diff --git a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/aggregate.rs b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/aggregate.rs
index beb4c2c..832a5f0 100644
--- a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/aggregate.rs
+++ b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/aggregate.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ mod tests {
             &address!("0xa1B3bb7d2332383D96b7796B908fB7f7F3c2Be10")
         );
         assert_eq!(&message.content.time, &Timestamp::from(1762518461.4893668));
+        assert_eq!(message.sent_at(), &message.content.time);
 
         // Check aggregate content fields
         let aggregate_content = match message.content() {
diff --git a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/base_message.rs b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/base_message.rs
index f5a40db..59eec80 100644
--- a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/base_message.rs
+++ b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/base_message.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,19 @@ impl Message {
     pub fn owner(&self) -> &Address {
         &self.content.address
     }
+
+    /// Returns the time at which the message was sent.
+    /// Notes:
+    /// * This value is signed by the sender and should not be trusted accordingly.
+    /// * We prefer `content.time` over `time` as `time` is not part of the signed payload.
+    pub fn sent_at(&self) -> &Timestamp {
+        &self.content.time
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the earliest confirmation time of the message.
+    pub fn confirmed_at(&self) -> Option<&Timestamp> {
+        self.confirmations.first().and_then(|c| c.time.as_ref())
+    }
 }
 
 // Custom deserializer that uses message_type to efficiently deserialize content
diff --git a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/forget.rs b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/forget.rs
index eaee321..71743aa 100644
--- a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/forget.rs
+++ b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/forget.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ mod tests {
             &address!("0xB68B9D4f3771c246233823ed1D3Add451055F9Ef")
         );
         assert_eq!(&message.content.time, &Timestamp::from(1762515432.413));
+        assert_eq!(message.sent_at(), &message.content.time);
 
         // Check aggregate content fields
         let forget_content = match message.content() {
diff --git a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/instance.rs b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/instance.rs
index 2467191..b746645 100644
--- a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/instance.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ mod test {
             &address!("0x238224C744F4b90b4494516e074D2676ECfC6803")
         );
         assert_eq!(&message.content.time, &Timestamp::from(1762349117.833176));
+        assert_eq!(message.sent_at(), &message.content.time);
 
         // Check instance content fields
         let instance_content = match message.content() {
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@ mod test {
         );
 
         assert!(message.confirmed());
+        assert_eq!(
+            message.confirmed_at(),
+            message.confirmations[0].time.as_ref()
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             message.confirmations,
             vec![MessageConfirmation {
@@ -169,8 +174,8 @@ mod test {
                 height: 23733404,
                 hash: "0xda1dd1676b5f08cef019172a7b31de303c86aafe8cb209916cf5ffa2bc5871dc"
                     .to_string(),
-                time: None,
-                publisher: None,
+                time: Some(Timestamp::from(1762349117.833245)),
+                publisher: Some(address!("0x23eC28598DCeB2f7082Cc3a9D670592DfEd6e0dC")),
             }]
         );
     }
diff --git a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/post.rs b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/post.rs
index 95c8d6f..0d2afbb 100644
--- a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/post.rs
+++ b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/post.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ mod tests {
             &address!("0xB68B9D4f3771c246233823ed1D3Add451055F9Ef")
         );
         assert_eq!(&message.content.time, &Timestamp::from(1762515431.653));
+        assert_eq!(message.sent_at(), &message.content.time);
 
         // Check aggregate content fields
         let post_content = match message.content() {
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ mod tests {
             &address!("0xB68B9D4f3771c246233823ed1D3Add451055F9Ef")
         );
         assert_eq!(&message.content.time, &Timestamp::from(1762515432.375));
+        assert_eq!(message.sent_at(), &message.content.time);
 
         // Check aggregate content fields
         let post_content = match message.content() {
diff --git a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/program.rs b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/program.rs
index 02dedac..ca8375f 100644
--- a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/program.rs
+++ b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/program.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ mod tests {
             &Address::from("0x9C2FD74F9CA2B7C4941690316B0Ebc35ce55c885".to_string())
         );
         assert_eq!(&message.content.time, &Timestamp::from(1757026128.773));
+        assert_eq!(message.sent_at(), &message.content.time);
 
         // Check program content fields
         let program_content = match message.content() {
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // No confirmation on this fixture
         assert!(!message.confirmed());
+        assert!(message.confirmed_at().is_none());
         assert!(message.confirmations.is_empty());
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/store.rs b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/store.rs
index 7299696..4073ac0 100644
--- a/crates/aleph-types/src/message/store.rs
+++ b/crates/aleph-types/src/message/store.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ mod tests {
             &Address::from("0x238224C744F4b90b4494516e074D2676ECfC6803".to_string())
         );
         assert_eq!(&message.content.time, &Timestamp::from(1761047957.7483068));
+        assert_eq!(message.sent_at(), &message.content.time);
 
         // Check STORE-specific fields
         match message.content() {
diff --git a/fixtures/messages/instance/instance-gpu-payg.json b/fixtures/messages/instance/instance-gpu-payg.json
index 74a11c6..b8e4861 100644
--- a/fixtures/messages/instance/instance-gpu-payg.json
+++ b/fixtures/messages/instance/instance-gpu-payg.json
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@
     {
       "chain": "ETH",
       "height": 23733404,
-      "hash": "0xda1dd1676b5f08cef019172a7b31de303c86aafe8cb209916cf5ffa2bc5871dc"
+      "hash": "0xda1dd1676b5f08cef019172a7b31de303c86aafe8cb209916cf5ffa2bc5871dc",
+      "time": 1762349117.833245,
+      "publisher": "0x23eC28598DCeB2f7082Cc3a9D670592DfEd6e0dC"
     }
   ]
 }