diff --git a/gateway/proxy_fil.go b/gateway/proxy_fil.go
index e7ad3bdb4..b3480752b 100644
--- a/gateway/proxy_fil.go
+++ b/gateway/proxy_fil.go
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@ func (gw *Node) GetActorEvents(ctx context.Context, filter *types.ActorEventFilt
 	if err := gw.limit(ctx, stateRateLimitTokens); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if filter != nil && filter.FromHeight != nil {
+		if err := gw.checkTipSetHeight(ctx, *filter.FromHeight, types.EmptyTSK); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 	return gw.target.GetActorEvents(ctx, filter)
 }
 
@@ -448,6 +453,11 @@ func (gw *Node) SubscribeActorEvents(ctx context.Context, filter *types.ActorEve
 	if err := gw.limit(ctx, stateRateLimitTokens); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if filter != nil && filter.FromHeight != nil {
+		if err := gw.checkTipSetHeight(ctx, *filter.FromHeight, types.EmptyTSK); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 	return gw.target.SubscribeActorEvents(ctx, filter)
 }