diff --git a/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php b/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php
index ec37326945e..dcf16e41b09 100644
--- a/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php
+++ b/admin/tool/uploaduser/index.php
@@ -1039,6 +1039,7 @@ if ($formdata = $mform2->is_cancelled()) {
                 if ($roleid) {
                     // Find duration and/or enrol status.
                     $timeend = 0;
+                    $timestart = $today;
                     $status = null;
 
                     if (isset($user->{'enrolstatus'.$i})) {
@@ -1054,16 +1055,23 @@ if ($formdata = $mform2->is_cancelled()) {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    if (!empty($user->{'enroltimestart'.$i})) {
+                        $parsedtimestart = strtotime($user->{'enroltimestart'.$i});
+                        if ($parsedtimestart !== false) {
+                            $timestart = $parsedtimestart;
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     if (!empty($user->{'enrolperiod'.$i})) {
                         $duration = (int)$user->{'enrolperiod'.$i} * 60*60*24; // convert days to seconds
                         if ($duration > 0) { // sanity check
-                            $timeend = $today + $duration;
+                            $timeend = $timestart + $duration;
                         }
                     } else if ($manualcache[$courseid]->enrolperiod > 0) {
-                        $timeend = $today + $manualcache[$courseid]->enrolperiod;
+                        $timeend = $timestart + $manualcache[$courseid]->enrolperiod;
                     }
 
-                    $manual->enrol_user($manualcache[$courseid], $user->id, $roleid, $today, $timeend, $status);
+                    $manual->enrol_user($manualcache[$courseid], $user->id, $roleid, $timestart, $timeend, $status);
 
                     $a = new stdClass();
                     $a->course = $shortname;
diff --git a/admin/tool/uploaduser/locallib.php b/admin/tool/uploaduser/locallib.php
index e389f8064e4..46b8bc4e3f7 100644
--- a/admin/tool/uploaduser/locallib.php
+++ b/admin/tool/uploaduser/locallib.php
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function uu_validate_user_upload_columns(csv_import_reader $cir, $stdfields, $pr
             // hack: somebody wrote uppercase in csv file, but the system knows only lowercase profile field
             $newfield = $lcfield;
 
-        } else if (preg_match('/^(sysrole|cohort|course|group|type|role|enrolperiod|enrolstatus)\d+$/', $lcfield)) {
+        } else if (preg_match('/^(sysrole|cohort|course|group|type|role|enrolperiod|enrolstatus|enroltimestart)\d+$/', $lcfield)) {
             // special fields for enrolments
             $newfield = $lcfield;
 
diff --git a/admin/tool/uploaduser/tests/behat/upload_users.feature b/admin/tool/uploaduser/tests/behat/upload_users.feature
index ffd9140ce20..49c72b82f18 100644
--- a/admin/tool/uploaduser/tests/behat/upload_users.feature
+++ b/admin/tool/uploaduser/tests/behat/upload_users.feature
@@ -145,3 +145,30 @@ Feature: Upload users
     And I should see "Users created: 4"
     And I press "Continue"
     And I log out
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: Upload users setting their enrol date and period
+    Given the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | category |
+      | Maths    | math102   | 0        |
+    # Upload the users.
+    And I change window size to "large"
+    And I log in as "admin"
+    And I navigate to "Users > Accounts > Upload users" in site administration
+    When I upload "lib/tests/fixtures/upload_users_enrol_date_period.csv" file to "File" filemanager
+    And I press "Upload users"
+    Then I should see "Upload users preview"
+    And I press "Upload users"
+    # Check user enrolment start date and period
+    When I am on "Maths" course homepage
+    Then I navigate to course participants
+    And I click on "Manual enrolments" "link" in the "Student One" "table_row"
+    Then I should see "1 January 2019" in the "Enrolment starts" "table_row"
+    And I should not see "Enrolment ends"
+    And I click on "Close" "button"
+    Then I click on "Manual enrolments" "link" in the "Student Two" "table_row"
+    And I should see "2 January 2020" in the "Enrolment starts" "table_row"
+    And I should see "12 January 2020" in the "Enrolment ends" "table_row"
+    And I click on "Close" "button"
+    And I log out
+
diff --git a/lib/tests/fixtures/upload_users_enrol_date_period.csv b/lib/tests/fixtures/upload_users_enrol_date_period.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1d0c22eca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/fixtures/upload_users_enrol_date_period.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+username,password,firstname,lastname,email,course1,enroltimestart1,enrolperiod1
+student1,Student1#,Student,One,student1@example.com,math102,2019-01-01,
+student2,Student2#,Student,Two,student2@example.com,math102,2020-01-02,10