diff --git a/node/config/doc_gen.go b/node/config/doc_gen.go
index 5a5bd4a8c..41466919e 100644
--- a/node/config/doc_gen.go
+++ b/node/config/doc_gen.go
@@ -383,6 +383,21 @@ this time become eligible for automatic deletion.`,
 
 			Comment: `MaxFilterHeightRange specifies the maximum range of heights that can be used in a filter (to avoid querying
 the entire chain)`,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "FilterThresholdSet",
+			Type: "bool",
+
+			Comment: `FilterThresholdSet signals whether a FilterThresholdEpoch is set. If it is it will be used instead of
+MaxFilterHeightRange to define the supported range.`,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "FilterThresholdEpoch",
+			Type: "uint64",
+
+			Comment: `FilterThresholdEpoch specifies an epoch above which the node will support returning filtered logs.
+This is useful for setting a static start epoch for support, rather than a static window size with a start epoch
+that shifts as the chain progresses.`,
 		},
 		{
 			Name: "DatabasePath",
diff --git a/node/config/types.go b/node/config/types.go
index 013e2db1a..5c4ca4b56 100644
--- a/node/config/types.go
+++ b/node/config/types.go
@@ -717,6 +717,16 @@ type Events struct {
 	// the entire chain)
 	MaxFilterHeightRange uint64
 
+	// FilterThresholdSet signals whether a FilterThresholdEpoch is set. If it is it will be used instead of
+	// MaxFilterHeightRange to define the supported range.
+	FilterThresholdSet bool
+
+	// FilterThresholdEpoch specifies an epoch above which the node will support returning filtered logs.
+	// This is useful for setting a static start epoch for support, rather than a static window size with a start epoch
+	// that shifts as the chain progresses.
+	FilterThresholdEpoch uint64
+
+
 	// DatabasePath is the full path to a sqlite database that will be used to index actor events to
 	// support the historic filter APIs. If the database does not exist it will be created. The directory containing
 	// the database must already exist and be writeable. If a relative path is provided here, sqlite treats it as
diff --git a/node/impl/full/eth.go b/node/impl/full/eth.go
index a051b49b1..799ae4ffe 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/eth.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/eth.go
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ type EthEvent struct {
 	FilterStore          filter.FilterStore
 	SubManager           *EthSubscriptionManager
 	MaxFilterHeightRange abi.ChainEpoch
+	FilterThresholdSet   bool
+	FilterThresholdEpoch abi.ChainEpoch
 	SubscribtionCtx      context.Context
 }
 
@@ -1292,27 +1294,53 @@ func (e *EthEvent) installEthFilterSpec(ctx context.Context, filterSpec *ethtype
 		}
 
 		// Validate height ranges are within limits set by node operator
-		if minHeight == -1 && maxHeight > 0 {
-			// Here the client is looking for events between the head and some future height
-			ts := e.Chain.GetHeaviestTipSet()
-			if maxHeight-ts.Height() > e.MaxFilterHeightRange {
-				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: to block is too far in the future (maximum: %d)", e.MaxFilterHeightRange)
-			}
-		} else if minHeight >= 0 && maxHeight == -1 {
-			// Here the client is looking for events between some time in the past and the current head
-			ts := e.Chain.GetHeaviestTipSet()
-			if ts.Height()-minHeight > e.MaxFilterHeightRange {
-				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: from block is too far in the past (maximum: %d)", e.MaxFilterHeightRange)
+		if e.FilterThresholdSet {
+			if minHeight == -1 && maxHeight > 0 {
+				// Here the client is looking for events between the head and some future height
+				ts := e.Chain.GetHeaviestTipSet()
+				if maxHeight < ts.Height() {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: to block (%d) must be after from block (%d)", maxHeight, ts.Height())
+				}
+				if ts.Height() < e.FilterThresholdEpoch {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: from block (%d) is below the set FilterThresholdEpoch (%d)", ts.Height(), e.FilterThresholdEpoch)
+				}
+			} else if minHeight >= 0 && maxHeight == -1 {
+				// Here the client is looking for events between some time in the past and the current head
+				if minHeight < e.FilterThresholdEpoch {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: from block is too far in the past (minimum from epoch: %d)", e.FilterThresholdEpoch)
+				}
+			} else if minHeight >= 0 && maxHeight >= 0 {
+				if minHeight > maxHeight {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: to block (%d) must be after from block (%d)", maxHeight, minHeight)
+				} else if minHeight < e.FilterThresholdEpoch {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: from block (%d) is below the set FilterThresholdEpoch (%d)", minHeight, e.FilterThresholdEpoch)
+				}
 			}
+		} else {
+			if minHeight == -1 && maxHeight > 0 {
+				// Here the client is looking for events between the head and some future height
+				ts := e.Chain.GetHeaviestTipSet()
+				if maxHeight < ts.Height() {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: to block (%d) must be after from block (%d)", maxHeight, ts.Height())
+				}
+				if maxHeight-ts.Height() > e.MaxFilterHeightRange {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: to block is too far in the future (maximum: %d)", e.MaxFilterHeightRange)
+				}
+			} else if minHeight >= 0 && maxHeight == -1 {
+				// Here the client is looking for events between some time in the past and the current head
+				ts := e.Chain.GetHeaviestTipSet()
+				if ts.Height()-minHeight > e.MaxFilterHeightRange {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: from block is too far in the past (maximum: %d)", e.MaxFilterHeightRange)
+				}
 
-		} else if minHeight >= 0 && maxHeight >= 0 {
-			if minHeight > maxHeight {
-				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: to block (%d) must be after from block (%d)", minHeight, maxHeight)
-			} else if maxHeight-minHeight > e.MaxFilterHeightRange {
-				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: range between to and from blocks is too large (maximum: %d)", e.MaxFilterHeightRange)
+			} else if minHeight >= 0 && maxHeight >= 0 {
+				if minHeight > maxHeight {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: to block (%d) must be after from block (%d)", maxHeight, minHeight)
+				} else if maxHeight-minHeight > e.MaxFilterHeightRange {
+					return nil, xerrors.Errorf("invalid epoch range: range between to and from blocks is too large (maximum: %d)", e.MaxFilterHeightRange)
+				}
 			}
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	// Convert all addresses to filecoin f4 addresses
diff --git a/node/modules/actorevent.go b/node/modules/actorevent.go
index 4ce04cefd..400203849 100644
--- a/node/modules/actorevent.go
+++ b/node/modules/actorevent.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func EthEventAPI(cfg config.FevmConfig) func(helpers.MetricsCtx, repo.LockedRepo
 		ee := &full.EthEvent{
 			Chain:                cs,
 			MaxFilterHeightRange: abi.ChainEpoch(cfg.Events.MaxFilterHeightRange),
+			FilterThresholdSet:  cfg.Events.FilterThresholdSet,
+			FilterThresholdEpoch: abi.ChainEpoch(cfg.Events.FilterThresholdEpoch),
 			SubscribtionCtx:      ctx,
 		}