diff --git a/lib/philomena/images.ex b/lib/philomena/images.ex
index 1d4a0fe5..795c01e8 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/images.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/images.ex
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
 
     case result do
       {:ok, changes} ->
+        update_first_seen_at(duplicate_of_image, image.first_seen_at)
         tags = Tags.copy_tags(image, duplicate_of_image)
         Comments.migrate_comments(image, duplicate_of_image)
         Interactions.migrate_interactions(image, duplicate_of_image)
@@ -341,6 +342,12 @@ defmodule Philomena.Images do
     end
   end
 
+  defp update_first_seen_at(image, time) do
+    Image
+    |> where(id: ^image.id)
+    |> Repo.update_all(set: [first_seen_at: time])
+  end
+
   defp internal_hide_image(changeset, image) do
     reports =
       Report