diff --git a/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb
index daf22a5bc5..e79eeb22b5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def index
   def create
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html do
-        card = @board.cards.find_or_create_by!(creator: Current.user, status: "drafted")
+        card = Current.user.draft_new_card_in(@board)
         redirect_to card
       end
 
diff --git a/app/models/user/accessor.rb b/app/models/user/accessor.rb
index a9cc5e4591..5dc1cdd90a 100644
--- a/app/models/user/accessor.rb
+++ b/app/models/user/accessor.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ module User::Accessor
     after_create_commit :grant_access_to_boards, unless: :system?
   end
 
+  def draft_new_card_in(board)
+    board.cards.find_or_initialize_by(creator: self, status: "drafted").tap do |card|
+      card.update!(created_at: Time.current, updated_at: Time.current, last_active_at: Time.current)
+    end
+  end
+
   private
     def grant_access_to_boards
       Access.insert_all account.boards.all_access.pluck(:id).collect { |board_id| { id: ActiveRecord::Type::Uuid.generate, board_id: board_id, user_id: id, account_id: account.id } }
diff --git a/test/models/user/accessor_test.rb b/test/models/user/accessor_test.rb
index 95cb84edba..0ff1074a2f 100644
--- a/test/models/user/accessor_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/user/accessor_test.rb
@@ -12,4 +12,36 @@ class User::AccessorTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     system_user = User.create!(account: accounts("37s"), role: "system", name: "Test System User")
     assert_empty system_user.boards
   end
+
+  test "creating a new card draft sets current timestamps" do
+    user = users(:david)
+    board = boards(:writebook)
+
+    freeze_time do
+      card = user.draft_new_card_in(board)
+
+      assert card.persisted?
+      assert card.drafted?
+      assert_equal user, card.creator
+      assert_equal board, card.board
+      assert_equal Time.current, card.created_at
+      assert_equal Time.current, card.updated_at
+      assert_equal Time.current, card.last_active_at
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "reusing an existing card draft refreshes timestamps" do
+    existing_draft = cards(:unfinished_thoughts)
+    user = existing_draft.creator
+    board = existing_draft.board
+
+    freeze_time do
+      card = user.draft_new_card_in(board)
+
+      assert_equal existing_draft, card
+      assert_equal Time.current, card.created_at
+      assert_equal Time.current, card.updated_at
+      assert_equal Time.current, card.last_active_at
+    end
+  end
 end