diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index 3a43850ed..e4402e1d8 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import multiprocessing
 import re
 import glob
 import os
+import datetime
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 import xml.dom.minidom
 from functools import partial
@@ -1016,6 +1017,8 @@ class Result:
             with h5py.File(self.fname, 'a') as f:
                 try:                                                                                # ToDo: Replace if exists?
                     dataset = f[result[0]].create_dataset(result[1]['label'],data=result[1]['data'])
+                    now = datetime.datetime.now().astimezone()
+                    dataset.attrs['Created'] = now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z').encode()
                     for l,v in result[1]['meta'].items():
                         dataset.attrs[l]=v.encode()
                 except OSError as err:
diff --git a/src/results.f90 b/src/results.f90
index b5410f5f4..9b634079e 100644
--- a/src/results.f90
+++ b/src/results.f90
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ subroutine results_writeScalarDataset_real(group,dataset,label,description,SIuni
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Unit',SIunit,label)
   if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Creator','DAMASK '//DAMASKVERSION,label)
+  if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
+    call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Created',now())
   call HDF5_closeGroup(groupHandle)
 
 end subroutine results_writeScalarDataset_real
@@ -340,6 +342,8 @@ subroutine results_writeVectorDataset_real(group,dataset,label,description,SIuni
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Unit',SIunit,label)
   if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Creator','DAMASK '//DAMASKVERSION,label)
+  if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
+    call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Created',now())
   call HDF5_closeGroup(groupHandle)
 
 end subroutine results_writeVectorDataset_real
@@ -391,6 +395,8 @@ subroutine results_writeTensorDataset_real(group,dataset,label,description,SIuni
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Unit',SIunit,label)
   if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Creator','DAMASK '//DAMASKVERSION,label)
+  if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
+    call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Created',now())
   call HDF5_closeGroup(groupHandle)
 
 end subroutine results_writeTensorDataset_real
@@ -421,6 +427,8 @@ subroutine results_writeVectorDataset_int(group,dataset,label,description,SIunit
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Unit',SIunit,label)
   if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Creator','DAMASK '//DAMASKVERSION,label)
+  if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
+    call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Created',now())
   call HDF5_closeGroup(groupHandle)
 
 end subroutine results_writeVectorDataset_int
@@ -451,6 +459,8 @@ subroutine results_writeTensorDataset_int(group,dataset,label,description,SIunit
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Unit',SIunit,label)
   if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Creator','DAMASK '//DAMASKVERSION,label)
+  if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
+    call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Created',now())
   call HDF5_closeGroup(groupHandle)
 
 end subroutine results_writeTensorDataset_int
@@ -481,6 +491,8 @@ subroutine results_writeScalarDataset_rotation(group,dataset,label,description,l
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Lattice',lattice_structure,label)
   if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
     call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Creator','DAMASK '//DAMASKVERSION,label)
+  if (HDF5_objectExists(groupHandle,label)) &
+    call HDF5_addAttribute(groupHandle,'Created',now())
   call HDF5_closeGroup(groupHandle)
 
 end subroutine results_writeScalarDataset_rotation
@@ -755,6 +767,15 @@ subroutine results_mapping_materialpoint(homogenizationAt,memberAtLocal,label)
 
 end subroutine results_mapping_materialpoint
 
+character(len=24) function now()
+
+  character(len=5)      :: zone
+  integer, dimension(8) :: values
+
+  write(now,'(i4.4,5(a,i2.2),a)') &
+    values(1),'-',values(2),'-',values(3),' ',values(5),':',values(6),':',values(7),zone
+
+end function now
 
 !!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !!> @brief adds the backward mapping from spatial position and constituent ID to results