diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 90992bd2178..5e6cb57104e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1540,6 +1540,7 @@ name = "gix-blame"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "gix-commitgraph 0.26.0",
+ "gix-date 0.9.3",
  "gix-diff",
  "gix-filter",
  "gix-fs 0.13.0",
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/gix-blame/Cargo.toml b/gix-blame/Cargo.toml
index f934c521da0..5bf21c65f11 100644
--- a/gix-blame/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-blame/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ doctest = false
 gix-commitgraph = { version = "^0.26.0", path = "../gix-commitgraph" }
 gix-revwalk = { version = "^0.18.0", path = "../gix-revwalk" }
 gix-trace = { version = "^0.1.12", path = "../gix-trace" }
+gix-date = { version = "^0.9.3", path = "../gix-date" }
 gix-diff = { version = "^0.50.0", path = "../gix-diff", default-features = false, features = ["blob"] }
 gix-object = { version = "^0.47.0", path = "../gix-object" }
 gix-hash = { version = "^0.16.0", path = "../gix-hash" }
diff --git a/gix-blame/src/file/function.rs b/gix-blame/src/file/function.rs
index 576611896d6..c78cdc4d9e1 100644
--- a/gix-blame/src/file/function.rs
+++ b/gix-blame/src/file/function.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{process_changes, Change, UnblamedHunk};
-use crate::{BlameEntry, Error, Outcome, Statistics};
+use crate::{BlameEntry, Error, Options, Outcome, Statistics};
 use gix_diff::blob::intern::TokenSource;
 use gix_diff::tree::Visit;
 use gix_hash::ObjectId;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn file(
     cache: Option<gix_commitgraph::Graph>,
     resource_cache: &mut gix_diff::blob::Platform,
     file_path: &BStr,
-    range: Option<Range<u32>>,
+    options: Options,
 ) -> Result<Outcome, Error> {
     let _span = gix_trace::coarse!("gix_blame::file()", ?file_path, ?suspect);
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn file(
         return Ok(Outcome::default());
     }
 
-    let range_in_blamed_file = one_based_inclusive_to_zero_based_exclusive_range(range, num_lines_in_blamed)?;
+    let range_in_blamed_file = one_based_inclusive_to_zero_based_exclusive_range(options.range, num_lines_in_blamed)?;
     let mut hunks_to_blame = vec![UnblamedHunk {
         range_in_blamed_file: range_in_blamed_file.clone(),
         suspects: [(suspect, range_in_blamed_file)].into(),
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn file(
     let (mut buf, mut buf2) = (Vec::new(), Vec::new());
     let commit = find_commit(cache.as_ref(), &odb, &suspect, &mut buf)?;
     let mut queue: gix_revwalk::PriorityQueue<CommitTime, ObjectId> = gix_revwalk::PriorityQueue::new();
-    queue.insert(commit_time(commit)?, suspect);
+    queue.insert(commit_time(&commit)?, suspect);
 
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     let mut diff_state = gix_diff::tree::State::default();
@@ -122,7 +122,20 @@ pub fn file(
         }
 
         let commit = find_commit(cache.as_ref(), &odb, &suspect, &mut buf)?;
+        let commit_time = commit_time(&commit)?;
+
+        if let Some(since) = options.since {
+            if commit_time < since.seconds {
+                if queue.is_empty() && unblamed_to_out_is_done(&mut hunks_to_blame, &mut out, suspect) {
+                    break 'outer;
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
         let parent_ids: ParentIds = collect_parents(commit, &odb, cache.as_ref(), &mut buf2)?;
+
         if parent_ids.is_empty() {
             if queue.is_empty() {
                 // I’m not entirely sure if this is correct yet. `suspect`, at this point, is the
@@ -647,7 +660,7 @@ fn find_path_entry_in_commit(
 
 type CommitTime = i64;
 
-fn commit_time(commit: gix_traverse::commit::Either<'_, '_>) -> Result<CommitTime, gix_object::decode::Error> {
+fn commit_time(commit: &gix_traverse::commit::Either<'_, '_>) -> Result<CommitTime, gix_object::decode::Error> {
     match commit {
         gix_traverse::commit::Either::CommitRefIter(commit_ref_iter) => {
             commit_ref_iter.committer().map(|c| c.time.seconds)
diff --git a/gix-blame/src/lib.rs b/gix-blame/src/lib.rs
index 489434b5b3d..d2c7a5243d7 100644
--- a/gix-blame/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gix-blame/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 mod error;
 pub use error::Error;
 mod types;
-pub use types::{BlameEntry, Outcome, Statistics};
+pub use types::{BlameEntry, Options, Outcome, Statistics};
 
 mod file;
 pub use file::function::file;
diff --git a/gix-blame/src/types.rs b/gix-blame/src/types.rs
index f539b11ed87..b1bf7cd8c0e 100644
--- a/gix-blame/src/types.rs
+++ b/gix-blame/src/types.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ use std::{
     ops::{AddAssign, Range, SubAssign},
 };
 
+/// Options to be passed to [`file()`](crate::file()).
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Options {
+    /// A 1-based inclusive range, in order to mirror `git`’s behaviour. `Some(20..40)` represents
+    /// 21 lines, spanning from line 20 up to and including line 40. This will be converted to
+    /// `19..40` internally as the algorithm uses 0-based ranges that are exclusive at the end.
+    pub range: Option<std::ops::Range<u32>>,
+    /// Don't consider commits before the given date.
+    pub since: Option<gix_date::Time>,
+}
+
 /// The outcome of [`file()`](crate::file()).
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct Outcome {
diff --git a/gix-blame/tests/blame.rs b/gix-blame/tests/blame.rs
index 926118ef432..bdc9ae43133 100644
--- a/gix-blame/tests/blame.rs
+++ b/gix-blame/tests/blame.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ macro_rules! mktest {
                 None,
                 &mut resource_cache,
                 format!("{}.txt", $case).as_str().into(),
-                None,
+                gix_blame::Options {
+                    range: None,
+                    since: None,
+                },
             )?
             .entries;
 
@@ -258,7 +261,10 @@ fn diff_disparity() {
             None,
             &mut resource_cache,
             format!("{case}.txt").as_str().into(),
-            None,
+            gix_blame::Options {
+                range: None,
+                since: None,
+            },
         )
         .unwrap()
         .entries;
@@ -286,7 +292,10 @@ fn line_range() {
         None,
         &mut resource_cache,
         "simple.txt".into(),
-        Some(1..2),
+        gix_blame::Options {
+            range: Some(1..2),
+            since: None,
+        },
     )
     .unwrap()
     .entries;
@@ -299,6 +308,36 @@ fn line_range() {
     assert_eq!(lines_blamed, baseline);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn since() {
+    let Fixture {
+        odb,
+        mut resource_cache,
+        suspect,
+    } = Fixture::new().unwrap();
+
+    let lines_blamed = gix_blame::file(
+        &odb,
+        suspect,
+        None,
+        &mut resource_cache,
+        "simple.txt".into(),
+        gix_blame::Options {
+            range: None,
+            since: Some(gix_date::parse("2025-01-31", None).unwrap()),
+        },
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+    .entries;
+
+    assert_eq!(lines_blamed.len(), 1);
+
+    let git_dir = fixture_path().join(".git");
+    let baseline = Baseline::collect(git_dir.join("simple-since.baseline")).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(lines_blamed, baseline);
+}
+
 fn fixture_path() -> PathBuf {
     gix_testtools::scripted_fixture_read_only("make_blame_repo.sh").unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/gix-blame/tests/fixtures/make_blame_repo.sh b/gix-blame/tests/fixtures/make_blame_repo.sh
index a09a5bd73cc..aa366230fff 100755
--- a/gix-blame/tests/fixtures/make_blame_repo.sh
+++ b/gix-blame/tests/fixtures/make_blame_repo.sh
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ git merge branch-that-has-earlier-commit || true
 
 git blame --porcelain simple.txt > .git/simple.baseline
 git blame --porcelain -L 1,2 simple.txt > .git/simple-lines-1-2.baseline
+git blame --porcelain --since 2025-01-31 simple.txt > .git/simple-since.baseline
 git blame --porcelain multiline-hunks.txt > .git/multiline-hunks.baseline
 git blame --porcelain deleted-lines.txt > .git/deleted-lines.baseline
 git blame --porcelain deleted-lines-multiple-hunks.txt > .git/deleted-lines-multiple-hunks.baseline
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")]