diff --git a/application/api/ApiUtils.php b/application/api/ApiUtils.php
index faebb8f5..4a6326f0 100644
--- a/application/api/ApiUtils.php
+++ b/application/api/ApiUtils.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public static function formatLink($bookmark, $indexUrl)
      *
      * @return Bookmark instance.
      */
-    public static function buildLinkFromRequest($input, $defaultPrivate)
+    public static function buildBookmarkFromRequest($input, $defaultPrivate): Bookmark
     {
         $bookmark = new Bookmark();
         $url = ! empty($input['url']) ? cleanup_url($input['url']) : '';
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ public static function buildLinkFromRequest($input, $defaultPrivate)
         $bookmark->setTags(! empty($input['tags']) ? $input['tags'] : []);
         $bookmark->setPrivate($private);
 
+        $created = \DateTime::createFromFormat(\DateTime::ATOM, $input['created'] ?? '');
+        if ($created instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
+            $bookmark->setCreated($created);
+        }
+        $updated = \DateTime::createFromFormat(\DateTime::ATOM, $input['updated'] ?? '');
+        if ($updated instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
+            $bookmark->setUpdated($updated);
+        }
+
         return $bookmark;
     }
 
diff --git a/application/api/controllers/ApiController.php b/application/api/controllers/ApiController.php
index c4b3d0c3..88a845eb 100644
--- a/application/api/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/application/api/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Shaarli\Bookmark\BookmarkServiceInterface;
 use Shaarli\Config\ConfigManager;
+use Shaarli\History;
 use Slim\Container;
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ abstract class ApiController
     protected $bookmarkService;
 
     /**
-     * @var HistoryController
+     * @var History
      */
     protected $history;
 
diff --git a/application/api/controllers/Links.php b/application/api/controllers/Links.php
index 29247950..778097fd 100644
--- a/application/api/controllers/Links.php
+++ b/application/api/controllers/Links.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public function getLink($request, $response, $args)
     public function postLink($request, $response)
     {
         $data = $request->getParsedBody();
-        $bookmark = ApiUtils::buildLinkFromRequest($data, $this->conf->get('privacy.default_private_links'));
+        $bookmark = ApiUtils::buildBookmarkFromRequest($data, $this->conf->get('privacy.default_private_links'));
         // duplicate by URL, return 409 Conflict
         if (! empty($bookmark->getUrl())
             && ! empty($dup = $this->bookmarkService->findByUrl($bookmark->getUrl()))
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public function putLink($request, $response, $args)
         $index = index_url($this->ci['environment']);
         $data = $request->getParsedBody();
 
-        $requestBookmark = ApiUtils::buildLinkFromRequest($data, $this->conf->get('privacy.default_private_links'));
+        $requestBookmark = ApiUtils::buildBookmarkFromRequest($data, $this->conf->get('privacy.default_private_links'));
         // duplicate URL on a different link, return 409 Conflict
         if (! empty($requestBookmark->getUrl())
             && ! empty($dup = $this->bookmarkService->findByUrl($requestBookmark->getUrl()))
diff --git a/tests/api/controllers/links/PostLinkTest.php b/tests/api/controllers/links/PostLinkTest.php
index 4e791a04..f969fe1c 100644
--- a/tests/api/controllers/links/PostLinkTest.php
+++ b/tests/api/controllers/links/PostLinkTest.php
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ public function testPostLinkFull()
             'description' => 'shaare description',
             'tags' => ['one', 'two'],
             'private' => true,
+            'created' => '2015-05-05T12:30:00+03:00',
+            'updated' => '2016-06-05T14:32:10+03:00',
         ];
         $env = Environment::mock([
             'REQUEST_METHOD' => 'POST',
@@ -181,10 +183,8 @@ public function testPostLinkFull()
         $this->assertEquals($link['description'], $data['description']);
         $this->assertEquals($link['tags'], $data['tags']);
         $this->assertEquals(true, $data['private']);
-        $this->assertTrue(
-            new \DateTime('2 seconds ago') < \DateTime::createFromFormat(\DateTime::ATOM, $data['created'])
-        );
-        $this->assertEquals('', $data['updated']);
+        $this->assertSame($link['created'], $data['created']);
+        $this->assertSame($link['updated'], $data['updated']);
     }
 
     /**