diff --git a/src/xapi/views.py b/src/xapi/views.py
index 18e028a8e59be2b46e601a75ef9e0b423ff7409f..ed18d1db373f9e2eb5d28fc527f5da8a6c791b58 100644
--- a/src/xapi/views.py
+++ b/src/xapi/views.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import hashlib
 import json
 import os
 from venv import logger
+import datetime
 
 import requests
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ with open(os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, "static/xapi_statement.schema.json")) as f:
 def store_in_db(x_api_statement):
     collection = lrs_db["statements"]
     try:
+        x_api_statement.set("stored", datetime.datetime.now().isoformat())  # append "stored"-field - see https://github.com/adlnet/xAPI-Spec/blob/master/xAPI-Data.md#248-stored
         result = collection.insert_one(x_api_statement)
         return str(result.inserted_id)
     except Exception as e: