diff --git a/account_import.go b/account_import.go
index abd38f1..b34f3a7 100644
--- a/account_import.go
+++ b/account_import.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package writefreely
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/writeas/impart"
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ func handleImport(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) err
 		coll.hostName = app.cfg.App.Host
 	}
 
+	fileDates := make(map[string]int64)
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(r.FormValue("fileDates")), &fileDates)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("invalid form data for file dates: %v", err)
+		return impart.HTTPError{http.StatusBadRequest, "form data for file dates was invalid"}
+	}
 	files := r.MultipartForm.File["files"]
 	var fileErrs []error
 	filesSubmitted := len(files)
@@ -138,6 +146,8 @@ func handleImport(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) err
 		if collAlias != "" {
 			post.Collection = collAlias
 		}
+		dateTime := time.Unix(fileDates[formFile.Filename], 0)
+		post.Created = &dateTime
 		created := post.Created.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z")
 		submittedPost := SubmittedPost{
 			Title:   &post.Title,
diff --git a/templates/user/import.tmpl b/templates/user/import.tmpl
index 2b6a4c3..7642023 100644
--- a/templates/user/import.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/import.tmpl
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 	<div class="formContainer">
 		<form id="importPosts" class="prominent" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/api/me/import" method="POST">
 			<label>Select some files to import:
-				<input class="fileInput" name="files" type="file" multiple accept="text/markdown, text/plain"/>
+				<input id="fileInput" class="fileInput" name="files" type="file" multiple accept="text/markdown, text/plain"/>
 			</label>
+			<input id="fileDates" name="fileDates" hidden/>
 			<label>
 				Import these posts to:
 				<select name="collection">
@@ -40,10 +41,21 @@
 					<option value="">Drafts</option>
 				</select>
 			</label>
+			<script>
+				const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
+				const fileDates = document.getElementById('fileDates');
+				fileInput.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+					const files = e.target.files;
+					let dateMap = {};
+					for (let file of files) {
+						dateMap[file.name] = file.lastModified;
+					}
+					fileDates.value = JSON.stringify(dateMap);
+				})
+			</script>
 			<input type="submit" value="Import" />
 		</form>
 	</div>
 </div>
-
 {{template "footer" .}}
 {{end}}