diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardBuilders/ItemInspector.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardBuilders/ItemInspector.cs
index fa4965a2a..dd7acb474 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardBuilders/ItemInspector.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardBuilders/ItemInspector.cs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Feeds.StandardBuilders {
 
         public DateTime? PublishedUtc {
             get {
-                if (_common != null && _common.PublishedUtc != null)
-                    return _common.PublishedUtc;
+                if (_common != null && _common.CreatedUtc != null)
+                    return _common.CreatedUtc;
                 return null;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardQueries/ContainerFeedQuery.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardQueries/ContainerFeedQuery.cs
index 03b804718..ef1a7d93e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardQueries/ContainerFeedQuery.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Feeds/StandardQueries/ContainerFeedQuery.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.Feeds.StandardQueries {
 
             var items = _contentManager.Query()
                 .Where<CommonPartRecord>(x => x.Container == container.Record)
-                .OrderByDescending(x => x.PublishedUtc)
+                .OrderByDescending(x => x.CreatedUtc)
                 .Slice(0, limit);
 
             foreach (var item in items) {
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Services/XmlRpcHandler.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Services/XmlRpcHandler.cs
index 178eb26b9..2f47ae07d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Services/XmlRpcHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Services/XmlRpcHandler.cs
@@ -216,10 +216,24 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs.Services {
 
             _contentManager.Create(blogPost, VersionOptions.Draft);
 
-            var publishedUtc = content.Optional<DateTime?>("dateCreated");
+            // try to get the UTC timezone by default
+            var publishedUtc = content.Optional<DateTime?>("date_created_gmt");
+            if (publishedUtc == null) {
+                // take the local one
+                publishedUtc = content.Optional<DateTime?>("dateCreated");
+            }
+            else {
+                // ensure it's read as a UTC time
+                publishedUtc = new DateTime(publishedUtc.Value.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+            }
+
             if (publish && (publishedUtc == null || publishedUtc <= DateTime.UtcNow))
                 _blogPostService.Publish(blogPost);
 
+            if (publishedUtc != null) {
+                blogPost.As<CommonPart>().CreatedUtc = publishedUtc;
+            }
+
             foreach (var driver in drivers)
                 driver.Process(blogPost.Id);
 
@@ -281,10 +295,24 @@ namespace Orchard.Blogs.Services {
                 blogPost.As<RoutePart>().Path = blogPost.As<RoutePart>().GetPathWithSlug(blogPost.As<RoutePart>().Slug);
             }
 
-            var publishedUtc = content.Optional<DateTime?>("dateCreated");
+            // try to get the UTC timezone by default
+            var publishedUtc = content.Optional<DateTime?>("date_created_gmt");
+            if (publishedUtc == null) {
+                // take the local one
+                publishedUtc = content.Optional<DateTime?>("dateCreated");
+            }
+            else {
+                // ensure it's read as a UTC time
+                publishedUtc = new DateTime(publishedUtc.Value.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+            }
+
             if (publish && (publishedUtc == null || publishedUtc <= DateTime.UtcNow))
                 _blogPostService.Publish(blogPost);
 
+            if (publishedUtc != null) {
+                blogPost.As<CommonPart>().CreatedUtc = publishedUtc;
+            }
+
             foreach (var driver in drivers)
                 driver.Process(blogPost.Id);