diff --git a/src/ical.cc b/src/ical.cc
index 68778465..99d535fb 100644
--- a/src/ical.cc
+++ b/src/ical.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,21 @@ struct ical_event *add_event(struct ical_event *listend, icalcomponent *new_ev)
 	icaltimetype start;
 
 	start = icalcomponent_get_dtstart(new_ev);
-	if(icaltime_compare(start, icaltime_from_timet(time(NULL), 0)) <= 0) return NULL;
+	if(icaltime_compare(start, icaltime_from_timet(time(NULL), 0)) <= 0) {
+		icalproperty *rrule = icalcomponent_get_first_property(new_ev, ICAL_RRULE_PROPERTY);
+		if(rrule) {
+			icalrecur_iterator* ritr = icalrecur_iterator_new(icalproperty_get_rrule(rrule), start);
+			icaltimetype nexttime = icalrecur_iterator_next(ritr);
+			while (!icaltime_is_null_time(nexttime)) {
+				if(icaltime_compare(nexttime, icaltime_from_timet(time(NULL), 0)) > 0) {
+					start = nexttime;
+					break;
+				}
+				nexttime = icalrecur_iterator_next(ritr);
+			}
+			icalrecur_iterator_free(ritr);
+		} else return NULL;
+	}
 	ev_new = (struct ical_event *) malloc(sizeof(struct ical_event));
 	memset(ev_new, 0, sizeof(struct ical_event));
 	ev_new->event = new_ev;