diff --git a/pkg/models/dashboards.go b/pkg/models/dashboards.go
index 7d4a2690556..5b926c3e314 100644
--- a/pkg/models/dashboards.go
+++ b/pkg/models/dashboards.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func NewDashboard(title string) *Dashboard {
 	dash.Data = make(map[string]interface{})
 	dash.Data["title"] = title
 	dash.Title = title
+	dash.Created = time.Now()
+	dash.Updated = time.Now()
 	dash.UpdateSlug()
 	return dash
 }
@@ -73,9 +75,12 @@ func NewDashboardFromJson(data map[string]interface{}) *Dashboard {
 
 		if dash.Data["version"] != nil {
 			dash.Version = int(dash.Data["version"].(float64))
+			dash.Updated = time.Now()
 		}
 	} else {
 		dash.Data["version"] = 0
+		dash.Created = time.Now()
+		dash.Updated = time.Now()
 	}
 
 	return dash