diff --git a/application/models/rows/Asset.php b/application/models/rows/Asset.php
index 18d3af9ce4021906bd45bad354b584a175e9d6fa..a72b4c9f12d2988a9c2c1d81ba38928881fb29b5 100644
--- a/application/models/rows/Asset.php
+++ b/application/models/rows/Asset.php
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 class Asset extends Nmc_Db_Table_Row
 {
     static public $tableClass = 'Assets';
+
+    public function _save()
+    {
+        if(!$this->creationTime) {
+            $this->creationTime = time();
+        }
+
+        $this->modifiedTime = time();
+
+        parent::_save();
+    }
 }
 
 ?>
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