diff --git a/funcs/cel_exports.go b/funcs/cel_exports.go
index 4ee9b4780..a6b5dd0a0 100644
--- a/funcs/cel_exports.go
+++ b/funcs/cel_exports.go
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ var CelEnvOption = []cel.EnvOption{
 	timeParseDurationGen,
 	timeSinceGen,
 	timeUntilGen,
+	timeInTimeRangeGen,
 
 	uuidV1Gen,
 	uuidV4Gen,
diff --git a/funcs/time.go b/funcs/time.go
index 4c13e9ecd..1d97469bd 100644
--- a/funcs/time.go
+++ b/funcs/time.go
@@ -190,6 +190,66 @@ func (TimeFuncs) Until(n gotime.Time) gotime.Duration {
 	return gotime.Until(n)
 }
 
+// InTimeRange reports whether the time of day of t falls within [start, end] (both inclusive).
+// start and end are "HH:MM" or "HH:MM:SS" strings.
+//
+// Examples:
+//
+//	InTimeRange(t, "09:00", "17:00")    → true for 9:00:00–17:00:59
+//	InTimeRange(t, "09:30", "17:30")    → true for 9:30:00–17:30:59
+//	InTimeRange(t, "09:00:00", "17:00:30") → true for 9:00:00–17:00:30
+func (TimeFuncs) InTimeRange(t any, start, end string) (bool, error) {
+	ts, err := toTime(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	startSecs, err := parseTimeOfDay(start)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	endSecs, err := parseTimeOfDay(end)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	tSecs := ts.Hour()*3600 + ts.Minute()*60 + ts.Second()
+	return tSecs >= startSecs && tSecs <= endSecs, nil
+}
+
+// parseTimeOfDay parses a "HH:MM" or "HH:MM:SS" string and returns
+// the total number of seconds since midnight.
+func parseTimeOfDay(s string) (int, error) {
+	for _, layout := range []string{"15:04:05", "15:04"} {
+		if t, err := gotime.Parse(layout, s); err == nil {
+			return t.Hour()*3600 + t.Minute()*60 + t.Second(), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %q as a time of day (expected HH:MM or HH:MM:SS)", s)
+}
+
+// toTime converts a timestamp value to a time.Time.
+// Supported input types: time.Time, or a string in RFC3339Nano / RFC3339 /
+// "2006-01-02T15:04:05" / "2006-01-02 15:04:05" format.
+func toTime(v any) (gotime.Time, error) {
+	switch t := v.(type) {
+	case gotime.Time:
+		return t, nil
+	case string:
+		layouts := []string{
+			gotime.RFC3339Nano,
+			gotime.RFC3339,
+			"2006-01-02T15:04:05",
+			"2006-01-02 15:04:05",
+		}
+		for _, layout := range layouts {
+			if ts, err := gotime.Parse(layout, t); err == nil {
+				return ts, nil
+			}
+		}
+		return gotime.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %q as a timestamp", t)
+	}
+	return gotime.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %T to a timestamp", v)
+}
+
 // InBusinessHour returns nil when no business hours are configured.
 func (TimeFuncs) InBusinessHour(value string) (any, error) {
 	in, err := inBusinessHour(value)
diff --git a/funcs/time_cel.go b/funcs/time_cel.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..832fbfbb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/funcs/time_cel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package funcs
+
+import (
+	"github.com/google/cel-go/cel"
+	"github.com/google/cel-go/common/types"
+	"github.com/google/cel-go/common/types/ref"
+)
+
+// timeInTimeRangeGen exposes time.InTimeRange(t, start, end) → bool.
+// Returns true when the time of day of t falls within [start, end] inclusive.
+// start and end are "HH:MM" or "HH:MM:SS" strings.
+// Accepts a timestamp (time.Time) or an RFC3339 string as the first argument.
+//
+// Examples:
+//
+//	time.InTimeRange(t, "09:00", "17:00")
+//	time.InTimeRange(t, "09:30:00", "17:30:00")
+var timeInTimeRangeGen = cel.Function("time.InTimeRange",
+	cel.Overload("time.InTimeRange_any_string_string",
+		[]*cel.Type{cel.AnyType, cel.StringType, cel.StringType},
+		cel.BoolType,
+		cel.FunctionBinding(func(args ...ref.Val) ref.Val {
+			var x TimeFuncs
+			start := args[1].Value().(string)
+			end := args[2].Value().(string)
+			result, err := x.InTimeRange(args[0].Value(), start, end)
+			if err != nil {
+				return types.WrapErr(err)
+			}
+			return types.Bool(result)
+		}),
+	),
+)
diff --git a/tests/cel_test.go b/tests/cel_test.go
index 4b6f21bb4..200ed1dea 100644
--- a/tests/cel_test.go
+++ b/tests/cel_test.go
@@ -550,6 +550,54 @@ func TestCelDates(t *testing.T) {
 	runTests(t, tests)
 }
 
+func TestCelTimestampGetHoursMinutes(t *testing.T) {
+	ts, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-06-15T14:30:45Z")
+
+	runTests(t, []Test{
+		// getHours and getMinutes on a time.Time variable
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts}, `t.getHours()`, "14"},
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts}, `t.getMinutes()`, "30"},
+
+		// combined — check it's within 9–17 and past the half hour
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts}, `t.getHours() >= 9 && t.getHours() <= 17`, "true"},
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts}, `t.getHours() == 14 && t.getMinutes() == 30`, "true"},
+
+		// with a timezone offset (CEL built-in tz support)
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts}, `t.getHours("America/New_York")`, "10"}, // UTC-4 in June
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts}, `t.getMinutes("America/New_York")`, "30"},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCelTimeInTimeRange(t *testing.T) {
+	// various timestamps to test boundary conditions
+	ts14_30_45, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-06-15T14:30:45Z") // 14:30:45 — inside 9–17
+	ts09_00_00, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-06-15T09:00:00Z") // 09:00:00 — start boundary
+	ts17_00_00, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-06-15T17:00:00Z") // 17:00:00 — end boundary
+	ts17_00_01, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-06-15T17:00:01Z") // 17:00:01 — one second past end
+	ts08_59_59, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-06-15T08:59:59Z") // 08:59:59 — one second before start
+	ts09_30_00, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-06-15T09:30:00Z") // 09:30:00 — inside with HH:MM:SS range
+
+	runTests(t, []Test{
+		// time.Time input, HH:MM boundaries
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts14_30_45}, `time.InTimeRange(t, "09:00", "17:00")`, "true"},
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts09_00_00}, `time.InTimeRange(t, "09:00", "17:00")`, "true"},  // start boundary
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts17_00_00}, `time.InTimeRange(t, "09:00", "17:00")`, "true"},  // end boundary
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts17_00_01}, `time.InTimeRange(t, "09:00", "17:00")`, "false"}, // one second past end
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts08_59_59}, `time.InTimeRange(t, "09:00", "17:00")`, "false"}, // one second before start
+
+		// RFC3339 string input, HH:MM boundaries
+		{nil, `time.InTimeRange("2024-06-15T14:30:00Z", "09:00", "17:00")`, "true"},
+		{nil, `time.InTimeRange("2024-06-15T08:59:59Z", "09:00", "17:00")`, "false"},
+		{nil, `time.InTimeRange("2024-06-15T17:00:01Z", "09:00", "17:00")`, "false"},
+
+		// HH:MM:SS boundaries (seconds precision)
+		{map[string]any{"t": ts09_30_00}, `time.InTimeRange(t, "09:30:00", "17:30:00")`, "true"},
+		{nil, `time.InTimeRange("2024-06-15T09:29:59Z", "09:30:00", "17:30:00")`, "false"}, // one second before HH:MM:SS start
+		{nil, `time.InTimeRange("2024-06-15T17:30:00Z", "09:30:00", "17:30:00")`, "true"},  // exact HH:MM:SS end boundary
+		{nil, `time.InTimeRange("2024-06-15T17:30:01Z", "09:30:00", "17:30:00")`, "false"}, // one second past HH:MM:SS end
+	})
+}
+
 func TestCelVariadic(t *testing.T) {
 	testData := []struct {
 		Input  string