diff --git a/lib/hls/hls_parser.js b/lib/hls/hls_parser.js
index c1658442e5..85e9b2114a 100644
--- a/lib/hls/hls_parser.js
+++ b/lib/hls/hls_parser.js
@@ -3684,7 +3684,11 @@ shaka.hls.HlsParser = class {
         const endDate = shaka.util.TXml.parseDate(endDateValue);
         if (!isNaN(endDate)) {
           goog.asserts.assert(endDate != null, 'End date should not be null!');
-          endTime = Math.max(0, endDate - initialProgramDateTime);
+          endTime = endDate - initialProgramDateTime;
+          if (endTime < 0) {
+            // Date range in the past
+            continue;
+          }
         }
       }
       if (endTime == null) {
@@ -3694,6 +3698,11 @@ shaka.hls.HlsParser = class {
           if (!isNaN(duration)) {
             endTime = startTime + duration;
           }
+          const realEndTime = startDate - initialProgramDateTime + duration;
+          if (realEndTime < 0) {
+            // Date range in the past
+            continue;
+          }
         }
       }
       const type = tag.getAttributeValue('CLASS') || 'com.apple.quicktime.HLS';
diff --git a/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js b/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
index c7f42d001b..b5927fe1a2 100644
--- a/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
+++ b/test/hls/hls_parser_unit.js
@@ -5638,6 +5638,28 @@ describe('HlsParser', () => {
       expect(onMetadataSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('ignores if date ranges are in the past', async () => {
+      const mediaPlaylist = [
+        '#EXTM3U\n',
+        '#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:5\n',
+        '#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME:2000-01-01T00:00:00.00Z\n',
+        '#EXTINF:5,\n',
+        'video1.ts\n',
+        '#EXT-X-DATERANGE:ID="0",START-DATE="1999-01-01T00:00:00.00Z",',
+        'DURATION=1,X-SHAKA="FOREVER"\n',
+        '#EXT-X-DATERANGE:ID="1",START-DATE="2000-01-01T00:00:05.00Z",',
+        'END-DATE="1999-01-01T00:00:06.00Z",X-SHAKA="FOREVER"\n',
+      ].join('');
+
+      fakeNetEngine
+          .setResponseText('test:/master', mediaPlaylist)
+          .setResponseValue('test:/video1.ts', tsSegmentData);
+
+      await parser.start('test:/master', playerInterface);
+
+      expect(onMetadataSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('supports interstitial', async () => {
       const mediaPlaylist = [
         '#EXTM3U\n',