diff --git a/api/v2.0/swagger.yaml b/api/v2.0/swagger.yaml
index a032b4256..d15e4f06a 100644
--- a/api/v2.0/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/v2.0/swagger.yaml
@@ -7091,6 +7091,12 @@ definitions:
   GeneralInfo:
     type: object
     properties:
+      current_time:
+        type: string
+        format: date-time
+        x-nullable: true
+        x-omitempty: true
+        description: The current time of the server.
       with_notary:
         type: boolean
         x-nullable: true
diff --git a/src/controller/systeminfo/controller.go b/src/controller/systeminfo/controller.go
index d6309728e..42fd556a4 100644
--- a/src/controller/systeminfo/controller.go
+++ b/src/controller/systeminfo/controller.go
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ package systeminfo
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/config"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/config/models"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/utils"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/config"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/config/models"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/errors"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/log"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/systeminfo"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ type Data struct {
 }
 
 type protectedData struct {
+	CurrentTime                 time.Time
 	WithNotary                  bool
 	RegistryURL                 string
 	ExtURL                      string
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ func (c *controller) GetInfo(ctx context.Context, opt Options) (*Data, error) {
 	_, caStatErr := os.Stat(defaultRootCert)
 	enableCADownload := caStatErr == nil && strings.HasPrefix(extURL, "https://")
 	res.Protected = &protectedData{
+		CurrentTime:                 time.Now(),
 		WithNotary:                  config.WithNotary(),
 		WithChartMuseum:             config.WithChartMuseum(),
 		ReadOnly:                    config.ReadOnly(ctx),
diff --git a/src/controller/systeminfo/controller_test.go b/src/controller/systeminfo/controller_test.go
index 4bf2105c5..4a8ab186f 100644
--- a/src/controller/systeminfo/controller_test.go
+++ b/src/controller/systeminfo/controller_test.go
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ func (s *sysInfoCtlTestSuite) TestGetInfo() {
 			assert.Nil(res.Protected)
 			assert.Equal(exp, *res)
 		} else {
+			// skip comparing exp.Protected.CurrentTime with res.Protected.CurrentTime
+			exp.Protected.CurrentTime = res.Protected.CurrentTime
 			assert.Equal(*exp.Protected, *res.Protected)
 			exp.Protected = nil
 			res.Protected = nil
diff --git a/src/server/v2.0/handler/systeminfo.go b/src/server/v2.0/handler/systeminfo.go
index e29afc5dd..07330df0c 100644
--- a/src/server/v2.0/handler/systeminfo.go
+++ b/src/server/v2.0/handler/systeminfo.go
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/rbac"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime/middleware"
+	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/rbac"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/security"
 	si "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/controller/systeminfo"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/server/v2.0/models"
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ func (s *sysInfoAPI) convertInfo(d *si.Data) *models.GeneralInfo {
 		res.ReadOnly = &d.Protected.ReadOnly
 		res.RegistryStorageProviderName = &d.Protected.RegistryStorageProviderName
 		res.NotificationEnable = &d.Protected.NotificationEnable
+		currentTime := strfmt.DateTime(d.Protected.CurrentTime)
+		res.CurrentTime = &currentTime
 	}
 	return res