diff --git a/app/Models/ActivityLog.php b/app/Models/ActivityLog.php
index 06fd2d108..bb6149c14 100644
--- a/app/Models/ActivityLog.php
+++ b/app/Models/ActivityLog.php
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ class ActivityLog extends Model
     {
         parent::boot();
 
+        static::creating(function (self $model) {
+            $model->timestamp = Carbon::now();
+        });
+
         static::created(function (self $model) {
             Event::dispatch(new ActivityLogged($model));
         });
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_07_08_112948_fix-activity-log-timestamp-default.php b/database/migrations/2024_07_08_112948_fix-activity-log-timestamp-default.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..892ca1826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_07_08_112948_fix-activity-log-timestamp-default.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('activity_logs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->timestamp('timestamp')->default(null)->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('activity_logs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->timestamp('timestamp')->useCurrent()->change();
+        });
+    }
+};