diff --git a/src/mimemessage.cpp b/src/mimemessage.cpp
index 0c4ebc2..ea57cf4 100644
--- a/src/mimemessage.cpp
+++ b/src/mimemessage.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ QString MimeMessage::toString()
 
     mime += "\r\n";
     mime += "MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n";
+    mime += QString("Date: %1\r\n").arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::RFC2822Date));
 
     mime += content->toString();
     return mime;