diff --git a/oci/container.go b/oci/container.go
index ea8856c0..cd020fcb 100644
--- a/oci/container.go
+++ b/oci/container.go
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ type ContainerState struct {
 }
 
 // NewContainer creates a container object.
-func NewContainer(id string, name string, bundlePath string, logPath string, netns ns.NetNS, labels map[string]string, annotations map[string]string, image *pb.ImageSpec, metadata *pb.ContainerMetadata, sandbox string, terminal bool, privileged bool, dir string) (*Container, error) {
+func NewContainer(id string, name string, bundlePath string, logPath string, netns ns.NetNS, labels map[string]string, annotations map[string]string, image *pb.ImageSpec, metadata *pb.ContainerMetadata, sandbox string, terminal bool, privileged bool, dir string, created time.Time) (*Container, error) {
+	state := &ContainerState{}
+	state.Created = created
 	c := &Container{
 		id:          id,
 		name:        name,
@@ -57,10 +59,16 @@ func NewContainer(id string, name string, bundlePath string, logPath string, net
 		annotations: annotations,
 		image:       image,
 		dir:         dir,
+		state:       state,
 	}
 	return c, nil
 }
 
+// CreatedAt returns the container creation time
+func (c *Container) CreatedAt() time.Time {
+	return c.state.Created
+}
+
 // Name returns the name of the container.
 func (c *Container) Name() string {
 	return c.name
diff --git a/server/container_create.go b/server/container_create.go
index 6babb63b..6c5c3679 100644
--- a/server/container_create.go
+++ b/server/container_create.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -519,6 +520,9 @@ func (s *Server) createSandboxContainer(ctx context.Context, containerID string,
 	specgen.AddAnnotation("ocid/tty", fmt.Sprintf("%v", containerConfig.Tty))
 	specgen.AddAnnotation("ocid/image", image)
 
+	created := time.Now()
+	specgen.AddAnnotation("ocid/created", created.Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
+
 	metadataJSON, err := json.Marshal(metadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -627,7 +631,7 @@ func (s *Server) createSandboxContainer(ctx context.Context, containerID string,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	container, err := oci.NewContainer(containerID, containerName, containerInfo.RunDir, logPath, sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, imageSpec, metadata, sb.id, containerConfig.Tty, sb.privileged, containerInfo.Dir)
+	container, err := oci.NewContainer(containerID, containerName, containerInfo.RunDir, logPath, sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, imageSpec, metadata, sb.id, containerConfig.Tty, sb.privileged, containerInfo.Dir, created)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/server/sandbox.go b/server/sandbox.go
index ffcef13f..0f57f557 100644
--- a/server/sandbox.go
+++ b/server/sandbox.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/containernetworking/cni/pkg/ns"
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ type sandbox struct {
 	privileged     bool
 	resolvPath     string
 	hostname       string
-	created        time.Time
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/server/sandbox_run.go b/server/sandbox_run.go
index 68a404b1..72bc8ee7 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_run.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_run.go
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ func (s *Server) RunPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RunPodSandboxRequest
 		privileged:   privileged,
 		resolvPath:   resolvPath,
 		hostname:     hostname,
-		created:      created,
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ func (s *Server) RunPodSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *pb.RunPodSandboxRequest
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write runtime configuration for pod sandbox %s(%s): %v", sb.name, id, err)
 	}
 
-	container, err := oci.NewContainer(id, containerName, podContainer.RunDir, logPath, sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, nil, nil, id, false, sb.privileged, podContainer.Dir)
+	container, err := oci.NewContainer(id, containerName, podContainer.RunDir, logPath, sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, nil, nil, id, false, sb.privileged, podContainer.Dir, created)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/server/sandbox_status.go b/server/sandbox_status.go
index 6be2ebb0..9a8c864f 100644
--- a/server/sandbox_status.go
+++ b/server/sandbox_status.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (s *Server) PodSandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, req *pb.PodSandboxStatusR
 	resp := &pb.PodSandboxStatusResponse{
 		Status: &pb.PodSandboxStatus{
 			Id:        sandboxID,
-			CreatedAt: sb.created.UnixNano(),
+			CreatedAt: podInfraContainer.CreatedAt().UnixNano(),
 			Linux: &pb.LinuxPodSandboxStatus{
 				Namespaces: &pb.Namespace{
 					Network: netNsPath,
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index d6e9ce9d..1e51ae1d 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -139,7 +139,12 @@ func (s *Server) loadContainer(id string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ctr, err := oci.NewContainer(id, name, containerPath, m.Annotations["ocid/log_path"], sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, img, &metadata, sb.id, tty, sb.privileged, containerDir)
+	created, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, m.Annotations["ocid/created"])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ctr, err := oci.NewContainer(id, name, containerPath, m.Annotations["ocid/log_path"], sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, img, &metadata, sb.id, tty, sb.privileged, containerDir, created)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -205,10 +210,6 @@ func (s *Server) loadSandbox(id string) error {
 	}
 
 	privileged := m.Annotations["ocid/privileged_runtime"] == "true"
-	created, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, m.Annotations["ocid/created"])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	sb := &sandbox{
 		id:           id,
@@ -224,7 +225,6 @@ func (s *Server) loadSandbox(id string) error {
 		shmPath:      m.Annotations["ocid/shm_path"],
 		privileged:   privileged,
 		resolvPath:   m.Annotations["ocid/resolv_path"],
-		created:      created,
 	}
 
 	// We add a netNS only if we can load a permanent one.
@@ -270,7 +270,12 @@ func (s *Server) loadSandbox(id string) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	scontainer, err := oci.NewContainer(m.Annotations["ocid/container_id"], cname, sandboxPath, m.Annotations["ocid/log_path"], sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, nil, nil, id, false, privileged, sandboxDir)
+	created, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, m.Annotations["ocid/created"])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	scontainer, err := oci.NewContainer(m.Annotations["ocid/container_id"], cname, sandboxPath, m.Annotations["ocid/log_path"], sb.netNs(), labels, annotations, nil, nil, id, false, privileged, sandboxDir, created)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}