diff --git a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py
index d56c62c6a..c87cdbb48 100644
--- a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py
+++ b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/base_handlers.py
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ def artifact_summary_get_request(user, artifact_id):
             'processing_jobs': processing_jobs,
             'summary': summary,
             'job': job_info,
+            'artifact_timestamp': artifact.timestamp.strftime(
+                "%Y-%m-%d %H:%m"),
             'errored_jobs': errored_jobs}
 
 
diff --git a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py
index 5b34f639e..6136276db 100644
--- a/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py
+++ b/qiita_pet/handlers/artifact_handlers/tests/test_base_handlers.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
             (2L, '1_s_G1_L001_sequences_barcodes.fastq.gz (raw barcodes)')]
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
                'buttons': ('<button onclick="if (confirm(\'Are you sure you '
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(user, 1)
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
                'buttons': ('<button onclick="if (confirm(\'Are you sure you '
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(user, 1)
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
                'buttons': ('<button onclick="if (confirm(\'Are you sure you '
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(demo_u, 1)
         exp = {'name': 'Raw data 1',
                'artifact_id': 1,
+               'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 09:10',
                'visibility': 'public',
                'editable': False,
                'buttons': '',
@@ -210,6 +214,7 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
             (5L, '1_seqs.demux (preprocessed demux)')]
         exp = {'name': 'Demultiplexed 1',
                'artifact_id': 2,
+               'artifact_timestamp': '2012-10-01 10:10',
                'visibility': 'private',
                'editable': True,
                'buttons': ('<button onclick="if (confirm(\'Are you sure you '
@@ -245,6 +250,8 @@ def test_artifact_summary_get_request(self):
         obs = artifact_summary_get_request(user, 8)
         exp = {'name': 'noname',
                'artifact_id': 8,
+               # this value changes on build so copy from obs
+               'artifact_timestamp': obs['artifact_timestamp'],
                'visibility': 'sandbox',
                'editable': True,
                'buttons': '',
diff --git a/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html b/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html
index 8b984e112..411aa7395 100644
--- a/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html
+++ b/qiita_pet/templates/artifact_ajax/artifact_summary.html
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ <h4>
     </h4>
     {% if processing_parameters %}
       <p style="padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-radius: 10px; background: #EEE;">
+        <b>Timestamp:</b> {{artifact_timestamp}} ||
         <b>Processing parameters:</b>
         {% for key in processing_parameters %}
           <i>{% raw key %}</i>: <i>{% raw processing_parameters[key] %}</i>