Presented is a system and method to control hydraulic fluid flow, more specifically throttle hydraulic fluid flow, to achieve actuator deceleration rates greater than the maximum deceleration rate of an electrically driven pump. Electric machines and electric machine inverters generally have a maximum torque and current limit beyond which they cannot be operated at. To decelerate a large inertia load for example, high electric machine torque and inverter current are required to provide the braking torque, opposing the fluid flow and pressure generated by the load and hydraulic system.