diff --git a/container/docker/handler.go b/container/docker/handler.go
index 541df67c99..c5c46ae4bf 100644
--- a/container/docker/handler.go
+++ b/container/docker/handler.go
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ func (self *dockerContainerHandler) GetSpec() (info.ContainerSpec, error) {
 	}
 	spec.Envs = self.envs
 	spec.Image = self.image
+	spec.CreationTime = self.creationTime
 
 	return spec, err
 }