diff --git a/internal/githubapp/config.go b/internal/githubapp/config.go
index 78e6bff..5547ae0 100644
--- a/internal/githubapp/config.go
+++ b/internal/githubapp/config.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	AppID          string            `hcl:"app-id,optional" help:"GitHub App ID"`
 	PrivateKeyPath string            `hcl:"private-key-path,optional" help:"Path to GitHub App private key (PEM format)"`
 	Installations  map[string]string `hcl:"installations,optional" help:"Mapping of org names to installation IDs"`
+	FallbackOrg    string            `hcl:"fallback-org,optional" help:"Org whose installation token is used for orgs without their own installation (ensures authenticated rate limits)"`
 }
 
 // TokenCacheConfig configures token caching behavior.
diff --git a/internal/githubapp/tokens.go b/internal/githubapp/tokens.go
index c87a255..58d54b9 100644
--- a/internal/githubapp/tokens.go
+++ b/internal/githubapp/tokens.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ type cachedToken struct {
 
 // TokenManager manages GitHub App installation tokens across one or more apps.
 type TokenManager struct {
-	orgToApp map[string]*appState
+	orgToApp    map[string]*appState
+	fallbackApp *appState
+	fallbackOrg string
 }
 
 func newTokenManager(configs []Config, logger *slog.Logger) (*TokenManager, error) {
@@ -93,10 +95,29 @@ func newTokenManager(configs []Config, logger *slog.Logger) (*TokenManager, erro
 		return nil, nil //nolint:nilnil
 	}
 
-	return &TokenManager{orgToApp: orgToApp}, nil
+	tm := &TokenManager{orgToApp: orgToApp}
+
+	for _, config := range configs {
+		if config.FallbackOrg != "" {
+			app, ok := orgToApp[config.FallbackOrg]
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("fallback-org %q is not in the installations map for app %q", config.FallbackOrg, config.AppID)
+			}
+			tm.fallbackApp = app
+			tm.fallbackOrg = config.FallbackOrg
+			logger.Info("GitHub App fallback configured",
+				"fallback_org", config.FallbackOrg,
+				"app_id", config.AppID)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tm, nil
 }
 
 // GetTokenForOrg returns an installation token for the given GitHub organization.
+// If no installation is configured for the org, it falls back to the fallback org's
+// token to ensure authenticated rate limits.
 func (tm *TokenManager) GetTokenForOrg(ctx context.Context, org string) (string, error) {
 	if tm == nil {
 		return "", errors.New("token manager not initialized")
@@ -104,7 +125,13 @@ func (tm *TokenManager) GetTokenForOrg(ctx context.Context, org string) (string,
 
 	app, ok := tm.orgToApp[org]
 	if !ok {
-		return "", errors.Errorf("no GitHub App configured for org: %s", org)
+		if tm.fallbackApp == nil {
+			return "", errors.Errorf("no GitHub App configured for org: %s", org)
+		}
+		logging.FromContext(ctx).InfoContext(ctx, "Using fallback org token",
+			slog.String("requested_org", org),
+			slog.String("fallback_org", tm.fallbackOrg))
+		return tm.fallbackApp.getToken(ctx, tm.fallbackOrg)
 	}
 
 	return app.getToken(ctx, org)
diff --git a/internal/githubapp/tokens_test.go b/internal/githubapp/tokens_test.go
index 1a8d0d1..b7f0cb9 100644
--- a/internal/githubapp/tokens_test.go
+++ b/internal/githubapp/tokens_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2"
 
 	"github.com/block/cachew/internal/githubapp"
+	"github.com/block/cachew/internal/logging"
 )
 
 func generateTestKey(t *testing.T) string {
@@ -144,6 +145,63 @@ func TestGetTokenForOrgRouting(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no GitHub App configured for org")
 }
 
+func TestGetTokenForOrgFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	keyPath := generateTestKey(t)
+	logger := slog.Default()
+
+	t.Run("FallbackUsedForUnknownOrg", func(t *testing.T) {
+		provider := githubapp.NewTokenManagerProvider([]githubapp.Config{
+			{
+				AppID:          "111",
+				PrivateKeyPath: keyPath,
+				Installations:  map[string]string{"squareup": "inst-sq"},
+				FallbackOrg:    "squareup",
+			},
+		}, logger)
+		tm, err := provider()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		ctx := logging.ContextWithLogger(t.Context(), slog.Default())
+		// Unknown org should not error when fallback is configured
+		// (will fail at the HTTP level but not at the routing level)
+		_, err = tm.GetTokenForOrg(ctx, "cashapp")
+		// Error is expected here because we don't have a real GitHub API,
+		// but it should NOT be "no GitHub App configured for org"
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.NotContains(t, err.Error(), "no GitHub App configured for org")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("FallbackOrgNotInInstallations", func(t *testing.T) {
+		provider := githubapp.NewTokenManagerProvider([]githubapp.Config{
+			{
+				AppID:          "111",
+				PrivateKeyPath: keyPath,
+				Installations:  map[string]string{"squareup": "inst-sq"},
+				FallbackOrg:    "nonexistent",
+			},
+		}, logger)
+		_, err := provider()
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "fallback-org \"nonexistent\" is not in the installations map")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("NoFallbackStillErrorsForUnknownOrg", func(t *testing.T) {
+		provider := githubapp.NewTokenManagerProvider([]githubapp.Config{
+			{
+				AppID:          "111",
+				PrivateKeyPath: keyPath,
+				Installations:  map[string]string{"squareup": "inst-sq"},
+			},
+		}, logger)
+		tm, err := provider()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = tm.GetTokenForOrg(t.Context(), "unknown-org")
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no GitHub App configured for org")
+	})
+}
+
 func TestGetTokenForOrgNilManager(t *testing.T) {
 	var tm *githubapp.TokenManager
 	_, err := tm.GetTokenForOrg(t.Context(), "any")