diff --git a/src/Database/Database.php b/src/Database/Database.php
index 4b39ef231..d7193ef10 100644
--- a/src/Database/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database/Database.php
@@ -2527,8 +2527,8 @@ public function createDocument(string $collection, Document $document): Document
         $document
             ->setAttribute('$id', empty($document->getId()) ? ID::unique() : $document->getId())
             ->setAttribute('$collection', $collection->getId())
-            ->setAttribute('$createdAt', $time)
-            ->setAttribute('$updatedAt', $time);
+            ->setAttribute('$createdAt', empty($document->getCreatedAt()) ? $time : $document->getCreatedAt())
+            ->setAttribute('$updatedAt', empty($document->getUpdatedAt()) ? $time : $document->getUpdatedAt());
 
         $document = $this->encode($collection, $document);