diff --git a/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts b/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
index 6f25c91dc..e22aa54a6 100644
--- a/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
+++ b/src/published-data/published-data.v4.controller.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   Get,
   HttpException,
   HttpStatus,
+  Logger,
   NotFoundException,
   Param,
   Patch,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 } from "@nestjs/swagger";
 import { Request } from "express";
 import { Validator } from "jsonschema";
+import { cloneDeep, isArray } from "lodash";
 import { FilterQuery, QueryOptions } from "mongoose";
 import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
 import { AttachmentsService } from "src/attachments/attachments.service";
@@ -576,6 +578,7 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
     publishedData.status = data.status;
 
     await this.validateMetadata(publishedData.metadata);
+    await this.tryAddDateIssued(publishedData, publishedData.registeredTime);
 
     await Promise.all(
       publishedData.datasetPids.map(async (pid) => {
@@ -633,7 +636,11 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
 
     const res = await this.publishedDataService.update(
       { doi: publishedData.doi },
-      { status: PublishedDataStatus.REGISTERED, registeredTime: new Date() },
+      {
+        status: PublishedDataStatus.REGISTERED,
+        registeredTime: publishedData.registeredTime,
+        metadata: publishedData.metadata,
+      },
     );
 
     return res;
@@ -783,4 +790,30 @@ export class PublishedDataV4Controller {
 
     return registrationData;
   }
+
+  private async tryAddDateIssued(
+    publishedData: PublishedData,
+    registeredTime: Date,
+  ) {
+    const originalMetadata = cloneDeep(publishedData.metadata);
+    try {
+      if (!publishedData.metadata) publishedData.metadata = {};
+      publishedData.metadata.dates = publishedData.metadata.dates ?? [];
+
+      if (
+        isArray(publishedData.metadata.dates) &&
+        !publishedData.metadata.dates.some((d) => d.dateType === "Issued")
+      ) {
+        publishedData.metadata.dates.push({
+          date: registeredTime.toISOString(),
+          dateType: "Issued",
+        });
+      }
+      await this.validateMetadata(publishedData.metadata);
+    } catch (validationError) {
+      // Restore original metadata if schema doesn't support DataCite dates
+      publishedData.metadata = originalMetadata;
+      Logger.warn(validationError, "failed to add data issued to metadata");
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/jest-e2e-tests/publishedData.e2e-spec.ts b/test/jest-e2e-tests/publishedData.e2e-spec.ts
index e4ab81a91..9e84119a8 100644
--- a/test/jest-e2e-tests/publishedData.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/jest-e2e-tests/publishedData.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ describe.each([undefined, "", "https://api.test.datacite.org/dois"])(
         .then((res) => {
           expect(res.body.status).toEqual("registered");
           expect(res.body.registeredTime).toBeDefined();
+          expect(res.body.metadata.dates).toBeDefined();
+          expect(Array.isArray(res.body.metadata.dates)).toBe(true);
+          expect(res.body.metadata.dates.length).toBe(1);
+          const issuedDate = res.body.metadata.dates.filter(
+            (d: { dateType: string }) => d.dateType === "Issued",
+          );
+          expect(issuedDate.length).toBe(1);
+          expect(issuedDate[0].date).toEqual(res.body.registeredTime);
         });
     });