diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_153.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_153.java
index 812321853c..28aeb171e2 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_153.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_153.java
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public class Schema_153 extends SchemaVersion {
       // whether change is currently WIP. No migration is needed in NoteDb,
       // where the value of review_started is always derived from the history
       // of assignments to work_in_progress.
-      e.execute("UPDATE changes SET review_started = 'Y' WHERE work_in_progress = 'N'");
+      e.execute(
+          "UPDATE changes SET review_started = 'Y', created_on = created_on WHERE work_in_progress = 'N'");
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_159.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_159.java
index 956cb8e28a..3bb0e98b17 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_159.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/schema/Schema_159.java
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ public class Schema_159 extends SchemaVersion {
       // if they have any draft patch sets.
       e.execute(
           String.format(
-              "UPDATE changes SET %s = 'Y' WHERE status = 'd' OR "
+              "UPDATE changes SET %s = 'Y', created_on = created_on WHERE status = 'd' OR "
                   + "EXISTS (SELECT * FROM patch_sets WHERE "
                   + "patch_sets.change_id = changes.change_id AND patch_sets.draft = 'Y')",
               column));
       // Change change status from draft to new.
-      e.execute("UPDATE changes SET status = 'n' WHERE status = 'd'");
+      e.execute("UPDATE changes SET status = 'n', created_on = created_on WHERE status = 'd'");
     }
     ui.message("done");
   }