diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/touch.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/touch.rs
index 1806c6506a..1d5f5b189d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/touch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/touch.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,15 @@ impl Command for Touch {
 
                 // Checks for the seconds stamp and removes the '.' delimiter if any
                 let (val, has_sec): (String, bool) = match stamp.split_once('.') {
-                    Some((dtime, sec)) => (format!("{}{}", dtime, sec), true),
+                    Some((dtime, sec)) => match sec.parse::<u8>() {
+                        Ok(sec) if sec < 60 => (format!("{}{}", dtime, sec), true),
+                        _ => {
+                            return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                                "input has an invalid timestamp".to_string(),
+                                span,
+                            ))
+                        }
+                    },
                     None => (stamp.to_string(), false),
                 };
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/touch.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/touch.rs
index 04c2518ebf..220ebd688f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/touch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/touch.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,34 @@ fn errors_if_change_modified_time_of_file_with_invalid_timestamp() {
         );
 
         assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -t 082412.3012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -t 0824.123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -t 08.24123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -t 0.824123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
     })
 }
 
@@ -401,6 +429,34 @@ fn errors_if_change_access_time_of_file_with_invalid_timestamp() {
         );
 
         assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -a -t 082412.3012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -a -t 0824.123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -a -t 08.24123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -a -t 0.824123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
     })
 }
 
@@ -634,6 +690,34 @@ fn errors_if_change_modified_and_access_time_of_file_with_invalid_timestamp() {
         );
 
         assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -a -t 082412.3012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -a -t 0824.123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -a -t 08.24123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
+
+        outcome = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "touch -m -a -t 0.824123012 file.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(outcome.err.contains("input has an invalid timestamp"));
     })
 }