diff --git a/crates/collab/src/api/billing.rs b/crates/collab/src/api/billing.rs
index 916d669d9d..bac0258ead 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/api/billing.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/api/billing.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use axum::{
     routing::{get, post},
     Extension, Json, Router,
 };
-use chrono::{DateTime, SecondsFormat};
+use chrono::{DateTime, SecondsFormat, Utc};
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use sea_orm::ActiveValue;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -427,6 +427,24 @@ async fn poll_stripe_events(
             stripe_event_created_timestamp: event.created,
         };
 
+        // If the event has happened too far in the past, we don't want to
+        // process it and risk overwriting other more-recent updates.
+        //
+        // 1 hour was chosen arbitrarily. This could be made longer or shorter.
+        let one_hour = Duration::from_secs(60 * 60);
+        let an_hour_ago = Utc::now() - one_hour;
+        if an_hour_ago.timestamp() > event.created {
+            log::info!(
+                "Stripe event {} is more than {one_hour:?} old, marking as processed",
+                event_id
+            );
+            app.db
+                .create_processed_stripe_event(&processed_event_params)
+                .await?;
+
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let process_result = match event.type_ {
             EventType::CustomerCreated | EventType::CustomerUpdated => {
                 handle_customer_event(app, stripe_client, event).await