diff --git a/libraries/LittleFS/src/LittleFS.h b/libraries/LittleFS/src/LittleFS.h
index a3afbfe77f..d5203ae6e0 100644
--- a/libraries/LittleFS/src/LittleFS.h
+++ b/libraries/LittleFS/src/LittleFS.h
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ class LittleFSImpl : public FSImpl
             return false;
         }
         int rc = lfs_mkdir(&_lfs, path);
+        if ((rc == 0) && _timeCallback) {
+            time_t now = _timeCallback();
+            // Add metadata with creation time to the directory marker
+            int rc = lfs_setattr(&_lfs, path, 'c', (const void *)&now, sizeof(now));
+            if (rc < 0) {
+                DEBUGV("Unable to set creation time on '%s' to %ld\n", path, (long)now);
+            }
+        }
         return (rc==0);
     }