diff --git a/command/alloc_status.go b/command/alloc_status.go
index 9c60ce51e18e..c71dd865b2dd 100644
--- a/command/alloc_status.go
+++ b/command/alloc_status.go
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ func (c *AllocStatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		fmt.Sprintf("Node ID|%s", limit(alloc.NodeID, length)),
 		fmt.Sprintf("Job ID|%s", alloc.JobID),
 		fmt.Sprintf("Client Status|%s", alloc.ClientStatus),
+		fmt.Sprintf("Created At|%s", formatUnixNanoTime(alloc.CreateTime)),
 	}
 
 	if verbose {
diff --git a/command/alloc_status_test.go b/command/alloc_status_test.go
index b284ee15ac18..d966b53b9619 100644
--- a/command/alloc_status_test.go
+++ b/command/alloc_status_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/testutil"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
 
@@ -71,3 +72,53 @@ func TestAllocStatusCommand_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected getting formatter error, got: %s", out)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAllocStatusCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, client, url := testServer(t, func(c *testutil.TestServerConfig) {
+		c.DevMode = true
+	})
+	defer srv.Stop()
+	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
+	cmd := &AllocStatusCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui}}
+
+	jobID := "job1_sfx"
+	job1 := testJob(jobID)
+	evalId1, _, err := client.Jobs().Register(job1, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	if code := waitForSuccess(ui, client, fullId, t, evalId1); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("status code non zero saw %d", code)
+	}
+	// get an alloc id
+	allocId1 := ""
+	if allocs, _, err := client.Jobs().Allocations(jobID, nil); err == nil {
+		if len(allocs) > 0 {
+			allocId1 = allocs[0].ID
+		}
+	}
+	if allocId1 == "" {
+		t.Fatal("unable to find an allocation")
+	}
+
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, allocId1}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d", code)
+	}
+	out := ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "Created At") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to have 'Created At' but saw: %s", out)
+	}
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "-verbose", allocId1}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d", code)
+	}
+	out = ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(out, allocId1) {
+		t.Fatal("expected to find alloc id in output");
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "Created At") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to have 'Created At' but saw: %s", out)
+	}
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/alloc-status.html.md.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/alloc-status.html.md.erb
index 11a592016097..66707e99050e 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/alloc-status.html.md.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/alloc-status.html.md.erb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Name          = example.cache[0]
 Node ID       = 1f029d38
 Job ID        = example
 Client Status = running
+Created At    = 29/03/16 03:04:53 UTC
 
 ==> Tasks
 Name   State    Last Event  Time
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ Name          = example.cache[0]
 Node ID       = 1f029d38
 Job ID        = example
 Client Status = running
+Created At    = 29/03/16 03:04:53 UTC
 
 ==> Task Resources
 Task: "redis"
@@ -91,13 +93,14 @@ Time                   Type        Description
 Verbose status can also be accessed:
 
 ```
-$ nomad alloc-status a7365fe4
+$ nomad alloc-status --verbose a7365fe4
 ID              = a7365fe4-cb28-a6e9-f3d4-f99e49c89776
 Eval ID         = c3c9a1db-dbeb-8afa-0a83-4f1b8b5a03f5
 Name            = example.cache[0]
 Node ID         = 1f029d38-8d4b-a552-261f-e457b60f9b4b
 Job ID          = example
 Client Status   = running
+Created At      = 29/03/16 03:04:53 UTC
 Evaluated Nodes = 1
 Filtered Nodes  = 0
 Exhausted Nodes = 0
diff --git a/website/source/docs/jobops/inspecting.html.md b/website/source/docs/jobops/inspecting.html.md
index 9b18f2cfd980..3e83861794fc 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/jobops/inspecting.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/jobops/inspecting.html.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Name          = example.cache[1]
 Node ID       = 4beef22f
 Job ID        = example
 Client Status = running
+Created At    = 06/28/16 15:37:44 UTC
 
 Task "redis" is "running"
 Task Resources
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ Name          = example.cache[0]
 Node ID       = 13063955
 Job ID        = example
 Client Status = failed
+Created At    = 06/28/16 15:50:22 UTC
 
 Task "redis" is "dead"
 Task Resources
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ Name          = example.cache[0]
 Node ID       = 83ef596c
 Job ID        = example
 Client Status = pending
+Created At    = 06/28/16 15:55:48
 
 Task "redis" is "pending"
 Task Resources
diff --git a/website/source/docs/jobops/resources.html.md b/website/source/docs/jobops/resources.html.md
index d374d68d627a..ff1069c960a0 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/jobops/resources.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/jobops/resources.html.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Name          = example.cache[0]
 Node ID       = 39acd6e0
 Job ID        = example
 Client Status = running
+Created At    = 06/28/16 16:42:42 UTC
 
 Task "redis" is "running"
 Task Resources
diff --git a/website/source/intro/getting-started/jobs.html.md b/website/source/intro/getting-started/jobs.html.md
index df15dd161ded..34d32391ef5f 100644
--- a/website/source/intro/getting-started/jobs.html.md
+++ b/website/source/intro/getting-started/jobs.html.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ Name          = example.cache[0]
 Node ID       = 72687b1a
 Job ID        = example
 Client Status = running
+Created At    = 06/23/16 01:41:13 UTC
 
 Task "redis" is "running"
 Task Resources