diff --git a/cnb_image.go b/cnb_image.go
index 564932a2..f272dc5c 100644
--- a/cnb_image.go
+++ b/cnb_image.go
@@ -310,6 +310,13 @@ func (i *CNBImageCore) AddLayerWithDiffID(path, _ string) error {
 }
 
 func (i *CNBImageCore) AddLayerWithDiffIDAndHistory(path, _ string, history v1.History) error {
+	// ensure existing history
+	if err := i.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
+		c.History = NormalizedHistory(c.History, len(c.RootFS.DiffIDs))
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	layer, err := tarball.LayerFromFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -437,7 +444,9 @@ func (i *CNBImageCore) ReuseLayerWithHistory(diffID string, history v1.History)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if !i.preserveHistory {
+	if i.preserveHistory {
+		history.Created = v1.Time{Time: i.createdAt}
+	} else {
 		history = emptyHistory
 	}
 	i.Image, err = mutate.Append(
@@ -464,6 +473,34 @@ func (i *CNBImageCore) MutateConfigFile(withFunc func(c *v1.ConfigFile)) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (i *CNBImageCore) SetCreatedAtAndHistory() error {
+	var err error
+	// set created at
+	if err = i.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
+		c.Created = v1.Time{Time: i.createdAt}
+		c.Container = ""
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// set history
+	if i.preserveHistory {
+		// set created at for each history
+		err = i.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
+			for j := range c.History {
+				c.History[j].Created = v1.Time{Time: i.createdAt}
+			}
+		})
+	} else {
+		// zero history
+		err = i.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
+			for j := range c.History {
+				c.History[j] = v1.History{Created: v1.Time{Time: i.createdAt}}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func getConfigFile(image v1.Image) (*v1.ConfigFile, error) {
 	configFile, err := image.ConfigFile()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/layout/layout_test.go b/layout/layout_test.go
index d0ee1850..c8e53b67 100644
--- a/layout/layout_test.go
+++ b/layout/layout_test.go
@@ -502,10 +502,7 @@ func testImage(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		})
 	})
 
-	when.Pend("#CreatedAt", func() {
-		// Previously, we only zeroed CreatedAt at the point of save.
-		// Now, we zero CreatedAt at the point of instantiation.
-		// If this behavior change is acceptable, we can remove this test.
+	when("#CreatedAt", func() {
 		it.Before(func() {
 			imagePath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "new-created-at-image")
 		})
diff --git a/layout/save.go b/layout/save.go
index 27932526..bc6bfca8 100644
--- a/layout/save.go
+++ b/layout/save.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ func (i *Image) Save(additionalNames ...string) error {
 
 // SaveAs ignores the image `Name()` method and saves the image according to name & additional names provided to this method
 func (i *Image) SaveAs(name string, additionalNames ...string) error {
+	if err := i.SetCreatedAtAndHistory(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	refName, err := i.GetAnnotateRefName()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/layout/sparse/sparse_test.go b/layout/sparse/sparse_test.go
index e5ad871e..a1b73914 100644
--- a/layout/sparse/sparse_test.go
+++ b/layout/sparse/sparse_test.go
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ func testImage(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		})
 
 		when("#Digest", func() {
-			it.Pend("returns the original image digest when there are no modifications", func() {
-				// TODO: created at
+			it("returns the original image digest when there are no modifications", func() {
 				image, err := sparse.NewImage(imagePath, testImage)
 				h.AssertNil(t, err)
 
diff --git a/locallayout/image.go b/locallayout/image.go
index 1c97219e..e2e294e8 100644
--- a/locallayout/image.go
+++ b/locallayout/image.go
@@ -104,13 +104,19 @@ func (i *Image) Rebase(baseTopLayerDiffID string, withNewBase imgutil.Image) err
 }
 
 func (i *Image) Save(additionalNames ...string) error {
-	var err error
+	err := i.SetCreatedAtAndHistory()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	i.lastIdentifier, err = i.store.Save(i, i.Name(), additionalNames...)
 	return err
 }
 
 func (i *Image) SaveAs(name string, additionalNames ...string) error {
-	var err error
+	err := i.SetCreatedAtAndHistory()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	i.lastIdentifier, err = i.store.Save(i, name, additionalNames...)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/locallayout/image_test.go b/locallayout/image_test.go
index 0a18293e..61f0d848 100644
--- a/locallayout/image_test.go
+++ b/locallayout/image_test.go
@@ -709,10 +709,7 @@ func testImage(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		})
 	})
 
-	when.Pend("#CreatedAt", func() {
-		// Previously, we only zeroed CreatedAt at the point of save.
-		// Now, we zero CreatedAt at the point of instantiation.
-		// If this behavior change is acceptable, we can remove this test.
+	when("#CreatedAt", func() {
 		it("returns the containers created at time", func() {
 			img, err := local.NewImage(newTestImageName(), dockerClient, local.FromBaseImage(runnableBaseImageName))
 			h.AssertNil(t, err)
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index 091da8fa..1f53c1e7 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -41,13 +41,6 @@ func NewCNBImage(options ImageOptions) (*CNBImageCore, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// ensure existing history
-	if err = image.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
-		c.History = NormalizedHistory(c.History, len(c.RootFS.DiffIDs))
-	}); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	// set config if requested
 	if options.Config != nil {
 		if err = image.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
@@ -57,33 +50,6 @@ func NewCNBImage(options ImageOptions) (*CNBImageCore, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// set created at
-	if err = image.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
-		c.Created = v1.Time{Time: image.createdAt}
-		c.Container = ""
-	}); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// set history
-	if options.PreserveHistory {
-		// set created at for each history
-		err = image.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
-			for j := range c.History {
-				c.History[j].Created = v1.Time{Time: image.createdAt}
-			}
-		})
-	} else {
-		// zero history
-		err = image.MutateConfigFile(func(c *v1.ConfigFile) {
-			for j := range c.History {
-				c.History[j] = v1.History{Created: v1.Time{Time: image.createdAt}}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return image, nil
 }