diff --git a/radicle/src/cob/issue.rs b/radicle/src/cob/issue.rs
index 329d957e..e64be649 100644
--- a/radicle/src/cob/issue.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/cob/issue.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use radicle_crdt::clock;
 use radicle_crdt::{LWWReg, LWWSet, Max, Semilattice};
 
 use crate::cob;
-use crate::cob::common::{Author, Reaction, Tag};
+use crate::cob::common::{Author, Reaction, Tag, Timestamp};
 use crate::cob::store::FromHistory as _;
 use crate::cob::store::Transaction;
 use crate::cob::thread;
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ impl Issue {
         self.tags.iter()
     }
 
+    pub fn timestamp(&self) -> Timestamp {
+        self.thread
+            .comments()
+            .next()
+            .map(|(_, c)| c)
+            .expect("Issue::timestamp: at least one comment is present")
+            .timestamp()
+    }
+
     pub fn author(&self) -> Author {
         self.thread
             .comments()