diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc
index 36af1c89d9..757c7f203d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ ExportTimespanSelectorSingle::ExportTimespanSelectorSingle (ARDOUR::Session * se
 	range_view.append_column (*label_col);
 
 	range_view.append_column (_("Length"), range_cols.length);
+	range_view.append_column (_("Creation Date"), range_cols.date);
 }
 
 void
@@ -443,7 +444,10 @@ ExportTimespanSelectorSingle::fill_range_list ()
 			row[range_cols.realtime] = realtime;
 			row[range_cols.name] = (*it)->name();
 			row[range_cols.label] = construct_label (*it);
-			row[range_cols.length] = construct_length (*it);
+			
+			Glib::DateTime gdt(Glib::DateTime::create_now_local ((*it)->timestamp()));
+			row[range_cols.timestamp] = (*it)->timestamp();
+			row[range_cols.date] = gdt.format ("%F %H:%M");;
 
 			add_range_to_selection (*it, false);
 
@@ -496,6 +500,11 @@ ExportTimespanSelectorMultiple::ExportTimespanSelectorMultiple (ARDOUR::Session
 	range_view.append_column (*label_col);
 
 	range_view.append_column (_("Length"), range_cols.length);
+	range_view.append_column (_("Creation Date"), range_cols.date);
+
+	range_list->set_sort_column(5, Gtk::SORT_DESCENDING);
+	Gtk::TreeViewColumn* date_col = range_view.get_column(5); // date column
+	date_col->set_sort_column(7); // set sort as the timestamp
 }
 
 void
@@ -526,6 +535,10 @@ ExportTimespanSelectorMultiple::fill_range_list ()
 		row[range_cols.name] = (*it)->name();
 		row[range_cols.label] = construct_label (*it);
 		row[range_cols.length] = construct_length (*it);
+
+		Glib::DateTime gdt(Glib::DateTime::create_now_local ((*it)->timestamp()));
+		row[range_cols.timestamp] = (*it)->timestamp();
+		row[range_cols.date] = gdt.format ("%F %H:%M");;
 	}
 
 	set_selection_from_state ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h
index 1f7a5ae9c2..7273508eda 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "audio_clock.h"
 
 #include <list>
+#include <ctime>
 
 #ifdef interface
 #undef interface
@@ -136,8 +137,10 @@ protected:
 		Gtk::TreeModelColumn<bool>              realtime;
 		Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string>       name;
 		Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string>       length;
+		Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string>       date;
+		Gtk::TreeModelColumn<time_t>            timestamp;
 
-		RangeCols () { add (location); add(label); add(selected); add(realtime); add(name); add(length); }
+		RangeCols () { add (location); add(label); add(selected); add(realtime); add(name); add(length); add(date); add(timestamp);}
 	};
 	RangeCols                    range_cols;
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h
index d31277ee71..35f3868c8a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/location.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <map>
+#include <ctime>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public:
 	void lock ();
 	void unlock ();
 
+	time_t timestamp() { return _timestamp; };
+
 	samplepos_t start() const { return _start; }
 	samplepos_t end() const { return _end; }
 	samplecnt_t length() const { return _end - _start; }
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ private:
 	bool               _locked;
 	PositionLockStyle  _position_lock_style;
 	boost::shared_ptr<SceneChange> _scene_change;
+	time_t             _timestamp;
 
 	void set_mark (bool yn);
 	bool set_flag_internal (bool yn, Flags flag);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/location.cc b/libs/ardour/location.cc
index 24774c5fec..f5c829c64b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/location.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/location.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Location::Location (Session& s)
 	, _flags (Flags (0))
 	, _locked (false)
 	, _position_lock_style (AudioTime)
+	, _timestamp(time(0))
 {
 	assert (_start >= 0);
 	assert (_end >= 0);
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ Location::Location (Session& s, samplepos_t sample_start, samplepos_t sample_end
 	, _flags (bits)
 	, _locked (false)
 	, _position_lock_style (s.config.get_glue_new_markers_to_bars_and_beats() ? MusicTime : AudioTime)
-
+	, _timestamp(time(0))
 {
 	recompute_beat_from_samples (sub_num);
 
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ Location::get_state ()
 	node->set_property ("flags", _flags);
 	node->set_property ("locked", _locked);
 	node->set_property ("position-lock-style", _position_lock_style);
+	node->set_property ("timestamp", _timestamp);
 
 	if (_scene_change) {
 		node->add_child_nocopy (_scene_change->get_state());
@@ -683,6 +685,7 @@ Location::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 	}
 
 	node.get_property ("position-lock-style", _position_lock_style);
+	node.get_property ("timestamp", _timestamp);
 
 	XMLNode* scene_child = find_named_node (node, SceneChange::xml_node_name);