diff --git a/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/list_offsets.cc b/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/list_offsets.cc
index 72f27c3e746a..54c5a52cd1db 100644
--- a/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/list_offsets.cc
+++ b/src/v/kafka/server/handlers/list_offsets.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static ss::future<list_offset_partition_response> list_offsets_partition(
     auto res = co_await kafka_partition->timequery(storage::timequery_config{
       kafka_partition->start_offset(),
       timestamp,
-      offset,
+      model::prev_offset(offset),
       kafka_read_priority(),
       {model::record_batch_type::raft_data},
       octx.rctx.abort_source().local()});