diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
index be8c011b..0359000f 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(ClpStreamReader) {
             "Array<[string, bigint, number, number]>"
     );
     emscripten::register_type<clp_ffi_js::ir::FilteredLogEventMapTsType>("number[] | null");
+    emscripten::register_type<clp_ffi_js::ir::NullableLogEventIdx>("number | null");
     emscripten::class_<clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader>("ClpStreamReader")
             .constructor(
                     &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::create,
@@ -145,7 +146,11 @@ EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(ClpStreamReader) {
             )
             .function("filterLogEvents", &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::filter_log_events)
             .function("deserializeStream", &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::deserialize_stream)
-            .function("decodeRange", &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::decode_range);
+            .function("decodeRange", &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::decode_range)
+            .function(
+                    "findNearestLogEventByTimestamp",
+                    &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp
+            );
 }
 }  // namespace
 
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
index 6d483e89..25ddcc57 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <clp/ir/types.hpp>
 #include <clp/streaming_compression/zstd/Decompressor.hpp>
 #include <clp/type_utils.hpp>
 #include <emscripten/em_asm.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(ReaderOptions);
 // JS types used as outputs
 EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(DecodedResultsTsType);
 EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(FilteredLogEventMapTsType);
+EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(NullableLogEventIdx);
 
 enum class StreamType : uint8_t {
     Structured,
@@ -124,6 +126,24 @@ class StreamReader {
     [[nodiscard]] virtual auto decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const
             -> DecodedResultsTsType = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Finds the log event, L, where if we assume:
+     *
+     * - the collection of log events is sorted in chronological order, or the search won't work;
+     * - and we insert a marker log event, M, with timestamp `target_ts` into the collection (if log
+     *   events with timestamp `target_ts` already exist in the collection, M should be inserted
+     *   after them).
+     *
+     * L is the event just before M, if M is not the first event in the collection; otherwise L is
+     * the event just after M.
+     *
+     * @param target_ts
+     * @return The index of the log event L.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(
+            clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t target_ts
+    ) -> NullableLogEventIdx = 0;
+
 protected:
     explicit StreamReader() = default;
 
@@ -172,6 +192,20 @@ class StreamReader {
             LogLevelFilterTsType const& log_level_filter,
             LogEvents<LogEvent> const& log_events
     ) -> void;
+
+    /**
+     * Templated implementation of `find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp`.
+     *
+     * @tparam LogEvent
+     * @param log_events
+     * @param target_ts
+     * @return See `find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp`.
+     */
+    template <typename LogEvent>
+    auto generic_find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(
+            LogEvents<LogEvent> const& log_events,
+            clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t target_ts
+    ) -> NullableLogEventIdx;
 };
 
 template <typename LogEvent, typename ToStringFunc>
@@ -258,6 +292,34 @@ auto StreamReader::generic_filter_log_events(
         }
     }
 }
+
+template <typename LogEvent>
+auto StreamReader::generic_find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(
+        LogEvents<LogEvent> const& log_events,
+        clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t target_ts
+) -> NullableLogEventIdx {
+    if (log_events.empty()) {
+        return NullableLogEventIdx{emscripten::val::null()};
+    }
+
+    // Find the log event whose timestamp is just after `target_ts`
+    auto first_greater_it{std::upper_bound(
+            log_events.begin(),
+            log_events.end(),
+            target_ts,
+            [](clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t ts, LogEventWithFilterData<LogEvent> const& log_event) {
+                return ts < log_event.get_timestamp();
+            }
+    )};
+
+    if (first_greater_it == log_events.begin()) {
+        return NullableLogEventIdx{emscripten::val(0)};
+    }
+
+    auto const first_greater_idx{std::distance(log_events.begin(), first_greater_it)};
+
+    return NullableLogEventIdx{emscripten::val(first_greater_idx - 1)};
+}
 }  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
 
 #endif  // CLP_FFI_JS_IR_STREAMREADER_HPP
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.cpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.cpp
index f12b66b4..47a47732 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.cpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <clp/Array.hpp>
 #include <clp/ErrorCode.hpp>
 #include <clp/ffi/ir_stream/Deserializer.hpp>
+#include <clp/ir/types.hpp>
 #include <clp/TraceableException.hpp>
 #include <emscripten/val.h>
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
@@ -147,6 +148,12 @@ auto StructuredIrStreamReader::decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bo
     );
 }
 
+auto StructuredIrStreamReader::find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(
+        clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t const target_ts
+) -> NullableLogEventIdx {
+    return generic_find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(*m_deserialized_log_events, target_ts);
+}
+
 StructuredIrStreamReader::StructuredIrStreamReader(
         StreamReaderDataContext<StructuredIrDeserializer>&& stream_reader_data_context,
         std::shared_ptr<StructuredLogEvents> deserialized_log_events
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.hpp
index 6ccd5255..0d48aee0 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.hpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StructuredIrStreamReader.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <clp/Array.hpp>
 #include <clp/ffi/ir_stream/Deserializer.hpp>
 #include <clp/ffi/SchemaTree.hpp>
+#include <clp/ir/types.hpp>
 #include <emscripten/val.h>
 
 #include <clp_ffi_js/ir/LogEventWithFilterData.hpp>
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ class StructuredIrStreamReader : public StreamReader {
     [[nodiscard]] auto decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const
             -> DecodedResultsTsType override;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] auto find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t target_ts
+    ) -> NullableLogEventIdx override;
+
 private:
     // Constructor
     explicit StructuredIrStreamReader(
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.cpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.cpp
index 22085e02..7b4c1cf3 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.cpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ auto UnstructuredIrStreamReader::decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx,
     );
 }
 
+auto UnstructuredIrStreamReader::find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(
+        clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t const target_ts
+) -> NullableLogEventIdx {
+    return generic_find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(m_encoded_log_events, target_ts);
+}
+
 UnstructuredIrStreamReader::UnstructuredIrStreamReader(
         StreamReaderDataContext<UnstructuredIrDeserializer>&& stream_reader_data_context
 )
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.hpp
index 60e515f3..f9ece434 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.hpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/UnstructuredIrStreamReader.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class UnstructuredIrStreamReader : public StreamReader {
     [[nodiscard]] auto decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const
             -> DecodedResultsTsType override;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] auto find_nearest_log_event_by_timestamp(clp::ir::epoch_time_ms_t target_ts
+    ) -> NullableLogEventIdx override;
+
 private:
     // Constructor
     explicit UnstructuredIrStreamReader(