Index: modeshape-jcr/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jcr/SessionCache.java
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--- modeshape-jcr/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jcr/SessionCache.java	(revision 1720)
+++ modeshape-jcr/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jcr/SessionCache.java	(working copy)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package org.modeshape.jcr;
 import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
 import java.security.AccessControlException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -1539,10 +1540,20 @@ class SessionCache {
                 } else {
                     result = node.createChild(name, primaryTypeProp, nodeDefinitionProp);
                 }
+
+                JcrNode jcrNode = (JcrNode)result.getPayload().getJcrNode();
+
+                // Fix the jcr:created protected property for nt:hierarcyNode (and descendants)
+                boolean isHierarchyNode = primaryType.isNodeType(JcrNtLexicon.HIERARCHY_NODE);
+                if (isHierarchyNode) {
+                    JcrValue value = jcrNode.valueFrom(Calendar.getInstance());
+                    jcrNode.editor().setProperty(JcrLexicon.CREATED, value, false);
+                }
+
                 // The postCreateChild hook impl should populate the payloads
 
                 // Finally, return the jcr node ...
-                return (JcrNode)result.getPayload().getJcrNode();
+                return jcrNode;
             } catch (ValidationException e) {
                 throw new ConstraintViolationException(e.getMessage(), e);
             } catch (RepositorySourceException e) {
Index: modeshape-jcr/src/test/java/org/modeshape/jcr/JcrSessionTest.java
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--- modeshape-jcr/src/test/java/org/modeshape/jcr/JcrSessionTest.java	(revision 1720)
+++ modeshape-jcr/src/test/java/org/modeshape/jcr/JcrSessionTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ import javax.jcr.ValueFactory;
 import javax.jcr.nodetype.NodeType;
 import javax.security.auth.Subject;
 import javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext;
-import org.modeshape.graph.ExecutionContext;
-import org.modeshape.graph.JaasSecurityContext;
-import org.modeshape.graph.property.NamespaceRegistry;
-import org.modeshape.graph.property.Path;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.modeshape.graph.ExecutionContext;
+import org.modeshape.graph.JaasSecurityContext;
+import org.modeshape.graph.property.NamespaceRegistry;
+import org.modeshape.graph.property.Path;
 
 /**
  * @author jverhaeg
@@ -423,4 +423,14 @@ public class JcrSessionTest extends AbstractSessionTest {
             // Expected
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldAddCreatedPropertyForHierarchyNodes() throws Exception {
+        // q.v. MODE-694
+        Node folderNode = session.getRootNode().addNode("folderNode", "nt:folder");
+        assertThat(folderNode.hasProperty("jcr:created"), is(true));
+
+        Node fileNode = folderNode.addNode("fileNode", "nt:file");
+        assertThat(fileNode.hasProperty("jcr:created"), is(true));
+    }
 }