diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManager.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManager.java
index 6aa172ff9..808c0fe52 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManager.java
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@ public Project clone(UUID from, String newVersion, boolean includeTags, boolean
                     // Add vulnerabilties and finding attribution from the source component to the cloned component
                     for (Vulnerability vuln : sourceComponent.getVulnerabilities()) {
                         final FindingAttribution sourceAttribution = this.getFindingAttribution(vuln, sourceComponent);
-                        this.addVulnerability(vuln, clonedComponent, sourceAttribution.getAnalyzerIdentity(), sourceAttribution.getAlternateIdentifier(), sourceAttribution.getReferenceUrl());
+                        this.addVulnerability(vuln, clonedComponent, sourceAttribution.getAnalyzerIdentity(), sourceAttribution.getAlternateIdentifier(),
+                                sourceAttribution.getReferenceUrl(), sourceAttribution.getAttributedOn());
                     }
                     clonedComponents.put(sourceComponent.getId(), clonedComponent);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java
index 9cb5721cc..6a0850305 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java
@@ -881,6 +881,11 @@ public void addVulnerability(Vulnerability vulnerability, Component component, A
         getVulnerabilityQueryManager().addVulnerability(vulnerability, component, analyzerIdentity, alternateIdentifier, referenceUrl);
     }
 
+    public void addVulnerability(Vulnerability vulnerability, Component component, AnalyzerIdentity analyzerIdentity,
+                                 String alternateIdentifier, String referenceUrl, Date attributedOn) {
+        getVulnerabilityQueryManager().addVulnerability(vulnerability, component, analyzerIdentity, alternateIdentifier, referenceUrl, attributedOn);
+    }
+
     public void removeVulnerability(Vulnerability vulnerability, Component component) {
         getVulnerabilityQueryManager().removeVulnerability(vulnerability, component);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/VulnerabilityQueryManager.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/VulnerabilityQueryManager.java
index e4e70d943..a7c7896fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/VulnerabilityQueryManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/VulnerabilityQueryManager.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 import javax.jdo.PersistenceManager;
 import javax.jdo.Query;
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 final class VulnerabilityQueryManager extends QueryManager implements IQueryManager {
 
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ public List<Vulnerability> getVulnerabilitiesForNpmModule(String module) {
      * @param analyzerIdentity the identify of the analyzer
      */
     public void addVulnerability(Vulnerability vulnerability, Component component, AnalyzerIdentity analyzerIdentity) {
-        this.addVulnerability(vulnerability, component, analyzerIdentity, null, null);
+        this.addVulnerability(vulnerability, component, analyzerIdentity, null, null, null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -213,10 +212,28 @@ public void addVulnerability(Vulnerability vulnerability, Component component, A
      */
     public void addVulnerability(Vulnerability vulnerability, Component component, AnalyzerIdentity analyzerIdentity,
                                  String alternateIdentifier, String referenceUrl) {
+        this.addVulnerability(vulnerability, component, analyzerIdentity, alternateIdentifier, referenceUrl, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a vulnerability to a component.
+     * @param vulnerability the vulnerability to add
+     * @param component the component affected by the vulnerability
+     * @param analyzerIdentity the identify of the analyzer
+     * @param alternateIdentifier the optional identifier if the analyzer refers to the vulnerability by an alternative identifier
+     * @param referenceUrl the optional URL that references the occurrence of the vulnerability if uniquely identified
+     * @param attributedOn the optional attribution date of the vulnerability. Used primarily when cloning projects, leave null when adding a new one.
+     */
+    public void addVulnerability(Vulnerability vulnerability, Component component, AnalyzerIdentity analyzerIdentity,
+                                 String alternateIdentifier, String referenceUrl, Date attributedOn) {
         if (!contains(vulnerability, component)) {
             component.addVulnerability(vulnerability);
             component = persist(component);
-            persist(new FindingAttribution(component, vulnerability, analyzerIdentity, alternateIdentifier, referenceUrl));
+            FindingAttribution findingAttribution = new FindingAttribution(component, vulnerability, analyzerIdentity, alternateIdentifier, referenceUrl);
+            if (attributedOn != null) {
+                findingAttribution.setAttributedOn(attributedOn);
+            }
+            persist(findingAttribution);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManagerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManagerTest.java
index 3d9ec3ca4..32ab91b35 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManagerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/ProjectQueryManagerTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.dependencytrack.model.Bom;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.Component;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.DependencyMetrics;
+import org.dependencytrack.model.Finding;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.IntegrityAnalysis;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.IntegrityMatchStatus;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.NotificationPublisher;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.dependencytrack.model.Project;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.ProjectMetadata;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.ProjectMetrics;
+import org.dependencytrack.model.Severity;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.Vex;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.ViolationAnalysis;
 import org.dependencytrack.model.ViolationAnalysisState;
@@ -201,4 +203,27 @@ public void recursivelyDeleteTest() {
         assertThat(policy.getProjects()).isEmpty();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCloneProjectPreservesVulnerabilityAttributionDate() throws Exception {
+        Project project = qm.createProject("Example Project 1", "Description 1", "1.0", null, null, null, true, false);
+        Component comp = new Component();
+        comp.setId(111L);
+        comp.setName("name");
+        comp.setProject(project);
+        comp.setVersion("1.0");
+        comp.setCopyright("Copyright Acme");
+        qm.createComponent(comp, true);
+        Vulnerability vuln = new Vulnerability();
+        vuln.setVulnId("INT-123");
+        vuln.setSource(Vulnerability.Source.INTERNAL);
+        vuln.setSeverity(Severity.HIGH);
+        qm.persist(vuln);
+        qm.addVulnerability(vuln, comp, AnalyzerIdentity.INTERNAL_ANALYZER, "Vuln1", "http://vuln.com/vuln1", new Date());
+        Project clonedProject = qm.clone(project.getUuid(), "1.1.0", false, false, true, false, false, false, false);
+        List<Finding> findings = qm.getFindings(clonedProject);
+        assertThat(findings.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+        Finding finding = findings.get(0);
+        assertThat(finding).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(finding.getAttribution().isEmpty()).isFalse();
+    }
 }
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