diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
index 4f4c59627f..f0a9a24bd9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitch.py
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ class TwitchBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
             if fmt.get('vcodec') and fmt['vcodec'].startswith('av01'):
                 # mpegts does not yet have proper support for av1
                 fmt['downloader_options'] = {'ffmpeg_args_out': ['-f', 'mp4']}
+            if self.get_param('live_from_start'):
+                fmt['downloader_options'] = {'ffmpeg_args': ['-live_start_index', '0']}
 
         return formats
 
@@ -1032,7 +1034,14 @@ class TwitchStreamIE(TwitchBaseIE):
         access_token = self._download_access_token(
             channel_name, 'stream', 'channelName')
 
-        stream_id = stream.get('id') or channel_name
+        stream_id = stream.get('id')
+        if self.get_param('live_from_start'):
+            if stream_id:
+                return self.url_result(f'https://www.twitch.tv/videos/{stream_id}', TwitchVodIE, stream_id)
+            self.report_warning('Unable to extract stream ID; cannot download live from start')
+        if not stream_id:
+            stream_id = channel_name
+
         formats = self._extract_twitch_m3u8_formats(
             'api/channel/hls', channel_name, access_token['value'], access_token['signature'])
         self._prefer_source(formats)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index 76d401ceaa..19f16e7251 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ def create_parser():
     general.add_option(
         '--live-from-start',
         action='store_true', dest='live_from_start',
-        help='Download livestreams from the start. Currently only supported for YouTube (Experimental)')
+        help='Download livestreams from the start. Currently only supported for YouTube (experimental) and Twitch')
     general.add_option(
         '--no-live-from-start',
         action='store_false', dest='live_from_start',