diff --git a/hugolib/site.go b/hugolib/site.go
index 0fb2f71f6..acf8bb10b 100644
--- a/hugolib/site.go
+++ b/hugolib/site.go
@@ -1711,6 +1711,8 @@ func (s *Site) newHomeNode() *Node {
 	n.IsHome = true
 	s.setURLs(n, "/")
 	n.Data["Pages"] = s.Pages
+	n.Date = s.Pages[0].Date
+	n.Lastmod = s.Pages[0].Lastmod
 	return n
 }