diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5d2409..fba4af9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Use the provided `verifyTime` instead of the current time when verifying embedded signatures.
+
 ## [2.2.3] 2021-09-21
 ### Changed
 - Keys are now generated with ZLIB as preferred compression algorithm
diff --git a/crypto/keyring_message.go b/crypto/keyring_message.go
index d819dad..c625061 100644
--- a/crypto/keyring_message.go
+++ b/crypto/keyring_message.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto/openpgp"
 	"github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto/openpgp/packet"
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ func asymmetricDecrypt(
 		encryptedIO,
 		privateKey,
 		verifyKey,
+		verifyTime,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -215,7 +217,10 @@ func asymmetricDecrypt(
 
 // Core for decryption+verification (all) functions.
 func asymmetricDecryptStream(
-	encryptedIO io.Reader, privateKey *KeyRing, verifyKey *KeyRing,
+	encryptedIO io.Reader,
+	privateKey *KeyRing,
+	verifyKey *KeyRing,
+	verifyTime int64,
 ) (messageDetails *openpgp.MessageDetails, err error) {
 	privKeyEntries := privateKey.entities
 	var additionalEntries openpgp.EntityList
@@ -228,7 +233,19 @@ func asymmetricDecryptStream(
 		privKeyEntries = append(privKeyEntries, additionalEntries...)
 	}
 
-	config := &packet.Config{Time: getTimeGenerator()}
+	config := &packet.Config{
+		Time: func() time.Time {
+			if verifyTime == 0 {
+				/*
+					We default to current time while decrypting and verifying
+					but the caller will remove signature expiration errors later on.
+					See processSignatureExpiration().
+				*/
+				return getNow()
+			}
+			return time.Unix(verifyTime, 0)
+		},
+	}
 
 	messageDetails, err = openpgp.ReadMessage(encryptedIO, privKeyEntries, nil, config)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/crypto/keyring_streaming.go b/crypto/keyring_streaming.go
index e16be5a..215212a 100644
--- a/crypto/keyring_streaming.go
+++ b/crypto/keyring_streaming.go
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ func (keyRing *KeyRing) DecryptStream(
 		message,
 		keyRing,
 		verifyKeyRing,
+		verifyTime,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/crypto/keyring_test.go b/crypto/keyring_test.go
index cbe27e0..a7569ed 100644
--- a/crypto/keyring_test.go
+++ b/crypto/keyring_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package crypto
 import (
 	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"crypto/rsa"
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto/openpgp/ecdh"
+	"github.com/ProtonMail/gopenpgp/v2/constants"
 )
 
 var testSymmetricKey []byte
@@ -231,3 +233,43 @@ func TestKeyringCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, keyRingTestMultiple.CanVerify())
 	assert.True(t, keyRingTestMultiple.CanEncrypt())
 }
+
+func TestVerificationTime(t *testing.T) {
+	message := NewPlainMessageFromString("Hello")
+	pgp.latestServerTime = 1632312383
+	defer func() {
+		pgp.latestServerTime = testTime
+	}()
+	enc, err := keyRingTestPublic.Encrypt(
+		message,
+		keyRingTestPrivate,
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Encryption error: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, err = keyRingTestPrivate.Decrypt(
+		enc,
+		keyRingTestPublic,
+		392039755,
+	)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("No signature error")
+	}
+	castedErr := &SignatureVerificationError{}
+	isType := errors.As(err, castedErr)
+	if !isType {
+		t.Fatalf("No signature error %v", err)
+	}
+	if castedErr.Status != constants.SIGNATURE_FAILED {
+		t.Fatalf("Wrong status %v", castedErr)
+	}
+	_, err = keyRingTestPrivate.Decrypt(
+		enc,
+		keyRingTestPublic,
+		0,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Got an error while decrypting %v", err)
+	}
+}