Index: src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/includes/media.php	(revision 41601)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/media.php	(working copy)
@@ -3082,6 +3082,10 @@
 		$metadata['audio'] = $data['audio'];
 	}
 
+	if ( empty( $metadata['created_timestamp'] ) ) {
+		$metadata['created_timestamp'] = wp_get_media_creation_timestamp( $data );
+	}
+
 	wp_add_id3_tag_data( $metadata, $data );
 
 	return $metadata;
@@ -3133,6 +3137,66 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Attempt to parse a date out of ID3 data.
+ *
+ * The getID3 library doesn't have a standard method for getting creation dates,
+ * so the location of this data can vary based on the MIME type.
+ *
+ * @since 4.9.0
+ *
+ * @link https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/master/structure.txt
+ *
+ * @param array $metadata The metadata returned by getID3::analyze().
+ * @return int|bool A UNIX timestamp for the media's creation date if available
+ *                  or a boolean FALSE if a timestamp could not be determined.
+ */
+function wp_get_media_creation_timestamp( $metadata ) {
+	$creation_date = false;
+
+	if ( empty( $metadata['fileformat'] ) ) {
+		return $creation_date;
+	}
+
+	$file_format = $metadata['fileformat'];
+
+	switch ( $file_format ) {
+		case 'asf':
+			if ( isset( $metadata['asf']['file_properties_object']['creation_date_unix'] ) ) {
+				$creation_date = (int) $metadata['asf']['file_properties_object']['creation_date_unix'];
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case 'matroska':
+			if ( isset( $metadata['matroska']['comments']['creation_time']['0'] ) ) {
+				$creation_date = strtotime( $metadata['matroska']['comments']['creation_time']['0'] );
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case 'quicktime':
+		case 'mp4':
+			if ( isset( $metadata['quicktime']['moov']['subatoms']['0']['creation_time_unix'] ) ) {
+				$creation_date = (int) $metadata['quicktime']['moov']['subatoms']['0']['creation_time_unix'];
+			}
+			break;
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters the media creation timestamp.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.9.0
+	 *
+	 * @param bool|int $creation_date File creation timestamp, if found,
+	 *                                false if it was not able to be parsed.
+	 * @param string   $file_format   File format.
+	 * @param array    $metadata      The metadata returned by getID3::analyze().
+	 */
+	$creation_date = apply_filters_ref_array( 'media_creation_timestamp', $creation_date, $file_format, $metadata );
+
+	return $creation_date;
+}
+
+/**
  * Encapsulate logic for Attach/Detach actions
  *
  * @since 4.2.0
Index: tests/phpunit/tests/media.php
===================================================================
--- tests/phpunit/tests/media.php	(revision 41601)
+++ tests/phpunit/tests/media.php	(working copy)
@@ -2062,6 +2062,93 @@
 		$attachment_id = wp_insert_attachment( $data, '', 0 );
 		$this->assertSame( 0, $attachment_id );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 35218
+	 */
+	function test_wp_get_media_creation_timestamp_video_asf() {
+		$metadata = array(
+			'fileformat' => 'asf',
+			'asf'        => array(
+				'file_properties_object' => array(
+					'creation_date_unix' => 123,
+				),
+			),
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 123, wp_get_media_creation_timestamp( $metadata ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 35218
+	 */
+	function test_wp_get_media_creation_timestamp_video_matroska() {
+		$metadata = array(
+			'fileformat' => 'matroska',
+			'matroska'   => array(
+				'comments' => array(
+					'creation_time' => array(
+						'2015-12-24T17:40:09Z'
+					),
+				),
+			),
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1450978809, wp_get_media_creation_timestamp( $metadata ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 35218
+	 */
+	function test_wp_get_media_creation_timestamp_video_quicktime() {
+		$video    = DIR_TESTDATA . '/videos/mp4.m4v';
+		$metadata = wp_read_video_metadata( $video );
+
+		$metadata = array(
+			'fileformat' => 'quicktime',
+			'quicktime'  => array(
+				'moov' => array(
+					'subatoms' => array(
+						array(
+							'creation_time_unix' => 1450978805,
+						),
+					),
+				),
+			),
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1450978805, wp_get_media_creation_timestamp( $metadata ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 35218
+	 */
+	function test_wp_read_video_metadata_adds_creation_date_with_quicktime() {
+		$video    = DIR_TESTDATA . '/videos/quicktime.mov';
+		$metadata = wp_read_video_metadata( $video );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1450978957, $metadata['created_timestamp'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 35218
+	 */
+	function test_wp_read_video_metadata_adds_creation_date_with_mp4() {
+		$video    = DIR_TESTDATA . '/videos/mp4.m4v';
+		$metadata = wp_read_video_metadata( $video );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 1450978805, $metadata['created_timestamp'] );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 35218
+	 */
+	function test_wp_read_video_metadata_adds_creation_date_with_mkv() {
+		$video    = DIR_TESTDATA . '/videos/mkv.mkv';
+		$metadata = wp_read_video_metadata( $video );
+
+		$this->assertNotEquals( false, $metadata['created_timestamp'] );
+	}
 }
 
 /**