diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 973e15ea0..8864aed5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Stop current scheduling of task when permission denied [#1058](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1058)
 - Trim malloc heap after updating cache [#1085](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1085)
 - Handle QUEUED osp scan status. [#1113](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1113)
+- Add time placeholders for SCP path [#1164](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1164)
 
 ### Changed
 - Update SCAP and CERT feed info in sync scripts [#810](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/810)
diff --git a/src/manage_sql.c b/src/manage_sql.c
index b56decd87..d332b6bda 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql.c
+++ b/src/manage_sql.c
@@ -11416,6 +11416,32 @@ scp_alert_path_print (const gchar *message, task_t task)
             case '$':
               g_string_append_c (new_message, '$');
               break;
+            case 'D':
+            case 'T':
+              {
+                char time_string[9];
+                time_t current_time;
+                struct tm *tm;
+                const gchar *format_str;
+
+                if (*point == 'T')
+                  format_str = "%H%M%S";
+                else
+                  format_str = "%Y%m%d";
+
+                memset(&time_string, 0, 9);
+                current_time = time (NULL);
+                tm = localtime (&current_time);
+                if (tm == NULL)
+                  {
+                    g_warning ("%s: localtime failed, aborting",
+                                __func__);
+                    abort ();
+                  }
+                if (strftime (time_string, 9, format_str, tm))
+                  g_string_append (new_message, time_string);
+                break;
+              }
             case 'n':
               if (task)
                 {