diff --git a/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirst.java b/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirst.java
index b7a368578b..d41f3262eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirst.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirst.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public OperatorThrottleFirst(long windowDuration, TimeUnit unit, Scheduler sched
     public Subscriber<? super T> call(final Subscriber<? super T> subscriber) {
         return new Subscriber<T>(subscriber) {
 
-            private long lastOnNext;
+            private long lastOnNext = -1;
 
             @Override
             public void onStart() {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public void onStart() {
             @Override
             public void onNext(T v) {
                 long now = scheduler.now();
-                if (lastOnNext == 0 || now - lastOnNext >= timeInMilliseconds) {
+                if (lastOnNext == -1 || now - lastOnNext >= timeInMilliseconds) {
                     lastOnNext = now;
                     subscriber.onNext(v);
                 } 
diff --git a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirstTest.java b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirstTest.java
index e2f7374753..7bab85cd1d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirstTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorThrottleFirstTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -172,4 +174,44 @@ public void timed() {
         ts.assertNoErrors();
         ts.assertCompleted();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void throttleWithoutAdvancingTimeOfTestScheduler() {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        Observer<Integer> observer = mock(Observer.class);
+        TestScheduler s = new TestScheduler();
+        PublishSubject<Integer> o = PublishSubject.create();
+        o.throttleFirst(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, s).subscribe(observer);
+
+        // send events without calling advanceTimeBy/To
+        o.onNext(1); // deliver
+        o.onNext(2); // skip
+        o.onNext(3); // skip
+        o.onCompleted();
+
+        verify(observer).onNext(1);
+        verify(observer).onCompleted();
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(observer);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void throttleWithTestSchedulerTimeOfZero() {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        Observer<Integer> observer = mock(Observer.class);
+        TestScheduler s = new TestScheduler();
+        PublishSubject<Integer> o = PublishSubject.create();
+        o.throttleFirst(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, s).subscribe(observer);
+
+        s.advanceTimeBy(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+
+        // send events while TestScheduler's time is 0
+        o.onNext(1); // deliver
+        o.onNext(2); // skip
+        o.onNext(3); // skip
+        o.onCompleted();
+
+        verify(observer).onNext(1);
+        verify(observer).onCompleted();
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(observer);
+    }
 }