diff --git a/pandora/archive/external.py b/pandora/archive/external.py
index 5dac990ec..518a0b963 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/external.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/external.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def get_info(url):
                     for k in info_keys
                     if k in i and i[k]
                 })
+                if 'upload_date' in i:
+                    info[-1]['date'] = '-'.join([i['upload_date'][:4], i['upload_date'][4:6], i['upload_date'][6:]])
     return info
 
 def add_subtitles(item, media, tmp):
diff --git a/static/js/importMediaDialog.js b/static/js/importMediaDialog.js
index 2f0d11e1e..699eabd88 100644
--- a/static/js/importMediaDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/importMediaDialog.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ pandora.ui.importMediaDialog = function(options) {
             result.data.items.forEach(function(info) {
                 pandora.api.add({title: info.title}, function(result) {
                     var edit = {
+                        date: info.date,
                         director: info.uploader ? [info.uploader] : [],
                         id: result.data.id,
                         notes: info.url,