diff --git a/api/organisations/tasks.py b/api/organisations/tasks.py
index 0165360123f8..882927f2e2e6 100644
--- a/api/organisations/tasks.py
+++ b/api/organisations/tasks.py
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ def charge_for_api_call_count_overages():
         subscription_cache = organisation.subscription_information_cache
         api_usage = get_current_api_usage(organisation.id, "30d")
 
+        # Grace period for organisations < 200% of usage.
+        if api_usage / subscription_cache.allowed_30d_api_calls < 2.0:
+            logger.info("API Usage below normal usage or grace period.")
+            continue
+
         api_billings = OrganisationAPIBilling.objects.filter(
             billed_at__gte=subscription_cache.current_billing_term_starts_at
         )
diff --git a/api/tests/unit/organisations/test_unit_organisations_tasks.py b/api/tests/unit/organisations/test_unit_organisations_tasks.py
index dd8699f158a5..cf6444216e94 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit/organisations/test_unit_organisations_tasks.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit/organisations/test_unit_organisations_tasks.py
@@ -527,6 +527,49 @@ def test_charge_for_api_call_count_overages_scale_up(
     assert api_billing.billed_at == now
 
 
+@pytest.mark.freeze_time("2023-01-19T09:09:47.325132+00:00")
+def test_charge_for_api_call_count_overages_grace_period(
+    organisation: Organisation,
+    mocker: MockerFixture,
+) -> None:
+    # Given
+    now = timezone.now()
+    OrganisationSubscriptionInformationCache.objects.create(
+        organisation=organisation,
+        allowed_seats=10,
+        allowed_projects=3,
+        allowed_30d_api_calls=100_000,
+        chargebee_email="test@example.com",
+        current_billing_term_starts_at=now - timedelta(days=30),
+        current_billing_term_ends_at=now + timedelta(minutes=30),
+    )
+    organisation.subscription.subscription_id = "fancy_sub_id23"
+    organisation.subscription.plan = "scale-up-v2"
+    organisation.subscription.save()
+    OrganisationAPIUsageNotification.objects.create(
+        organisation=organisation,
+        percent_usage=100,
+        notified_at=now,
+    )
+
+    mock_chargebee_update = mocker.patch(
+        "organisations.chargebee.chargebee.chargebee.Subscription.update"
+    )
+    mock_api_usage = mocker.patch(
+        "organisations.tasks.get_current_api_usage",
+    )
+    # Set the return value to something less than 200% of base rate
+    mock_api_usage.return_value = 115_000
+    assert OrganisationAPIBilling.objects.count() == 0
+
+    # When
+    charge_for_api_call_count_overages()
+
+    # Then
+    mock_chargebee_update.assert_not_called()
+    assert OrganisationAPIBilling.objects.count() == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.freeze_time("2023-01-19T09:09:47.325132+00:00")
 def test_charge_for_api_call_count_overages_with_not_covered_plan(
     organisation: Organisation,