diff --git a/data/locale/en-US.ini b/data/locale/en-US.ini
index e3a225a1..6e94a970 100644
--- a/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -1412,6 +1412,7 @@ AdvSceneSwitcher.twitchToken.moderator.chat.settings.manage="Manage channel's ch
 AdvSceneSwitcher.twitchToken.user.whispers.manage="Manage user's whispers."
 AdvSceneSwitcher.twitchToken.chat.read="View live stream chat messages."
 AdvSceneSwitcher.twitchToken.chat.edit="Send live stream chat messages."
+AdvSceneSwitcher.twitchToken.validateTimestamps="Validate timestamps of received Twitch event messages. (Recommended)"
 
 AdvSceneSwitcher.twitch.selection.channel.open="Open channel"
 AdvSceneSwitcher.twitch.selection.channel.open.tooltip.details="Open channel in external application handling the HTTPS protocol."
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/event-sub.cpp b/plugins/twitch/event-sub.cpp
index 80fc62a9..d18cd3d6 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/event-sub.cpp
+++ b/plugins/twitch/event-sub.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ void EventSub::ClearActiveSubscriptions()
 	_activeSubscriptions.clear();
 }
 
+void EventSub::EnableTimestampValidation(bool enable)
+{
+	_validateTimestamps = enable;
+}
+
 void EventSub::Disconnect()
 {
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_connectMtx);
@@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ void EventSub::OnMessage(connection_hdl, EventSubWSClient::message_ptr message)
 	OBSDataAutoRelease metadata = obs_data_get_obj(json, "metadata");
 	std::string timestamp =
 		obs_data_get_string(metadata, "message_timestamp");
-	if (!isValidTimestamp(timestamp)) {
+	if (_validateTimestamps && !isValidTimestamp(timestamp)) {
 		blog(LOG_WARNING,
 		     "Discarding Twitch EventSub with invalid timestamp %s",
 		     timestamp.c_str());
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/event-sub.hpp b/plugins/twitch/event-sub.hpp
index 6860a5c7..710a9663 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/event-sub.hpp
+++ b/plugins/twitch/event-sub.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
 	static std::string AddEventSubscription(std::shared_ptr<TwitchToken>,
 						Subscription);
 	void ClearActiveSubscriptions();
+	void EnableTimestampValidation(bool enable);
 
 private:
 	void OnOpen(connection_hdl hdl);
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ private:
 	std::atomic_bool _disconnect{false};
 	std::string _url;
 	std::string _sessionID;
+	bool _validateTimestamps = true;
 
 	std::deque<std::string> _messageIDs;
 	std::mutex _subscriptionMtx;
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/token.cpp b/plugins/twitch/token.cpp
index d95752e0..1bf4bde2 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/token.cpp
+++ b/plugins/twitch/token.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ void TwitchToken::Load(obs_data_t *obj)
 	Item::Load(obj);
 	_token = obs_data_get_string(obj, "token");
 	_userID = obs_data_get_string(obj, "userID");
+	obs_data_set_default_bool(obj, "validateEventSubTimestamps", true);
+	_validateEventSubTimestamps =
+		obs_data_get_bool(obj, "validateEventSubTimestamps");
 	_tokenOptions.clear();
 	OBSDataArrayAutoRelease options = obs_data_get_array(obj, "options");
 	size_t count = obs_data_array_count(options);
@@ -174,6 +177,8 @@ void TwitchToken::Save(obs_data_t *obj) const
 	Item::Save(obj);
 	obs_data_set_string(obj, "token", _token.c_str());
 	obs_data_set_string(obj, "userID", _userID.c_str());
+	obs_data_set_bool(obj, "validateEventSubTimestamps",
+			  _validateEventSubTimestamps);
 	OBSDataArrayAutoRelease options = obs_data_array_create();
 	for (auto &option : _tokenOptions) {
 		OBSDataAutoRelease arrayObj = obs_data_create();
@@ -260,6 +265,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<EventSub> TwitchToken::GetEventSub()
 {
 	if (!_eventSub) {
 		_eventSub = std::make_shared<EventSub>();
+		_eventSub->EnableTimestampValidation(
+			_validateEventSubTimestamps);
 	}
 	return _eventSub;
 }
@@ -445,7 +452,9 @@ TwitchTokenSettingsDialog::TwitchTokenSettingsDialog(
 	  _showToken(new QPushButton()),
 	  _currentTokenValue(new QLineEdit()),
 	  _tokenStatus(new QLabel()),
-	  _generalSettingsGrid(new QGridLayout())
+	  _generalSettingsGrid(new QGridLayout()),
+	  _validateTimestamps(new QCheckBox(obs_module_text(
+		  "AdvSceneSwitcher.twitchToken.validateTimestamps")))
 {
 	_showToken->setMaximumWidth(22);
 	_showToken->setFlat(true);
@@ -511,6 +520,7 @@ TwitchTokenSettingsDialog::TwitchTokenSettingsDialog(
 	auto layout = new QVBoxLayout(contentWidget);
 	layout->addLayout(_generalSettingsGrid);
 	layout->addWidget(optionsBox);
+	layout->addWidget(_validateTimestamps);
 	layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 	scrollArea->setWidget(contentWidget);
 
@@ -532,6 +542,8 @@ TwitchTokenSettingsDialog::TwitchTokenSettingsDialog(
 				true);
 	}
 
+	_validateTimestamps->setChecked(settings._validateEventSubTimestamps);
+
 	_currentToken = settings;
 
 	QWidget::connect(&_validationTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this,
@@ -737,6 +749,12 @@ bool TwitchTokenSettingsDialog::AskForSettings(QWidget *parent,
 
 	settings = dialog._currentToken;
 	settings._tokenOptions = dialog.GetEnabledOptions();
+	settings._validateEventSubTimestamps =
+		dialog._validateTimestamps->isChecked();
+	if (settings._eventSub) {
+		settings._eventSub->EnableTimestampValidation(
+			settings._validateEventSubTimestamps);
+	}
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/token.hpp b/plugins/twitch/token.hpp
index 99f33a23..13c00390 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/token.hpp
+++ b/plugins/twitch/token.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 	std::optional<std::string> GetToken() const;
 	std::string GetUserID() const { return _userID; }
 	std::shared_ptr<EventSub> GetEventSub();
+	bool ValidateTimestamps() const { return _validateEventSubTimestamps; }
 	bool IsValid(bool forceUpdate = false) const;
 	size_t PermissionCount() const { return _tokenOptions.size(); }
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ private:
 	std::string _userID;
 	std::set<TokenOption> _tokenOptions = TokenOption::GetAllTokenOptions();
 	std::shared_ptr<EventSub> _eventSub;
+	bool _validateEventSubTimestamps = true;
 
 	static bool _setup;
 
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ private:
 	TokenGrabberThread _tokenGrabber;
 	TwitchToken _currentToken;
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, QCheckBox *> _optionWidgets;
+	QCheckBox *_validateTimestamps;
 	QTimer _validationTimer;
 };