diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/repo-tag-history.js b/static/js/directives/ui/repo-tag-history.js
index c6ba6120d..0fbffab5b 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/repo-tag-history.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/repo-tag-history.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('repoTagHistory', function () {
       $scope.tagHistoryData = null;
       $scope.tagHistoryLeaves = {};
 
+      // A delete followed by a create of a tag within this threshold is considered a move.
+      var MOVE_THRESHOLD = 2;
+
       var loadTimeline = function() {
         if (!$scope.repository || !$scope.isEnabled) { return; }
 
@@ -68,11 +71,11 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('repoTagHistory', function () {
 
           // If the tag has an end time, it was either deleted or moved.
           if (tag.end_ts) {
-            // If a future entry exists with a start time equal to the end time for this tag,
+            // If a future entry exists with a start time "equal" to the end time for this tag,
             // then the action was a move, rather than a delete and a create.
             var currentEntries = tagEntries[tagName];
             var futureEntry = currentEntries.length > 0 ? currentEntries[currentEntries.length - 1] : {};
-            if (futureEntry.start_ts == tag.end_ts) {
+            if (tag.end_ts - futureEntry.start_ts <= MOVE_THRESHOLD) {
               removeEntry(futureEntry);
               addEntry(futureEntry.reversion ? 'revert': 'move', tag.end_ts,
                        futureEntry.docker_image_id, dockerImageId);