diff --git a/esp8266/fatfs_port.c b/esp8266/fatfs_port.c
index c62ae2e7dc..b87906f789 100644
--- a/esp8266/fatfs_port.c
+++ b/esp8266/fatfs_port.c
@@ -1,6 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Micro Python project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2014, 2016 Damien P. George
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "py/obj.h"
 #include "lib/fatfs/ff.h"
-#include "lib/fatfs/diskio.h"
+#include "timeutils.h"
+#include "modpybrtc.h"
 
 DWORD get_fattime(void) {
-    return 0;
+
+    // TODO: Optimize division (there's no HW division support on ESP8266,
+    // so it's expensive).
+    uint32_t secs = (uint32_t)(pyb_rtc_get_us_since_2000() / 1000000);
+
+    timeutils_struct_time_t tm;
+    timeutils_seconds_since_2000_to_struct_time(secs, &tm);
+
+    return (((DWORD)(tm.tm_year - 1980) << 25) | ((DWORD)tm.tm_mon << 21) | ((DWORD)tm.tm_mday << 16) |
+           ((DWORD)tm.tm_hour << 11) | ((DWORD)tm.tm_min << 5) | ((DWORD)tm.tm_sec >> 1));
 }
diff --git a/extmod/vfs_fat.c b/extmod/vfs_fat.c
index a4a81370f9..df5cbb0d62 100644
--- a/extmod/vfs_fat.c
+++ b/extmod/vfs_fat.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t fat_vfs_stat(mp_obj_t vfs_in, mp_obj_t path_in) {
     if (path_equal(path, "/")) {
         // stat root directory
         fno.fsize = 0;
-        fno.fdate = 0;
+        fno.fdate = 0x2821; // Jan 1, 2000
         fno.ftime = 0;
         fno.fattrib = AM_DIR;
     } else {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t fat_vfs_stat(mp_obj_t vfs_in, mp_obj_t path_in) {
             if (vfs != NULL && path_equal(path, vfs->str)) {
                 // stat mounted device directory
                 fno.fsize = 0;
-                fno.fdate = 0;
+                fno.fdate = 0x2821; // Jan 1, 2000
                 fno.ftime = 0;
                 fno.fattrib = AM_DIR;
                 res = FR_OK;