diff --git a/backend/beets_flask/database/models/base.py b/backend/beets_flask/database/models/base.py
index fc488ed2..0e961019 100644
--- a/backend/beets_flask/database/models/base.py
+++ b/backend/beets_flask/database/models/base.py
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any, List, Mapping, Self, Sequence, TypedDict
+from typing import Mapping, Self, Sequence
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from beets.importer import ImportTask, library
-from sqlalchemy import Index, LargeBinary, select
+import pytz
+from sqlalchemy import LargeBinary, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import (
     DeclarativeBase,
     Mapped,
     Session,
     mapped_column,
+    reconstructor,
     registry,
 )
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class Base(DeclarativeBase):
     registry = registry(type_annotation_map={bytes: LargeBinary})
 
     id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+
     created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(default=func.now(), index=True)
     updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
         default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now()
@@ -96,3 +98,13 @@ def exist_all_ids(cls, ids: list[str], session: Session) -> bool:
 
     def to_dict(self) -> Mapping:
         return {c.name: getattr(self, c.name) for c in self.__table__.columns}
+
+    @reconstructor
+    def _sqlalchemy_reconstructor(self):
+        # Set timezone info for created_at and updated_at
+        # Seems a bit hacky but is the only way to ensure that
+        # datetime objects are timezone-aware after deserialization
+        if self.created_at and self.created_at.tzinfo is None:
+            self.created_at = self.created_at.replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
+        if self.updated_at and self.updated_at.tzinfo is None:
+            self.updated_at = self.updated_at.replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
diff --git a/backend/tests/unit/test_database/test_dates.py b/backend/tests/unit/test_database/test_dates.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1931ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/unit/test_database/test_dates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytz
+
+from beets_flask.database.models import SessionStateInDb
+from beets_flask.importer.session import SessionState
+from tests.mixins.database import IsolatedDBMixin
+
+
+class TestDates(IsolatedDBMixin):
+    """Test that dates are set correctly in the database for SessionStateInDb objects.
+
+    This test checks that the created_at and updated_at fields are set to the current
+    time in UTC when a SessionStateInDb object is created, and that they are
+    deserialized correctly from the database.
+    """
+
+    def test_dates(self, db_session_factory, tmpdir_factory):
+        # Create a new session state in db
+        state = SessionState(Path(tmpdir_factory.mktemp("dates_test")))
+
+        state_in_db = SessionStateInDb.from_live_state(state)
+        with db_session_factory() as s:
+            s.add(state_in_db)
+            s.commit()
+
+        # Check that the dates are set
+        with db_session_factory() as s:
+            state_in_db = s.query(SessionStateInDb).filter_by(id=state_in_db.id).one()
+            assert state_in_db.created_at is not None
+            assert state_in_db.updated_at is not None
+
+            # Check that the dates are deserialized correctly
+            assert isinstance(state_in_db.created_at, datetime.datetime)
+            assert isinstance(state_in_db.updated_at, datetime.datetime)
+
+            # Check that the timezone is UTC
+            assert state_in_db.created_at.tzinfo is not None
+            assert state_in_db.updated_at.tzinfo is not None
+            assert state_in_db.created_at.tzinfo == pytz.UTC
+            assert state_in_db.updated_at.tzinfo == pytz.UTC
+
+            # Should be approximately equal to current local time
+            now = datetime.datetime.now().astimezone()
+
+            assert abs((state_in_db.created_at.astimezone() - now).total_seconds()) < 5
+            assert abs((state_in_db.updated_at.astimezone() - now).total_seconds()) < 5