diff --git a/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/FileUtilities.h b/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/FileUtilities.h
index e323b1a2..1afa9936 100644
--- a/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/FileUtilities.h
+++ b/quill/include/quill/detail/misc/FileUtilities.h
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ QUILL_NODISCARD QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_COLD std::pair<std::string, std::string> extract
  * @return a filepath with the date appended
  */
 QUILL_NODISCARD QUILL_ATTRIBUTE_COLD fs::path append_date_to_filename(
-  fs::path const& filename, std::chrono::system_clock::time_point timestamp = {}, bool append_time = false,
-  Timezone timezone = Timezone::LocalTime, bool zero_out_seconds = false) noexcept;
+  fs::path const& filename, std::chrono::system_clock::time_point timestamp = {},
+  bool append_time = false, Timezone timezone = Timezone::LocalTime, bool zero_out_minutes = false,
+  bool zero_out_seconds = false) noexcept;
 
 /**
  * Append an index to the given filename
diff --git a/quill/src/detail/misc/FileUtilities.cpp b/quill/src/detail/misc/FileUtilities.cpp
index ab71cc4e..9cad4999 100644
--- a/quill/src/detail/misc/FileUtilities.cpp
+++ b/quill/src/detail/misc/FileUtilities.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ std::pair<std::string, std::string> extract_stem_and_extension(fs::path const& f
 
 /***/
 fs::path append_date_to_filename(fs::path const& filename, std::chrono::system_clock::time_point timestamp, /* = {} */
-                                 bool append_time,  /* = false */
-                                 Timezone timezone, /* = Timezone::LocalTime */
+                                 bool append_time,      /* = false */
+                                 Timezone timezone,     /* = Timezone::LocalTime */
+                                 bool zero_out_minutes, /* = false */
                                  bool zero_out_seconds /* = false */) noexcept
 {
   // Get the time now as tm from user or default to now
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ fs::path append_date_to_filename(fs::path const& filename, std::chrono::system_c
     detail::localtime_rs(&time_now, &now_tm);
   }
 
+  if (zero_out_minutes)
+  {
+    now_tm.tm_min = 0;
+  }
+
   if (zero_out_seconds)
   {
     now_tm.tm_sec = 0;
diff --git a/quill/src/handlers/TimeRotatingFileHandler.cpp b/quill/src/handlers/TimeRotatingFileHandler.cpp
index e846157c..efb89fc1 100644
--- a/quill/src/handlers/TimeRotatingFileHandler.cpp
+++ b/quill/src/handlers/TimeRotatingFileHandler.cpp
@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ void TimeRotatingFileHandler::write(fmt_buffer_t const& formatted_log_message, q
 
     if (_append_to_filename == FilenameAppend::None)
     {
+      bool const zero_out_minutes = (_when == "H") || (_when == "daily");
+
       // when the log files don't include the date and time information as part of their name
       // we add that as part of the rotation
       fs::path const previous_file = _filename;
       bool const append_time_to_filename = true;
       fs::path const new_file = detail::append_date_to_filename(
-        _filename, _file_creation_time, append_time_to_filename, _using_timezone, true);
+        _filename, _file_creation_time, append_time_to_filename, _using_timezone, zero_out_minutes, true);
 
       detail::rename_file(previous_file, new_file);