diff --git a/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts b/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
index 4d4b37ef9..a5ab92df0 100644
--- a/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function normalizeObject (obj: any) {
 
 function buildVideoInfo (obj: any) {
 
-  const date = obj.upload_date.slice(0,4)+","+obj.upload_date.slice(4,6)+","+obj.upload_date.slice(6,8)
+  const date = obj.upload_date.slice(0,4) + ',' + obj.upload_date.slice(4,6) + ',' + obj.upload_date.slice(6,8)
 
   return {
     name: titleTruncation(obj.title),
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
index 151c5a989..4032c5e0d 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ async function uploadVideoOnPeerTube (videoInfo: any, videoPath: string, cwd: st
     }, thumbnailfile)
   }
 
+  const date = videoInfo.upload_date.slice(0,4) + ',' + videoInfo.upload_date.slice(4,6) + ',' + videoInfo.upload_date.slice(6,8)
+
   const videoAttributes = {
     name: truncate(videoInfo.title, {
       'length': CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max,
@@ -231,7 +233,8 @@ async function uploadVideoOnPeerTube (videoInfo: any, videoPath: string, cwd: st
     privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC,
     fixture: videoPath,
     thumbnailfile,
-    previewfile: thumbnailfile
+    previewfile: thumbnailfile,
+    originallyPublishedAt: new Date(date).toISOString()
   }
 
   console.log('\nUploading on PeerTube video "%s".', videoAttributes.name)
diff --git a/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts b/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts
index 16ecbfe84..92dadfb69 100644
--- a/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts
+++ b/shared/utils/videos/videos.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type VideoAttributes = {
     updateAt: string
     privacy?: VideoPrivacy
   }
+  originallyPublishedAt?: string
 }
 
 function getVideoCategories (url: string) {
@@ -373,6 +374,10 @@ async function uploadVideo (url: string, accessToken: string, videoAttributesArg
     }
   }
 
+  if (attributes.originallyPublishedAt !== undefined) {
+    req.field('originallyPublishedAt', attributes.originallyPublishedAt)
+  }
+
   return req.attach('videofile', buildAbsoluteFixturePath(attributes.fixture))
             .expect(specialStatus)
 }