diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/importmulti.py b/qa/rpc-tests/importmulti.py
index b4d4b6c5b8..b9874ccb85 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/importmulti.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/importmulti.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class ImportMultiTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         # Address + Private key + !watchonly
         print("Should import an address with private key")
         address = self.nodes[0].validateaddress(self.nodes[0].getnewaddress())
+        timestamp = self.nodes[1].getblock(self.nodes[1].getbestblockhash())['time']
         result = self.nodes[1].importmulti([{
             "scriptPubKey": {
                 "address": address['address']
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ class ImportMultiTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         address_assert = self.nodes[1].validateaddress(address['address'])
         assert_equal(address_assert['iswatchonly'], False)
         assert_equal(address_assert['ismine'], True)
+        assert_equal(address_assert['timestamp'], timestamp)
 
         # Address + Private key + watchonly
         print("Should not import an address with private key and with watchonly")
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index 480c45516c..25fad3c2e3 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ UniValue validateaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  \"pubkey\" : \"publickeyhex\",    (string) The hex value of the raw public key\n"
             "  \"iscompressed\" : true|false,  (boolean) If the address is compressed\n"
             "  \"account\" : \"account\"         (string) DEPRECATED. The account associated with the address, \"\" is the default account\n"
+            "  \"timestamp\" : timestamp,        (number, optional) The creation time of the key if available in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
             "  \"hdkeypath\" : \"keypath\"       (string, optional) The HD keypath if the key is HD and available\n"
             "  \"hdmasterkeyid\" : \"<hash160>\" (string, optional) The Hash160 of the HD master pubkey\n"
             "}\n"
@@ -204,10 +205,16 @@ UniValue validateaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         if (pwalletMain && pwalletMain->mapAddressBook.count(dest))
             ret.push_back(Pair("account", pwalletMain->mapAddressBook[dest].name));
         CKeyID keyID;
-        if (pwalletMain && address.GetKeyID(keyID) && pwalletMain->mapKeyMetadata.count(keyID) && !pwalletMain->mapKeyMetadata[keyID].hdKeypath.empty())
-        {
-            ret.push_back(Pair("hdkeypath", pwalletMain->mapKeyMetadata[keyID].hdKeypath));
-            ret.push_back(Pair("hdmasterkeyid", pwalletMain->mapKeyMetadata[keyID].hdMasterKeyID.GetHex()));
+        if (pwalletMain) {
+            const auto& meta = pwalletMain->mapKeyMetadata;
+            auto it = address.GetKeyID(keyID) ? meta.find(keyID) : meta.end();
+            if (it != meta.end()) {
+                ret.push_back(Pair("timestamp", it->second.nCreateTime));
+                if (!it->second.hdKeypath.empty()) {
+                    ret.push_back(Pair("hdkeypath", it->second.hdKeypath));
+                    ret.push_back(Pair("hdmasterkeyid", it->second.hdMasterKeyID.GetHex()));
+                }
+            }
         }
 #endif
     }