diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/LogController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/LogController.php
index 03abb278b..5094a0960 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/LogController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Diagnostics/Api/LogController.php
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ class LogController extends ApiControllerBase
                     $searchPhrase,
                     $module,
                     $scope,
-                    $severities
+                    $severities,
+                    $this->request->getPost('validFrom', null, '0')
                 ]);
                 $result = json_decode($response, true);
                 if ($result != null) {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ class LogController extends ApiControllerBase
 
                 return $this->configdStream(
                     'system diag log_live',
-                    [$offset, $searchPhrase, $module, $scope, $severities],
+                    [$offset, $searchPhrase, $module, $scope, $severities, $this->request->get('validFrom', null, '0')],
                     [
                         'Content-Type: text/event-stream',
                         'Cache-Control: no-cache'
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Diagnostics/log.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Diagnostics/log.volt
index dce66df6e..199510bb8 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Diagnostics/log.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Diagnostics/log.volt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
           } else {
               s_filter_val = localStorage.getItem('log_severity_{{module}}_{{scope}}') ? localStorage.getItem('log_severity_{{module}}_{{scope}}').split(',') : s_filter_val;
           }
+          $("#validFrom_filter").val(localStorage.getItem('log_validFrom_filter_{{module}}_{{scope}}') ? localStorage.getItem('log_validFrom_filter_{{module}}_{{scope}}') : 'day');
       }
       switch_mode(s_filter_val);
 
@@ -71,14 +72,24 @@
                       // get selected severities or severities below or equal to selected
                       request['severity'] = filter_exact ? selectedSeverity : severities.slice(0,severities.indexOf(selectedSeverity) + 1);
                   }
+                  let time_offsets = {
+                        'day': 60*60*24,
+                        'week': 7*60*60*24,
+                        'month': 31*60*60*24,
+                    }
+                  if ($("#validFrom_filter").val().length > 0 && time_offsets[$("#validFrom_filter").val()]) {
+                    let now = Date.now()  / 1000;
+                    request['validFrom'] = now - time_offsets[$("#validFrom_filter").val()];
+                  }
                   return request;
               },
           },
           search:'/api/diagnostics/log/{{module}}/{{scope}}'
       });
-      $("#severity_filter").change(function(){
+      $(".filter_act").change(function(){
           if (window.localStorage) {
               localStorage.setItem('log_severity_{{module}}_{{scope}}', $("#severity_filter").val());
+              localStorage.setItem('log_validFrom_filter_{{module}}_{{scope}}', $("#validFrom_filter").val());
           }
           $('#grid-log').bootgrid('reload');
       });
@@ -144,7 +155,8 @@
       updateServiceControlUI('{{service}}');
 
       // move filter into action header
-      $("#severity_filter_container").detach().prependTo('#grid-log-header > .row > .actionBar > .actions');
+      $("#filter_container").detach().prependTo('#grid-log-header > .row > .actionBar > .actions');
+      $(".filter_act").tooltip();
 
 
       function switch_mode(value) {
@@ -198,8 +210,8 @@
             <div  class="col-sm-12">
                 <div class="hidden">
                     <!-- filter per type container -->
-                    <div id="severity_filter_container" class="btn-group">
-                        <select id="severity_filter" data-title="{{ lang._('Severity') }}" data-width="200px">
+                    <div id="filter_container" class="btn-group">
+                        <select id="severity_filter"  data-title="{{ lang._('Severity') }}" class="filter_act" data-width="200px">
                             <option value="Emergency">{{ lang._('Emergency') }}</option>
                             <option value="Alert">{{ lang._('Alert') }}</option>
                             <option value="Critical">{{ lang._('Critical') }}</option>
@@ -209,6 +221,12 @@
                             <option value="Informational">{{ lang._('Informational') }}</option>
                             <option value="Debug">{{ lang._('Debug') }}</option>
                         </select>
+                        <select id="validFrom_filter" data-title="{{ lang._('History') }}" class="filter_act selectpicker" data-width="200px">
+                            <option selected="selected" value="day">{{ lang._('1 Day') }}</option>
+                            <option value="week">{{ lang._('1 Week') }}</option>
+                            <option value="month">{{ lang._('1 Month') }}</option>
+                            <option value="all">{{ lang._('All') }}</option>
+                        </select>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <table id="grid-log" class="table table-condensed table-hover table-striped table-responsive">
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/queryLog.py b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/queryLog.py
index fe2bcb6dd..e4f62f895 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/queryLog.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/queryLog.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/python3
 
 """
-    Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
+    Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
     Copyright (c) 2024 Deciso B.V.
     All rights reserved.
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 import os.path
 import ujson
+from dateutil.parser import isoparse
 from log_matcher import LogMatcher
 import argparse
 
@@ -46,8 +47,14 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument('--filename', help='log file name (excluding .log extension)', default='')
     parser.add_argument('--module', help='module', default='core')
     parser.add_argument('--severity', help='comma separated list of severities', default='')
+    parser.add_argument('--valid_from', help='oldest data to search for (epoch)', default='')
     inputargs = parser.parse_args()
 
+    try:
+        valid_from = float(inputargs.valid_from)
+    except ValueError:
+        valid_from = 0
+
     result = {'filters': inputargs.filter, 'rows': [], 'total_rows': 0, 'origin': os.path.basename(inputargs.filename)}
     if inputargs.filename != "":
         limit = int(inputargs.limit) if inputargs.limit.isdigit()  else 0
@@ -63,6 +70,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             if limit > 0 and result['total_rows'] > offset + limit:
                 # do not fetch data until end of file...
                 break
+            # exit when data found is older than provided valid_from
+            try:
+                if valid_from and isoparse(record['timestamp']).timestamp() < valid_from:
+                    break
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
 
     # output results (when json)
     if inputargs.output == 'json':
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_system.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_system.conf
index b9bd10a18..2543a4ba3 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_system.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_system.conf
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ message:Show system activity
 
 [diag.log]
 command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/syslog/queryLog.py
-parameters:--limit %s --offset %s --filter %s  --module %s --filename %s --severity %s
+parameters:--limit %s --offset %s --filter %s  --module %s --filename %s --severity %s --valid_from %s
 type:script_output
 message:Show log
 
 [diag.log_stream]
 command:/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/syslog/queryLog.py
-parameters:--limit %s --offset %s --filter %s  --module %s --filename %s --severity %s --output text
+parameters:--limit %s --offset %s --filter %s  --module %s --filename %s --severity %s --valid_from %s --output text
 type:stream_output
 message:Stream log