diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfcfd56..39ae32e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -348,3 +348,5 @@ MigrationBackup/
 
 # Ionide (cross platform F# VS Code tools) working folder
 .ionide/
+
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/FlakeId.Tests/IdTests.cs b/src/FlakeId.Tests/IdTests.cs
index b8c00ba..23a2d60 100644
--- a/src/FlakeId.Tests/IdTests.cs
+++ b/src/FlakeId.Tests/IdTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using FlakeId.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 
 namespace FlakeId.Tests;
@@ -17,6 +18,23 @@ public void Id_Create()
         Assert.IsTrue(id > 1);
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void Id_CreateFromTimeStamp() 
+    {
+        DateTimeOffset now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        long timeStamp = now.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds();
+        Id id = Id.Create(timeStamp);
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(timeStamp, id.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void Id_CreateFromTimeStamp_RecentTimeStamp()
+    {
+        Assert.ThrowsException<ArgumentException>(
+            () => Id.Create(new DateTimeOffset(2010, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds()));
+    }
+
     [TestMethod]
     public void Id_CreateManyFast()
     {
@@ -31,7 +49,7 @@ public void Id_CreateManyFast()
     [TestMethod]
     public async Task Id_CreateManyDelayed()
     {
-        List<Id> ids = new();
+        List<Id> ids = [];
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
         {
@@ -60,7 +78,7 @@ public void Id_Sortable()
     {
         // The sequence in which Ids are generated should be equal to a set of sorted Ids.
         Id[] ids = Enumerable.Range(0, 1000).Select(_ => Id.Create()).ToArray();
-        Id[] sorted = ids.OrderBy(i => i).ToArray();
+        Id[] sorted = [.. ids.OrderBy(i => i)];
 
         Assert.IsTrue(ids.SequenceEqual(sorted));
     }
@@ -72,4 +90,13 @@ public void Id_ToString()
 
         Assert.AreEqual(id.ToString(), id.ToString());
     }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void Id_ContainsTimeZoneComponent()
+    {
+        DateTimeOffset timeStamp = new(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.FromHours(7));
+        Id id = Id.Create(timeStamp.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+
+        Assert.AreEqual(timeStamp.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(), id.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/FlakeId/Extensions/IdExtensions.cs b/src/FlakeId/Extensions/IdExtensions.cs
index 28b4692..54c830b 100644
--- a/src/FlakeId/Extensions/IdExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/FlakeId/Extensions/IdExtensions.cs
@@ -56,5 +56,18 @@ public static string ToStringIdentifier(this Id id)
 
             return Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(identifier));
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Returns an ID that is valid for the specified timestamp.
+        ///     Note that consecutive calls with the same timestamp will yield different IDs, as the other components of the ID will still differ.
+        ///     In other words, the time component of the ID is guaranteed to be equal to the specified timestamp.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id"></param>
+        /// <param name="timeStamp"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static Id FromDateTimeOffset(this Id id, DateTimeOffset timeStamp)
+        {
+            return Id.Create(timeStamp.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/FlakeId/Id.cs b/src/FlakeId/Id.cs
index 460c019..ede2957 100644
--- a/src/FlakeId/Id.cs
+++ b/src/FlakeId/Id.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,33 @@ public static Id Create()
             return id;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Creates a new ID based on the provided timestamp in milliseconds. 
+        ///     When using this overload, make sure you take the timezone of the provided timestamp into consideration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="timeStampMs"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">Timestamps can not be negative</exception>
+        public static Id Create(long timeStampMs)
+        {
+            if (timeStampMs < 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(timeStampMs));
+            }
+
+            Id id = new Id();
+            long relativeTimeStamp = timeStampMs - MonotonicTimer.Epoch.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds();
+
+            if (relativeTimeStamp < 0) 
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Specified timestamp would result in a negative ID (it's before instance epoch)");
+            }
+
+            id.CreateInternal(relativeTimeStamp);
+
+            return id;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Attempts to parse an ID from the specified <see cref="long" /> value. This method will return false if the
         ///     specified value doesn't match the shape of a snowflake ID.
@@ -110,9 +137,9 @@ public static Id Parse(long value)
             return id;
         }
 
-        private void CreateInternal()
+        private void CreateInternal(long timeStampMs = 0)
         {
-            long milliseconds = MonotonicTimer.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+            long milliseconds = timeStampMs == 0 ? MonotonicTimer.ElapsedMilliseconds : timeStampMs;
             long timestamp = milliseconds & TimestampMask;
             int threadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId & ThreadIdMask;
             int processId = s_processId ??= Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id & ProcessIdMask;
@@ -130,7 +157,7 @@ private void CreateInternal()
             }
         }
 
-        public override string ToString() => _value.ToString();
+        public override readonly string ToString() => _value.ToString();
 
         public static implicit operator long(Id id) => id._value;
 
@@ -138,12 +165,12 @@ private void CreateInternal()
 
         public static bool operator !=(Id left, Id right) => !(left == right);
 
-        public int CompareTo(Id other) => _value.CompareTo(other._value);
+        public readonly int CompareTo(Id other) => _value.CompareTo(other._value);
 
-        public bool Equals(Id other) => _value == other._value;
+        public readonly bool Equals(Id other) => _value == other._value;
 
-        public override bool Equals(object obj) => obj is Id other && Equals(other);
+        public override readonly bool Equals(object obj) => obj is Id other && Equals(other);
 
-        public override int GetHashCode() => _value.GetHashCode();
+        public override readonly int GetHashCode() => _value.GetHashCode();
     }
 }