diff --git a/app/models/post_mover.rb b/app/models/post_mover.rb
index 75e3cb16768..79393fbf5db 100644
--- a/app/models/post_mover.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_mover.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class PostMover
       via_email: post.via_email,
       raw_email: post.raw_email,
       skip_validations: true,
+      created_at: post.created_at,
       guardian: Guardian.new(user)
     )
 
diff --git a/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb
index d483b354fa3..ded0639fca4 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_mover_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe PostMover do
     let(:another_user) { Fabricate(:evil_trout) }
     let(:category) { Fabricate(:category, user: user) }
     let!(:topic) { Fabricate(:topic, user: user) }
-    let!(:p1) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: user) }
+    let!(:p1) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: user, created_at: 3.hours.ago) }
 
     let!(:p2) do
       Fabricate(:post,
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ describe PostMover do
           # New first post
           new_first = new_topic.posts.where(post_number: 1).first
           expect(new_first.reply_count).to eq(1)
+          expect(new_first.created_at).to be_within(1.second).of(p1.created_at)
 
           # Second post is in a new topic
           p2.reload