diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
index 210f2717..85cc634e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.filter.route.SetStatusRouteFilter;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.FilteringWebHandler;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.RoutePredicateHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.RoutingWebHandler;
+import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate.AfterRoutePredicate;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate.BeforeRoutePredicate;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate.CookieRoutePredicate;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate.HeaderRoutePredicate;
@@ -119,6 +120,11 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfiguration {
 
 	// Predicate beans
 
+	@Bean(name = "AfterRoutePredicate")
+	public AfterRoutePredicate afterRoutePredicate() {
+		return new AfterRoutePredicate();
+	}
+
 	@Bean(name = "BeforeRoutePredicate")
 	public BeforeRoutePredicate beforeRoutePredicate() {
 		return new BeforeRoutePredicate();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/AfterRoutePredicate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/AfterRoutePredicate.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f53a1d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/AfterRoutePredicate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate;
+
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+
+/**
+ * @author Spencer Gibb
+ */
+public class AfterRoutePredicate implements RoutePredicate {
+
+	@Override
+	public Predicate<ServerWebExchange> apply(String dateString, String[] args) {
+		//TODO: is ZonedDateTime the right thing to use?
+		try {
+			final long epoch = Long.parseLong(dateString);
+
+			return exchange -> {
+				final long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+				return epoch >= now;
+			};
+		} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+			// try ZonedDateTime instead
+			final ZonedDateTime dateTime = ZonedDateTime.parse(dateString);
+
+			return exchange -> {
+				final ZonedDateTime now = ZonedDateTime.now();
+				return dateTime.isAfter(now);
+			};
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/AfterRoutePredicateTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/AfterRoutePredicateTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27917415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/AfterRoutePredicateTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.gateway.handler.predicate;
+
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.MockServerHttpRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.MockServerHttpResponse;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.DefaultServerWebExchange;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * @author Spencer Gibb
+ */
+public class AfterRoutePredicateTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void beforeStringWorks() {
+		String dateString = ZonedDateTime.now().minusHours(1).format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_ZONED_DATE_TIME);
+
+		final boolean result = new AfterRoutePredicate().apply(dateString, null).test(getExchange());
+
+		assertThat(result).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void afterStringWorks() {
+		String dateString = ZonedDateTime.now().plusHours(1).format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_ZONED_DATE_TIME);
+
+		final boolean result = new AfterRoutePredicate().apply(dateString, null).test(getExchange());
+
+		assertThat(result).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void beforeEpochWorks() {
+		String dateString = String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()-(1000*60*60));
+
+		final boolean result = new AfterRoutePredicate().apply(dateString, null).test(getExchange());
+
+		assertThat(result).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void afterEpochWorks() {
+		String dateString = String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()+(1000*60*60));
+
+		final boolean result = new AfterRoutePredicate().apply(dateString, null).test(getExchange());
+
+		assertThat(result).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	private ServerWebExchange getExchange() {
+		final MockServerHttpRequest request = MockServerHttpRequest.get("http://example.com").build();
+		return new DefaultServerWebExchange(request, new MockServerHttpResponse());
+	}
+}