diff --git a/backend/internal/db/datasaver/saver.go b/backend/internal/db/datasaver/saver.go
index 8309059ff..ad1929f08 100644
--- a/backend/internal/db/datasaver/saver.go
+++ b/backend/internal/db/datasaver/saver.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package datasaver
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"openreplay/backend/pkg/db/types"
 
 	"openreplay/backend/internal/config/db"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/db/clickhouse"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/db/postgres"
-	"openreplay/backend/pkg/db/types"
 	"openreplay/backend/pkg/logger"
 	. "openreplay/backend/pkg/messages"
 	queue "openreplay/backend/pkg/queue/types"
@@ -50,10 +51,6 @@ func New(log logger.Logger, cfg *db.Config, pg *postgres.Conn, ch clickhouse.Con
 }
 
 func (s *saverImpl) Handle(msg Message) {
-	if msg.TypeID() == MsgCustomEvent {
-		defer s.Handle(types.WrapCustomEvent(msg.(*CustomEvent)))
-	}
-
 	var (
 		sessCtx = context.WithValue(context.Background(), "sessionID", msg.SessionID())
 		session *sessions.Session
@@ -69,6 +66,23 @@ func (s *saverImpl) Handle(msg Message) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if msg.TypeID() == MsgCustomEvent {
+		m := msg.(*CustomEvent)
+		// Try to parse custom event payload to JSON and extract or_payload field
+		type CustomEventPayload struct {
+			CustomTimestamp uint64 `json:"or_timestamp"`
+		}
+		customPayload := &CustomEventPayload{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(m.Payload), customPayload); err == nil {
+			if customPayload.CustomTimestamp >= session.Timestamp {
+				s.log.Info(sessCtx, "custom event timestamp received: %v", m.Timestamp)
+				msg.Meta().Timestamp = customPayload.CustomTimestamp
+				s.log.Info(sessCtx, "custom event timestamp updated: %v", m.Timestamp)
+			}
+		}
+		defer s.Handle(types.WrapCustomEvent(m))
+	}
+
 	if IsMobileType(msg.TypeID()) {
 		if err := s.handleMobileMessage(sessCtx, session, msg); err != nil {
 			if !postgres.IsPkeyViolation(err) {