The men's 1500 metres at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 6 and 7 July.
| Gold | Ajay Kumar Saroj | |
| Silver | Jamal Hairane | |
| Bronze | Moslem Niadoost |
Qualification rule: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:51.37 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3:51.86 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:51.92 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:52.06 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:52.61 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:53.46 | q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:56.94 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3:57.46 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 3:57.78 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3:57.93 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 3:58.23 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 4:00.44 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 4:01.76 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 4:04.91 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 4:07.26 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 4:09.61 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 4:13.26 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 4:19.67 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:45.85 | |||||
| 3:46.90 | |||||
| 3:48.53 | |||||
| 3:49.03 | |||||
| 3:50.64 | |||||
| 3:51.16 | |||||
| 3:51.42 | |||||
| 3:53.14 | |||||
| 3:55.61 | |||||
| 10 | 3:58.95 | ||||
| 11 | 3:59.09 | ||||
| 12 | 4:01.60 |