diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/indexers/__init__.py b/rhodecode/lib/indexers/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/indexers/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/indexers/__init__.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ FRAGMENTER = ContextFragmenter(200)
 
 CHGSETS_SCHEMA = Schema(
     raw_id=ID(unique=True, stored=True),
+    date=NUMERIC(stored=True),
     last=BOOLEAN(),
     owner=TEXT(),
     repository=ID(unique=True, stored=True),
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/indexers/daemon.py b/rhodecode/lib/indexers/daemon.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/indexers/daemon.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/indexers/daemon.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class WhooshIndexingDaemon(object):
             writer.add_document(
                 raw_id=unicode(cs.raw_id),
                 owner=unicode(repo.contact),
+                date=cs._timestamp,
                 repository=safe_unicode(repo_name),
                 author=cs.author,
                 message=cs.message,
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class GitChangeset(BaseChangeset):
                                   getattr(self._commit, self._date_tz_property))
 
     @LazyProperty
+    def _timestamp(self):
+        return getattr(self._commit, self._date_property)
+
+    @LazyProperty
     def status(self):
         """
         Returns modified, added, removed, deleted files for current changeset
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/changeset.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/changeset.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/changeset.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/changeset.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class MercurialChangeset(BaseChangeset):
         return date_fromtimestamp(*self._ctx.date())
 
     @LazyProperty
+    def _timestamp(self):
+        return self._ctx.date()[0]
+
+    @LazyProperty
     def status(self):
         """
         Returns modified, added, removed, deleted files for current changeset