diff --git a/lnbits/core/crud/payments.py b/lnbits/core/crud/payments.py
index f9978db91..6cedd2711 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/crud/payments.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/crud/payments.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from time import time
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -304,8 +305,16 @@ async def update_payment_checking_id(
     checking_id: str, new_checking_id: str, conn: Connection | None = None
 ) -> None:
     await (conn or db).execute(
-        "UPDATE apipayments SET checking_id = :new_id WHERE checking_id = :old_id",
-        {"new_id": new_checking_id, "old_id": checking_id},
+        f"""
+            UPDATE apipayments
+            SET checking_id = :new_id, updated_at = {db.timestamp_placeholder('now')}
+            WHERE checking_id = :old_id
+        """,  # noqa: S608
+        {
+            "new_id": new_checking_id,
+            "old_id": checking_id,
+            "now": int(time()),
+        },
     )
 
 
@@ -314,6 +323,7 @@ async def update_payment(
     new_checking_id: str | None = None,
     conn: Connection | None = None,
 ) -> None:
+    payment.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     await (conn or db).update(
         "apipayments", payment, "WHERE checking_id = :checking_id"
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_crud_payments.py b/tests/unit/test_crud_payments.py
index 33dd8e3f6..6bd2ad993 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_crud_payments.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_crud_payments.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import asyncio
+
 import pytest
 
 from lnbits.core.crud import (
@@ -6,6 +8,7 @@ from lnbits.core.crud import (
     get_payments_paginated,
     update_payment,
 )
+from lnbits.core.crud.payments import get_standalone_payment
 from lnbits.core.models import PaymentFilters, PaymentState
 from lnbits.core.services import (
     create_invoice,
@@ -39,6 +42,15 @@ async def test_crud_get_payments(app):
     filters = Filters(limit=100)
     payments = await get_payments(wallet_id=wallet.id, filters=filters)
     assert len(payments) == 22, "should return 22 successful payments"
+    first_payment = payments[0]
+    first_payment_updated_at = first_payment.updated_at.replace()
+    await update_payment(first_payment)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)  # ensure updated_at will be different
+    first_payment_updated = await get_standalone_payment(first_payment.checking_id)
+    assert first_payment_updated, "Updated payment not found"
+    assert (
+        first_payment_updated.updated_at > first_payment_updated_at
+    ), "Updated payment timestamp is not newer"
 
     payments = await get_payments(wallet_id=wallet.id, incoming=True, filters=filters)
     assert len(payments) == 11, "should return 11 successful incoming payments"