diff --git a/logging/google/cloud/logging/handlers/transports/background_thread.py b/logging/google/cloud/logging/handlers/transports/background_thread.py
index 1eb6d212af5d..8cdeef422ba3 100644
--- a/logging/google/cloud/logging/handlers/transports/background_thread.py
+++ b/logging/google/cloud/logging/handlers/transports/background_thread.py
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ def enqueue(
                 "labels": labels,
                 "trace": trace,
                 "span_id": span_id,
+                "timestamp": datetime.utcfromtimestamp(record.created),
             }
         )