diff --git a/src/components/hover-card/dataset.vue b/src/components/hover-card/dataset.vue
index 7029c2244..568add7a0 100644
--- a/src/components/hover-card/dataset.vue
+++ b/src/components/hover-card/dataset.vue
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
 
         <dt>{{ $t('header.lastEntity') }}</dt>
         <dd><date-time :iso="dataset.lastEntity"/></dd>
+
+        <dt>{{ $t('common.lastUpdate') }}</dt>
+        <dd><date-time :iso="dataset.lastUpdate"/></dd>
       </dl>
     </template>
     <template #footer>
diff --git a/test/components/hover-card/dataset.spec.js b/test/components/hover-card/dataset.spec.js
index f3667816f..a65a8015e 100644
--- a/test/components/hover-card/dataset.spec.js
+++ b/test/components/hover-card/dataset.spec.js
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ describe('HoverCardDataset', () => {
     dd.getComponent(DateTime).props().iso.should.equal(lastEntity);
   });
 
+  it('shows the timestamp of the latest updated entity', () => {
+    const lastUpdate = new Date().toISOString();
+    testData.extendedDatasets.createPast(1, { lastUpdate });
+    const dd = findDd(mountComponent(), 'Last update');
+    // console.log(dd.html(), testData.extendedDatasets.last());
+    dd.getComponent(DateTime).props().iso.should.equal(lastUpdate);
+  });
+
   it('shows the property list', () => {
     testData.extendedDatasets.createPast(1, {
       properties: [{ name: 'height' }, { name: 'circumference' }]
diff --git a/test/data/datasets.js b/test/data/datasets.js
index 8c864cee0..65b0436ba 100644
--- a/test/data/datasets.js
+++ b/test/data/datasets.js
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ export const extendedDatasets = dataStore({
     approvalRequired = false,
     entities = undefined,
     lastEntity = undefined,
+    lastUpdate = undefined,
     conflicts = 0,
     linkedForms = [],
     sourceForms = []
   }) => {
-    const entityStats = normalizeEntityStats({ entities, lastEntity, conflicts });
+    const entityStats = normalizeEntityStats({ entities, lastEntity, lastUpdate, conflicts });
     const project = projectOption ?? extendedProjects
       .createPast(1, { datasets: 1, lastEntity: entityStats.lastEntity })
       .last();