diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm
index 2397d993..68a3bb38 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Empire.pm
@@ -251,10 +251,11 @@ sub attach_invite_code {
         )->single;
         if (defined $invite) {
             if ($invite->invitee_id) {
-                $invite = $invite->copy({invitee_id => $self->id, email => $self->email});
+                $invite = $invite->copy({invitee_id => $self->id, email => $self->email, accept_date => DateTime->now});
             }
             else {
                 $invite->invitee_id($self->id);
+                $invite->accept_date(DateTime->now);
                 $invite->update;
             }
             Lacuna->cache->increment('friends_accepted', format_date(undef,'%F'), 1, 60 * 60 * 26);
diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Invite.pm b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Invite.pm
index c392adb6..c4c85007 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Invite.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/DB/Result/Invite.pm
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
     invitee_id              => { data_type => 'int', is_nullable => 1 },
     email                   => { data_type => 'varchar', size => 255, is_nullable => 1 },
     code                    => { data_type => 'varchar', size => 36, is_nullable => 0 },
+    invite_date             => { data_type => 'datetime', is_nullable => 0, set_on_create => 1 },
+    accept_date             => { data_type => 'datetime', is_nullable => 0, set_on_create => 1 },
 );
 
 __PACKAGE__->belongs_to('inviter', 'Lacuna::DB::Result::Empire', 'inviter_id');