diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
index b4a0473408..c83c2a6f9b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Capabilities
         {
             LLSDInventoryItem llsdItem = new LLSDInventoryItem();
             llsdItem.asset_id = invItem.AssetID;
-            llsdItem.created_at = 1000;
+            llsdItem.created_at = invItem.CreationDate;
             llsdItem.desc = invItem.Description;
             llsdItem.flags = 0;
             llsdItem.item_id = invItem.ID;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index bca9b9175f..8aa70c9ccf 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -1734,8 +1734,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].AssetID = item.AssetID;
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreatorID = item.Creator;
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].BaseMask = item.BasePermissions;
-            inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreationDate =
-                (int)(DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)).TotalSeconds;
+            inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreationDate = item.CreationDate;
+
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].Description = Utils.StringToBytes(item.Description);
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].EveryoneMask = item.EveryOnePermissions;
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].FolderID = item.Folder;