diff --git a/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx_pool.go b/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx_pool.go
index 6b2f4b2c71..3b1479e172 100644
--- a/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx_pool.go
+++ b/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx_pool.go
@@ -2,16 +2,23 @@ package netstorage
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/cgroup"
 )
 
 // GetInsertCtx returns InsertCtx from the pool.
 //
 // Call PutInsertCtx for returning it to the pool.
 func GetInsertCtx() *InsertCtx {
-	if v := insertCtxPool.Get(); v != nil {
-		return v.(*InsertCtx)
+	select {
+	case ctx := <-insertCtxPoolCh:
+		return ctx
+	default:
+		if v := insertCtxPool.Get(); v != nil {
+			return v.(*InsertCtx)
+		}
+		return &InsertCtx{}
 	}
-	return &InsertCtx{}
 }
 
 // PutInsertCtx returns ctx to the pool.
@@ -19,7 +26,14 @@ func GetInsertCtx() *InsertCtx {
 // ctx cannot be used after the call.
 func PutInsertCtx(ctx *InsertCtx) {
 	ctx.Reset()
-	insertCtxPool.Put(ctx)
+	select {
+	case insertCtxPoolCh <- ctx:
+	default:
+		insertCtxPool.Put(ctx)
+	}
 }
 
-var insertCtxPool sync.Pool
+var (
+	insertCtxPool   sync.Pool
+	insertCtxPoolCh = make(chan *InsertCtx, cgroup.AvailableCPUs())
+)
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 2dc8d47bde..07a5f2523e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ See also [LTS releases](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/lts-releases/).
 * BUGFIX: [stream aggregation](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/stream-aggregation/): fix command-line flag `-remoteWrite.streamAggr.ignoreFirstIntervals` to accept multiple values and be applied per each corresponding `-remoteWrite.url`. Previously, this flag only could have been used globally for all URLs.
 * BUGFIX: [graphite](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#graphite-render-api-usage): respect `-search.denyPartialResponse` cmd-line flag and `deny_partial_response` query GET param when serving requests via Graphite API. Before, partial responses were always denied. Thanks to @penguinlav for the [pull request](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/6748).
 * BUGFIX: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/): account for `-usePromCompatibleNaming` cmd-line flag during when pushing data to remote storages. Thanks to @12345XXX  for the [pull request](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/6776).
+* BUGFIX: `vminsert` in [VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/cluster-victoriametrics/): reduce CPU usage by limiting the number of concurrently running inserts. The issue was introduced in [this commit](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/commit/498fe1cfa523be5bfecaa372293c3cded85e75ab) starting from v1.101.0. See [this](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/6733) issue for details.
+
 ## [v1.102.1](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.102.1)
 
 Released at 2024-08-01