diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 1d2ca9b..c00ee49 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "moment": "^2.24.0",
     "moving-average": "^1.0.0",
     "number-abbreviate": "^2.0.0",
+    "parse-duration": "^0.1.1",
     "prismjs": "^1.15.0",
     "react": "16.8",
     "react-ace": "^7.0.1",
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx
index ad3bcb0..908cc84 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/Chart.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ function Chart(props: Props) {
         <TopicPlot
           color={props.parameters.color}
           interpolation={props.parameters.interpolation}
+          timeInterval={props.parameters.timeRange ? props.parameters.timeRange.until : undefined}
           range={props.parameters.range ? [props.parameters.range.from, props.parameters.range.to] : undefined}
           history={freezedHistory ? freezedHistory : props.treeNode.messageHistory}
           dotPath={parameters.dotPath}
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/TimeRangeSettings.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/TimeRangeSettings.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6885326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/TimeRangeSettings.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import React, { ChangeEvent, MouseEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
+import { Button, Menu, TextField, Typography } from '@material-ui/core'
+import { chartActions } from '../../../actions'
+import { ChartParameters } from '../../../reducers/Charts'
+import { connect } from 'react-redux'
+import { KeyCodes } from '../../../utils/KeyCodes'
+const parseDuration = require('parse-duration')
+
+interface Props {
+  actions: { chart: typeof chartActions }
+  chart: ChartParameters
+  anchorEl?: Element
+  open: boolean
+  onClose: () => void
+}
+
+function TimeRangeSettings(props: Props) {
+  const dismissClick = useCallback((e: MouseEvent) => e.stopPropagation(), [])
+  const [value, setValue] = useState<string | undefined>(
+    props.chart.timeRange ? props.chart.timeRange.until : undefined
+  )
+  const ranges = ['all', '10s', '30s', '1m', '5m', '15m', '1h', '6h', '1d']
+
+  const manuallySetIntervalHandler = useCallback(
+    (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => setValue(e.currentTarget.value),
+    []
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!value) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const canBeParsed = Boolean(parseDuration(value))
+    if (canBeParsed) {
+      props.actions.chart.updateChart({
+        ...props.chart,
+        timeRange: {
+          until: value,
+        },
+      })
+    }
+  }, [value])
+
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const createRangeHandler = (range: string) => (e: React.MouseEvent) => setValue(range === 'all' ? undefined : range)
+
+    return (
+      <Menu
+        style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}
+        keepMounted={true}
+        anchorEl={props.anchorEl}
+        open={props.open}
+        onClose={props.onClose}
+      >
+        <Typography>Discard values older then</Typography>
+        <div style={{ padding: '0 16px', width: '300px', textAlign: 'center' }}>
+          {ranges.map(r => {
+            return (
+              <Button
+                style={{ margin: '4px', textTransform: 'none' }}
+                variant="contained"
+                key={r}
+                onClick={createRangeHandler(r)}
+              >
+                {r}
+              </Button>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+        <br />
+        <TextField
+          style={{ marginLeft: '8px', marginTop: '0' }}
+          onClick={dismissClick}
+          label="interval"
+          value={value || ''}
+          onKeyPress={manuallySetIntervalHandler}
+          margin="normal"
+        />
+      </Menu>
+    )
+  }, [value, props.open])
+}
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: any) => {
+  return {
+    actions: {
+      chart: bindActionCreators(chartActions, dispatch),
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export default connect(
+  undefined,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(TimeRangeSettings)
diff --git a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/index.tsx b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/index.tsx
index 845c1f4..5d8501a 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/ChartPanel/ChartSettings/index.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
+import ColorSettings from './ColorSettings'
 import InterpolationSettings from './InterpolationSettings'
-import { ChartParameters } from '../../../reducers/Charts'
-import { Menu, MenuItem } from '@material-ui/core'
+import MoveUp from './MoveUp'
 import RangeSettings from './RangeSettings'
 import Size from './Size'
-import MoveUp from './MoveUp'
-import ColorSettings from './ColorSettings'
+import TimeRangeSettings from './TimeRangeSettings'
+import { ChartParameters } from '../../../reducers/Charts'
+import { Menu, MenuItem } from '@material-ui/core'
 
 function ChartSettings(props: {
   open: boolean
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ function ChartSettings(props: {
   anchorEl: React.MutableRefObject<undefined>
 }) {
   const [rangeVisible, setRangeVisible] = React.useState(false)
+  const [timeRangeVisible, setTimeRangeVisible] = React.useState(false)
   const [interpolationVisible, setInterpolationVisible] = React.useState(false)
   const [sizeVisible, setSizeVisible] = React.useState(false)
   const [colorVisible, setColorVisible] = React.useState(false)
@@ -25,6 +27,13 @@ function ChartSettings(props: {
     setRangeVisible(!rangeVisible)
   }, [rangeVisible, open])
 
+  const toggleTimeRange = React.useCallback(() => {
+    if (open) {
+      props.close()
+    }
+    setTimeRangeVisible(!timeRangeVisible)
+  }, [timeRangeVisible, open])
+
   const toggleInterpolation = React.useCallback(() => {
     if (open) {
       props.close()
@@ -52,6 +61,9 @@ function ChartSettings(props: {
         <MenuItem key="range" onClick={toggleRange}>
           Set range
         </MenuItem>
+        <MenuItem key="timeRange" onClick={toggleTimeRange}>
+          Time range
+        </MenuItem>
         <MenuItem key="interpolation" onClick={toggleInterpolation}>
           Curve interpolation
         </MenuItem>
@@ -64,6 +76,12 @@ function ChartSettings(props: {
         <MoveUp chart={props.chart} close={props.close} />
       </Menu>
       <RangeSettings chart={props.chart} anchorEl={props.anchorEl.current} open={rangeVisible} onClose={toggleRange} />
+      <TimeRangeSettings
+        chart={props.chart}
+        anchorEl={props.anchorEl.current}
+        open={timeRangeVisible}
+        onClose={toggleTimeRange}
+      />
       <InterpolationSettings
         chart={props.chart}
         anchorEl={props.anchorEl.current}
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx
index 18de43d..591abef 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar/PlotHistory.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface Props {
   theme: Theme
   interpolation?: PlotCurveTypes
   range?: [number?, number?]
+  timeRangeStart?: number
   color?: string
 }
 
@@ -55,10 +56,12 @@ export default withTheme((props: Props) => {
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     const data = props.data
     const calculatedDomain = domainForData(data)
-    let yDomain: [number, number] = props.range
+    const yDomain: [number, number] = props.range
       ? [props.range[0] || calculatedDomain[0], props.range[1] || calculatedDomain[1]]
       : calculatedDomain
 
+    const xDomain = props.timeRangeStart ? [Date.now() - props.timeRangeStart, Date.now()] : undefined
+
     let color: string =
       props.theme.palette.type === 'light' ? props.theme.palette.secondary.dark : props.theme.palette.primary.light
     if (props.color) {
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ export default withTheme((props: Props) => {
 
     return (
       <div style={{ height: '150px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
-        <XYPlot width={width} height={180} yDomain={yDomain}>
+        <XYPlot width={width} height={180} yDomain={yDomain} xDomain={xDomain}>
           <HorizontalGridLines />
           <XAxis />
           <YAxis width={45} tickFormat={(num: number) => abbreviate(num)} />
diff --git a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
index bc0d9c6..e0f9433 100644
--- a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
@@ -5,18 +5,28 @@ import PlotHistory from './Sidebar/PlotHistory'
 import { Base64Message } from '../../../backend/src/Model/Base64Message'
 import { toPlottableValue } from './Sidebar/CodeDiff/util'
 import { PlotCurveTypes } from '../reducers/Charts'
+const parseDuration = require('parse-duration')
 
 interface Props {
   history: q.MessageHistory
   dotPath?: string
+  timeInterval?: string
   interpolation?: PlotCurveTypes
   range?: [number?, number?]
   color?: string
 }
 
-function nodeToHistory(history: q.MessageHistory) {
-  return history
-    .toArray()
+function filterUsingTimeRange(startTime: number | undefined, data: Array<q.Message>) {
+  if (startTime) {
+    const threshold = new Date(Date.now() - startTime)
+    return data.filter(d => d.received >= threshold)
+  }
+
+  return data
+}
+
+function nodeToHistory(startTime: number | undefined, history: q.MessageHistory) {
+  return filterUsingTimeRange(startTime, history.toArray())
     .map((message: q.Message) => {
       const value = message.value ? toPlottableValue(Base64Message.toUnicodeString(message.value)) : NaN
       return { x: message.received.getTime(), y: toPlottableValue(value) }
@@ -24,9 +34,8 @@ function nodeToHistory(history: q.MessageHistory) {
     .filter(data => !isNaN(data.y as any)) as any
 }
 
-function nodeDotPathToHistory(history: q.MessageHistory, dotPath: string) {
-  return history
-    .toArray()
+function nodeDotPathToHistory(startTime: number | undefined, history: q.MessageHistory, dotPath: string) {
+  return filterUsingTimeRange(startTime, history.toArray())
     .map((message: q.Message) => {
       let json = {}
       try {
@@ -41,8 +50,20 @@ function nodeDotPathToHistory(history: q.MessageHistory, dotPath: string) {
 }
 
 function render(props: Props) {
-  const data = props.dotPath ? nodeDotPathToHistory(props.history, props.dotPath) : nodeToHistory(props.history)
-  return <PlotHistory color={props.color} range={props.range} interpolation={props.interpolation} data={data} />
+  const startOffset = props.timeInterval ? parseDuration(props.timeInterval) : undefined
+  const data = props.dotPath
+    ? nodeDotPathToHistory(startOffset, props.history, props.dotPath)
+    : nodeToHistory(startOffset, props.history)
+
+  return (
+    <PlotHistory
+      timeRangeStart={startOffset}
+      color={props.color}
+      range={props.range}
+      interpolation={props.interpolation}
+      data={data}
+    />
+  )
 }
 
 export default render
diff --git a/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts b/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts
index 5e68ffc..7d847da 100644
--- a/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts
+++ b/app/src/reducers/Charts.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ export interface ChartParameters {
     from?: number
     to?: number
   }
+  timeRange?: {
+    until: string
+  }
   width?: 'big' | 'medium' | 'small'
   color?: string
 }
diff --git a/app/yarn.lock b/app/yarn.lock
index ea3a84a..77e0bf1 100644
--- a/app/yarn.lock
+++ b/app/yarn.lock
@@ -4252,6 +4252,11 @@ parse-asn1@^5.0.0:
     pbkdf2 "^3.0.3"
     safe-buffer "^5.1.1"
 
+parse-duration@^0.1.1:
+  version "0.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-duration/-/parse-duration-0.1.1.tgz#13114ddc9891c1ecd280036244554de43647a226"
+  integrity sha1-ExFN3JiRwezSgANiRFVN5DZHoiY=
+
 parse-json@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-json/-/parse-json-4.0.0.tgz#be35f5425be1f7f6c747184f98a788cb99477ee0"