diff --git a/app/services/issues/move_service.rb b/app/services/issues/move_service.rb
index c5b2bf80e0..3cfbafe157 100644
--- a/app/services/issues/move_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/issues/move_service.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ module Issues
       @old_issue.notes.find_each do |note|
         new_note = note.dup
         new_params = { project: @new_project, noteable: @new_issue,
-                       note: unfold_references(new_note.note) }
+                       note: unfold_references(new_note.note),
+                       created_at: note.created_at }
 
         new_note.update(new_params)
       end
diff --git a/spec/services/issues/move_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/issues/move_service_spec.rb
index cd24af88d5..14cc20e529 100644
--- a/spec/services/issues/move_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/issues/move_service_spec.rb
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ describe Issues::MoveService, services: true do
           it 'preserves orignal author of comment' do
             expect(user_notes.pluck(:author_id)).to all(eq(author.id))
           end
+
+          it 'preserves time when note has been created at' do
+            expect(old_issue.notes.first.created_at)
+              .to eq new_issue.notes.first.created_at
+          end
         end
 
         context 'notes with references' do