diff --git a/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderConfiguration.java
index 5f59ab6..bcf8e19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderConfiguration.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import otter.jet.store.MessageStore;
 
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+
 @Configuration
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(ReaderConfigurationProperties.class)
 class ReaderConfiguration {
@@ -20,13 +23,24 @@ class ReaderConfiguration {
     public ReaderService readerService(
             @Value("${nats.server.host}") String natsServerHost,
             @Value("${nats.server.port}") String natsServerPort,
+            @Value("${read.beginTimestamp:}") String startDate,
             MessageDeserializer messageDeserializer,
             MessageStore messageStore) {
         return new ReaderService(
                 createNatsServerUrl(natsServerHost, natsServerPort),
                 messageDeserializer,
                 readerConfigurationProperties.getSubject(),
-                messageStore);
+                messageStore,
+                resolveBeginTimestamp(startDate));
+    }
+
+    private static LocalDateTime resolveBeginTimestamp(String startDate) {
+        if (!startDate.isBlank()) {
+            DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
+            return LocalDateTime.parse(startDate, formatter);
+        } else {
+            return LocalDateTime.MIN;
+        }
     }
 
     private String createNatsServerUrl(String natsServerHost, String natsServerPort) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderService.java b/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderService.java
index 309e1f6..39bdf2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/otter/jet/reader/ReaderService.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
@@ -27,17 +28,20 @@ public class ReaderService {
     private final MessageDeserializer messageDeserializer;
     private final String subject;
     private final MessageStore messageStore;
+    private final LocalDateTime beginTimestamp;
 
     private final Executor executorService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
 
     public ReaderService(String natsServerUrl,
                          MessageDeserializer messageDeserializer,
                          String subject,
-                         MessageStore messageStore) {
+                         MessageStore messageStore,
+                         LocalDateTime beginTimestamp) {
         this.natsServerUrl = natsServerUrl;
         this.messageDeserializer = messageDeserializer;
         this.subject = subject;
         this.messageStore = messageStore;
+        this.beginTimestamp = beginTimestamp;
     }
 
     @EventListener(ApplicationReadyEvent.class)
@@ -93,21 +97,35 @@ private void continuouslyReadMessages(
             Message message = subscription.nextMessage(100);
             // Print the message
             if (message != null) {
-                try {
-                    DeserializedMessage deserializedMessage =
-                            messageDeserializer.deserializeMessage(ByteBuffer.wrap(message.getData()));
-                    ReadMessage msg =
-                            new ReadMessage(
-                                    message.getSubject(),
-                                    deserializedMessage.name(),
-                                    deserializedMessage.content(),
-                                    message.metaData().timestamp().toLocalDateTime());
-                    messageStore.add(msg);
+                LocalDateTime messageTimestamp = message
+                        .metaData()
+                        .timestamp()
+                        .toLocalDateTime();
+
+                if (messageTimestamp.isAfter(beginTimestamp)) {
+                    deserializeMessage(messageDeserializer, message, messageTimestamp);
+                } else {
+                    LOG.warn("Timestamp from message {}, smaller then begin timestamp {}, message {} will not be process", messageTimestamp, beginTimestamp, message.getSID());
                     message.ack();
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    LOG.warn("Unable to deserialize message", e);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private void deserializeMessage(MessageDeserializer messageDeserializer, Message message, LocalDateTime timestamp) {
+        try {
+            DeserializedMessage deserializedMessage =
+                    messageDeserializer.deserializeMessage(ByteBuffer.wrap(message.getData()));
+            ReadMessage msg =
+                    new ReadMessage(
+                            message.getSubject(),
+                            deserializedMessage.name(),
+                            deserializedMessage.content(),
+                            timestamp);
+            messageStore.add(msg);
+            message.ack();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOG.warn("Unable to deserialize message", e);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index a3aefe8..3e15c3b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 read:
   mode: "proto"
+  beginTimestamp: "2024-06-10 10:21:20" # String in format yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss empty for all messages
   proto:
       pathToDescriptor: "path_to_descriptor"
   subject: "*"
diff --git a/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/AnyProtoMessageReaderTest.java b/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/AnyProtoMessageReaderTest.java
index e42e751..5f3ee49 100644
--- a/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/AnyProtoMessageReaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/AnyProtoMessageReaderTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     properties = {
       "read.mode=proto",
       "read.subject=any_person",
-      "read.proto.pathToDescriptor=src/test/resources/person.desc"
+      "read.proto.pathToDescriptor=src/test/resources/person.desc",
+      "read.beginTimestamp="
     })
 class AnyProtoMessageReaderTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/SimpleProtoMessageReaderTest.java b/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/SimpleProtoMessageReaderTest.java
index ec6d3a3..0927859 100644
--- a/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/SimpleProtoMessageReaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/otter/jet/proto/SimpleProtoMessageReaderTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
       "read.mode=proto",
       "read.subject=typed_person",
       "read.proto.messageTypeName=protobuf.Person",
-      "read.proto.pathToDescriptor=src/test/resources/person.desc"
+      "read.proto.pathToDescriptor=src/test/resources/person.desc",
+      "read.beginTimestamp="
     })
 class SimpleProtoMessageReaderTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/application-local.yml b/src/test/resources/application-local.yml
index 3c3b48b..adf5b63 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/application-local.yml
+++ b/src/test/resources/application-local.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 read:
   mode: "proto"
+  beginTimestamp: ""
   proto:
     pathToDescriptor: "src/test/resources/person.desc"
   subject: "*"