diff --git a/src/Expr.cc b/src/Expr.cc
index 88c2bbd759..9e872d846f 100644
--- a/src/Expr.cc
+++ b/src/Expr.cc
@@ -3829,8 +3829,13 @@ ScheduleTimer::ScheduleTimer(const EventHandlerPtr& arg_event, Args arg_args, do
     : Timer(t, TIMER_SCHEDULE), event(arg_event), args(std::move(arg_args)) {}
 
 void ScheduleTimer::Dispatch(double /* t */, bool /* is_expire */) {
-    if ( event )
-        event_mgr.Enqueue(event, std::move(args), util::detail::SOURCE_LOCAL, 0, nullptr, this->Time());
+    if ( event ) {
+        // An event's intended timestamp might be in the past as timer expiration is driven by
+        // network time. Guarantee that the intended timestamp is never in the future (e.g.,
+        // when all timers are expired on shutdown).
+        auto ts = std::min(this->Time(), run_state::network_time);
+        event_mgr.Enqueue(event, std::move(args), util::detail::SOURCE_LOCAL, 0, nullptr, ts);
+    }
 }
 
 ScheduleExpr::ScheduleExpr(ExprPtr arg_when, EventExprPtr arg_event)
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/broker.remote_event_schedule_ts/send.send.out b/testing/btest/Baseline/broker.remote_event_schedule_ts/send.send.out
index 68fdce6f5b..2135ed1cd8 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/broker.remote_event_schedule_ts/send.send.out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/broker.remote_event_schedule_ts/send.send.out
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ sender added peer: endpoint=127.0.0.1 msg=handshake successful
 >> Run 10 (1989-12-13-07:00:00)
 >>> Publish my-message-a intended for 1989-12-13-07:00:00 (current_event_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00, network_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00)
 sender lost peer: endpoint=127.0.0.1 msg=lost connection to remote peer
->>> Publish my-message-b intended for 1989-12-13-07:15:00 (current_event_time=1989-12-13-07:15:00, network_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00)
->>> Publish my-message-c intended for 1989-12-13-07:30:00 (current_event_time=1989-12-13-07:30:00, network_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00)
+>>> Publish my-message-b intended for 1989-12-13-07:15:00 (current_event_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00, network_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00)
+>>> Publish my-message-c intended for 1989-12-13-07:30:00 (current_event_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00, network_time=1989-12-13-07:00:00)
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.event-ts-scheduled/out b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.event-ts-scheduled/out
index 6890f28697..0b94b35b83 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.event-ts-scheduled/out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.event-ts-scheduled/out
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 [1989-12-13-07:00:00] Test was scheduled at 1989-12-13-06:00:00 for 1989-12-13-06:30:00
 >> Run 9 (1989-12-13-07:00:00)
 << Run 9 (1989-12-13-07:00:00)
-[1989-12-13-07:00:00] Test was scheduled at 1989-12-13-07:00:00 for 1989-12-13-07:15:00
-[1989-12-13-07:00:00] Test was scheduled at 1989-12-13-07:00:00 for 1989-12-13-07:30:00
+[1989-12-13-07:00:00] Test was scheduled at 1989-12-13-07:00:00 for 1989-12-13-07:00:00
+[1989-12-13-07:00:00] Test was scheduled at 1989-12-13-07:00:00 for 1989-12-13-07:00:00