diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 98f15de..57b1593 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ pub mod metadata {
         /// Scrobbles without timestamps are automatically assigned a timestamp of the current time when
         /// submitted via [`Scrobbler::scrobble`] or [`Scrobbler::scrobble_batch`]. Timestamps only need to be 
         /// explicitly set when you are submitting a Scrobble at a point in the past, or in the future.
+        /// Scrobbles set with timestamps older than two weeks before the current moment will fail to
+        /// scrobble.
         /// 
         /// [`Scrobble::new`]: struct.Scrobble.html#method.new
         /// [`Scrobbler::scrobble`]: struct.Scrobbler.html#method.scrobble
diff --git a/src/scrobbler.rs b/src/scrobbler.rs
index 4e4fbff..ad6a999 100644
--- a/src/scrobbler.rs
+++ b/src/scrobbler.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::models::responses::{
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::result;
-use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
+use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 type Result<T> = result::Result<T, ScrobblerError>;
 
@@ -211,9 +211,18 @@ impl Scrobbler {
         let mut params = scrobble.as_map();
         let current_time = UNIX_EPOCH.elapsed()?;
 
-        params
+        let timestamp = params
             .entry("timestamp".to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(|| format!("{}", current_time.as_secs()));
+            .or_insert_with(|| format!("{}", current_time.as_secs()))
+            .parse::<u64>()
+            .map_err(|e| ScrobblerError::new(e.to_string().to_owned()))?;
+
+        let two_weeks = Duration::from_secs(2 * 7 * 24 * 60 * 60);
+        let two_weeks_ago = current_time.saturating_sub(two_weeks);
+
+        if Duration::from_secs(timestamp) < two_weeks_ago {
+            return Err(ScrobblerError::new("Scrobble older than 2 weeks.".to_owned()))
+        }
 
         Ok(self.client.send_scrobble(&params)?)
     }
@@ -266,9 +275,19 @@ impl Scrobbler {
         for (i, scrobble) in batch.iter().enumerate() {
             let mut scrobble_params = scrobble.as_map();
             let current_time = UNIX_EPOCH.elapsed()?;
-            scrobble_params
+
+            let timestamp = scrobble_params
                 .entry("timestamp".to_string())
-                .or_insert_with(|| format!("{}", current_time.as_secs()));
+                .or_insert_with(|| format!("{}", current_time.as_secs()))
+                .parse::<u64>()
+                .map_err(|e| ScrobblerError::new(e.to_string().to_owned()))?;
+
+            let two_weeks = Duration::from_secs(2 * 7 * 24 * 60 * 60);
+            let two_weeks_ago = current_time.saturating_sub(two_weeks);
+
+            if Duration::from_secs(timestamp) < two_weeks_ago {
+                return Err(ScrobblerError::new("Scrobble older than 2 weeks.".to_owned()))
+            }
 
             for (key, val) in &scrobble_params {
                 // batched parameters need array notation suffix ie.
@@ -436,7 +455,7 @@ mod tests {
             "old bananas",
             "old bananas",
         );
-        scrobble.with_timestamp(1337);
+        scrobble.with_timestamp(UNIX_EPOCH.elapsed().unwrap().as_secs());
 
         let _m = mock("POST", mockito::Matcher::Any)
             .with_body(