diff --git a/lib/objectid.js b/lib/objectid.js
index 089c8918..874adc3a 100644
--- a/lib/objectid.js
+++ b/lib/objectid.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class ObjectId {
    */
   getTimestamp() {
     const timestamp = new Date();
-    const time = this.id[3] | (this.id[2] << 8) | (this.id[1] << 16) | (this.id[0] << 24);
+    const time = this.id.readUInt32BE(0);
     timestamp.setTime(Math.floor(time) * 1000);
     return timestamp;
   }
diff --git a/test/node/object_id_tests.js b/test/node/object_id_tests.js
index 15a7dd8d..ba2a8144 100644
--- a/test/node/object_id_tests.js
+++ b/test/node/object_id_tests.js
@@ -99,4 +99,9 @@ describe('ObjectId', function() {
     expect(() => new ObjectId('abcdefghijkl').toHexString()).to.not.throw();
     expect(() => new ObjectId('abcdefŽhijkl').toHexString()).to.throw(TypeError);
   });
+
+  it('should correctly interpret timestamps beyond 2038', function() {
+    var farFuture = new Date('2040-01-01T00:00:00.000Z').getTime();
+    expect(new BSON.ObjectId(BSON.ObjectId.generate(farFuture/1000)).getTimestamp().getTime()).to.equal(farFuture);
+  });
 });