diff --git a/module/story/model.php b/module/story/model.php
index 8a56cec1b6..21ae4714f2 100644
--- a/module/story/model.php
+++ b/module/story/model.php
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ class storyModel extends model
             ->setIF(!in_array($this->post->source, $this->config->story->feedbackSource), 'notifyEmail', '')
             ->setIF($executionID > 0, 'stage', 'projected')
             ->setIF($bugID > 0, 'fromBug', $bugID)
+            ->setIF($this->post->assignedTo, 'assignedDate', helper::now())
             ->join('assignedTo', '')
             ->join('mailto', ',')
             ->stripTags($this->config->story->editor->create['id'], $this->config->allowedTags)