diff --git a/cmd/mysql/binlog_fetch.go b/cmd/mysql/binlog_fetch.go
index 0f674cad6..909a5318d 100644
--- a/cmd/mysql/binlog_fetch.go
+++ b/cmd/mysql/binlog_fetch.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const fetchSinceFlagShortDescr = "backup name starting from which you want to fetch binlogs"
+const skipStartTimeFlagShortDescr = "skip start time starting from begin to fetch binlogs"
 const fetchUntilFlagShortDescr = "time in RFC3339 for PITR"
 const fetchUntilBinlogLastModifiedFlagShortDescr = "time in RFC3339 that is used to prevent wal-g from replaying" +
 	" binlogs that was created/modified after this time"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const fetchUntilBinlogLastModifiedFlagShortDescr = "time in RFC3339 that is used
 var fetchBackupName string
 var fetchUntilTS string
 var fetchUntilBinlogLastModifiedTS string
+var skipStartTime bool
 
 // binlogPushCmd represents the cron command
 var binlogFetchCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ var binlogFetchCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		folder, err := internal.ConfigureFolder()
 		tracelog.ErrorLogger.FatalOnError(err)
-		mysql.HandleBinlogFetch(folder, fetchBackupName, fetchUntilTS, fetchUntilBinlogLastModifiedTS)
+		mysql.HandleBinlogFetch(folder, fetchBackupName, fetchUntilTS, fetchUntilBinlogLastModifiedTS, skipStartTime)
 	},
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		internal.RequiredSettings[internal.MysqlBinlogDstSetting] = true
@@ -46,5 +48,6 @@ func init() {
 		"until-binlog-last-modified-time",
 		"",
 		fetchUntilBinlogLastModifiedFlagShortDescr)
+	binlogFetchCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&skipStartTime, "skip-start-time", false, skipStartTimeFlagShortDescr)
 	cmd.AddCommand(binlogFetchCmd)
 }
diff --git a/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_fetch_handler.go b/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_fetch_handler.go
index f5cffcbca..3bb9ef462 100644
--- a/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_fetch_handler.go
+++ b/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_fetch_handler.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/wal-g/tracelog"
 	"github.com/wal-g/wal-g/internal"
@@ -41,12 +42,16 @@ func (ih *indexHandler) createIndexFile() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func HandleBinlogFetch(folder storage.Folder, backupName string, untilTS string, untilBinlogLastModifiedTS string) {
+func HandleBinlogFetch(folder storage.Folder, backupName string, untilTS string, untilBinlogLastModifiedTS string, skipStartTime bool) {
 	dstDir, err := internal.GetLogsDstSettings(internal.MysqlBinlogDstSetting)
 	tracelog.ErrorLogger.FatalOnError(err)
-
-	startTS, endTS, endBinlogTS, err := getTimestamps(folder, backupName, untilTS, untilBinlogLastModifiedTS)
-	tracelog.ErrorLogger.FatalOnError(err)
+	var startTS, endTS, endBinlogTS time.Time
+	if skipStartTime {
+		startTS, endTS, endBinlogTS, err = getEndTimestamps(folder, untilTS, untilBinlogLastModifiedTS)
+	} else {
+		startTS, endTS, endBinlogTS, err = getTimestamps(folder, backupName, untilTS, untilBinlogLastModifiedTS)
+		tracelog.ErrorLogger.FatalOnError(err)
+	}
 
 	handler := newIndexHandler(dstDir)
 
diff --git a/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_replay_handler.go b/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_replay_handler.go
index f9699f94b..118c5e2fd 100644
--- a/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_replay_handler.go
+++ b/internal/databases/mysql/binlog_replay_handler.go
@@ -111,3 +111,16 @@ func getTimestamps(folder storage.Folder, backupName, untilTS, untilBinlogLastMo
 	}
 	return startTS, endTS, endBinlogTS, nil
 }
+
+func getEndTimestamps(folder storage.Folder, untilTS, untilBinlogLastModifiedTS string) (time.Time, time.Time, time.Time, error) {
+	endTS, err := utility.ParseUntilTS(untilTS)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, time.Time{}, time.Time{}, err
+	}
+
+	endBinlogTS, err := utility.ParseUntilTS(untilBinlogLastModifiedTS)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, time.Time{}, time.Time{}, err
+	}
+	return startTS, endTS, endBinlogTS, nil
+}