diff --git a/kmod/src/dir.c b/kmod/src/dir.c
index c6eb331d..ed5e28d8 100644
--- a/kmod/src/dir.c
+++ b/kmod/src/dir.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ static int scoutfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *dir_lock = NULL;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *inode_lock = NULL;
+	struct scoutfs_inode_info *si;
 	LIST_HEAD(ind_locks);
 	u64 hash;
 	u64 pos;
@@ -766,6 +767,7 @@ static int scoutfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 				 &dir_lock, &inode_lock, NULL, &ind_locks);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return PTR_ERR(inode);
+	si = SCOUTFS_I(inode);
 
 	pos = SCOUTFS_I(dir)->next_readdir_pos++;
 
@@ -781,6 +783,7 @@ static int scoutfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	i_size_write(dir, i_size_read(dir) + dentry->d_name.len);
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime;
+	si->crtime = inode->i_mtime;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
 		inc_nlink(inode);
@@ -1185,6 +1188,7 @@ static int scoutfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *dir_lock = NULL;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *inode_lock = NULL;
+	struct scoutfs_inode_info *si;
 	LIST_HEAD(ind_locks);
 	u64 hash;
 	u64 pos;
@@ -1205,6 +1209,7 @@ static int scoutfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 				 &dir_lock, &inode_lock, NULL, &ind_locks);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return PTR_ERR(inode);
+	si = SCOUTFS_I(inode);
 
 	ret = symlink_item_ops(sb, SYM_CREATE, scoutfs_ino(inode), inode_lock,
 			       symname, name_len);
@@ -1226,6 +1231,7 @@ static int scoutfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
 	inode->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime;
+	si->crtime = inode->i_ctime;
 	i_size_write(inode, name_len);
 
 	scoutfs_update_inode_item(inode, inode_lock, &ind_locks);
@@ -1817,6 +1823,7 @@ static int scoutfs_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mod
 	struct scoutfs_lock *dir_lock = NULL;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *inode_lock = NULL;
 	struct scoutfs_lock *orph_lock = NULL;
+	struct scoutfs_inode_info *si;
 	LIST_HEAD(ind_locks);
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1827,6 +1834,7 @@ static int scoutfs_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mod
 				 &dir_lock, &inode_lock, &orph_lock, &ind_locks);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return PTR_ERR(inode);
+	si = SCOUTFS_I(inode);
 
 	ret = scoutfs_inode_orphan_create(sb, scoutfs_ino(inode), orph_lock);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1835,6 +1843,7 @@ static int scoutfs_tmpfile(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mod
 	}
 
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	si->crtime = inode->i_mtime;
 	insert_inode_hash(inode);
 	ihold(inode); /* need to update inode modifications in d_tmpfile */
 	d_tmpfile(dentry, inode);
diff --git a/kmod/src/format.h b/kmod/src/format.h
index fb6c1f4f..a546210b 100644
--- a/kmod/src/format.h
+++ b/kmod/src/format.h
@@ -821,7 +821,6 @@ struct scoutfs_super_block {
  * online by staging.
  *
  * XXX
- *	- otime?
  *	- compat flags?
  *	- version?
  *	- generation?
@@ -845,6 +844,7 @@ struct scoutfs_inode {
 	struct scoutfs_timespec atime;
 	struct scoutfs_timespec ctime;
 	struct scoutfs_timespec mtime;
+	struct scoutfs_timespec crtime;
 };
 
 #define SCOUTFS_INO_FLAG_TRUNCATE 0x1
diff --git a/kmod/src/inode.c b/kmod/src/inode.c
index 15e4014f..18f3c6a8 100644
--- a/kmod/src/inode.c
+++ b/kmod/src/inode.c
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ static void load_inode(struct inode *inode, struct scoutfs_inode *cinode)
 	si->next_readdir_pos = le64_to_cpu(cinode->next_readdir_pos);
 	si->next_xattr_id = le64_to_cpu(cinode->next_xattr_id);
 	si->flags = le32_to_cpu(cinode->flags);
+	si->crtime.tv_sec = le64_to_cpu(cinode->crtime.sec);
+	si->crtime.tv_nsec = le32_to_cpu(cinode->crtime.nsec);
 
 	/*
 	 * i_blocks is initialized from online and offline and is then
@@ -764,6 +766,9 @@ static void store_inode(struct scoutfs_inode *cinode, struct inode *inode)
 	cinode->next_readdir_pos = cpu_to_le64(si->next_readdir_pos);
 	cinode->next_xattr_id = cpu_to_le64(si->next_xattr_id);
 	cinode->flags = cpu_to_le32(si->flags);
+	cinode->crtime.sec = cpu_to_le64(si->crtime.tv_sec);
+	cinode->crtime.nsec = cpu_to_le32(si->crtime.tv_nsec);
+	memset(cinode->crtime.__pad, 0, sizeof(cinode->crtime.__pad));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kmod/src/inode.h b/kmod/src/inode.h
index 7cb61b57..0207de6d 100644
--- a/kmod/src/inode.h
+++ b/kmod/src/inode.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct scoutfs_inode_info {
 	u64 online_blocks;
 	u64 offline_blocks;
 	u32 flags;
+	struct timespec crtime;
 
 	/*
 	 * Protects per-inode extent items, most particularly readers
diff --git a/kmod/src/ioctl.c b/kmod/src/ioctl.c
index cb3f4a4e..3df9da44 100644
--- a/kmod/src/ioctl.c
+++ b/kmod/src/ioctl.c
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ out:
 static long scoutfs_ioc_stat_more(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct scoutfs_inode_info *si = SCOUTFS_I(inode);
 	struct scoutfs_ioctl_stat_more stm;
 
 	if (get_user(stm.valid_bytes, (__u64 __user *)arg))
@@ -552,6 +553,8 @@ static long scoutfs_ioc_stat_more(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 	stm.data_seq = scoutfs_inode_data_seq(inode);
 	stm.data_version = scoutfs_inode_data_version(inode);
 	scoutfs_inode_get_onoff(inode, &stm.online_blocks, &stm.offline_blocks);
+	stm.crtime_sec = si->crtime.tv_sec;
+	stm.crtime_nsec = si->crtime.tv_nsec;
 
 	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &stm, stm.valid_bytes))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -617,6 +620,7 @@ static long scoutfs_ioc_data_waiting(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 static long scoutfs_ioc_setattr_more(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_inode;
+	struct scoutfs_inode_info *si = SCOUTFS_I(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct scoutfs_ioctl_setattr_more __user *usm = (void __user *)arg;
 	struct scoutfs_ioctl_setattr_more sm;
@@ -685,6 +689,8 @@ static long scoutfs_ioc_setattr_more(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 		i_size_write(inode, sm.i_size);
 	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = sm.ctime_sec;
 	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = sm.ctime_nsec;
+	si->crtime.tv_sec = sm.crtime_sec;
+	si->crtime.tv_nsec = sm.crtime_nsec;
 
 	scoutfs_update_inode_item(inode, lock, &ind_locks);
 	ret = 0;
diff --git a/kmod/src/ioctl.h b/kmod/src/ioctl.h
index 446611e9..a8c84e65 100644
--- a/kmod/src/ioctl.h
+++ b/kmod/src/ioctl.h
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ struct scoutfs_ioctl_stat_more {
 	__u64 data_version;
 	__u64 online_blocks;
 	__u64 offline_blocks;
+	__u64 crtime_sec;
+	__u32 crtime_nsec;
+	__u8  _pad[4];
 };
 
 #define SCOUTFS_IOC_STAT_MORE _IOR(SCOUTFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 5, \
@@ -275,7 +278,8 @@ struct scoutfs_ioctl_setattr_more {
 	__u64 flags;
 	__u64 ctime_sec;
 	__u32 ctime_nsec;
-	__u8 _pad[4];
+	__u32 crtime_nsec;
+	__u64 crtime_sec;
 };
 
 #define SCOUTFS_IOC_SETATTR_MORE_OFFLINE		(1 << 0)
diff --git a/utils/src/stat.c b/utils/src/stat.c
index 812c38ef..a0679a71 100644
--- a/utils/src/stat.c
+++ b/utils/src/stat.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static struct stat_more_field inode_fields[] = {
 	INODE_FIELD(data_version),
 	INODE_FIELD(online_blocks),
 	INODE_FIELD(offline_blocks),
+	{ .name = "crtime", .offset = INODE_FIELD_OFF(crtime_sec) },
 	{ NULL, }
 };
 
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ static void print_inode_field(void *st, size_t off)
 		case INODE_FIELD_OFF(offline_blocks):
 			printf("%llu", stm->offline_blocks);
 			break;
+		case INODE_FIELD_OFF(crtime_sec):
+			printf("%llu.%09u", stm->crtime_sec, stm->crtime_nsec);
+			break;
 	};
 }