diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject._constructor_.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject._constructor_.md
index f53b6e5292861..412154f7ac2e3 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject._constructor_.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject._constructor_.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Constructs a new instance of the `SimpleSavedObject` class
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
-constructor(client: SavedObjectsClientContract, { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, }: SavedObjectType<T>);
+constructor(client: SavedObjectsClientContract, { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, updated_at: updatedAt, }: SavedObjectType<T>);
 ```
 
 ## Parameters
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ constructor(client: SavedObjectsClientContract, { id, type, version, attributes,
 |  Parameter | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
 |  client | SavedObjectsClientContract |  |
-|  { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, } | SavedObjectType&lt;T&gt; |  |
+|  { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, updated\_at: updatedAt, } | SavedObjectType&lt;T&gt; |  |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.md
index 2aac93f9b5bc1..512fc74d538e3 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export declare class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown>
 
 |  Constructor | Modifiers | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [(constructor)(client, { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, })](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject._constructor_.md) |  | Constructs a new instance of the <code>SimpleSavedObject</code> class |
+|  [(constructor)(client, { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, updated\_at: updatedAt, })](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject._constructor_.md) |  | Constructs a new instance of the <code>SimpleSavedObject</code> class |
 
 ## Properties
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export declare class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown>
 |  [namespaces](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.namespaces.md) |  | SavedObjectType&lt;T&gt;\['namespaces'\] | Space(s) that this saved object exists in. This attribute is not used for "global" saved object types which are registered with <code>namespaceType: 'agnostic'</code>. |
 |  [references](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.references.md) |  | SavedObjectType&lt;T&gt;\['references'\] |  |
 |  [type](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.type.md) |  | SavedObjectType&lt;T&gt;\['type'\] |  |
+|  [updatedAt](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.updatedat.md) |  | SavedObjectType&lt;T&gt;\['updated\_at'\] |  |
 
 ## Methods
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.updatedat.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.updatedat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..80b1f95969934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.updatedat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-core-public](./kibana-plugin-core-public.md) &gt; [SimpleSavedObject](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.md) &gt; [updatedAt](./kibana-plugin-core-public.simplesavedobject.updatedat.md)
+
+## SimpleSavedObject.updatedAt property
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+updatedAt: SavedObjectType<T>['updated_at'];
+```
diff --git a/src/core/public/public.api.md b/src/core/public/public.api.md
index ed119620ac08b..6145cce3912fd 100644
--- a/src/core/public/public.api.md
+++ b/src/core/public/public.api.md
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ export class ScopedHistory<HistoryLocationState = unknown> implements History_2<
 
 // @public
 export class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown> {
-    constructor(client: SavedObjectsClientContract, { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, }: SavedObject<T>);
+    constructor(client: SavedObjectsClientContract, { id, type, version, attributes, error, references, migrationVersion, coreMigrationVersion, namespaces, updated_at: updatedAt, }: SavedObject<T>);
     // (undocumented)
     attributes: T;
     // (undocumented)
@@ -1416,6 +1416,8 @@ export class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown> {
     // (undocumented)
     type: SavedObject<T>['type'];
     // (undocumented)
+    updatedAt: SavedObject<T>['updated_at'];
+    // (undocumented)
     _version?: SavedObject<T>['version'];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.test.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.test.ts
index b9338f4dc38bf..432bc215a5b4c 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.test.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,67 @@ describe('SimpleSavedObject', () => {
     const savedObject = new SimpleSavedObject(client, { version } as SavedObject);
     expect(savedObject._version).toEqual(version);
   });
+
+  it('save() changes updatedAt field on existing SimpleSavedObject with an id', async function () {
+    const date = new Date();
+    const initialDate = date.toISOString();
+    date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1);
+    const secondDate = date.toISOString();
+
+    const config = {
+      attributes: {},
+      id: 'id',
+      type: 'type',
+    };
+
+    const initialSavedObject = new SimpleSavedObject(client, {
+      ...config,
+      updated_at: initialDate,
+    } as SavedObject);
+
+    const updatedSavedObject = new SimpleSavedObject(client, {
+      ...config,
+      updated_at: secondDate,
+    } as SavedObject);
+
+    (client.update as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(updatedSavedObject));
+
+    const initialValue = initialSavedObject.updatedAt;
+    await initialSavedObject.save();
+    const updatedValue = updatedSavedObject.updatedAt;
+
+    expect(initialValue).not.toEqual(updatedValue);
+    expect(initialSavedObject.updatedAt).toEqual(updatedValue);
+  });
+
+  it('save() changes updatedAt field on existing SimpleSavedObject without an id', async () => {
+    const date = new Date();
+    const initialDate = date.toISOString();
+    date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1);
+    const secondDate = date.toISOString();
+
+    const config = {
+      attributes: {},
+      type: 'type',
+    };
+
+    const initialSavedObject = new SimpleSavedObject(client, {
+      ...config,
+      updated_at: initialDate,
+    } as SavedObject);
+
+    const updatedSavedObject = new SimpleSavedObject(client, {
+      ...config,
+      updated_at: secondDate,
+    } as SavedObject);
+
+    (client.create as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(updatedSavedObject));
+
+    const initialValue = initialSavedObject.updatedAt;
+    await initialSavedObject.save();
+    const updatedValue = updatedSavedObject.updatedAt;
+
+    expect(initialValue).not.toEqual(updatedValue);
+    expect(initialSavedObject.updatedAt).toEqual(updatedValue);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.ts
index 449d3d7943fca..512c6c7656741 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/simple_saved_object.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown> {
   public coreMigrationVersion: SavedObjectType<T>['coreMigrationVersion'];
   public error: SavedObjectType<T>['error'];
   public references: SavedObjectType<T>['references'];
+  public updatedAt: SavedObjectType<T>['updated_at'];
   /**
    * Space(s) that this saved object exists in. This attribute is not used for "global" saved object types which are registered with
    * `namespaceType: 'agnostic'`.
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown> {
       migrationVersion,
       coreMigrationVersion,
       namespaces,
+      updated_at: updatedAt,
     }: SavedObjectType<T>
   ) {
     this.id = id;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown> {
     this.migrationVersion = migrationVersion;
     this.coreMigrationVersion = coreMigrationVersion;
     this.namespaces = namespaces;
+    this.updatedAt = updatedAt;
     if (error) {
       this.error = error;
     }
@@ -77,15 +80,25 @@ export class SimpleSavedObject<T = unknown> {
 
   public save(): Promise<SimpleSavedObject<T>> {
     if (this.id) {
-      return this.client.update(this.type, this.id, this.attributes, {
-        references: this.references,
-      });
+      return this.client
+        .update(this.type, this.id, this.attributes, {
+          references: this.references,
+        })
+        .then((sso) => {
+          this.updatedAt = sso.updatedAt;
+          return sso;
+        });
     } else {
-      return this.client.create(this.type, this.attributes, {
-        migrationVersion: this.migrationVersion,
-        coreMigrationVersion: this.coreMigrationVersion,
-        references: this.references,
-      });
+      return this.client
+        .create(this.type, this.attributes, {
+          migrationVersion: this.migrationVersion,
+          coreMigrationVersion: this.coreMigrationVersion,
+          references: this.references,
+        })
+        .then((sso) => {
+          this.updatedAt = sso.updatedAt;
+          return sso;
+        });
     }
   }