diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 8953c82ea..f75b8bb71 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ pub fn create_or_lookup_by_contact_id(
         context,
         &context.sql,
         format!(
-            "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, param, blocked, grpid) VALUES({}, '{}', '{}', {}, '{}')",
+            "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, param, blocked, grpid, created_timestamp) VALUES({}, '{}', '{}', {}, '{}', {})",
             100,
             chat_name,
             match contact_id {
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ pub fn create_or_lookup_by_contact_id(
             },
             create_blocked as u8,
             contact.get_addr(),
+            dc_create_smeared_timestamp(context),
         ),
         params![],
     )?;
@@ -1388,7 +1389,7 @@ pub fn create_group_chat(
     sql::execute(
         context,
         &context.sql,
-        "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, grpid, param) VALUES(?, ?, ?, \'U=1\');",
+        "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, grpid, param, created_timestamp) VALUES(?, ?, ?, \'U=1\', ?);",
         params![
             if verified != VerifiedStatus::Unverified {
                 Chattype::VerifiedGroup
@@ -1396,7 +1397,8 @@ pub fn create_group_chat(
                 Chattype::Group
             },
             chat_name.as_ref(),
-            grpid
+            grpid,
+            dc_create_smeared_timestamp(context),
         ],
     )?;
 
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index c866e0eba..e07f1641f 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ fn create_group_record(
     if sql::execute(
         context,
         &context.sql,
-        "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, grpid, blocked) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?);",
+        "INSERT INTO chats (type, name, grpid, blocked, created_timestamp) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?);",
         params![
             if VerifiedStatus::Unverified != create_verified {
                 Chattype::VerifiedGroup
@@ -1449,6 +1449,7 @@ fn create_group_record(
             grpname.as_ref(),
             grpid.as_ref(),
             create_blocked,
+            dc_create_smeared_timestamp(context),
         ],
     )
     .is_err()
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 7170fbdca..744378c6b 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -829,6 +829,14 @@ fn open(
             update_icons = true;
             sql.set_raw_config_int(context, "dbversion", 59)?;
         }
+        if dbversion < 60 {
+            info!(context, "[migration] v60");
+            sql.execute(
+                "ALTER TABLE chats ADD COLUMN created_timestamp INTEGER DEFAULT 0;",
+                NO_PARAMS,
+            )?;
+            sql.set_raw_config_int(context, "dbversion", 60)?;
+        }
 
         // (2) updates that require high-level objects
         // (the structure is complete now and all objects are usable)