diff --git a/server/src/database/migrations/20200105014405_create_expenses_table.js b/server/src/database/migrations/20200105014405_create_expenses_table.js
index 4052323a6..40030dce3 100644
--- a/server/src/database/migrations/20200105014405_create_expenses_table.js
+++ b/server/src/database/migrations/20200105014405_create_expenses_table.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ exports.up = function(knex) {
     table.integer('payment_account_id').unsigned();
     table.integer('payee_id').unsigned();
     table.string('reference_no');
-    table.boolean('published').defaultTo(false);
+    table.date('published_at');
     table.integer('user_id').unsigned();
     table.date('payment_date');
     table.timestamps();
diff --git a/server/src/interfaces/Expenses.ts b/server/src/interfaces/Expenses.ts
index ee944d837..8ed67b362 100644
--- a/server/src/interfaces/Expenses.ts
+++ b/server/src/interfaces/Expenses.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface IExpense {
   paymentAccountId: number,
   peyeeId?: number,
   referenceNo?: string,
-  published: boolean,
+  publishedAt: Date|null,
   userId: number,
   paymentDate: Date,
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export interface IExpenseDTO {
   paymentAccountId: number,
   peyeeId?: number,
   referenceNo?: string,
-  published: boolean,
+  publish: boolean,
   userId: number,
   paymentDate: Date,
 
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/ExpenseRepository.ts b/server/src/repositories/ExpenseRepository.ts
index 861097814..e83836ee0 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/ExpenseRepository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/ExpenseRepository.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import TenantRepository from "./TenantRepository";
 import { IExpense } from 'interfaces';
+import moment from "moment";
 
 export default class ExpenseRepository extends TenantRepository {
   models: any;
@@ -31,7 +32,11 @@ export default class ExpenseRepository extends TenantRepository {
   }
 
   publish(expenseId: number) {
+    const { Expense } = this.models;
 
+    return Expense.query().findById(expenseId).patch({
+      publishedAt: moment().toMySqlDateTime(),
+    });
   }
 
   delete(expenseId: number) {
diff --git a/server/src/services/Expenses/ExpensesService.ts b/server/src/services/Expenses/ExpensesService.ts
index 8c9de055b..617e88d48 100644
--- a/server/src/services/Expenses/ExpensesService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/Expenses/ExpensesService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Service, Inject } from "typedi";
-import { difference, sumBy } from 'lodash';
+import { difference, sumBy, omit } from 'lodash';
 import moment from "moment";
 import { ServiceError } from "exceptions";
 import TenancyService from 'services/Tenancy/TenancyService';
@@ -244,14 +244,16 @@ export default class ExpensesService implements IExpensesService {
     const totalAmount = sumBy(expenseDTO.categories, 'amount');
 
     return {
-      published: false,
       categories: [],
-      ...expenseDTO,
+      ...omit(expenseDTO, ['publish']),
       totalAmount,
       paymentDate: moment(expenseDTO.paymentDate).toMySqlDateTime(),
       ...(user) ? {
         userId: user.id,
       } : {},
+      ...(expenseDTO.publish) ? {
+        publishedAt: moment().toMySqlDateTime(),
+      } : {},
     }
   }