diff --git a/src/vol/listinodes.c b/src/vol/listinodes.c
index beed24553c..fd608aa759 100644
--- a/src/vol/listinodes.c
+++ b/src/vol/listinodes.c
@@ -1327,6 +1327,19 @@ convertVolumeInfo(FdHandle_t *fdhr, FdHandle_t *fdhw, afs_uint32 vid)
     vd.uniquifier += 5000;      /* just in case there are still file copies
 				   from the old RW volume around */
 
+    /* For ROs, the copyDate contains the time that the RO volume was actually
+     * created, and the creationDate just contains the last time the RO was
+     * copied from the RW data. So, make the new RW creationDate more accurate
+     * by setting it to copyDate, if copyDate is older. Since, we know the
+     * volume is at least as old as copyDate. */
+    if (vd.copyDate < vd.creationDate) {
+	vd.creationDate = vd.copyDate;
+    } else {
+	/* If copyDate is newer, just make copyDate and creationDate the same,
+	 * for consistency with other RWs */
+	vd.copyDate = vd.creationDate;
+    }
+
     p = strrchr(vd.name, '.');
     if (p && !strcmp(p, ".readonly")) {
         memset(p, 0, 9);
diff --git a/src/vol/namei_ops.c b/src/vol/namei_ops.c
index f7e504816e..41c07c7ad0 100644
--- a/src/vol/namei_ops.c
+++ b/src/vol/namei_ops.c
@@ -2755,6 +2755,20 @@ convertVolumeInfo(FD_t fdr, FD_t fdw, afs_uint32 vid)
     vd.inUse = 0;
     vd.uniquifier += 5000;	/* just in case there are still file copies from
 				 * the old RW volume around */
+
+    /* For ROs, the copyDate contains the time that the RO volume was actually
+     * created, and the creationDate just contains the last time the RO was
+     * copied from the RW data. So, make the new RW creationDate more accurate
+     * by setting it to copyDate, if copyDate is older. Since, we know the
+     * volume is at least as old as copyDate. */
+    if (vd.copyDate < vd.creationDate) {
+	vd.creationDate = vd.copyDate;
+    } else {
+	/* If copyDate is newer, just make copyDate and creationDate the same,
+	 * for consistency with other RWs */
+	vd.copyDate = vd.creationDate;
+    }
+
     p = strrchr(vd.name, '.');
     if (p && !strcmp(p, ".readonly")) {
 	memset(p, 0, 9);