diff --git a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/config/TopicConfig.java b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/config/TopicConfig.java
index 5be3057b62d..cad32445cd9 100755
--- a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/config/TopicConfig.java
+++ b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/config/TopicConfig.java
@@ -197,12 +197,35 @@ public class TopicConfig {
     public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_DOC = "Define whether the timestamp in the message is " +
         "message create time or log append time. The value should be either `CreateTime` or `LogAppendTime`";
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated since 3.6, removal planned in 4.0.
+     * Use message.timestamp.before.max.ms and message.timestamp.after.max.ms instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG = "message.timestamp.difference.max.ms";
-    public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_DOC = "The maximum difference allowed between " +
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated since 3.6, removal planned in 4.0.
+     * Use message.timestamp.before.max.ms and message.timestamp.after.max.ms instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_DOC = "[DEPRECATED] The maximum difference allowed between " +
         "the timestamp when a broker receives a message and the timestamp specified in the message. If " +
         "message.timestamp.type=CreateTime, a message will be rejected if the difference in timestamp " +
         "exceeds this threshold. This configuration is ignored if message.timestamp.type=LogAppendTime.";
 
+    public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG = "message.timestamp.before.max.ms";
+    public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_DOC = "This configuration sets the allowable timestamp " +
+        "difference between the broker's timestamp and the message timestamp. The message timestamp can be earlier than " +
+        "or equal to the broker's timestamp, with the maximum allowable difference determined by the value set in this " +
+        "configuration. If message.timestamp.type=CreateTime, the message will be rejected if the difference in " +
+        "timestamps exceeds this specified threshold. This configuration is ignored if message.timestamp.type=LogAppendTime.";
+    public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG = "message.timestamp.after.max.ms";
+    public static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_DOC = "This configuration sets the allowable timestamp " +
+        "difference between the message timestamp and the broker's timestamp. The message timestamp can be later than " +
+        "or equal to the broker's timestamp, with the maximum allowable difference determined by the value set in this " +
+        "configuration. If message.timestamp.type=CreateTime, the message will be rejected if the difference in " +
+        "timestamps exceeds this specified threshold. This configuration is ignored if message.timestamp.type=LogAppendTime.";
     public static final String MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE_CONFIG = "message.downconversion.enable";
     public static final String MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE_DOC = "This configuration controls whether " +
         "down-conversion of message formats is enabled to satisfy consume requests. When set to <code>false</code>, " +
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/log/UnifiedLog.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/log/UnifiedLog.scala
index 1b191844e77..72e0784e37d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/log/UnifiedLog.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/log/UnifiedLog.scala
@@ -774,7 +774,8 @@ class UnifiedLog(@volatile var logStartOffset: Long,
                 config.compact,
                 config.recordVersion.value,
                 config.messageTimestampType,
-                config.messageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs,
+                config.messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs,
+                config.messageTimestampAfterMaxMs,
                 leaderEpoch,
                 origin,
                 interBrokerProtocolVersion
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/KafkaConfig.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/KafkaConfig.scala
index ddc206f7ed8..1245ad0a3eb 100755
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/KafkaConfig.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/KafkaConfig.scala
@@ -465,7 +465,14 @@ object KafkaConfig {
   val LogMessageFormatVersionProp = ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.serverSynonym(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG)
 
   val LogMessageTimestampTypeProp = ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.serverSynonym(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG)
+
+  /* See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG` for details */
+  @deprecated("3.6")
   val LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp = ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.serverSynonym(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG)
+
+  val LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp = ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.serverSynonym(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG)
+  val LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp = ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.serverSynonym(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG)
+
   val NumRecoveryThreadsPerDataDirProp = "num.recovery.threads.per.data.dir"
   val AutoCreateTopicsEnableProp = "auto.create.topics.enable"
   val MinInSyncReplicasProp = ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.serverSynonym(TopicConfig.MIN_IN_SYNC_REPLICAS_CONFIG)
@@ -899,10 +906,23 @@ object KafkaConfig {
   val LogMessageTimestampTypeDoc = "Define whether the timestamp in the message is message create time or log append time. The value should be either " +
     "`CreateTime` or `LogAppendTime`."
 
-  val LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsDoc = "The maximum difference allowed between the timestamp when a broker receives " +
+  val LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsDoc = "[DEPRECATED] The maximum difference allowed between the timestamp when a broker receives " +
     "a message and the timestamp specified in the message. If log.message.timestamp.type=CreateTime, a message will be rejected " +
     "if the difference in timestamp exceeds this threshold. This configuration is ignored if log.message.timestamp.type=LogAppendTime." +
     "The maximum timestamp difference allowed should be no greater than log.retention.ms to avoid unnecessarily frequent log rolling."
+
+  val LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsDoc = "This configuration sets the allowable timestamp difference between the " +
+    "broker's timestamp and the message timestamp. The message timestamp can be earlier than or equal to the broker's " +
+    "timestamp, with the maximum allowable difference determined by the value set in this configuration. " +
+    "If log.message.timestamp.type=CreateTime, the message will be rejected if the difference in timestamps exceeds " +
+    "this specified threshold. This configuration is ignored if log.message.timestamp.type=LogAppendTime.";
+
+  val LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsDoc = "This configuration sets the allowable timestamp difference between the " +
+    "message timestamp and the broker's timestamp. The message timestamp can be later than or equal to the broker's " +
+    "timestamp, with the maximum allowable difference determined by the value set in this configuration. " +
+    "If log.message.timestamp.type=CreateTime, the message will be rejected if the difference in timestamps exceeds " +
+    "this specified threshold. This configuration is ignored if log.message.timestamp.type=LogAppendTime.";
+
   val NumRecoveryThreadsPerDataDirDoc = "The number of threads per data directory to be used for log recovery at startup and flushing at shutdown"
   val AutoCreateTopicsEnableDoc = "Enable auto creation of topic on the server."
   val MinInSyncReplicasDoc = "When a producer sets acks to \"all\" (or \"-1\"), " +
@@ -1284,6 +1304,8 @@ object KafkaConfig {
       .define(LogMessageFormatVersionProp, STRING, LogConfig.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION, new MetadataVersionValidator(), MEDIUM, LogMessageFormatVersionDoc)
       .define(LogMessageTimestampTypeProp, STRING, LogConfig.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE, in("CreateTime", "LogAppendTime"), MEDIUM, LogMessageTimestampTypeDoc)
       .define(LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp, LONG, LogConfig.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS, atLeast(0), MEDIUM, LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsDoc)
+      .define(LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp, LONG, LogConfig.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS, atLeast(0), MEDIUM, LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsDoc)
+      .define(LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp, LONG, LogConfig.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS, atLeast(0), MEDIUM, LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsDoc)
       .define(CreateTopicPolicyClassNameProp, CLASS, null, LOW, CreateTopicPolicyClassNameDoc)
       .define(AlterConfigPolicyClassNameProp, CLASS, null, LOW, AlterConfigPolicyClassNameDoc)
       .define(LogMessageDownConversionEnableProp, BOOLEAN, LogConfig.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE, LOW, LogMessageDownConversionEnableDoc)
@@ -1862,7 +1884,37 @@ class KafkaConfig private(doLog: Boolean, val props: java.util.Map[_, _], dynami
     else MetadataVersion.fromVersionString(logMessageFormatVersionString)
 
   def logMessageTimestampType = TimestampType.forName(getString(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampTypeProp))
+
+  /* See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG` for details */
+  @deprecated("3.6")
   def logMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs: Long = getLong(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp)
+
+  // In the transition period before logMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs is removed, to maintain backward compatibility,
+  // we are using its value if logMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMs default value hasn't changed.
+  // See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for deprecation details
+  @nowarn("cat=deprecation")
+  def logMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMs: Long = {
+    val messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs: Long = getLong(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp)
+    if (messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs != LogConfig.DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS) {
+      messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs
+    } else {
+      logMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs
+    }
+  }
+
+  // In the transition period before logMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs is removed, to maintain backward compatibility,
+  // we are using its value if logMessageTimestampAfterMaxMs default value hasn't changed.
+  // See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for deprecation details
+  @nowarn("cat=deprecation")
+  def logMessageTimestampAfterMaxMs: Long = {
+    val messageTimestampAfterMaxMs: Long = getLong(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp)
+    if (messageTimestampAfterMaxMs != Long.MaxValue) {
+      messageTimestampAfterMaxMs
+    } else {
+      logMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs
+    }
+  }
+
   def logMessageDownConversionEnable: Boolean = getBoolean(KafkaConfig.LogMessageDownConversionEnableProp)
 
   /** ********* Replication configuration ***********/
@@ -2450,6 +2502,8 @@ class KafkaConfig private(doLog: Boolean, val props: java.util.Map[_, _], dynami
     logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG, logMessageFormatVersion.version)
     logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG, logMessageTimestampType.name)
     logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, logMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs: java.lang.Long)
+    logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, logMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMs: java.lang.Long)
+    logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG, logMessageTimestampAfterMaxMs: java.lang.Long)
     logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE_CONFIG, logMessageDownConversionEnable: java.lang.Boolean)
     logProps.put(TopicConfig.LOCAL_LOG_RETENTION_MS_CONFIG, logLocalRetentionMs)
     logProps.put(TopicConfig.LOCAL_LOG_RETENTION_BYTES_CONFIG, logLocalRetentionBytes)
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/PlaintextProducerSendTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/PlaintextProducerSendTest.scala
index 6ebb51faeeb..ac7b775c228 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/PlaintextProducerSendTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/PlaintextProducerSendTest.scala
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ import org.apache.kafka.storage.internals.log.LogConfig
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions._
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Timeout
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
-import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.{Arguments, MethodSource, ValueSource}
 
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import scala.annotation.nowarn
 
 
 class PlaintextProducerSendTest extends BaseProducerSendTest {
@@ -121,16 +122,18 @@ class PlaintextProducerSendTest extends BaseProducerSendTest {
   }
 
   @ParameterizedTest(name = TestInfoUtils.TestWithParameterizedQuorumName)
-  @ValueSource(strings = Array("zk", "kraft"))
-  def testSendWithInvalidCreateTime(quorum: String): Unit = {
+  @MethodSource(Array("quorumAndTimestampConfigProvider"))
+  def testSendWithInvalidBeforeAndAfterTimestamp(quorum: String, messageTimeStampConfig: String, recordTimestamp: Long): Unit = {
     val topicProps = new Properties()
-    topicProps.setProperty(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, "1000")
+    // set the TopicConfig for timestamp validation to have 1 minute threshold. Note that recordTimestamp has 5 minutes diff
+    val oneMinuteInMs: Long = 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000L
+    topicProps.setProperty(messageTimeStampConfig, oneMinuteInMs.toString)
     TestUtils.createTopicWithAdmin(admin, topic, brokers, 1, 2, topicConfig = topicProps)
 
     val producer = createProducer()
     try {
       val e = assertThrows(classOf[ExecutionException],
-        () => producer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, System.currentTimeMillis() - 1001, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)).get()).getCause
+        () => producer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, recordTimestamp, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)).get()).getCause
       assertTrue(e.isInstanceOf[InvalidTimestampException])
     } finally {
       producer.close()
@@ -140,13 +143,54 @@ class PlaintextProducerSendTest extends BaseProducerSendTest {
     val compressedProducer = createProducer(compressionType = "gzip")
     try {
       val e = assertThrows(classOf[ExecutionException],
-        () => compressedProducer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, System.currentTimeMillis() - 1001, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)).get()).getCause
+        () => compressedProducer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, recordTimestamp, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)).get()).getCause
       assertTrue(e.isInstanceOf[InvalidTimestampException])
     } finally {
       compressedProducer.close()
     }
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @MethodSource(Array("quorumAndTimestampConfigProvider"))
+  def testValidBeforeAndAfterTimestampsAtThreshold(quorum: String, messageTimeStampConfig: String, recordTimestamp: Long): Unit = {
+    val topicProps = new Properties()
+
+    // set the TopicConfig for timestamp validation to be the same as the record timestamp
+    topicProps.setProperty(messageTimeStampConfig, recordTimestamp.toString)
+    TestUtils.createTopicWithAdmin(admin, topic, brokers, 1, 2, topicConfig = topicProps)
+
+    val producer = createProducer()
+
+    assertDoesNotThrow(() => producer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, recordTimestamp, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)))
+    producer.close()
+
+    // Test compressed messages.
+    val compressedProducer = createProducer(compressionType = "gzip")
+    assertDoesNotThrow(() => compressedProducer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, recordTimestamp, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)))
+    compressedProducer.close()
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @MethodSource(Array("quorumAndTimestampConfigProvider"))
+  def testValidBeforeAndAfterTimestampsWithinThreshold(quorum: String, messageTimeStampConfig: String, recordTimestamp: Long): Unit = {
+    val topicProps = new Properties()
+
+    // set the TopicConfig for timestamp validation to have 10 minute threshold. Note that recordTimestamp has 5 minutes diff
+    val tenMinutesInMs: Long = 10 * 60 * 60 * 1000L
+    topicProps.setProperty(messageTimeStampConfig, tenMinutesInMs.toString)
+    TestUtils.createTopicWithAdmin(admin, topic, brokers, 1, 2, topicConfig = topicProps)
+
+    val producer = createProducer()
+
+    assertDoesNotThrow(() => producer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, recordTimestamp, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)))
+    producer.close()
+
+    // Test compressed messages.
+    val compressedProducer = createProducer(compressionType = "gzip")
+    assertDoesNotThrow(() => compressedProducer.send(new ProducerRecord(topic, 0, recordTimestamp, "key".getBytes, "value".getBytes)))
+    compressedProducer.close()
+  }
+
   // Test that producer with max.block.ms=0 can be used to send in non-blocking mode
   // where requests are failed immediately without blocking if metadata is not available
   // or buffer is full.
@@ -228,3 +272,21 @@ class PlaintextProducerSendTest extends BaseProducerSendTest {
   }
 
 }
+
+object PlaintextProducerSendTest {
+
+  // See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for deprecation details
+  @nowarn("cat=deprecation")
+  def quorumAndTimestampConfigProvider: java.util.stream.Stream[Arguments] = {
+    val now: Long = System.currentTimeMillis()
+    val fiveMinutesInMs: Long = 5 * 60 * 60 * 1000L
+    java.util.stream.Stream.of[Arguments](
+      Arguments.of("zk", TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(now - fiveMinutesInMs)),
+      Arguments.of("zk", TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(now - fiveMinutesInMs)),
+      Arguments.of("zk", TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(now + fiveMinutesInMs)),
+      Arguments.of("kraft", TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(now - fiveMinutesInMs)),
+      Arguments.of("kraft", TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(now - fiveMinutesInMs)),
+      Arguments.of("kraft", TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(now + fiveMinutesInMs))
+    )
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/server/DynamicBrokerReconfigurationTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/server/DynamicBrokerReconfigurationTest.scala
index cc4e6eeead6..c92287184a8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/server/DynamicBrokerReconfigurationTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/server/DynamicBrokerReconfigurationTest.scala
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ class DynamicBrokerReconfigurationTest extends QuorumTestHarness with SaslSetup
 
   @Test
   @Disabled // TODO: To be re-enabled once we can make it less flaky: KAFKA-6527
+  @nowarn("cat=deprecation") // See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for deprecation details
   def testDefaultTopicConfig(): Unit = {
     val (producerThread, consumerThread) = startProduceConsume(retries = 0)
 
@@ -643,6 +644,8 @@ class DynamicBrokerReconfigurationTest extends QuorumTestHarness with SaslSetup
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogPreAllocateProp, true.toString)
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampTypeProp, TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME.toString)
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp, "1000")
+    props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp, "1000")
+    props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp, "1000")
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageDownConversionEnableProp, "false")
     reconfigureServers(props, perBrokerConfig = false, (KafkaConfig.LogSegmentBytesProp, "4000"))
 
@@ -681,11 +684,15 @@ class DynamicBrokerReconfigurationTest extends QuorumTestHarness with SaslSetup
     props.clear()
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampTypeProp, TimestampType.CREATE_TIME.toString)
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp, "1000")
+    props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp, "1000")
+    props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp, "1000")
     reconfigureServers(props, perBrokerConfig = false, (KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampTypeProp, TimestampType.CREATE_TIME.toString))
     consumerThread.waitForMatchingRecords(record => record.timestampType == TimestampType.CREATE_TIME)
     // Verify that invalid configs are not applied
     val invalidProps = Map(
       KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp -> "abc", // Invalid type
+      KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp -> "abc", // Invalid type
+      KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp -> "abc", // Invalid type
       KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampTypeProp -> "invalid", // Invalid value
       KafkaConfig.LogRollTimeMillisProp -> "0" // Fails KafkaConfig validation
     )
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/AbstractLogCleanerIntegrationTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/AbstractLogCleanerIntegrationTest.scala
index 1575542abfc..b52f4ec1e69 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/AbstractLogCleanerIntegrationTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/AbstractLogCleanerIntegrationTest.scala
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ abstract class AbstractLogCleanerIntegrationTest {
     props.put(TopicConfig.FILE_DELETE_DELAY_MS_CONFIG, deleteDelay: java.lang.Integer)
     props.put(TopicConfig.CLEANUP_POLICY_CONFIG, TopicConfig.CLEANUP_POLICY_COMPACT)
     props.put(TopicConfig.MIN_CLEANABLE_DIRTY_RATIO_CONFIG, minCleanableDirtyRatio: java.lang.Float)
-    props.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.MaxValue.toString)
     props.put(TopicConfig.MIN_COMPACTION_LAG_MS_CONFIG, minCompactionLagMs: java.lang.Long)
     props.put(TopicConfig.MAX_COMPACTION_LAG_MS_CONFIG, maxCompactionLagMs: java.lang.Long)
     props ++= propertyOverrides
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogCleanerTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogCleanerTest.scala
index 8d5056c5ede..05aaa8ab062 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogCleanerTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogCleanerTest.scala
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class LogCleanerTest {
   logProps.put(TopicConfig.SEGMENT_BYTES_CONFIG, 1024: java.lang.Integer)
   logProps.put(TopicConfig.SEGMENT_INDEX_BYTES_CONFIG, 1024: java.lang.Integer)
   logProps.put(TopicConfig.CLEANUP_POLICY_CONFIG, TopicConfig.CLEANUP_POLICY_COMPACT)
-  logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.MaxValue.toString)
   val logConfig = new LogConfig(logProps)
   val time = new MockTime()
   val throttler = new Throttler(desiredRatePerSec = Double.MaxValue, checkIntervalMs = Long.MaxValue, time = time)
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogConfigTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogConfigTest.scala
index dd9b20289c4..f60635a3522 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogConfigTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogConfigTest.scala
@@ -397,4 +397,22 @@ class LogConfigTest {
       LogConfig.validateBrokerLogConfigValues(kafkaConfig.extractLogConfigMap, kafkaConfig.isRemoteLogStorageSystemEnabled)
     }
   }
+
+  /* Verify that when the deprecated config LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp has non default value the new configs
+   * LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp and LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp are not changed from the default we are using
+   * the deprecated config for backward compatibility.
+   * See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for deprecation details */
+  @nowarn("cat=deprecation")
+  @Test
+  def testTimestampBeforeMaxMsUsesDeprecatedConfig(): Unit = {
+    val oneDayInMillis = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000L
+    val kafkaProps = TestUtils.createBrokerConfig(nodeId = 0, zkConnect = "")
+    kafkaProps.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp, Long.MaxValue.toString)
+    kafkaProps.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp, Long.MaxValue.toString)
+    kafkaProps.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp, oneDayInMillis.toString)
+
+    val logProps = KafkaConfig.fromProps(kafkaProps).extractLogConfigMap
+    assertEquals(oneDayInMillis, logProps.get(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG))
+    assertEquals(oneDayInMillis, logProps.get(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG))
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogManagerTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogManagerTest.scala
index e1c593fbca5..5cab80b1864 100755
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogManagerTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogManagerTest.scala
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class LogManagerTest {
   logProps.put(TopicConfig.SEGMENT_BYTES_CONFIG, 1024: java.lang.Integer)
   logProps.put(TopicConfig.SEGMENT_INDEX_BYTES_CONFIG, 4096: java.lang.Integer)
   logProps.put(TopicConfig.RETENTION_MS_CONFIG, maxLogAgeMs: java.lang.Integer)
-  logProps.put(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.MaxValue.toString)
   val logConfig = new LogConfig(logProps)
   var logDir: File = _
   var logManager: LogManager = _
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogValidatorTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogValidatorTest.scala
index 4f54e219317..6b781f6fa69 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogValidatorTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/log/LogValidatorTest.scala
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       magic,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PRODUCER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.IBP_2_3_IV1
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       magic,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       targetMagic,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       magic,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -314,6 +318,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -361,6 +366,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       magic,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       partitionLeaderEpoch,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -438,6 +444,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       magic,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       partitionLeaderEpoch,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -496,6 +503,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       toMagic,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -543,6 +551,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest,
@@ -602,6 +611,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       magic,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       partitionLeaderEpoch,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -657,6 +667,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -682,6 +693,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -707,6 +719,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -732,6 +745,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -756,6 +770,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V0,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest,
@@ -778,6 +793,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V0,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -801,6 +817,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -825,6 +842,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -850,6 +868,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -875,6 +894,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -898,6 +918,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -923,6 +944,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -948,6 +970,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -973,6 +996,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -998,6 +1022,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.CURRENT_MAGIC_VALUE,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1020,6 +1045,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.CURRENT_MAGIC_VALUE,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.COORDINATOR,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1047,6 +1073,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V0,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1070,6 +1097,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V0,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1092,6 +1120,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1114,6 +1143,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1137,6 +1167,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1160,6 +1191,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1185,6 +1217,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1210,6 +1243,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1233,6 +1267,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V0,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1256,6 +1291,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V0,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1277,6 +1313,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
         RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V0,
         TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
         5000L,
+      5000L,
         RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
         AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
         MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1305,6 +1342,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
       TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME,
       1000L,
+      1000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.IBP_2_0_IV1
@@ -1339,6 +1377,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
         RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V1,
         TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
         1000L,
+        1000L,
         RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
         AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
         MetadataVersion.latest
@@ -1398,6 +1437,73 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
     assertEquals(6, e.recordErrors.size)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  def testRecordWithPastTimestampIsRejected(): Unit = {
+    val timestampBeforeMaxConfig = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000L //24 hrs
+    val timestampAfterMaxConfig = 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000L //1 hr
+    val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+    val fiveMinutesBeforeThreshold = now - timestampBeforeMaxConfig - (5 * 60 * 1000L)
+    val records = createRecords(magicValue = RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2, timestamp = fiveMinutesBeforeThreshold,
+      codec = CompressionType.GZIP)
+    val e = assertThrows(classOf[RecordValidationException],
+      () => new LogValidator(
+        records,
+        topicPartition,
+        time,
+        CompressionType.GZIP,
+        CompressionType.GZIP,
+        false,
+        RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
+        TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
+        timestampBeforeMaxConfig,
+        timestampAfterMaxConfig,
+        RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
+        AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
+        MetadataVersion.latest
+      ).validateMessagesAndAssignOffsets(
+        PrimitiveRef.ofLong(0L), metricsRecorder, RequestLocal.withThreadConfinedCaching.bufferSupplier
+      )
+    )
+
+    assertTrue(e.invalidException.isInstanceOf[InvalidTimestampException])
+    assertFalse(e.recordErrors.isEmpty)
+    assertEquals(e.recordErrors.size, 3)
+  }
+
+
+  @Test
+  def testRecordWithFutureTimestampIsRejected(): Unit = {
+    val timestampBeforeMaxConfig = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000L //24 hrs
+    val timestampAfterMaxConfig = 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000L //1 hr
+    val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+    val fiveMinutesAfterThreshold = now + timestampAfterMaxConfig + (5 * 60 * 1000L)
+    val records = createRecords(magicValue = RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2, timestamp = fiveMinutesAfterThreshold,
+      codec = CompressionType.GZIP)
+    val e = assertThrows(classOf[RecordValidationException],
+      () => new LogValidator(
+        records,
+        topicPartition,
+        time,
+        CompressionType.GZIP,
+        CompressionType.GZIP,
+        false,
+        RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2,
+        TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
+        timestampBeforeMaxConfig,
+        timestampAfterMaxConfig,
+        RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
+        AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
+        MetadataVersion.latest
+      ).validateMessagesAndAssignOffsets(
+        PrimitiveRef.ofLong(0L), metricsRecorder, RequestLocal.withThreadConfinedCaching.bufferSupplier
+      )
+    )
+
+    assertTrue(e.invalidException.isInstanceOf[InvalidTimestampException])
+    assertFalse(e.recordErrors.isEmpty)
+    assertEquals(e.recordErrors.size, 3)
+  }
+
   private def testBatchWithoutRecordsNotAllowed(sourceCompression: CompressionType, targetCompression: CompressionType): Unit = {
     val offset = 1234567
     val (producerId, producerEpoch, baseSequence, isTransactional, partitionLeaderEpoch) =
@@ -1417,6 +1523,7 @@ class LogValidatorTest {
       RecordBatch.CURRENT_MAGIC_VALUE,
       TimestampType.CREATE_TIME,
       5000L,
+      5000L,
       RecordBatch.NO_PARTITION_LEADER_EPOCH,
       AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
       MetadataVersion.latest
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/KafkaConfigTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/KafkaConfigTest.scala
index 5136862192c..ea7ab2e293b 100755
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/KafkaConfigTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/KafkaConfigTest.scala
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ class KafkaConfigTest {
   }
 
   @Test
+  @nowarn("cat=deprecation") // See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for deprecation details
   def testFromPropsInvalid(): Unit = {
     def baseProperties: Properties = {
       val validRequiredProperties = new Properties()
@@ -856,6 +857,8 @@ class KafkaConfigTest {
         case KafkaConfig.LogFlushSchedulerIntervalMsProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_number")
         case KafkaConfig.LogFlushIntervalMsProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_number")
         case KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_number")
+        case KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMsProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_number")
+        case KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampAfterMaxMsProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_number")
         case KafkaConfig.LogFlushStartOffsetCheckpointIntervalMsProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_number")
         case KafkaConfig.NumRecoveryThreadsPerDataDirProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_number", "0")
         case KafkaConfig.AutoCreateTopicsEnableProp => assertPropertyInvalid(baseProperties, name, "not_a_boolean", "0")
@@ -1094,6 +1097,10 @@ class KafkaConfigTest {
           assertDynamic(kafkaConfigProp, false, () => config.logMessageDownConversionEnable)
         case TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG =>
           assertDynamic(kafkaConfigProp, 10009, () => config.logMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs)
+        case TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG =>
+          assertDynamic(kafkaConfigProp, 10015L, () => config.logMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMs)
+        case TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG =>
+          assertDynamic(kafkaConfigProp, 10016L, () => config.logMessageTimestampAfterMaxMs)
         case TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG =>
           assertDynamic(kafkaConfigProp, "LogAppendTime", () => config.logMessageTimestampType.name)
         case TopicConfig.MIN_CLEANABLE_DIRTY_RATIO_CONFIG =>
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ProduceRequestTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ProduceRequestTest.scala
index d02f59c0025..6ad22df3221 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ProduceRequestTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ProduceRequestTest.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ import org.apache.kafka.server.metrics.KafkaYammerMetrics
 import org.apache.kafka.server.record.BrokerCompressionType
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions._
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.{Arguments, MethodSource}
 
+import scala.annotation.nowarn
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
 
 /**
@@ -78,12 +81,13 @@ class ProduceRequestTest extends BaseRequestTest {
       new SimpleRecord(System.currentTimeMillis(), "key2".getBytes, "value2".getBytes)), 1)
   }
 
-  @Test
-  def testProduceWithInvalidTimestamp(): Unit = {
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @MethodSource(Array("timestampConfigProvider"))
+  def testProduceWithInvalidTimestamp(messageTimeStampConfig: String, recordTimestamp: Long): Unit = {
     val topic = "topic"
     val partition = 0
     val topicConfig = new Properties
-    topicConfig.setProperty(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, "1000")
+    topicConfig.setProperty(messageTimeStampConfig, "1000")
     val partitionToLeader = TestUtils.createTopic(zkClient, topic, 1, 1, servers, topicConfig)
     val leader = partitionToLeader(partition)
 
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ class ProduceRequestTest extends BaseRequestTest {
       builder.build()
     }
 
-    val records = createRecords(RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2, System.currentTimeMillis() - 1001L, CompressionType.GZIP)
+    val records = createRecords(RecordBatch.MAGIC_VALUE_V2, recordTimestamp, CompressionType.GZIP)
     val topicPartition = new TopicPartition("topic", partition)
     val produceResponse = sendProduceRequest(leader, ProduceRequest.forCurrentMagic(new ProduceRequestData()
       .setTopicData(new ProduceRequestData.TopicProduceDataCollection(Collections.singletonList(
@@ -250,3 +254,16 @@ class ProduceRequestTest extends BaseRequestTest {
   }
 
 }
+
+object ProduceRequestTest {
+
+  @nowarn("cat=deprecation") // See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for deprecation details
+  def timestampConfigProvider: java.util.stream.Stream[Arguments] = {
+    val fiveMinutesInMs: Long = 5 * 60 * 60 * 1000L
+    java.util.stream.Stream.of[Arguments](
+      Arguments.of(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(System.currentTimeMillis() - fiveMinutesInMs)),
+      Arguments.of(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(System.currentTimeMillis() - fiveMinutesInMs)),
+      Arguments.of(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG, Long.box(System.currentTimeMillis() + fiveMinutesInMs))
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala
index 08cfffdb784..e4c831deebe 100755
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/utils/TestUtils.scala
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ object TestUtils extends Logging {
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogDeleteDelayMsProp, "1000")
     props.put(KafkaConfig.ControlledShutdownRetryBackoffMsProp, "100")
     props.put(KafkaConfig.LogCleanerDedupeBufferSizeProp, "2097152")
-    props.put(KafkaConfig.LogMessageTimestampDifferenceMaxMsProp, Long.MaxValue.toString)
     props.put(KafkaConfig.OffsetsTopicReplicationFactorProp, "1")
     if (!props.containsKey(KafkaConfig.OffsetsTopicPartitionsProp))
       props.put(KafkaConfig.OffsetsTopicPartitionsProp, "5")
diff --git a/docs/upgrade.html b/docs/upgrade.html
index a6901c42b77..13e76b79cc3 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade.html
+++ b/docs/upgrade.html
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
             For more detailed information please refer to the Compatibility, Deprecation, and Migration Plan section in
             <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-902%3A+Upgrade+Zookeeper+to+3.8.1">KIP-902</a>.
         </li>
+        <li>The configuration <code>log.message.timestamp.difference.max.ms</code> is deprecated.
+            Two new configurations, <code>log.message.timestamp.before.max.ms</code> and <code>log.message.timestamp.after.max.ms</code>, have been added.
+            For more detailed information, please refer to <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-937%3A+Improve+Message+Timestamp+Validation">KIP-937</a>.
         <li>
             Kafka Streams has introduced a new task assignor, <code>RackAwareTaskAssignor</code>, for computing task assignments which can minimize
             cross rack traffic under certain conditions. It works with existing <code>StickyTaskAssignor</code> and <code>HighAvailabilityTaskAssignor</code>.
diff --git a/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/CompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java b/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/CompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java
index 878ab946877..e96ec08e1ab 100644
--- a/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/CompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java
+++ b/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/CompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class CompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark extends BaseRecordBatchBen
         MemoryRecords records = MemoryRecords.readableRecords(singleBatchBuffer.duplicate());
         new LogValidator(records, new TopicPartition("a", 0),
             Time.SYSTEM, compressionType, compressionType, false,  messageVersion,
-            TimestampType.CREATE_TIME, Long.MAX_VALUE, 0, AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
+            TimestampType.CREATE_TIME, Long.MAX_VALUE, Long.MAX_VALUE, 0, AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
             MetadataVersion.latest()
         ).validateMessagesAndAssignOffsetsCompressed(PrimitiveRef.ofLong(startingOffset),
             validatorMetricsRecorder, requestLocal.bufferSupplier());
diff --git a/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/UncompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java b/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/UncompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java
index d08b408e315..fda12efa6c4 100644
--- a/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/UncompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java
+++ b/jmh-benchmarks/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/jmh/record/UncompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class UncompressedRecordBatchValidationBenchmark extends BaseRecordBatchB
         MemoryRecords records = MemoryRecords.readableRecords(singleBatchBuffer.duplicate());
         new LogValidator(records, new TopicPartition("a", 0),
             Time.SYSTEM, CompressionType.NONE, CompressionType.NONE, false,
-            messageVersion, TimestampType.CREATE_TIME, Long.MAX_VALUE, 0, AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
+            messageVersion, TimestampType.CREATE_TIME, Long.MAX_VALUE, Long.MAX_VALUE, 0, AppendOrigin.CLIENT,
             MetadataVersion.latest()
         ).assignOffsetsNonCompressed(PrimitiveRef.ofLong(startingOffset), validatorMetricsRecorder);
     }
diff --git a/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/server/config/ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.java b/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/server/config/ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.java
index ece3891a419..c53f8da84f9 100644
--- a/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/server/config/ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.java
+++ b/server-common/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/server/config/ServerTopicConfigSynonyms.java
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public final class ServerTopicConfigSynonyms {
         sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG),
         sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG),
         sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG),
+        sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG),
+        sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG),
         sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE_CONFIG),
         sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.LOCAL_LOG_RETENTION_MS_CONFIG),
         sameNameWithLogPrefix(TopicConfig.LOCAL_LOG_RETENTION_BYTES_CONFIG)
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogConfig.java b/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogConfig.java
index ce2880865dd..f4b402b8e3b 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogConfig.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogConfig.java
@@ -175,7 +175,12 @@ public class LogConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public static final String DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_TYPE = BrokerCompressionType.PRODUCER.name;
     public static final boolean DEFAULT_PREALLOCATE = false;
     public static final String DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE = "CreateTime";
+    /* See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG` for details */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final long DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+
+    public static final long DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+    public static final long DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS = Long.MAX_VALUE;
     public static final boolean DEFAULT_MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE = true;
 
     public static final boolean DEFAULT_REMOTE_STORAGE_ENABLE = false;
@@ -192,9 +197,16 @@ public class LogConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public static final String LEADER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS_CONFIG = "leader.replication.throttled.replicas";
     public static final String FOLLOWER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS_CONFIG = "follower.replication.throttled.replicas";
 
+    /* See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG` for details */
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     private static final String MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG = TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG;
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    private static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG = TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG;
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    private static final String MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_DOC = TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_DOC;
+
     // Visible for testing
     public static final Set<String> CONFIGS_WITH_NO_SERVER_DEFAULTS = Collections.unmodifiableSet(Utils.mkSet(
         TopicConfig.REMOTE_LOG_STORAGE_ENABLE_CONFIG,
@@ -261,8 +273,12 @@ public class LogConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                 MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_DOC)
             .define(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG, STRING, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE,
                 in("CreateTime", "LogAppendTime"), MEDIUM, TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_DOC)
-            .define(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, LONG, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS,
-                atLeast(0), MEDIUM, TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_DOC)
+            .define(MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, LONG, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS,
+                atLeast(0), MEDIUM, MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_DOC)
+            .define(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG, LONG, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS,
+                atLeast(0), MEDIUM, TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_DOC)
+            .define(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG, LONG, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS,
+                atLeast(0), MEDIUM, TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_DOC)
             .define(LEADER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS_CONFIG, LIST, DEFAULT_LEADER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS,
                 ThrottledReplicaListValidator.INSTANCE, MEDIUM, LEADER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS_DOC)
             .define(FOLLOWER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS_CONFIG, LIST, DEFAULT_FOLLOWER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS,
@@ -309,7 +325,12 @@ public class LogConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public final MetadataVersion messageFormatVersion;
 
     public final TimestampType messageTimestampType;
+
+    /* See `TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG` for details regarding the deprecation */
+    @Deprecated
     public final long messageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs;
+    public final long messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs;
+    public final long messageTimestampAfterMaxMs;
     public final List<String> leaderReplicationThrottledReplicas;
     public final List<String> followerReplicationThrottledReplicas;
     public final boolean messageDownConversionEnable;
@@ -358,6 +379,8 @@ public class LogConfig extends AbstractConfig {
         this.messageFormatVersion = MetadataVersion.fromVersionString(getString(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_FORMAT_VERSION_CONFIG));
         this.messageTimestampType = TimestampType.forName(getString(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_TYPE_CONFIG));
         this.messageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs = getLong(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_DIFFERENCE_MAX_MS_CONFIG);
+        this.messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs = getMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMs();
+        this.messageTimestampAfterMaxMs = getMessageTimestampAfterMaxMs();
         this.leaderReplicationThrottledReplicas = Collections.unmodifiableList(getList(LogConfig.LEADER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS_CONFIG));
         this.followerReplicationThrottledReplicas = Collections.unmodifiableList(getList(LogConfig.FOLLOWER_REPLICATION_THROTTLED_REPLICAS_CONFIG));
         this.messageDownConversionEnable = getBoolean(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_DOWNCONVERSION_ENABLE_CONFIG);
@@ -365,6 +388,30 @@ public class LogConfig extends AbstractConfig {
         remoteLogConfig = new RemoteLogConfig(this);
     }
 
+    //In the transition period before messageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs is removed, to maintain backward compatibility,
+    // we are using its value if messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs default value hasn't changed.
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    private long getMessageTimestampBeforeMaxMs() {
+        final Long messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs = getLong(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_BEFORE_MAX_MS_CONFIG);
+        if (!messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs.equals(Long.MAX_VALUE)) {
+            return messageTimestampBeforeMaxMs;
+        } else {
+            return messageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs;
+        }
+    }
+
+    //In the transition period before messageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs is removed, to maintain backward compatibility,
+    // we are using its value if messageTimestampAfterMaxMs default value hasn't changed.
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    private long getMessageTimestampAfterMaxMs() {
+        final Long messageTimestampAfterMaxMs = getLong(TopicConfig.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP_AFTER_MAX_MS_CONFIG);
+        if (!messageTimestampAfterMaxMs.equals(Long.MAX_VALUE)) {
+            return messageTimestampAfterMaxMs;
+        } else {
+            return messageTimestampDifferenceMaxMs;
+        }
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public RecordVersion recordVersion() {
         return messageFormatVersion.highestSupportedRecordVersion();
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogValidator.java b/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogValidator.java
index 640fe472a14..a05512a0196 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogValidator.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/LogValidator.java
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ public class LogValidator {
     private final boolean compactedTopic;
     private final byte toMagic;
     private final TimestampType timestampType;
-    private final long timestampDiffMaxMs;
+    private final long timestampBeforeMaxMs;
+    private final long timestampAfterMaxMs;
     private final int partitionLeaderEpoch;
     private final AppendOrigin origin;
     private final MetadataVersion interBrokerProtocolVersion;
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ public class LogValidator {
                         boolean compactedTopic,
                         byte toMagic,
                         TimestampType timestampType,
-                        long timestampDiffMaxMs,
+                        long timestampBeforeMaxMs,
+                        long timestampAfterMaxMs,
                         int partitionLeaderEpoch,
                         AppendOrigin origin,
                         MetadataVersion interBrokerProtocolVersion) {
@@ -127,7 +129,8 @@ public class LogValidator {
         this.compactedTopic = compactedTopic;
         this.toMagic = toMagic;
         this.timestampType = timestampType;
-        this.timestampDiffMaxMs = timestampDiffMaxMs;
+        this.timestampBeforeMaxMs = timestampBeforeMaxMs;
+        this.timestampAfterMaxMs = timestampAfterMaxMs;
         this.partitionLeaderEpoch = partitionLeaderEpoch;
         this.origin = origin;
         this.interBrokerProtocolVersion = interBrokerProtocolVersion;
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ public class LogValidator {
             int batchIndex = 0;
             for (Record record : batch) {
                 Optional<ApiRecordError> recordError = validateRecord(batch, topicPartition,
-                    record, batchIndex, now, timestampType, timestampDiffMaxMs, compactedTopic,
+                    record, batchIndex, now, timestampType, timestampBeforeMaxMs, timestampAfterMaxMs, compactedTopic,
                     metricsRecorder);
                 recordError.ifPresent(e -> recordErrors.add(e));
                 // we fail the batch if any record fails, so we stop appending if any record fails
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ public class LogValidator {
             int batchIndex = 0;
             for (Record record : batch) {
                 Optional<ApiRecordError> recordError = validateRecord(batch, topicPartition, record,
-                    batchIndex, now, timestampType, timestampDiffMaxMs, compactedTopic, metricsRecorder);
+                    batchIndex, now, timestampType, timestampBeforeMaxMs, timestampAfterMaxMs, compactedTopic, metricsRecorder);
                 recordError.ifPresent(e -> recordErrors.add(e));
 
                 long offset = offsetCounter.value++;
@@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ public class LogValidator {
                         batchIndex, record);
                     if (!recordError.isPresent()) {
                         recordError = validateRecord(batch, topicPartition, record, batchIndex, now,
-                            timestampType, timestampDiffMaxMs, compactedTopic, metricsRecorder);
+                            timestampType, timestampBeforeMaxMs, timestampAfterMaxMs, compactedTopic, metricsRecorder);
                     }
 
                     if (!recordError.isPresent()
@@ -537,7 +540,8 @@ public class LogValidator {
                                                            int batchIndex,
                                                            long now,
                                                            TimestampType timestampType,
-                                                           long timestampDiffMaxMs,
+                                                           long timestampBeforeMaxMs,
+                                                           long timestampAfterMaxMs,
                                                            boolean compactedTopic,
                                                            MetricsRecorder metricsRecorder) {
         if (!record.hasMagic(batch.magic())) {
@@ -566,7 +570,7 @@ public class LogValidator {
         if (keyError.isPresent())
             return keyError;
         else
-            return validateTimestamp(batch, record, batchIndex, now, timestampType, timestampDiffMaxMs);
+            return validateTimestamp(batch, record, batchIndex, now, timestampType, timestampBeforeMaxMs, timestampAfterMaxMs);
     }
 
     private static Optional<ApiRecordError> validateKey(Record record,
@@ -588,20 +592,29 @@ public class LogValidator {
                                                               int batchIndex,
                                                               long now,
                                                               TimestampType timestampType,
-                                                              long timestampDiffMaxMs) {
-        if (timestampType == TimestampType.CREATE_TIME
-                && record.timestamp() != RecordBatch.NO_TIMESTAMP
-                && Math.abs(record.timestamp() - now) > timestampDiffMaxMs)
-            return Optional.of(new ApiRecordError(Errors.INVALID_TIMESTAMP, new RecordError(batchIndex,
-                "Timestamp " + record.timestamp() + " of message with offset " + record.offset()
-                + " is out of range. The timestamp should be within [" + (now - timestampDiffMaxMs)
-                + ", " + (now + timestampDiffMaxMs) + "]")));
-        else if (batch.timestampType() == TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME)
+                                                              long timestampBeforeMaxMs,
+                                                              long timestampAfterMaxMs) {
+        if (timestampType == TimestampType.CREATE_TIME && record.timestamp() != RecordBatch.NO_TIMESTAMP) {
+            if (recordHasInvalidTimestamp(record, now, timestampBeforeMaxMs, timestampAfterMaxMs)) {
+                return Optional.of(new ApiRecordError(Errors.INVALID_TIMESTAMP, new RecordError(batchIndex,
+                    "Timestamp " + record.timestamp() + " of message with offset " + record.offset()
+                        + " is out of range. The timestamp should be within [" + (now - timestampBeforeMaxMs)
+                        + ", " + (now + timestampAfterMaxMs) + "]")));
+            }
+        } else if (batch.timestampType() == TimestampType.LOG_APPEND_TIME)
             return Optional.of(new ApiRecordError(Errors.INVALID_TIMESTAMP, new RecordError(batchIndex,
                 "Invalid timestamp type in message " + record + ". Producer should not set timestamp "
                 + "type to LogAppendTime.")));
-        else
-            return Optional.empty();
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    private static boolean recordHasInvalidTimestamp(Record record,
+                                                     long now,
+                                                     long timestampBeforeMaxMs,
+                                                     long timestampAfterMaxMs) {
+        final long timestampDiff = now - record.timestamp();
+        return timestampDiff > timestampBeforeMaxMs ||
+                -1 * timestampDiff > timestampAfterMaxMs;
     }
 
     private static Optional<ApiRecordError> validateRecordCompression(CompressionType sourceCompression,