diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/software_installers.go b/server/datastore/mysql/software_installers.go
index 5a7273a74c..23a0a1e456 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/software_installers.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/software_installers.go
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ SELECT
 	hsi.install_script_exit_code,
 	hsi.self_service,
 	hsi.host_deleted_at,
+	hsi.created_at as created_at,
 	si.user_id AS software_installer_user_id,
 	si.user_name AS software_installer_user_name,
 	si.user_email AS software_installer_user_email
diff --git a/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go b/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go
index 9e1cf62a04..e5d9316ae4 100644
--- a/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go
+++ b/server/service/integration_enterprise_test.go
@@ -11757,6 +11757,7 @@ func (s *integrationEnterpriseTestSuite) TestHostSoftwareInstallResult() {
 	}
 
 	// create some install requests for the host
+	beforeInstall := time.Now()
 	installUUIDs := make([]string, 3)
 	titleIDs := []uint{titleID, titleID2, titleID3}
 	for i := 0; i < len(installUUIDs); i++ {
@@ -11783,6 +11784,8 @@ func (s *integrationEnterpriseTestSuite) TestHostSoftwareInstallResult() {
 		assert.Equal(t, want.PreInstallQueryOutput, resp.Results.PreInstallQueryOutput)
 		assert.Equal(t, want.Output, resp.Results.Output)
 		assert.Equal(t, want.PostInstallScriptOutput, resp.Results.PostInstallScriptOutput)
+		assert.Less(t, beforeInstall, resp.Results.CreatedAt)
+		assert.Greater(t, time.Now(), resp.Results.CreatedAt)
 	}
 
 	s.Do("POST", "/api/fleet/orbit/software_install/result",