diff --git a/payload_generator/generate_delta_main.cc b/payload_generator/generate_delta_main.cc
index 698de09..e2ae776 100644
--- a/payload_generator/generate_delta_main.cc
+++ b/payload_generator/generate_delta_main.cc
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@
   DEFINE_string(properties_file, "",
                 "If passed, dumps the payload properties of the payload passed "
                 "in --in_file and exits.");
+  DEFINE_int64(max_timestamp,
+               0,
+               "The maximum timestamp of the OS allowed to apply this "
+               "payload.");
 
   DEFINE_string(old_channel, "",
                 "The channel for the old image. 'dev-channel', 'npo-channel', "
@@ -575,6 +579,8 @@
     LOG(INFO) << "Using provided minor_version=" << FLAGS_minor_version;
   }
 
+  payload_config.max_timestamp = FLAGS_max_timestamp;
+
   LOG(INFO) << "Generating " << (payload_config.is_delta ? "delta" : "full")
             << " update";
 
diff --git a/payload_generator/payload_file.cc b/payload_generator/payload_file.cc
index ddb2833..4cb117d 100644
--- a/payload_generator/payload_file.cc
+++ b/payload_generator/payload_file.cc
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     *(manifest_.mutable_new_image_info()) = config.target.image_info;
 
   manifest_.set_block_size(config.block_size);
+  manifest_.set_max_timestamp(config.max_timestamp);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/payload_generator/payload_generation_config.h b/payload_generator/payload_generation_config.h
index ca6fb04..c553d29 100644
--- a/payload_generator/payload_generation_config.h
+++ b/payload_generator/payload_generation_config.h
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@
 
   // The block size used for all the operations in the manifest.
   size_t block_size = 4096;
+
+  // The maximum timestamp of the OS allowed to apply this payload.
+  int64_t max_timestamp = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine