diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 5e3a373a..86995b03 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -115,11 +115,15 @@ export const findMaxId = (...args) => {
 }
 
 export const prepareStatus = (status) => {
+  // Parse nsfw tags
   if (status.nsfw === undefined) {
     const nsfwRegex = /#nsfw/i
     status.nsfw = !!status.text.match(nsfwRegex)
   }
 
+  // Set created_at_parsed to initial value
+  status.created_at_parsed = status.created_at
+
   return status
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
index 1de15e6a..28ecbdfb 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ describe('Statuses.prepareStatus', () => {
 
     expect(prepareStatus(nsfw).nsfw).to.eq(false)
   })
+
+  it('sets the created_at_parsed property', () => {
+    const status = makeMockStatus({id: 1})
+    status.created_at = ''
+    expect(status.created_at_parsed).to.eq(undefined)
+
+    const prepared = prepareStatus(status)
+    expect(prepared.created_at_parsed).to.not.eq(undefined)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('Statuses.findMaxId', () => {