diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/course_optimizer.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/course_optimizer.py
index 50a8d6e5310b..fa78b4710ff4 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/course_optimizer.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/course_optimizer.py
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ class LinkCheckOutputSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
 class LinkCheckSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """ Serializer for broken links """
     LinkCheckStatus = serializers.CharField(required=True)
+    LinkCheckCreatedAt = serializers.DateTimeField(required=False)
     LinkCheckOutput = LinkCheckOutputSerializer(required=True)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/course_optimizer.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/course_optimizer.py
index a72c3407e28d..abbc9c2e87cb 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/course_optimizer.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/views/course_optimizer.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def get(self, request: Request, course_id: str):
         
         task_status = _latest_task_status(request, course_id)
         status = None
+        created_at = None
         broken_links_dto = None
         error = None
         if task_status is None:
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ def get(self, request: Request, course_id: str):
                 status = 'Uninitiated'
         else:
             status = task_status.state
+            created_at = task_status.created
             if task_status.state == UserTaskStatus.SUCCEEDED:
                 artifact = UserTaskArtifact.objects.get(status=task_status, name='BrokenLinks')
                 with artifact.file as file:
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ def get(self, request: Request, course_id: str):
         # }
         data = {
             'LinkCheckStatus': status,
+            'LinkCheckCreatedAt': created_at,
             **({'LinkCheckOutput': broken_links_dto} if broken_links_dto else {}),
             **({'LinkCheckError': error} if error else {})
         }