diff --git a/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/backup_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php b/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/backup_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php
index 13a9ed2689d..29d14746bc3 100644
--- a/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/backup_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php
+++ b/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/backup_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class backup_bigbluebuttonbn_activity_structure_step extends backup_activity_str
 
         $recording = new backup_nested_element('recording', ['id'], [
             'courseid', 'bigbluebuttonbnid', 'groupid', 'recordingid', 'headlesss', 'imported', 'status', 'importeddata',
-            'timecreated']);
+            'timecreated', 'timemodified']);
 
         // Build the tree.
         $bigbluebuttonbn->add_child($logs);
diff --git a/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/restore_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php b/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/restore_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php
index ac546ae2b93..2d9462689eb 100644
--- a/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/restore_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php
+++ b/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/backup/moodle2/restore_bigbluebuttonbn_stepslib.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class restore_bigbluebuttonbn_activity_structure_step extends restore_activity_s
         global $DB;
         $data = (object) $data;
         $data->course = $this->get_courseid();
-        $data->timemodified = $this->apply_date_offset($data->timemodified);
         // Check if we are in backup::MODE_IMPORT (we set a new meetingid) or backup::MODE_GENERAL (we keep the same meetingid).
         if ($this->get_task()->get_info()->mode == backup::MODE_IMPORT || empty($data->meetingid)) {
             // We are in backup::MODE_IMPORT, we need to renew the meetingid.
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ class restore_bigbluebuttonbn_activity_structure_step extends restore_activity_s
         $data->courseid = $this->get_mappingid('course', $data->courseid);
         $data->bigbluebuttonbnid = $this->get_new_parentid('bigbluebuttonbn');
         $data->userid = $this->get_mappingid('user', $data->userid);
-        $data->timecreated = $this->apply_date_offset($data->timecreated);
         // Insert the bigbluebuttonbn_logs record.
         $newitemid = $DB->insert_record('bigbluebuttonbn_logs', $data);
         // Immediately after inserting associated record, call this.
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@ class restore_bigbluebuttonbn_activity_structure_step extends restore_activity_s
         // Apply modifications.
         $data->courseid = $this->get_mappingid('course', $data->courseid);
         $data->bigbluebuttonbnid = $this->get_new_parentid('bigbluebuttonbn');
-        $data->timecreated = $this->apply_date_offset($data->timecreated);
         // Insert the bigbluebuttonbn_recordings record.
         $newitemid = $DB->insert_record('bigbluebuttonbn_recordings', $data);
         // Immediately after inserting associated record, call this.
diff --git a/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/tests/backup_restore_test.php b/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/tests/backup_restore_test.php
index 2d666fffe12..96e169b0805 100644
--- a/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/tests/backup_restore_test.php
+++ b/public/mod/bigbluebuttonbn/tests/backup_restore_test.php
@@ -247,4 +247,72 @@ final class backup_restore_test extends restore_date_testcase {
             array_filter((array) $bbbdest, $filterfunction, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY)
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that timecreated and timemodified are the same during backup and restore.
+     *
+     * This confirms that apply_date_offset is NOT applied to these fields.
+     */
+    public function test_backup_restore_time_dates(): void {
+        global $DB;
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+
+        // Make an activity, a recording, and a log.
+        [$bbactivitycontext, $bbactivitycm, $bbactivity] = $this->create_instance($this->get_course());
+
+        // Due to mod_helper::process_pre_save_instance, any new instances have their timemodified set to zero.
+        // So manually update it here.
+        $DB->update_record('bigbluebuttonbn', ['id' => $bbactivity->id, 'timemodified' => time()]);
+        $bbactivity = $DB->get_record('bigbluebuttonbn', ['id' => $bbactivity->id]);
+
+        $recording = new recording(0, (object)[
+            'courseid' => $this->get_course()->id,
+            'bigbluebuttonbnid' => $bbactivity->id,
+            'groupid' => 0,
+            'recordingid' => '123456789',
+            'imported' => 0,
+            'status' => recording::RECORDING_STATUS_PROCESSED,
+        ]);
+        $recording->save();
+        $log = $DB->get_record('bigbluebuttonbn_logs', ['courseid' => $this->get_course()->id]);
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $DB->get_records(recording::TABLE));
+        $this->assertCount(1, $DB->get_records('bigbluebuttonbn_logs'));
+        $this->assertCount(1, $DB->get_records('bigbluebuttonbn'));
+
+        $originalrecordingtimecreated = $recording->get('timecreated');
+        $originalrecordingtimemodified = $recording->get('timemodified');
+        $originalactivitytimecreated = $bbactivity->timecreated;
+        $originalactivitytimemodified = $bbactivity->timemodified;
+        $originallogtimecreated = $log->timecreated;
+
+        // Update the course to have a start time in the future.
+        $testtime = time();
+        $originalcoursestarttime = $testtime + YEARSECS;
+        $DB->update_record('course', ['id' => $this->get_course()->id, 'startdate' => $originalcoursestarttime]);
+
+        // Backup and restore to new course, with a start date even later in the future.
+        $newcoursestartime = $testtime + 2 * YEARSECS;
+        $newcourseid = $this->backup_and_restore($this->get_course(), $newcoursestartime);
+
+        // Sanity check the backup and restore was ok.
+        $this->assertCount(2, $DB->get_records(recording::TABLE));
+        $this->assertCount(2, $DB->get_records('bigbluebuttonbn_logs'));
+        $this->assertCount(2, $DB->get_records('bigbluebuttonbn'));
+
+        $newactivity = $DB->get_record('bigbluebuttonbn', ['course' => $newcourseid]);
+        $newlog = $DB->get_record('bigbluebuttonbn_logs', ['courseid' => $newcourseid]);
+        $newrecording = $DB->get_record(recording::TABLE, ['courseid' => $newcourseid]);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($newactivity);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($newlog);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($newrecording);
+
+        // Assert times is the same.
+        $this->assertEquals($originalrecordingtimecreated, $newrecording->timecreated);
+        $this->assertEquals($originalrecordingtimemodified, $newrecording->timemodified);
+        $this->assertEquals($originalactivitytimecreated, $newactivity->timecreated);
+        $this->assertEquals($originalactivitytimemodified, $newactivity->timemodified);
+        $this->assertEquals($originallogtimecreated, $newlog->timecreated);
+        // Note: Logs don't have a timemodified.
+    }
 }