diff --git a/changelog.d/actor-published-date.add b/changelog.d/actor-published-date.add
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..feac85894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/actor-published-date.add
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Include "published" in actor view
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index cd485ed64..61975387b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       "capabilities" => capabilities,
       "alsoKnownAs" => user.also_known_as,
       "vcard:bday" => birthday,
-      "webfinger" => "acct:#{User.full_nickname(user)}"
+      "webfinger" => "acct:#{User.full_nickname(user)}",
+      "published" => Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils.to_masto_date(user.inserted_at)
     }
     |> Map.merge(
       maybe_make_image(