diff --git a/Koha/Patron.pm b/Koha/Patron.pm
index 33e3988f59..48b2ee75c7 100644
--- a/Koha/Patron.pm
+++ b/Koha/Patron.pm
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ sub store {
 
                 $self->add_enrolment_fee_if_needed(0);
 
+                $self->discard_changes;
+                $self->update_lastseen('creation');
+
                 logaction( "MEMBERS", "CREATE", $self->borrowernumber, "" )
                     if C4::Context->preference("BorrowersLog");
             } else {    #ModMember
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref
index 5b8b0bd0d7..0e7dc789b5 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/preferences/patrons.pref
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Patrons:
          - Select which patron activities should be tracked to signify patron activity. Each time that one of these activities occurs, borrowers.lastseen will update with the current date and time.
          - pref: TrackLastPatronActivityTriggers
            multiple:
+               creation: "Patron creation"
                login: "Logging in"
                connection: "Connecting to Koha via SIP or ILSDI"
                check_out: "Checking out an item"
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patron.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patron.t
index 5ea5672049..23acb9aa80 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patron.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Patron.t
@@ -2129,27 +2129,49 @@ subtest 'test patron_consent' => sub {
 
 subtest 'update_lastseen tests' => sub {
 
-    plan tests => 24;
+    plan tests => 26;
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;
 
+    my $cache = Koha::Caches->get_instance();
+
+    t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference(
+        'TrackLastPatronActivityTriggers',
+        'creation,login,connection,check_in,check_out,renewal,hold,article'
+    );
+
     my $patron = $builder->build_object( { class => 'Koha::Patrons' } );
     my $userid = $patron->userid;
-
     $patron->lastseen(undef);
-    $patron->store();
+    my $patron_info = $patron->unblessed;
+    delete $patron_info->{borrowernumber};
+    $patron->delete();
+    $patron = Koha::Patron->new($patron_info)->store();
 
-    my $cache     = Koha::Caches->get_instance();
-    my $cache_key = "track_activity_" . $patron->borrowernumber;
-    $cache->clear_from_cache($cache_key);
+    my $now   = dt_from_string();
+    my $today = $now->ymd();
+
+    is(
+        dt_from_string( $patron->lastseen )->ymd(), $today,
+        'Patron should have last seen when newly created if requested'
+    );
+
+    my $cache_key   = "track_activity_" . $patron->borrowernumber;
+    my $cache_value = $cache->get_from_cache($cache_key);
+    is( $cache_value, $today, "Cache was updated as expected" );
+
+    $patron->delete();
 
     t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference(
         'TrackLastPatronActivityTriggers',
         'login,connection,check_in,check_out,renewal,hold,article'
     );
 
-    is( $patron->lastseen, undef, 'Patron should have not last seen when newly created' );
+    $patron    = Koha::Patron->new($patron_info)->store();
+    $cache_key = "track_activity_" . $patron->borrowernumber;
 
-    my $now = dt_from_string();
+    is( $patron->lastseen, undef, 'Patron should have not last seen when newly created if trigger not set' );
+
+    $now = dt_from_string();
     Time::Fake->offset( $now->epoch );
 
     $patron->update_lastseen('login');