diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
index e5544a2..c9983b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ public function preSave(EntityStorageInterface $storage) {
       }
     }
 
+    // If the node is new, set the changed time as the created time.
+    if ($this->isNew()) {
+      $this->setChangedTime($this->getCreatedTime());
+    }
+
     // If no revision author has been set explicitly, make the node owner the
     // revision author.
     if (!$this->getRevisionUser()) {
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeCreationTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeCreationTest.php
index 4d24901..5f83ee9 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeCreationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeCreationTest.php
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public function testNodeCreation() {
     $node = $this->drupalGetNodeByTitle($edit['title[0][value]']);
     $this->assertTrue($node, 'Node found in database.');
 
+    // Assert that the changed and created times are the same for new nodes.
+    $this->assertEqual($node->getCreatedTime(), $node->getChangedTime());
+
     // Verify that pages do not show submitted information by default.
     $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id());
     $this->assertNoText($node->getOwner()->getUsername());