diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
index 7603d1c64..199c4f504 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
                 apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDatasetDao()
                           .asQueryable().where((builder, root) -> root.get("id").in(dataManagementPlan.getDatasetsToBeFinalized()))
                           .update(root -> root.<Integer>get("status"), Dataset.Status.FINALISED.getValue());
+                apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDatasetDao()
+                          .asQueryable().where((builder, root) -> root.get("id").in(dataManagementPlan.getDatasetsToBeFinalized()))
+                          .update(root -> root.<Date>get("finalizedat"), new Date());
 
                 List<UUID> datasetsToBeCanceled = new LinkedList<>();
                 for (DatasetWizardModel dataset : dataManagementPlan.getDatasets()) {
@@ -894,8 +897,15 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
             apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDatasetDao()
                       .asQueryable().where((builder, root) -> root.get("id").in(datasetsToBeFinalized.getUuids()))
                       .update(root -> root.<Integer>get("status"), Dataset.Status.FINALISED.getValue());
+            apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDatasetDao()
+                      .asQueryable().where((builder, root) -> root.get("id").in(datasetsToBeFinalized.getUuids()))
+                      .update(root -> root.<Date>get("finalizedAt"), new Date());
             List<Dataset> finalizedDatasets = dmp.getDataset().stream().filter(dataset -> datasetsToBeFinalized.getUuids().contains(dataset.getId())).collect(Collectors.toList());
-            finalizedDatasets.forEach(dataset -> dataset.setStatus(Dataset.Status.FINALISED.getValue()));
+            finalizedDatasets.forEach(dataset ->{
+                dataset.setStatus(Dataset.Status.FINALISED.getValue());
+                dataset.setFinalizedAt(new Date());
+                dataset.setModified(new Date());
+            } );
             indexDatasets.addAll(finalizedDatasets);
             List<UUID> datasetsToBeCanceled = new LinkedList<>();
             for (Dataset dataset : dmp.getDataset()) {