diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_advertise.c b/bgpd/bgp_advertise.c
index 497fb0749e..76a65f7f04 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_advertise.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_advertise.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ void bgp_adj_in_set(struct bgp_node *rn, struct peer *peer, struct attr *attr,
 	adj = XCALLOC(MTYPE_BGP_ADJ_IN, sizeof(struct bgp_adj_in));
 	adj->peer = peer_lock(peer); /* adj_in peer reference */
 	adj->attr = bgp_attr_intern(attr);
+	adj->uptime = bgp_clock();
 	adj->addpath_rx_id = addpath_id;
 	BGP_ADJ_IN_ADD(rn, adj);
 	bgp_lock_node(rn);
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_advertise.h b/bgpd/bgp_advertise.h
index 1b55b6e64b..c983598756 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_advertise.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_advertise.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ struct bgp_adj_in {
 	/* Received attribute.  */
 	struct attr *attr;
 
+	/* timestamp (monotime) */
+	time_t uptime;
+
 	/* Addpath identifier */
 	uint32_t addpath_rx_id;
 };