diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/serializers.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/serializers.py
index e9e04646ace4..51ba55cd6b48 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/serializers.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/serializers.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class LibraryXBlockMetadataSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     last_draft_created_by = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
     has_unpublished_changes = serializers.BooleanField(read_only=True)
     created = serializers.DateTimeField(format=DATETIME_FORMAT, read_only=True)
+    modified = serializers.DateTimeField(format=DATETIME_FORMAT, read_only=True)
 
     # When creating a new XBlock in a library, the slug becomes the ID part of
     # the definition key and usage key:
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/tests/test_content_libraries.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/tests/test_content_libraries.py
index 677178bb3b31..37435a402702 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/tests/test_content_libraries.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/tests/test_content_libraries.py
@@ -1046,6 +1046,7 @@ def test_library_paste_clipboard(self):
 
             # Check that the new block was created after the paste and it's content matches
             # the the block in the clipboard
+            block_data["created"] = paste_data["created"]  # The created date will be different
             self.assertDictContainsEntries(self._get_library_block(paste_data["id"]), {
                 **block_data,
                 "last_draft_created_by": None,