diff --git a/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh b/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh
index 06c9dd6c93..1cb36b9ab8 100755
--- a/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh
+++ b/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,23 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'create signed tags ssh' '
 	git tag -u"${GPGSSH_KEY_UNTRUSTED}" -m eighth eighth-signed-alt
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'create signed tags with keys having defined lifetimes' '
+	test_when_finished "test_unconfig commit.gpgsign" &&
+	test_config gpg.format ssh &&
+
+	echo expired >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m expired -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" -m expired-signed expired-signed &&
+
+	echo notyetvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m notyetvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" -m notyetvalid-signed notyetvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" -m timeboxedvalid-signed timeboxedvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedinvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedinvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" -m timeboxedinvalid-signed timeboxedinvalid-signed
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPGSSH 'verify and show ssh signatures' '
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	(
@@ -80,6 +97,31 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'verify and show ssh signatures' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag exits failure on expired signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-tag expired-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag exits failure on not yet valid signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-tag notyetvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag succeeds with tag date and key validity matching' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git verify-tag timeboxedvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_BAD_SIGNATURE}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag failes with tag date outside of key validity' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-tag timeboxedinvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPGSSH 'detect fudged ssh signature' '
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	git cat-file tag seventh-signed >raw &&
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 62fb09f5a5..dfbcd7fcc2 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ static int run_gpg_verify(const char *buf, unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
 		return error("no signature found");
 	}
 
+	sigc.payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_TAG;
 	sigc.payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc.payload_len);
 	ret = check_signature(&sigc, signature.buf, signature.len);