diff --git a/irods/models.py b/irods/models.py
index 8986d6a22..99df3db55 100644
--- a/irods/models.py
+++ b/irods/models.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class Zone(Model):
     type = Column(String, "ZONE_TYPE", 103)
     connection = Column(String, "ZONE_CONNECTION", 104)
     comment = Column(String, "ZONE_COMMENT", 105)
+    create_time = Column(DateTime, "ZONE_CREATE_TIME", 106)
+    modify_time = Column(DateTime, "ZONE_MODIFY_TIME", 107)
 
 
 class User(Model):
diff --git a/irods/test/zone_test.py b/irods/test/zone_test.py
index 2e1049a1d..d8b4543c4 100644
--- a/irods/test/zone_test.py
+++ b/irods/test/zone_test.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import time
 import unittest
 from datetime import datetime as _datetime
 
@@ -106,6 +107,37 @@ def test_create_remote_zone_and_update_properties__issue_816(self):
             if newzone:
                 newzone.remove()
 
+    def test_zone_create_and_modify_times__issue_822(self):
+        newzone = None
+        try:
+            # Create new zone
+            newzonename = "otherzone"
+            newzone = self.sess.zones.create(newzonename, "remote")
+            query_zone = self.sess.query(Zone).filter(Zone.name == newzonename).one()
+            create_time = query_zone[Zone.create_time]
+            old_modify_time = query_zone[Zone.modify_time]
+
+            # Confirm that creation/modification are datetimes
+            self.assertIsInstance(create_time, _datetime)
+            self.assertIsInstance(old_modify_time, _datetime)
+
+            # Confirm we get the same result via query vs. iRODSZone object attribute
+            self.assertEqual(create_time, self.sess.zones.get(newzonename).create_time)
+            self.assertEqual(old_modify_time, self.sess.zones.get(newzonename).modify_time)
+
+            # Confirm modify time is updated after comment change after more than one second,
+            # but create time is not changed.
+            time.sleep(1.5)
+            newzone.modify("comment", "some comment")
+            query_zone = self.sess.query(Zone).filter(Zone.name == newzonename).one()
+            self.assertEqual(query_zone[Zone.create_time], create_time)
+            self.assertGreater(query_zone[Zone.modify_time], old_modify_time)
+            self.assertGreater(self.sess.zones.get(newzonename).modify_time, old_modify_time)
+
+        finally:
+            if newzone:
+                newzone.remove()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # let the tests find the parent irods lib
diff --git a/irods/zone.py b/irods/zone.py
index a3ee647bd..42bb8776b 100644
--- a/irods/zone.py
+++ b/irods/zone.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ def __init__(self, manager, result=None):
             self.type = result[Zone.type]
             self.connection = result[Zone.connection]
             self.comment = result[Zone.comment]
+            self.create_time = result[Zone.create_time]
+            self.modify_time = result[Zone.modify_time]
 
     def remove(self):
         self.manager.remove(self.name)