diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
index e758d0b68321..a9c15afc2cfa 100644
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/NetworkOrchestrator.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
@@ -1292,6 +1293,7 @@ protected void acquireLockAndCheckIfIpv4IsFree(Network network, String requested
             IPAddressVO lockedIpVO = _ipAddressDao.acquireInLockTable(ipVO.getId());
             validateLockedRequestedIp(ipVO, lockedIpVO);
             lockedIpVO.setState(IPAddressVO.State.Allocated);
+            lockedIpVO.setAllocatedTime(new Date());
             _ipAddressDao.update(lockedIpVO.getId(), lockedIpVO);
         } finally {
             _ipAddressDao.releaseFromLockTable(ipVO.getId());