diff --git a/src/classes/queue.ts b/src/classes/queue.ts
index 82d609dcb6..f21310b437 100644
--- a/src/classes/queue.ts
+++ b/src/classes/queue.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ export class Queue<
     opts?: JobsOptions,
   ): Promise<Job<DataType, ResultType, NameType>> {
     if (opts && opts.repeat) {
+      if (opts.repeat.endDate) {
+        if (+new Date(opts.repeat.endDate) < Date.now()) {
+          throw new Error('End date must be greater than current timestamp');
+        }
+      }
+
       return (await this.repeat).addNextRepeatableJob<
         DataType,
         ResultType,
diff --git a/tests/test_repeat.ts b/tests/test_repeat.ts
index cec55869c7..d4a3f28ca0 100644
--- a/tests/test_repeat.ts
+++ b/tests/test_repeat.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,23 @@ describe('repeat', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when endDate is not greater than current timestamp', () => {
+    it('throws an error', async function () {
+      await expect(
+        queue.add(
+          'test',
+          { foo: 'bar' },
+          {
+            repeat: {
+              endDate: Date.now() - 1000,
+              every: 100,
+            },
+          },
+        ),
+      ).to.be.rejectedWith('End date must be greater than current timestamp');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('it should stop repeating after endDate', async function () {
     const every = 100;
     const date = new Date('2017-02-07 9:24:00');