessionLimiter = {
+    new SessionLimiterWithUserWhitelistImpl(
+      userLimit,
+      ipAddressLimit,
+      userIpAddressLimit,
+      userWhiteList)
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/kyuubi-server/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiterSuite.scala b/kyuubi-server/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiterSuite.scala
index d2df573e185..4bafbecf919 100644
--- a/kyuubi-server/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiterSuite.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-server/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/SessionLimiterSuite.scala
@@ -96,4 +96,25 @@ class SessionLimiterSuite extends KyuubiFunSuite {
     limiter.asInstanceOf[SessionLimiterImpl].counters().asScala.values
       .foreach(c => assert(c.get() == 0))
   }
+
+  test("test session limiter with user white list") {
+    val user = "user001"
+    val ipAddress = "127.0.0.1"
+    val userLimit = 30
+    val ipAddressLimit = 20
+    val userIpAddressLimit = 10
+    val limiter = SessionLimiter(userLimit, ipAddressLimit, userIpAddressLimit, Set(user))
+    for (i <- 0 until 50) {
+      val userIpAddress = UserIpAddress(user, ipAddress)
+      limiter.increment(userIpAddress)
+    }
+    limiter.asInstanceOf[SessionLimiterImpl].counters().asScala.values
+      .foreach(c => assert(c.get() == 0))
+    for (i <- 0 until 50) {
+      val userIpAddress = UserIpAddress(user, ipAddress)
+      limiter.decrement(userIpAddress)
+    }
+    limiter.asInstanceOf[SessionLimiterImpl].counters().asScala.values
+      .foreach(c => assert(c.get() == 0))
+  }
 }