diff --git a/crates/api/src/admin_objects.rs b/crates/api/src/admin_objects.rs
index ef32f2d..6664dbf 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/admin_objects.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/admin_objects.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ pub(crate) struct AdminObjectView {
     /// Flexible field values (key -> value).
     #[schema(value_type = std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>)]
     pub fields: serde_json::Value,
+    /// RFC3339 UTC timestamp.
+    pub created_at: String,
+    /// RFC3339 UTC timestamp.
+    pub updated_at: String,
 }
 
 impl AdminObjectView {
@@ -61,6 +65,14 @@ impl AdminObjectView {
             recording_date: o.recording_date.map(format_date),
             visibility: o.visibility.as_str().to_owned(),
             fields: o.fields.clone(),
+            created_at: o
+                .created_at
+                .format(&time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339)
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
+            updated_at: o
+                .updated_at
+                .format(&time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339)
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/api/tests/admin_catalog.rs b/crates/api/tests/admin_catalog.rs
index a8d957c..0c998ae 100644
--- a/crates/api/tests/admin_catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/api/tests/admin_catalog.rs
@@ -843,6 +843,40 @@ async fn delete_field_definition_referenced_is_409(pool: PgPool) {
     assert_eq!(body["count"], 1);
 }
 
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "../db/migrations")]
+async fn listed_object_carries_timestamps(pool: PgPool) {
+    migrate_sessions(&db::Db::from_pool(pool.clone()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    seed_user(&pool, "ed@example.com", "pw-editor-123", Role::Editor).await;
+
+    let app = build_app(state(pool));
+    let cookie = login(&app, "ed@example.com", "pw-editor-123").await;
+
+    let created = send(
+        &app,
+        &cookie,
+        "POST",
+        "/api/admin/objects",
+        Some(r#"{"object_number":"TS-1","object_name":"clock","number_of_objects":1,"visibility":"draft"}"#),
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert_eq!(created.status(), StatusCode::CREATED);
+
+    let list = send(&app, &cookie, "GET", "/api/admin/objects", None).await;
+    assert_eq!(list.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+    let body: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_slice(&list.into_body().collect().await.unwrap().to_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+    let item = &body["items"][0];
+    let created_at = item["created_at"].as_str().unwrap();
+    let updated_at = item["updated_at"].as_str().unwrap();
+    assert!(!created_at.is_empty(), "created_at must be non-empty");
+    assert!(!updated_at.is_empty(), "updated_at must be non-empty");
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "../db/migrations")]
 async fn field_definition_edit_delete_requires_auth(pool: PgPool) {
     migrate_sessions(&db::Db::from_pool(pool.clone()))