diff --git a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/blame.rs b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/blame.rs
index 2d2930b30dd..04744515343 100644
--- a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/blame.rs
+++ b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/blame.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::ffi::OsStr;
 pub fn blame_file(
     mut repo: gix::Repository,
     file: &OsStr,
-    range: Option<std::ops::Range<u32>>,
+    options: gix::blame::Options,
     out: impl std::io::Write,
     err: Option<&mut dyn std::io::Write>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn blame_file(
         cache,
         &mut resource_cache,
         file.as_bstr(),
-        range,
+        options,
     )?;
     let statistics = outcome.statistics;
     write_blame_entries(out, outcome)?;
diff --git a/src/plumbing/main.rs b/src/plumbing/main.rs
index b17a6b3a1e2..337bbce66bf 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/main.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/main.rs
@@ -1546,6 +1546,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
             statistics,
             file,
             range,
+            since,
         } => prepare_and_run(
             "blame",
             trace,
@@ -1557,7 +1558,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 core::repository::blame::blame_file(
                     repository(Mode::Lenient)?,
                     &file,
-                    range,
+                    gix::blame::Options { range, since },
                     out,
                     statistics.then_some(err),
                 )
diff --git a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
index 8c7698052a0..70e80c56740 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use clap_complete::Shell;
 use gitoxide_core as core;
 use gix::bstr::BString;
 
-use crate::shared::AsRange;
+use crate::shared::{AsRange, AsTime};
 
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
 #[clap(name = "gix", about = "The git underworld", version = option_env!("GIX_VERSION"))]
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ pub enum Subcommands {
         /// Only blame lines in the given 1-based inclusive range '<start>,<end>', e.g. '20,40'.
         #[clap(short='L', value_parser=AsRange)]
         range: Option<std::ops::Range<u32>>,
+        /// Don't consider commits before the given date.
+        #[clap(long,  value_parser=AsTime, value_name = "DATE")]
+        since: Option<gix::date::Time>,
     },
     /// Generate shell completions to stdout or a directory.
     #[clap(visible_alias = "generate-completions", visible_alias = "shell-completions")]