diff --git a/lib/documentmanagement/Document.inc b/lib/documentmanagement/Document.inc
index 4d50c86..3d80099 100644
--- a/lib/documentmanagement/Document.inc
+++ b/lib/documentmanagement/Document.inc
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class Document extends KTEntity {
 	var $sParentFolderIDs;
 	/** forward slash deliminated path from file system root */
 	var $sFullPath;
+    /** date the document was created */
+    var $dCreated;
 
     /**
     * Document class constructor
@@ -172,6 +174,10 @@ class Document extends KTEntity {
         $this->dModified = $dNewValue;
     }
 
+    function getCreatedDateTime() {
+        return $this->dCreated;
+    }
+
     /** get the document description */
     function getDescription() {
         return $this->sDescription;
@@ -352,6 +358,7 @@ class Document extends KTEntity {
             'parent_folder_ids' => $this->sParentFolderIDs,
             'full_path' => $this->sFullPath,
             'status_id' => $this->iStatusID,
+            'created' => $this->dCreated,
         );
     }
 
@@ -367,6 +374,7 @@ class Document extends KTEntity {
     * @return boolean true on successful insert, false otherwise
     */
     function create() {
+        $this->dCreated = getCurrentDateTime();
         $res = parent::create();
 
         if ($res === true) {
@@ -487,6 +495,7 @@ class Document extends KTEntity {
 	            $oDocument->setMinorVersionNumber($sql->f("minor_version"));
 	            $oDocument->setIsCheckedOut($sql->f("is_checked_out"));
 	            $oDocument->setLastModifiedDate($sql->f("modified"));			
+	            $oDocument->dCreated = $sql->f("created");
 				$oDocument->sParentFolderIDs = $sql->f("parent_folder_ids");
 				$oDocument->sFullPath = $sql->f("full_path");
 	            $oDocument->setCheckedOutUserID($sql->f("checked_out_user_id"));
diff --git a/sql/mysql/install/tables.sql b/sql/mysql/install/tables.sql
index 4a5311c..77c7ba9 100644
--- a/sql/mysql/install/tables.sql
+++ b/sql/mysql/install/tables.sql
@@ -329,12 +329,14 @@ CREATE TABLE documents (
   full_path text,
   checked_out_user_id int(11) default NULL,
   status_id int(11) default NULL,
+  created datetime NOT NULL default '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
   UNIQUE KEY id (id),
   KEY fk_document_type_id (document_type_id),
   KEY fk_creator_id (creator_id),
   KEY fk_folder_id (folder_id),
   KEY fk_checked_out_user_id (checked_out_user_id),
   KEY fk_status_id (status_id)
+  KEY created (created)
 ) TYPE=InnoDB;
 
 -- --------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sql/mysql/upgrade/1.2.4-to-1.2.5.sql b/sql/mysql/upgrade/1.2.4-to-1.2.5.sql
index 604df4e..d15519e 100644
--- a/sql/mysql/upgrade/1.2.4-to-1.2.5.sql
+++ b/sql/mysql/upgrade/1.2.4-to-1.2.5.sql
@@ -416,3 +416,8 @@ INSERT INTO `zseq_browse_criteria` SELECT MAX(`id`) FROM `browse_criteria`;
 
 ALTER TABLE `folders` ADD `permission_folder_id` INT;
 ALTER TABLE `folders` ADD INDEX ( `permission_folder_id` ) ;
+
+ALTER TABLE `documents` ADD `created` DATETIME NOT NULL ;
+ALTER TABLE `documents` ADD INDEX ( `created` ) ;
+
+UPDATE documents AS D, document_transactions AS T SET D.created = T.datetime WHERE T.document_id = D.id AND T.transaction_id = 1;