diff --git a/uuid_test.go b/uuid_test.go
index 906ecbe..9c4c7f0 100644
--- a/uuid_test.go
+++ b/uuid_test.go
@@ -928,3 +928,25 @@ func TestVersion7MonotonicityStrict(t *testing.T) {
 		u1 = u2
 	}
 }
+
+func unixMilli(msec int64) time.Time {
+	return time.Unix(msec/1e3, (msec%1e3)*1e6)
+}
+
+func TestVersion7MaxTime(t *testing.T) {
+	timeNow = func() time.Time {
+		return unixMilli((1 << 48) - 1) // max time for uuid v7
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		timeNow = time.Now
+	}()
+
+	SetRand(fakeRand{})
+	defer SetRand(nil)
+
+	u := Must(NewV7())
+	want := "ffffffff-ffff-7000-8888-888888888888"
+	if u.String() != want {
+		t.Errorf("time overflow: got %q, want %q", u.String(), want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/version7.go b/version7.go
index 3fec671..938c11e 100644
--- a/version7.go
+++ b/version7.go
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ func getV7Time() (milli, seq int64) {
 	timeMu.Lock()
 	defer timeMu.Unlock()
 
-	nano := timeNow().UnixNano()
-	milli = nano / nanoPerMilli
+	t := timeNow()
+	nano := t.Nanosecond()
+	milli = t.Unix()*1e3 + int64(nano/nanoPerMilli)
 	// Sequence number is between 0 and 3906 (nanoPerMilli>>8)
-	seq = (nano - milli*nanoPerMilli) >> 8
+	seq = int64(nano%nanoPerMilli) >> 8
 	now := milli<<12 + seq
 	if now <= lastV7time {
 		now = lastV7time + 1