diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
index 9c6892ae..4294dae9 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class RedditExtractor(Extractor):
                 urls = []
 
                 if submission:
+                    submission["date"] = text.parse_timestamp(
+                        submission["created_utc"])
                     yield Message.Directory, submission
                     visited.add(submission["id"])
                     url = submission["url"]