diff --git a/score/mw/com/impl/bindings/lola/skeleton_event_test.cpp b/score/mw/com/impl/bindings/lola/skeleton_event_test.cpp
index cf5b2a25..d4ce8b98 100644
--- a/score/mw/com/impl/bindings/lola/skeleton_event_test.cpp
+++ b/score/mw/com/impl/bindings/lola/skeleton_event_test.cpp
@@ -318,5 +318,51 @@ TEST_F(SkeletonEventPrepareStopOfferFixture, StopOfferSkeletonEvent)
     skeleton_event_->PrepareStopOffer();
 }
 
+using SkeletonEventTimestampFixture = SkeletonEventFixture;
+TEST_F(SkeletonEventTimestampFixture, SendUpdatesTimestampInControlData)
+{
+    // GIVEN a skeleton event that is offered
+    const bool enforce_max_samples{true};
+    impl::tracing::SkeletonEventTracingData tracing_data{};
+    InitialiseSkeletonEvent(
+        fake_element_fq_id_, fake_event_name_, max_samples_, max_subscribers_, enforce_max_samples, tracing_data);
+
+    skeleton_event_->PrepareOffer();
+
+    // WHEN we allocate and send a first sample
+    auto first_allocated_slot_result = skeleton_event_->Allocate();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(first_allocated_slot_result.has_value());
+    auto first_allocated_slot = std::move(first_allocated_slot_result).value();
+
+    const impl::SampleAllocateePtrView<test::TestSampleType> first_view{first_allocated_slot};
+    auto* first_lola_ptr = first_view.template As<lola::SampleAllocateePtr<test::TestSampleType>>();
+    auto first_slot_indicator = first_lola_ptr->GetReferencedSlot();
+
+    auto first_send_result = skeleton_event_->Send(std::move(first_allocated_slot), score::cpp::nullopt);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(first_send_result.has_value());
+
+    // THEN its timestamp should be a valid, non-zero value
+    const EventSlotStatus first_final_slot_status{first_slot_indicator.GetSlotQM().load()};
+    // AND the first timestamp should be 2, as it's the first one after initialization.
+    const auto first_timestamp = first_final_slot_status.GetTimeStamp();
+    EXPECT_EQ(first_timestamp, 2U);
+
+    // AND WHEN we allocate and send a second sample
+    auto second_allocated_slot_result = skeleton_event_->Allocate();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(second_allocated_slot_result.has_value());
+    auto second_allocated_slot = std::move(second_allocated_slot_result).value();
+
+    const impl::SampleAllocateePtrView<test::TestSampleType> second_view{second_allocated_slot};
+    auto* second_lola_ptr = second_view.template As<lola::SampleAllocateePtr<test::TestSampleType>>();
+    auto second_slot_indicator = second_lola_ptr->GetReferencedSlot();
+    auto second_send_result = skeleton_event_->Send(std::move(second_allocated_slot), score::cpp::nullopt);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(second_send_result.has_value());
+
+    // THEN its timestamp should be exactly one greater than the first one
+    const EventSlotStatus second_final_slot_status{second_slot_indicator.GetSlotQM().load()};
+    const auto second_timestamp = second_final_slot_status.GetTimeStamp();
+    EXPECT_EQ(second_timestamp, first_timestamp + 1U) << "The second timestamp should be exactly one greater than the first.";
+}
+
 }  // namespace
-}  // namespace score::mw::com::impl::lola
+}  // namespace score::mw::com::impl::lola
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