diff --git a/trello/board.py b/trello/board.py
index 21b5805c..81e73e1f 100644
--- a/trello/board.py
+++ b/trello/board.py
@@ -327,12 +327,15 @@ def get_members(self, filters=None):
 
         return members
 
-    def fetch_actions(self, action_filter, action_limit=50, since=None):
+def fetch_actions(self, action_filter, action_limit=50, before=None, since=None):
         query_params = {'filter': action_filter, 'limit':  action_limit}
         
         if since:
             query_params["since"] = since
 
+        if before:
+            query_params["before"] = before
+
         json_obj = self.client.fetch_json('/boards/' + self.id + '/actions', query_params=query_params)
 
         self.actions = json_obj