diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueEntryServiceImpl.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueEntryServiceImpl.java
index b0acb34..491336f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueEntryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueEntryServiceImpl.java
@@ -116,7 +116,12 @@ public QueueEntry transitionQueueEntry(QueueEntryTransition queueEntryTransition
 		if (currentState.getEndedAt() != null) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot transition a queue entry that has already ended");
 		}
-		
+		// Validate transition date is not in the future (with 1-minute tolerance for clock drift)
+		Date maxAllowedDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 60000L);
+		if (queueEntryTransition.getTransitionDate() != null
+		        && queueEntryTransition.getTransitionDate().after(maxAllowedDate)) {
+			throw new APIException("Transition date cannot be in the future");
+		}
 		// Capture the dateChanged for optimistic locking
 		Date expectedDateChanged = currentState.getDateChanged();
 		
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueEntryServiceTest.java b/api/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueEntryServiceTest.java
index 28b4d6f..ae7a614 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueEntryServiceTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueEntryServiceTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.openmrs.User;
 import org.openmrs.Visit;
 import org.openmrs.VisitAttributeType;
+import org.openmrs.api.APIException;
 import org.openmrs.api.VisitService;
 import org.openmrs.api.context.Context;
 import org.openmrs.api.context.UserContext;
@@ -470,4 +471,47 @@ public void shouldGenerateVisitQueueNumber() {
 		assertThat(queueNumber, notNullValue());
 		assertThat(queueNumber, equalTo("CON-053"));
 	}
+	
+	@Test(expected = APIException.class)
+	public void shouldThrowWhenTransitionDateIsInTheFuture() {
+		QueueEntry queueEntry = new QueueEntry();
+		queueEntry.setQueueEntryId(1);
+		when(dao.get(1)).thenReturn(Optional.of(queueEntry));
+		
+		QueueEntryTransition transition = new QueueEntryTransition();
+		transition.setQueueEntryToTransition(queueEntry);
+		// Set transition date 2 minutes in the future — well beyond the 1-minute tolerance
+		transition.setTransitionDate(DateUtils.addMinutes(new Date(), 2));
+		
+		queueEntryService.transitionQueueEntry(transition);
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void shouldAllowTransitionDateWithinOneMinuteClockDriftTolerance() {
+		QueueEntry queueEntry = new QueueEntry();
+		queueEntry.setQueueEntryId(1);
+		queueEntry.setQueue(new Queue());
+		queueEntry.setPatient(new Patient());
+		queueEntry.setStatus(new Concept());
+		queueEntry.setPriority(new Concept());
+		queueEntry.setStartedAt(DateUtils.addHours(new Date(), -1));
+		when(dao.get(1)).thenReturn(Optional.of(queueEntry));
+		when(dao.updateIfUnmodified(any(), any())).thenReturn(true);
+		when(dao.createOrUpdate(any())).thenAnswer(invocation -> {
+			QueueEntry entry = invocation.getArgument(0);
+			if (entry.getId() == null) {
+				entry.setQueueEntryId(2);
+			}
+			return entry;
+		});
+		
+		QueueEntryTransition transition = new QueueEntryTransition();
+		transition.setQueueEntryToTransition(queueEntry);
+		// Set transition date 30 seconds in future — within the 1-minute tolerance
+		transition.setTransitionDate(DateUtils.addMinutes(new Date(), 1));
+		
+		// Should NOT throw — 30 seconds is within the allowed clock drift window
+		QueueEntry result = queueEntryService.transitionQueueEntry(transition);
+		assertThat(result, notNullValue());
+	}
 }