diff --git a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
index 29e425f459..600a534401 100644
--- a/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/shared/configuration.md
@@ -4907,6 +4907,15 @@ engine_v2:
 # of the normal ingesters.
 # CLI flag: -querier.query-partition-ingesters
 [query_partition_ingesters: <boolean> | default = false]
+
+# Amount of time until data objects are available.
+# CLI flag: -querier.dataobj-storage-lag
+[dataobj_storage_lag: <duration> | default = 1h]
+
+# Initial date when data objects became available. Format YYYY-MM-DD. If not
+# set, assume data objects are always available no matter how far back.
+# CLI flag: -querier.dataobj-storage-start
+[dataobj_storage_start: <string> | default = ""]
 ```
 
 ### query_range
diff --git a/pkg/querier/http.go b/pkg/querier/http.go
index 04cbd7abf1..7e747075b2 100644
--- a/pkg/querier/http.go
+++ b/pkg/querier/http.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (q *QuerierAPI) RangeQueryHandler(ctx context.Context, req *queryrange.Loki
 		return result, err
 	}
 
-	if q.cfg.EngineV2.Enable && hasDataObjectsAvailable(params.Start(), params.End()) {
+	if q.cfg.EngineV2.Enable && hasDataObjectsAvailable(q.cfg, params.Start(), params.End()) {
 		query := q.engineV2.Query(params)
 		result, err = query.Exec(ctx)
 		if err == nil {
@@ -109,10 +109,16 @@ func (q *QuerierAPI) RangeQueryHandler(ctx context.Context, req *queryrange.Loki
 	return query.Exec(ctx)
 }
 
-func hasDataObjectsAvailable(_, end time.Time) bool {
+func hasDataObjectsAvailable(config Config, start, end time.Time) bool {
 	// Data objects in object storage lag behind 20-30 minutes.
-	// We are generous and only enable v2 engine queries that end earlier than 1 hour ago, to ensure data objects are available.
-	return end.Before(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour))
+	// We are generous and only enable v2 engine queries that end earlier than 1DataObjStorageLag ago (default 1h),
+	// to ensure data objects are available.
+	if config.DataobjStorageStart != "" {
+		startTime, _ := time.Parse("2006-01-02", config.DataobjStorageStart) // already validated
+		return end.Before(time.Now().Add(-1*config.DataobjStorageLag.Abs())) && start.After(startTime)
+	}
+	// no start time; assume we always have data objects no matter how far back
+	return end.Before(time.Now().Add(-1 * config.DataobjStorageLag.Abs()))
 }
 
 // InstantQueryHandler is a http.HandlerFunc for instant queries.
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ func (q *QuerierAPI) InstantQueryHandler(ctx context.Context, req *queryrange.Lo
 		return logqlmodel.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	if q.cfg.EngineV2.Enable && hasDataObjectsAvailable(params.Start(), params.End()) {
+	if q.cfg.EngineV2.Enable && hasDataObjectsAvailable(q.cfg, params.Start(), params.End()) {
 		query := q.engineV2.Query(params)
 		result, err := query.Exec(ctx)
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/querier/querier.go b/pkg/querier/querier.go
index 9f98fb4f3c..a967782ff7 100644
--- a/pkg/querier/querier.go
+++ b/pkg/querier/querier.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	IngesterQueryStoreMaxLookback time.Duration `yaml:"-"`
 	QueryPatternIngestersWithin   time.Duration `yaml:"-"`
+	DataobjStorageLag             time.Duration `yaml:"dataobj_storage_lag" category:"experimental"`
+	DataobjStorageStart           string        `yaml:"dataobj_storage_start" category:"experimental"`
 }
 
 // RegisterFlags register flags.
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ func (cfg *Config) RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix string, f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.TailMaxDuration, prefix+"tail-max-duration", 1*time.Hour, "Maximum duration for which the live tailing requests are served.")
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.ExtraQueryDelay, prefix+"extra-query-delay", 0, "Time to wait before sending more than the minimum successful query requests.")
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.QueryIngestersWithin, prefix+"query-ingesters-within", 3*time.Hour, "Maximum lookback beyond which queries are not sent to ingester. 0 means all queries are sent to ingester.")
+	f.DurationVar(&cfg.DataobjStorageLag, prefix+"dataobj-storage-lag", 1*time.Hour, "Amount of time until data objects are available.")
 	cfg.Engine.RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix+"engine.", f)
 	cfg.EngineV2.RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix+"engine-v2.", f)
 	f.IntVar(&cfg.MaxConcurrent, prefix+"max-concurrent", 4, "The maximum number of queries that can be simultaneously processed by the querier.")
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ func (cfg *Config) RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix string, f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.MultiTenantQueriesEnabled, prefix+"multi-tenant-queries-enabled", false, "When true, allow queries to span multiple tenants.")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.PerRequestLimitsEnabled, prefix+"per-request-limits-enabled", false, "When true, querier limits sent via a header are enforced.")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.QueryPartitionIngesters, prefix+"query-partition-ingesters", false, "When true, querier directs ingester queries to the partition-ingesters instead of the normal ingesters.")
+	f.StringVar(&cfg.DataobjStorageStart, prefix+"dataobj-storage-start", "", "Initial date when data objects became available. Format YYYY-MM-DD. If not set, assume data objects are always available no matter how far back.")
 }
 
 // Validate validates the config.
@@ -92,6 +96,12 @@ func (cfg *Config) Validate() error {
 	if cfg.QueryStoreOnly && cfg.QueryIngesterOnly {
 		return errors.New("querier.query_store_only and querier.query_ingester_only cannot both be true")
 	}
+	if cfg.DataobjStorageStart != "" {
+		_, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", cfg.DataobjStorageStart)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "data_obj_storage_start must be a valid date")
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }