diff --git a/consumer.go b/consumer.go
index 507076b..05c59cc 100644
--- a/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ func New(streamName string, opts ...Option) (*Consumer, error) {
 type Consumer struct {
 	streamName               string
 	initialShardIteratorType string
+	initialTimestamp         *time.Time
 	client                   kinesisiface.KinesisAPI
 	counter                  Counter
 	group                    Group
@@ -214,6 +216,9 @@ func (c *Consumer) getShardIterator(streamName, shardID, seqNum string) (*string
 	if seqNum != "" {
 		params.ShardIteratorType = aws.String(kinesis.ShardIteratorTypeAfterSequenceNumber)
 		params.StartingSequenceNumber = aws.String(seqNum)
+	} else if c.initialTimestamp != nil {
+		params.ShardIteratorType = aws.String(kinesis.ShardIteratorTypeAtTimestamp)
+		params.Timestamp = c.initialTimestamp
 	} else {
 		params.ShardIteratorType = aws.String(c.initialShardIteratorType)
 	}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index dd77da0..be306da 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package consumer
 
-import "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/kinesis/kinesisiface"
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/kinesis/kinesisiface"
+)
 
 // Option is used to override defaults when creating a new Consumer
 type Option func(*Consumer)
@@ -46,3 +50,10 @@ func WithShardIteratorType(t string) Option {
 		c.initialShardIteratorType = t
 	}
 }
+
+// Timestamp overrides the starting point for the consumer
+func WithTimestamp(t time.Time) Option {
+	return func(c *Consumer) {
+		c.initialTimestamp = &t
+	}
+}