diff --git a/explorer/src/components/Copyable.tsx b/explorer/src/components/Copyable.tsx
index 74863ee6ac..a0cd571948 100644
--- a/explorer/src/components/Copyable.tsx
+++ b/explorer/src/components/Copyable.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function Copyable({ bottom, text, children }: CopyableProps) {
 
   return (
     <div
-      className="copyable"
+      className="popoover-container"
       onClick={handleClick}
       onMouseOver={() => setState("copy")}
       onMouseOut={() => state === "copy" && setState("hide")}
diff --git a/explorer/src/components/InfoTooltip.tsx b/explorer/src/components/InfoTooltip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb5e1d845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/explorer/src/components/InfoTooltip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import React, { useState, ReactNode } from "react";
+
+type Props = {
+  text: string;
+  children: ReactNode;
+  bottom?: boolean;
+  right?: boolean;
+};
+
+type State = "hide" | "show";
+
+function Popover({ state, bottom, right, text }: { state: State; bottom?: boolean, right?: boolean, text: string }) {
+  if (state === "hide") return null;
+  return (
+    <div className={`popover bs-popover-${bottom ? "bottom" : "top"}${right ? " right" : ""} show`}>
+      <div className={`arrow${right ? " right" : ""}`} />
+      <div className="popover-body">{text}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function InfoTooltip({ bottom, right, text, children }: Props) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<State>("hide");
+
+  return (
+    <div
+    className="popover-container w-100"
+      onMouseOver={() => setState("show")}
+      onMouseOut={() => setState("hide")}
+    >
+      <div className="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-end">
+        {children}
+        <span className="fe fe-help-circle ml-2"></span>
+      </div>
+      <Popover bottom={bottom} right={right} state={state} text={text} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default InfoTooltip;
diff --git a/explorer/src/components/TransactionDetails.tsx b/explorer/src/components/TransactionDetails.tsx
index 03751b12b4..f40fd2a2c5 100644
--- a/explorer/src/components/TransactionDetails.tsx
+++ b/explorer/src/components/TransactionDetails.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import ErrorCard from "./common/ErrorCard";
 import LoadingCard from "./common/LoadingCard";
 import TableCardBody from "./common/TableCardBody";
 import { displayTimestamp } from "utils/date";
+import InfoTooltip from "components/InfoTooltip";
 
 type Props = { signature: TransactionSignature };
 export default function TransactionDetails({ signature }: Props) {
@@ -146,12 +147,16 @@ function StatusCard({ signature }: Props) {
           <td className="text-right">{renderResult()}</td>
         </tr>
 
-        {info.timestamp && (
-          <tr>
-            <td>Timestamp</td>
-            <td className="text-right">{displayTimestamp(info.timestamp)}</td>
-          </tr>
-        )}
+        <tr>
+          <td>Timestamp</td>
+          <td className="text-right">
+            {info.timestamp !== "unavailable" ? displayTimestamp(info.timestamp) : (
+              <InfoTooltip text="Timestamps older than 5 epochs are not available at this time">
+                Unavailable
+              </InfoTooltip>
+            )}
+          </td>
+        </tr>
 
         <tr>
           <td>Confirmations</td>
diff --git a/explorer/src/providers/transactions/index.tsx b/explorer/src/providers/transactions/index.tsx
index f70efa2758..4c157e4b16 100644
--- a/explorer/src/providers/transactions/index.tsx
+++ b/explorer/src/providers/transactions/index.tsx
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ export enum FetchStatus {
 
 export type Confirmations = number | "max";
 
+export type Timestamp = number | "unavailable";
+
 export interface TransactionStatusInfo {
   slot: number;
   result: SignatureResult;
-  timestamp: number | null;
+  timestamp: Timestamp;
   confirmations: Confirmations;
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +238,20 @@ export async function fetchTransactionStatus(
     });
 
     if (value !== null) {
-      let timestamp = await connection.getBlockTime(value.slot);
+      let blockTime = await connection.getBlockTime(value.slot);
+
+      let timestamp: Timestamp;
+      if (blockTime !== null) {
+        timestamp = blockTime;
+      } else {
+        const epochInfo = await connection.getEpochInfo();
+        if (value.slot < epochInfo.absoluteSlot - epochInfo.slotsInEpoch) {
+          timestamp = "unavailable";
+        } else {
+          throw new Error("Unable to fetch timestamp");
+        }
+      }
+
       let confirmations: Confirmations;
       if (typeof value.confirmations === "number") {
         confirmations = value.confirmations;
diff --git a/explorer/src/scss/_solana.scss b/explorer/src/scss/_solana.scss
index c6f0889f97..9c34f6930f 100644
--- a/explorer/src/scss/_solana.scss
+++ b/explorer/src/scss/_solana.scss
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ code {
   color: $black;
 }
 
-.copyable {
+.popover-container {
   position: relative;
-  display: inline;
-  cursor: pointer;
 
   .popover {
     &.bs-popover-top {
       background-color: $dark;
-      top: -4rem;
+      top: auto;
+      bottom: 1.5rem;
+    }
+
+    &.right {
+      left: auto;
+      right: 0;
     }
 
     &.bs-popover-bottom {
@@ -30,6 +34,10 @@ code {
       color: white;
     }
 
+    .arrow.right {
+      right: 1rem;
+    }
+
     .arrow::after {
       border-top-color: $dark;
       border-bottom-color: $dark;
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ code {
   display: block;
 }
 
-.modal .close {
+.c-pointer {
   cursor: pointer;
 }