diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/Bug10459_AddTimestampToBorrowers.sql b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/Bug10459_AddTimestampToBorrowers.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3eb2c4a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/Bug10459_AddTimestampToBorrowers.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ALTER TABLE borrowers
+    ADD COLUMN timestamp timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    AFTER privacy;
+ALTER TABLE deletedborrowers
+    ADD COLUMN timestamp timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    AFTER privacy;
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
index 855b5478d0..ee3e86dab9 100644
--- a/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/kohastructure.sql
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `deletedborrowers` ( -- stores data related to the patrons/borrower
   `altcontactphone` varchar(50) default NULL, -- the phone number for the alternate contact for the patron/borrower
   `smsalertnumber` varchar(50) default NULL, -- the mobile phone number where the patron/borrower would like to receive notices (if SNS turned on)
   `privacy` integer(11) DEFAULT '1' NOT NULL, -- patron/borrower's privacy settings related to their reading history  KEY `borrowernumber` (`borrowernumber`),
+  `timestamp` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, -- time of last change could be useful for synchronization with external systems (among others)
   KEY borrowernumber (borrowernumber),
   KEY `cardnumber` (`cardnumber`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_unicode_ci;
@@ -1535,6 +1536,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `borrowers` ( -- this table includes information about your patrons
   `altcontactphone` varchar(50) default NULL, -- the phone number for the alternate contact for the patron/borrower
   `smsalertnumber` varchar(50) default NULL, -- the mobile phone number where the patron/borrower would like to receive notices (if SNS turned on)
   `privacy` integer(11) DEFAULT '1' NOT NULL, -- patron/borrower's privacy settings related to their reading history
+  `timestamp` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, -- time of last change could be useful for synchronization with external systems (among others)
   UNIQUE KEY `cardnumber` (`cardnumber`),
   PRIMARY KEY `borrowernumber` (`borrowernumber`),
   KEY `categorycode` (`categorycode`),