diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3a54ab..12780fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,29 @@ jobs:
 | {{ id }} | The numeric id of the issue/pr |
 | {{ payload.* }} | The payload of the [issue/pr](https://docs.github.com/cn/rest/pulls/pulls#get-a-pull-request) |
 
+### Running within a specific date window
+
+You can configure the action to only run after a specific date, before a specific date, or between a start and end date.
+
+```yml
+name: Auto Comment
+on: [issues, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  run:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: wow-actions/auto-comment@v1
+        with:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          startDate: 2022-12-24
+          endDate: 2023-01-02
+          issuesOpenedComment: |
+            👋 @{{ author }}
+            Thank you for raising an issue.
+            We are on a company-wide holiday, and will only be investigating SEV-1 issues between Christmas and New Years.
+            If you have a SEV-1 issue, you can raise it by filing a "Production Outage" issue.
+```
+
 ## 🔖 License
 
 The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT License](LICENSE)
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d8b16b6..3c10d6d 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -280,6 +280,12 @@ inputs:
   pullRequestReviewRequestRemovedReactions:
     required: false
 
+  startDate:
+    required: false
+
+  endDate:
+    required: false
+
 runs:
   using: node16
   main: dist/index.js
diff --git a/src/action.ts b/src/action.ts
index bebe42c..dc0cc1d 100644
--- a/src/action.ts
+++ b/src/action.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ export namespace Action {
       core.info(`action: ${action}`)
       core.info(`event: ${Util.getEventName()}`)
 
+      const startDate = Util.getStartDate()
+      const endDate = Util.getEndDate()
+      if (startDate || endDate) {
+        core.info(`StartDate: ${startDate} - EndDate ${endDate}`)
+        const now = new Date()
+        core.info(`Today: ${now}`)
+
+        if (!(startDate && startDate < now)) {
+          throw new Error('Running before StartDate - not executing')
+        }
+        if (!(endDate && endDate > now)) {
+          throw new Error('Running after EndDate - not executing')
+        }
+        core.info('Running inside of configured time - executing')
+      }
+
       const comment = Util.getComment()
       const payload = context.payload.issue || context.payload.pull_request
       if (comment && payload) {
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 0aeb9e1..074268d 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -98,4 +98,12 @@ export namespace Util {
 
     return null
   }
+
+  export function getStartDate() {
+    return new Date(Date.parse(core.getInput('startDate')))
+  }
+
+  export function getEndDate() {
+    return new Date(Date.parse(core.getInput('endDate')))
+  }
 }