diff --git a/db/update12.4.4.sql b/db/update12.4.4.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..800a156e2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/update12.4.4.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE `zt_task` CHANGE `realStarted` `realStarted` datetime NOT NULL AFTER `estStarted`;
diff --git a/module/task/model.php b/module/task/model.php
index 1dc1335430..ac33cf55d5 100644
--- a/module/task/model.php
+++ b/module/task/model.php
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ class taskModel extends model
 
         /* Record consumed and left. */
         $estimate = new stdclass();
-        $estimate->date     = zget($task, 'realStarted', date(DT_DATE1));
+        $estimate->date     = zget($task, 'realStarted', $now);
         $estimate->task     = $taskID;
         $estimate->consumed = zget($_POST, 'consumed', 0);
         $estimate->left     = zget($_POST, 'left', 0);
diff --git a/module/task/view/finish.html.php b/module/task/view/finish.html.php
index e756408374..35c9384c25 100644
--- a/module/task/view/finish.html.php
+++ b/module/task/view/finish.html.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <th><?php echo $lang->task->finishedDate;?></th>
-          <td><div class='datepicker-wrapper'><?php echo html::input('finishedDate', helper::today(), "class='form-control form-date'");?></div></td><td></td>
+          <td><div class='datepicker-wrapper'><?php echo html::input('finishedDate', helper::now(), "class='form-control form-datetime'");?></div></td><td></td>
         </tr>
         <tr class='hide'>
           <th><?php echo $lang->task->status;?></th>
diff --git a/module/task/view/start.html.php b/module/task/view/start.html.php
index 70fc5c50ce..a64a46167f 100644
--- a/module/task/view/start.html.php
+++ b/module/task/view/start.html.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <th class='w-90px'><?php echo $lang->task->realStarted;?></th>
-          <td class='w-p25-f'><div class='datepicker-wrapper datepicker-date'><?php echo html::input('realStarted', $task->realStarted == '0000-00-00' ? helper::today() : $task->realStarted, "class='form-control form-date' data-picker-position='bottom-right'");?></div></td>
+          <td class='w-p25-f'><div class='datepicker-wrapper datepicker-date'><?php echo html::input('realStarted', $task->realStarted == '0000-00-00 00:00:00' ? helper::now() : $task->realStarted, "class='form-control form-datetime' data-picker-position='bottom-right'");?></div></td>
           <td></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>