diff --git a/test/s3/normal/s3_list_multipart_uploads_test.go b/test/s3/normal/s3_list_multipart_uploads_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe1ca7edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/s3/normal/s3_list_multipart_uploads_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package example
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestListMultipartUploadsInitiated verifies that ListMultipartUploads
+// returns the Initiated timestamp for each in-progress upload, and that
+// the timestamp is preserved across repeated listings rather than
+// reflecting the time of the listing.
+func TestListMultipartUploadsInitiated(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("Skipping integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	cluster, err := startMiniCluster(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer cluster.Stop()
+
+	bucket := createTestBucket(t, cluster, "test-list-mpu-initiated-")
+
+	beforeInit := time.Now().UTC()
+	createOut, err := cluster.s3Client.CreateMultipartUpload(&s3.CreateMultipartUploadInput{
+		Bucket: aws.String(bucket),
+		Key:    aws.String("unfinished.bin"),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	afterInit := time.Now().UTC()
+
+	listOut, err := cluster.s3Client.ListMultipartUploads(&s3.ListMultipartUploadsInput{
+		Bucket: aws.String(bucket),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, listOut.Uploads, 1)
+
+	upload := listOut.Uploads[0]
+	assert.Equal(t, "unfinished.bin", aws.StringValue(upload.Key))
+	assert.Equal(t, aws.StringValue(createOut.UploadId), aws.StringValue(upload.UploadId))
+	require.NotNil(t, upload.Initiated, "Initiated timestamp must be populated")
+
+	initiated := upload.Initiated.UTC()
+	assert.False(t, initiated.Before(beforeInit.Add(-time.Second)), "Initiated %v is before upload creation %v", initiated, beforeInit)
+	assert.False(t, initiated.After(afterInit.Add(time.Second)), "Initiated %v is after upload creation %v", initiated, afterInit)
+
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	listOut2, err := cluster.s3Client.ListMultipartUploads(&s3.ListMultipartUploadsInput{
+		Bucket: aws.String(bucket),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, listOut2.Uploads, 1)
+	require.NotNil(t, listOut2.Uploads[0].Initiated, "Initiated timestamp must be populated on repeated listing")
+	assert.True(t, listOut2.Uploads[0].Initiated.Equal(*upload.Initiated), "Initiated must be preserved across listings, got %v then %v", *upload.Initiated, *listOut2.Uploads[0].Initiated)
+
+	_, err = cluster.s3Client.AbortMultipartUpload(&s3.AbortMultipartUploadInput{
+		Bucket:   aws.String(bucket),
+		Key:      aws.String("unfinished.bin"),
+		UploadId: createOut.UploadId,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/weed/s3api/filer_multipart.go b/weed/s3api/filer_multipart.go
index 0ea4c29f0..33792dc2c 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/filer_multipart.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/filer_multipart.go
@@ -1072,10 +1072,14 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) listMultipartUploads(input *s3.ListMultipartUploadsInput
 			if *input.Prefix != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(key, *input.Prefix) {
 				continue
 			}
-			output.Upload = append(output.Upload, &s3.MultipartUpload{
+			upload := &s3.MultipartUpload{
 				Key:      objectKey(aws.String(key)),
 				UploadId: aws.String(entry.Name),
-			})
+			}
+			if entry.Attributes != nil {
+				upload.Initiated = aws.Time(time.Unix(entry.Attributes.Crtime, int64(entry.Attributes.CrtimeNs)))
+			}
+			output.Upload = append(output.Upload, upload)
 			uploadsCount += 1
 		}
 		if uploadsCount >= *input.MaxUploads {