diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php b/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php
index b8ab6a31dd0..4bfff8a95e1 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository/Classes/Domain/Model/NodeData.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 namespace Neos\ContentRepository\Domain\Model;
 
 /*
@@ -475,9 +476,9 @@ public function createNodeData($name, ?NodeType $nodeType = null, $identifier =
      * @param string $identifier The identifier of the node, unique within the workspace, optional(!)
      * @param Workspace $workspace
      * @param array $dimensions An array of dimension name to dimension values
-     * @throws NodeExistsException if a node with this path already exists.
-     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException if the node name is not accepted.
      * @return NodeData
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException if the node name is not accepted.
+     * @throws NodeExistsException if a node with this path already exists.
      */
     public function createSingleNodeData($name, ?NodeType $nodeType = null, $identifier = null, ?Workspace $workspace = null, ?array $dimensions = null)
     {
@@ -767,14 +768,21 @@ public function similarize(AbstractNodeData $sourceNode, $isCopy = false)
         ];
         if (!$isCopy) {
             $propertyNames[] = 'creationDateTime';
-            $propertyNames[] = 'lastModificationDateTime';
         }
         if ($sourceNode instanceof NodeData) {
             $propertyNames[] = 'index';
             $propertyNames[] = 'removed';
         }
+
+        // We need to force direct access for the following properties, as they don't have a setter in AbstractNodeData
+        $propertyNamesToForceDirectAccess = ['creationDateTime'];
         foreach ($propertyNames as $propertyName) {
-            ObjectAccess::setProperty($this, $propertyName, ObjectAccess::getProperty($sourceNode, $propertyName));
+            ObjectAccess::setProperty(
+                $this,
+                $propertyName,
+                ObjectAccess::getProperty($sourceNode, $propertyName),
+                in_array($propertyName, $propertyNamesToForceDirectAccess)
+            );
         }
 
         $contentObject = $sourceNode->getContentObject();
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/NodeDataTest.php b/Neos.ContentRepository/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/NodeDataTest.php
index ae5851f639f..2c4599e70e8 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/NodeDataTest.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository/Tests/Unit/Domain/Model/NodeDataTest.php
@@ -667,6 +667,24 @@ public function similarizeClearsPropertiesBeforeAddingNewOnes()
         self::assertEquals($expectedProperties, $this->nodeData->getProperties());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function similarizeCopiesCreationAndLastModificationDateTimes()
+    {
+        $creationDateTime = \DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', '2000-01-01 12:00:00');
+
+        /** @var $sourceNode NodeData */
+        $sourceNode = $this->getAccessibleMock(NodeData::class, ['addOrUpdate'], ['/foo/bar', $this->mockWorkspace]);
+        $this->inject($sourceNode, 'nodeTypeManager', $this->mockNodeTypeManager);
+        $sourceNode->_set('nodeDataRepository', $this->createMock(RepositoryInterface::class));
+        $sourceNode->_set('creationDateTime', $creationDateTime);
+
+        $this->nodeData->similarize($sourceNode);
+
+        self::assertSame($creationDateTime, $this->nodeData->getCreationDateTime());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      */