diff --git a/gradle/changelog/repo_overview_date.yaml b/gradle/changelog/repo_overview_date.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81451437f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/repo_overview_date.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: changed
+  description: Show last modified date on repository overview ([#1715](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1715))
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/RepositoryEntry.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/RepositoryEntry.tsx
index cac0fe7223..a1b4b98b05 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/RepositoryEntry.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/RepositoryEntry.tsx
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class RepositoryEntry extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   createFooterRight = (repository: Repository, baseDate?: DateProp) => {
     return (
       <small className="level-item">
-        <DateFromNow baseDate={baseDate} date={repository.creationDate} />
+        <DateFromNow baseDate={baseDate} date={repository.lastModified || repository.creationDate} />
       </small>
     );
   };