diff --git a/lib/jekyll-import/importers/wordpress.rb b/lib/jekyll-import/importers/wordpress.rb
index bb617e72..2daf791d 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll-import/importers/wordpress.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll-import/importers/wordpress.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def self.process(opts)
              posts.post_title    AS `title`,
              posts.post_name     AS `slug`,
              posts.post_date     AS `date`,
+             posts.post_date_gmt AS `date_gmt`,
              posts.post_content  AS `content`,
              posts.post_excerpt  AS `excerpt`,
              posts.comment_count AS `comment_count`,
@@ -276,7 +277,8 @@ def self.process_post(post, db, options)
           'more_anchor'   => more_anchor,
           'wordpress_id'  => post[:id],
           'wordpress_url' => post[:guid].to_s,
-          'date'          => date,
+          'date'          => date.to_s,
+          'date_gmt'      => post[:date_gmt].to_s,
           'categories'    => options[:categories] ? categories : nil,
           'tags'          => options[:tags] ? tags : nil,
           'comments'      => options[:comments] ? comments : nil,