diff --git a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/entities/DMP.java b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/entities/DMP.java
index 05b14d287..e9e26da2b 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/entities/DMP.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/entities/DMP.java
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ public class DMP implements DataEntity<DMP, UUID> {
     @Convert(converter = DateToUTCConverter.class)
     private Date finalizedDat;
 
+    @Column(name = "\"isPublic\"", nullable = false)
+    private boolean isPublic;
+
+    @Column(name= "\"PublishedDat\"")
+    @Convert(converter = DateToUTCConverter.class)
+    private Date publishedDat;
+
 
     public String getDescription() {
         return description;
@@ -294,6 +301,20 @@ public class DMP implements DataEntity<DMP, UUID> {
         this.finalizedDat = finalizedDat;
     }
 
+    public boolean isPublic() {
+        return isPublic;
+    }
+    public void setPublic(boolean aPublic) {
+        isPublic = aPublic;
+    }
+
+    public Date getPublishedDat() {
+        return publishedDat;
+    }
+    public void setPublishedDat(Date publishedDat) {
+        this.publishedDat = publishedDat;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void update(DMP entity) {
         this.associatedDmps = entity.associatedDmps;
@@ -307,8 +328,10 @@ public class DMP implements DataEntity<DMP, UUID> {
         this.researchers = entity.getResearchers();
         this.organisations = entity.getOrganisations();
         this.dmpProperties = entity.getDmpProperties();
+        this.isPublic = entity.isPublic;
         this.setModified(new Date());
         if (entity.getStatus().equals(DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue())) this.setFinalizedDat(new Date());
+        if (entity.isPublic) this.setPublishedDat(new Date());
         if (entity.getUsers() != null) this.users = entity.getUsers();
     }
 
diff --git a/dmp-db-scema/updates/01/DMPPublishedDat.sql b/dmp-db-scema/updates/01/DMPPublishedDat.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a817113b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-db-scema/updates/01/DMPPublishedDat.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ALTER TABLE public."DMP"
+ADD "PublishedDat" timestamp(6) with time zone
+
+UPDATE public."DMP"
+SET "PublishedDat" = "FinalizedDat"
+where "isPublic" = True
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diff --git a/dmp-db-scema/updates/01/DMPisPublic.sql b/dmp-db-scema/updates/01/DMPisPublic.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aef4dca4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-db-scema/updates/01/DMPisPublic.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+alter table public."DMP" 
+Add "isPublic" boolean NOT NULL Default False;
+
+UPDATE public."DMP" 
+	SET "isPublic" = True
+	WHERE "Status" = 1
+	
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