diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/DBHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/DBHelper.java
index 490ff380..f8f51ee6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/DBHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/DBHelper.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import de.greenrobot.dao.Property;
 import de.greenrobot.dao.query.Query;
 import de.greenrobot.dao.query.QueryBuilder;
+import de.greenrobot.dao.query.WhereCondition;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.AbstractSampleProvider;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.DeviceCoordinator;
@@ -445,12 +446,26 @@ public class DBHelper {
         Property tsToProperty = ActivityDescriptionDao.Properties.TimestampTo;
         Property userIdProperty = ActivityDescriptionDao.Properties.UserId;
         QueryBuilder<ActivityDescription> qb = session.getActivityDescriptionDao().queryBuilder();
-        qb.where(userIdProperty.eq(user.getId()), tsFromProperty.ge(tsFrom))
-                .where(tsToProperty.le(tsTo));
+        qb.where(userIdProperty.eq(user.getId()), isAtLeastPartiallyInRange(qb, tsFromProperty, tsToProperty, tsFrom, tsTo));
         List<ActivityDescription> descriptions = qb.build().list();
         return descriptions;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a condition that matches when the range of the entity (tsFromProperty..tsToProperty)
+     * is completely or partially inside the range tsFrom..tsTo.
+     * @param qb the query builder to use
+     * @param tsFromProperty the property indicating the start of the entity's range
+     * @param tsToProperty the property indicating the end of the entity's range
+     * @param tsFrom the timestamp indicating the start of the range to match
+     * @param tsTo the timestamp indicating the end of the range to match
+     * @param <T> the query builder's type parameter
+     * @return the range WhereCondition
+     */
+    private static <T> WhereCondition isAtLeastPartiallyInRange(QueryBuilder<T> qb, Property tsFromProperty, Property tsToProperty, int tsFrom, int tsTo) {
+        return qb.and(tsFromProperty.lt(tsTo), tsToProperty.gt(tsFrom));
+    }
+
     @NonNull
     public static ActivityDescription createActivityDescription(@NonNull User user, int tsFrom, int tsTo, @NonNull DaoSession session) {
         ActivityDescription desc = new ActivityDescription();
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/EntitiesTest.java b/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/EntitiesTest.java
index 9a1918e0..53ea77d1 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/EntitiesTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/database/EntitiesTest.java
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ public class EntitiesTest {
         ActivityDescriptionDao descDao = daoSession.getActivityDescriptionDao();
         assertEquals(0, descDao.count());
 
-        List<ActivityDescription> list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 0, 10, daoSession);
+        List<ActivityDescription> list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 10, 100, daoSession);
         assertTrue(list.isEmpty());
 
-        ActivityDescription desc = DBHelper.createActivityDescription(user, 0, 10, daoSession);
+        ActivityDescription desc = DBHelper.createActivityDescription(user, 10, 100, daoSession);
         assertNotNull(desc);
         assertEquals(user, desc.getUser());
-        assertEquals(0, desc.getTimestampFrom());
-        assertEquals(10, desc.getTimestampTo());
+        assertEquals(10, desc.getTimestampFrom());
+        assertEquals(100, desc.getTimestampTo());
         List<Tag> tagList = desc.getTagList();
         assertEquals(0, tagList.size());
 
@@ -148,12 +148,60 @@ public class EntitiesTest {
         t1.setDescription("Table tennis training for Olympia");
         tagList.add(t1);
 
-        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 0, 10, daoSession);
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 10, 100, daoSession);
         assertEquals(1, list.size());
         ActivityDescription desc1 = list.get(0);
         assertEquals(desc, desc1);
         assertEquals(1, desc1.getTagList().size());
 
+        // check for partial range overlaps
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 20, 80, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 5, 120, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 20, 120, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 5, 80, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        // Now with a second, adjacent ActivityDescription
+        ActivityDescription desc2 = DBHelper.createActivityDescription(user, 101, 200, daoSession);
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 10, 100, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 20, 80, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 5, 120, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(2, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 20, 120, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(2, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 5, 80, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        // Now with a third, partially overlapping ActivityDescription
+        ActivityDescription desc3 = DBHelper.createActivityDescription(user, 5, 15, daoSession);
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 10, 100, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(2, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 20, 80, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(1, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 5, 120, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(3, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 20, 120, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(2, list.size());
+
+        list = DBHelper.findActivityDecriptions(user, 5, 80, daoSession);
+        assertEquals(2, list.size());
     }
 
 }