diff --git a/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/CustomerQueueTests.cs b/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/CustomerQueueTests.cs
index c4d7577cf..b88d59b25 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/CustomerQueueTests.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/CustomerQueueTests.cs
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ public async Task Post_CreateBatch_201_IfLegacyModeEnabled_MembersEmpty()
         var model = await response.ReadAsHydraResponseAsync<DLCS.HydraModel.CustomerQueue>();
         var dbBatch = dbContext.Batches.Single(a => a.Id == model.Id.GetLastPathElementAsInt());
         dbBatch.Count.Should().Be(0);
+        dbBatch.Finished.Should().BeCloseTo(DateTime.UtcNow, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
     }
     
     [Fact]
diff --git a/src/protagonist/API/Features/Queues/Requests/CreateEmptyBatch.cs b/src/protagonist/API/Features/Queues/Requests/CreateEmptyBatch.cs
index bf66ff479..d7a57bd57 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/API/Features/Queues/Requests/CreateEmptyBatch.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/API/Features/Queues/Requests/CreateEmptyBatch.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ public CreateEmptyBatchHandler(IBatchRepository batchRepository)
     
     public async Task<ModifyEntityResult<Batch>> Handle(CreateEmptyBatch request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        var batch = await batchRepository.CreateBatch(request.CustomerId, Array.Empty<Asset>(), cancellationToken);
+        var batch = await batchRepository.CreateBatch(request.CustomerId, Array.Empty<Asset>(), cancellationToken,
+            batch => batch.Finished = batch.Submitted);
         return ModifyEntityResult<Batch>.Success(batch, WriteResult.Created);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/protagonist/DLCS.Model/Assets/IBatchRepository.cs b/src/protagonist/DLCS.Model/Assets/IBatchRepository.cs
index e64d80664..6570277f4 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/DLCS.Model/Assets/IBatchRepository.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/DLCS.Model/Assets/IBatchRepository.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ public interface IBatchRepository
     /// <param name="customerId">Id of customer to create batch for.</param>
     /// <param name="assets"></param>
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">Current cancellation token</param>
+    /// <param name="postCreate">Optional action, will be called after Batch is created but before saving in db</param>
     /// <returns>Created Batch object</returns>
-    Task<Batch> CreateBatch(int customerId, IReadOnlyList<Asset> assets, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<Batch> CreateBatch(int customerId, IReadOnlyList<Asset> assets, CancellationToken cancellationToken,
+        Action<Batch>? postCreate = null);
 }
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diff --git a/src/protagonist/DLCS.Repository/Assets/BatchRepository.cs b/src/protagonist/DLCS.Repository/Assets/BatchRepository.cs
index ef5da4a78..35c326e34 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/DLCS.Repository/Assets/BatchRepository.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/DLCS.Repository/Assets/BatchRepository.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public BatchRepository(DlcsContext dlcsContext)
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task<Batch> CreateBatch(int customerId, IReadOnlyList<Asset> assets,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken, Action<Batch>? postCreate = null)
     {
         var batch = new Batch
         {
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public async Task<Batch> CreateBatch(int customerId, IReadOnlyList<Asset> assets
             Submitted = DateTime.UtcNow,
             Superseded = false
         };
+        
+        postCreate?.Invoke(batch);
         DlcsContext.Batches.Add(batch);
         await DlcsContext.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);