diff --git a/heat/engine/stack.py b/heat/engine/stack.py
index 3c2e06d92f..96a6dcc4a0 100644
--- a/heat/engine/stack.py
+++ b/heat/engine/stack.py
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ class Stack(collections.Mapping):
 
     @profiler.trace('Stack.converge_stack', hide_args=False)
     def converge_stack(self, template, action=UPDATE, new_stack=None):
-        """Updates the stack and triggers convergence for resources."""
+        """Update the stack and triggers convergence for resources."""
         if action not in [self.CREATE, self.ADOPT]:
             # no back-up template for create action
             self.prev_raw_template_id = getattr(self.t, 'id', None)
@@ -997,7 +997,10 @@ class Stack(collections.Mapping):
 
         previous_traversal = self.current_traversal
         self.current_traversal = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
-        self.updated_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
+        if action is not self.CREATE:
+            self.updated_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
         if new_stack is not None:
             self.disable_rollback = new_stack.disable_rollback
             self.timeout_mins = new_stack.timeout_mins
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_convg_stack.py b/heat/tests/test_convg_stack.py
index 3f87fc2d5d..39659f14c4 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_convg_stack.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_convg_stack.py
@@ -443,6 +443,20 @@ class StackConvergenceCreateUpdateDeleteTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         # should return resource with template id 2 which is prev template
         self.assertEqual(a_res_2.id, best_res.id)
 
+    def test_updated_time(self, mock_cr):
+        stack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'convg_updated_time_test',
+                             templatem.Template.create_empty_template())
+        stack.store()
+        stack.create()
+        self.assertIsNone(stack.updated_time)
+
+        tmpl = {'HeatTemplateFormatVersion': '2012-12-12',
+                'Resources': {'R1': {'Type': 'GenericResourceType'}}}
+        newstack = parser.Stack(utils.dummy_context(), 'updated_time_test',
+                                templatem.Template(tmpl))
+        stack.update(newstack)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(stack.updated_time)
+
 
 class TestConvgStackRollback(common.HeatTestCase):