diff --git a/lib/lib_errors.c b/lib/lib_errors.c
index acc9a05c33..a658e4c295 100644
--- a/lib/lib_errors.c
+++ b/lib/lib_errors.c
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ static struct log_ref ferr_lib_warn[] = {
 		.description = "The Event subsystem has detected a file descriptor read/write event without an associated handling function.  This is a bug, please collect log data and open an issue.",
 		.suggestion = "Gather log data and open an Issue",
 	},
+	{
+		.code = EC_LIB_TIMER_TOO_LONG,
+		.title = "The Event subsystem has detected an internal timer that is scheduled to pop in greater than one year",
+		.description = "The Event subsystem has detected a timer being started that will pop in a timer that is greater than one year.  This is a bug, please collect log data and open an issue.",
+		.suggestion = "Gather log data and open an Issue",
+	},
 	{
 		.code = EC_LIB_RMAP_RECURSION_LIMIT,
 		.title = "Reached the Route-Map Recursion Limit",
diff --git a/lib/lib_errors.h b/lib/lib_errors.h
index 64ac6c1ceb..91f206f74a 100644
--- a/lib/lib_errors.h
+++ b/lib/lib_errors.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum lib_log_refs {
 	EC_LIB_SLOW_THREAD_WALL,
 	EC_LIB_STARVE_THREAD,
 	EC_LIB_NO_THREAD,
+	EC_LIB_TIMER_TOO_LONG,
 	EC_LIB_RMAP_RECURSION_LIMIT,
 	EC_LIB_BACKUP_CONFIG,
 	EC_LIB_VRF_LENGTH,
diff --git a/lib/thread.c b/lib/thread.c
index 58b8e206fa..bc3bfe89d4 100644
--- a/lib/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,12 @@ static void _thread_add_timer_timeval(const struct xref_threadsched *xref,
 		if (thread_timer_list_first(&m->timer) == thread)
 			AWAKEN(m);
 	}
+#define ONEYEAR2SEC (60 * 60 * 24 * 365)
+	if (time_relative->tv_sec > ONEYEAR2SEC)
+		flog_err(
+			EC_LIB_TIMER_TOO_LONG,
+			"Timer: %pTHD is created with an expiration that is greater than 1 year",
+			thread);
 }