diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibConfig.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibConfig.java
index c05ad51507034..b58baf8f24033 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibConfig.java
@@ -187,4 +187,13 @@ public class JibConfig {
      */
     @ConfigItem
     public Optional<String> dockerExecutableName;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to set the creation time to the actual build time. Otherwise, the creation time
+     * will be set to the Unix epoch (00:00:00, January 1st, 1970 in UTC). See <a href=
+     * "https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/jib/blob/master/docs/faq.md#why-is-my-image-created-48-years-ago">Jib
+     * FAQ</a> for more information
+     */
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "true")
+    public boolean useCurrentTimestamp;
 }
diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java
index 9e465a1879caf..e7e3ddb6c11a9 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-jib/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/jib/deployment/JibProcessor.java
@@ -482,8 +482,12 @@ private JibContainerBuilder createContainerBuilderFromFastJar(String baseJvmImag
                     .setWorkingDirectory(workDirInContainer)
                     .setEntrypoint(entrypoint)
                     .setEnvironment(getEnvironmentVariables(jibConfig))
-                    .setLabels(allLabels(jibConfig, containerImageConfig, containerImageLabels))
-                    .setCreationTime(Instant.now());
+                    .setLabels(allLabels(jibConfig, containerImageConfig, containerImageLabels));
+
+            if (jibConfig.useCurrentTimestamp) {
+                jibContainerBuilder.setCreationTime(Instant.now());
+            }
+
             for (int port : jibConfig.ports) {
                 jibContainerBuilder.addExposedPort(Port.tcp(port));
             }
@@ -558,8 +562,11 @@ private JibContainerBuilder createContainerBuilderFromLegacyJar(String baseJvmIm
 
             JibContainerBuilder jibContainerBuilder = javaContainerBuilder.toContainerBuilder()
                     .setEnvironment(getEnvironmentVariables(jibConfig))
-                    .setLabels(allLabels(jibConfig, containerImageConfig, containerImageLabels))
-                    .setCreationTime(Instant.now());
+                    .setLabels(allLabels(jibConfig, containerImageConfig, containerImageLabels));
+
+            if (jibConfig.useCurrentTimestamp) {
+                jibContainerBuilder.setCreationTime(Instant.now());
+            }
 
             if (jibConfig.jvmEntrypoint.isPresent()) {
                 jibContainerBuilder.setEntrypoint(jibConfig.jvmEntrypoint.get());
@@ -597,8 +604,12 @@ private JibContainerBuilder createContainerBuilderFromNative(JibConfig jibConfig
                     .setWorkingDirectory(workDirInContainer)
                     .setEntrypoint(entrypoint)
                     .setEnvironment(getEnvironmentVariables(jibConfig))
-                    .setLabels(allLabels(jibConfig, containerImageConfig, containerImageLabels))
-                    .setCreationTime(Instant.now());
+                    .setLabels(allLabels(jibConfig, containerImageConfig, containerImageLabels));
+
+            if (jibConfig.useCurrentTimestamp) {
+                jibContainerBuilder.setCreationTime(Instant.now());
+            }
+
             for (int port : jibConfig.ports) {
                 jibContainerBuilder.addExposedPort(Port.tcp(port));
             }