diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/container.go b/cli/command/formatter/container.go
index 22b144f98f..b74ef13df9 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/container.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/container.go
@@ -189,11 +189,16 @@ func (c *ContainerContext) Command() string {
 	return strconv.Quote(command)
 }
 
-// CreatedAt returns the "Created" date/time of the container as a unix timestamp.
+// CreatedAt returns the "Created" date/time of the container as a stringified unix timestamp.
 func (c *ContainerContext) CreatedAt() string {
 	return time.Unix(c.c.Created, 0).String()
 }
 
+// CreatedAtTimestamp returns the "Created" date/time of the container as a unix timestamp.
+func (c *ContainerContext) CreatedAtTimestamp() time.Time {
+	return time.Unix(c.c.Created, 0)
+}
+
 // RunningFor returns a human-readable representation of the duration for which
 // the container has been running.
 //