diff --git a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php
index 3c31f1e6af..5e8766a419 100644
--- a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php
+++ b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/Import.php
@@ -282,11 +282,18 @@ class Import {
     return $subscribers;
   }
 
-  function setSubscriptionStatusToSubscribed($subscribers_data) {
+  private function setSubscriptionStatusToSubscribed($subscribers_data) {
     if (!in_array('status', $subscribers_data['fields'])) return $subscribers_data;
     $subscribers_data['data']['status'] = array_map(function() {
       return Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED;
     }, $subscribers_data['data']['status']);
+
+    if (!in_array('last_subscribed_at', $subscribers_data['fields'])) {
+      $subscribers_data['fields'][] = 'last_subscribed_at';
+    }
+    $subscribers_data['data']['last_subscribed_at'] = array_map(function() {
+      return $this->created_at;
+    }, $subscribers_data['data']['status']);
     return $subscribers_data;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php b/tests/integration/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php
index e64e47a84f..b856f9bae4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Subscribers/ImportExport/Import/ImportTest.php
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class ImportTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     expect($updated_subscriber->status)->equals('unsubscribed');
   }
 
-  function testItImportsNewsSubscribersWithSubscribedStatus() {
+  function testItImportsNewsSubscribersWithSubscribedStatusAndLastSubscribedAt() {
     $data = $this->test_data;
     $data['columns']['status'] = ['index' => 4];
     $data['subscribers'][0][] = 'unsubscribed';
@@ -453,6 +453,29 @@ class ImportTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     expect($new_subscribers[1]->status)->equals('subscribed');
     expect($new_subscribers[0]->source)->equals('imported');
     expect($new_subscribers[1]->source)->equals('imported');
+    $test_time = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $this->test_data['timestamp']);
+    expect($new_subscribers[0]->last_subscribed_at)->equals($test_time);
+    expect($new_subscribers[1]->last_subscribed_at)->equals($test_time);
+  }
+
+  function testItDoesNotUpdateExistingSubscribersLastSubscribedAtWhenItIsPresent() {
+    $data = $this->test_data;
+    $data['columns']['last_subscribed_at'] = ['index' => 4];
+    $data['subscribers'][0][] = '2018-12-12 12:12:00';
+    $data['subscribers'][1][] = '2018-12-12 12:12:00';
+    $import = new Import($data);
+    $existing_subscriber = Subscriber::create();
+    $existing_subscriber->hydrate(
+      [
+        'first_name' => 'Adam',
+        'last_name' => 'Smith',
+        'email' => 'Adam@Smith.com',
+        'last_subscribed_at' => '2017-12-12 12:12:00',
+      ]);
+    $existing_subscriber->save();
+    $import->process();
+    $updated_subscriber = Subscriber::where('email', $existing_subscriber->email)->findOne();
+    expect($updated_subscriber->last_subscribed_at)->equals('2017-12-12 12:12:00');
   }
 
   function testItRunsImport() {