diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index 60bc5b7cf..7da96b08a 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ pub fn handle_document_write(&mut self, doc_save_event: DocumentSavedEventResult
             doc_save_event.revision
         );
 
-        doc.set_last_saved_revision(doc_save_event.revision);
+        doc.set_last_saved_revision(doc_save_event.revision, doc_save_event.save_time);
 
         let lines = doc_save_event.text.len_lines();
         let bytes = doc_save_event.text.len_bytes();
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 489555112..346f04ed8 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct DocumentSavedEvent {
     pub revision: usize,
+    pub save_time: SystemTime,
     pub doc_id: DocumentId,
     pub path: PathBuf,
     pub text: Rope,
@@ -965,6 +966,11 @@ impl Future<Output = Result<DocumentSavedEvent, anyhow::Error>> + 'static + Send
             }
             .await;
 
+            let save_time = match fs::metadata(&write_path).await {
+                Ok(metadata) => metadata.modified().map_or(SystemTime::now(), |mtime| mtime),
+                Err(_) => SystemTime::now(),
+            };
+
             if let Some(backup) = backup {
                 if write_result.is_err() {
                     // restore backup
@@ -987,6 +993,7 @@ impl Future<Output = Result<DocumentSavedEvent, anyhow::Error>> + 'static + Send
 
             let event = DocumentSavedEvent {
                 revision: current_rev,
+                save_time,
                 doc_id,
                 path,
                 text: text.clone(),
@@ -1045,6 +1052,26 @@ pub fn detect_indent_and_line_ending(&mut self) {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn pickup_last_saved_time(&mut self) {
+        self.last_saved_time = match self.path.as_mut().unwrap().metadata() {
+            Ok(metadata) => match metadata.modified() {
+                Ok(mtime) => mtime,
+                Err(_) => {
+                    log::error!(
+                        "Use a system time instead of fs' mtime not supported on this platform"
+                    );
+                    SystemTime::now()
+                }
+            },
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!(
+                    "Use a system time instead of fs' mtime: failed to file's metadata: {e}"
+                );
+                SystemTime::now()
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     // Detect if the file is readonly and change the readonly field if necessary (unix only)
     pub fn detect_readonly(&mut self) {
         // Allows setting the flag for files the user cannot modify, like root files
@@ -1082,9 +1109,7 @@ pub fn reload(
         self.apply(&transaction, view.id);
         self.append_changes_to_history(view);
         self.reset_modified();
-
-        self.last_saved_time = SystemTime::now();
-
+        self.pickup_last_saved_time();
         self.detect_indent_and_line_ending();
 
         match provider_registry.get_diff_base(&path) {
@@ -1123,6 +1148,7 @@ pub fn set_path(&mut self, path: Option<&Path>) {
         self.path = path;
 
         self.detect_readonly();
+        self.pickup_last_saved_time();
     }
 
     /// Set the programming language for the file and load associated data (e.g. highlighting)
@@ -1603,7 +1629,7 @@ pub fn reset_modified(&mut self) {
     }
 
     /// Set the document's latest saved revision to the given one.
-    pub fn set_last_saved_revision(&mut self, rev: usize) {
+    pub fn set_last_saved_revision(&mut self, rev: usize, save_time: SystemTime) {
         log::debug!(
             "doc {} revision updated {} -> {}",
             self.id,
@@ -1611,7 +1637,7 @@ pub fn set_last_saved_revision(&mut self, rev: usize) {
             rev
         );
         self.last_saved_revision = rev;
-        self.last_saved_time = SystemTime::now();
+        self.last_saved_time = save_time;
     }
 
     /// Get the document's latest saved revision.
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index ba7337f22..4249db1d5 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ pub async fn flush_writes(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 };
 
                 let doc = doc_mut!(self, &save_event.doc_id);
-                doc.set_last_saved_revision(save_event.revision);
+                doc.set_last_saved_revision(save_event.revision, save_event.save_time);
             }
         }