diff --git a/alembic/versions/ee8d5b76e817_add_closed_at_in_issues.py b/alembic/versions/ee8d5b76e817_add_closed_at_in_issues.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28eafdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/ee8d5b76e817_add_closed_at_in_issues.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""add_closed_at_in_issues
+
+Revision ID: ee8d5b76e817
+Revises: 317a285e04a8
+Create Date: 2016-06-28 18:04:05.539319
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'ee8d5b76e817'
+down_revision = '317a285e04a8'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+def upgrade():
+    ''' Add closed_at column in issues table '''
+    op.add_column(
+            'issues',
+            sa.Column('closed_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=True)
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ''' Remove the closed_at column in issues table '''
+    op.drop_column('issues', 'closed_at')
diff --git a/pagure/lib/model.py b/pagure/lib/model.py
index a87f035..93f9379 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/model.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/model.py
@@ -565,6 +565,8 @@ class Issue(BASE):
     date_created = sa.Column(sa.DateTime, nullable=False,
                              default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
 
+    closed_at = sa.Column(sa.DateTime, nullable=True)
+
     project = relation(
         'Project', foreign_keys=[project_id], remote_side=[Project.id],
         backref=backref(
@@ -632,6 +634,8 @@ class Issue(BASE):
             'content': self.content,
             'status': self.status,
             'date_created': self.date_created.strftime('%s'),
+            'closed_at': self.closed_at.strftime(
+                '%s') if self.closed_at else None,
             'user': self.user.to_json(public=public),
             'private': self.private,
             'tags': self.tags_text,