diff --git a/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h b/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
index 51cf6dc..f4de381 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@
 	} smpp;
 
 	unsigned long validity_minutes;
+	time_t created;
 	bool is_report;
 	uint8_t reply_path_req;
 	uint8_t status_rep_req;
diff --git a/src/libmsc/db.c b/src/libmsc/db.c
index 3495806..ae7e287 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/db.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/db.c
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@
 
 	/* FIXME: validity */
 	/* FIXME: those should all be get_uchar, but sqlite3 is braindead */
+	sms->created = dbi_result_get_datetime(result, "created");
 	sms->reply_path_req = dbi_result_get_ulonglong(result, "reply_path_req");
 	sms->status_rep_req = dbi_result_get_ulonglong(result, "status_rep_req");
 	sms->is_report = dbi_result_get_ulonglong(result, "is_report");
diff --git a/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c b/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
index 55642aa..c5bcce7 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@
 
 	/* generate TP-SCTS (Service centre timestamp) */
 	smsp = msgb_put(msg, 7);
-	gsm340_gen_scts(smsp, time(NULL));
+	gsm340_gen_scts(smsp, sms->created);
 
 	/* generate TP-DT (Discharge time, in TP-SCTS format). */
 	smsp = msgb_put(msg, 7);
-	gsm340_gen_scts(smsp, time(NULL));
+	gsm340_gen_scts(smsp, sms->created);
 
 	/* TP-ST (status) */
 	smsp = msgb_put(msg, 1);