diff --git a/docs/config_reference.rst b/docs/config_reference.rst
index 3b97160393..8c121976d5 100644
--- a/docs/config_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/config_reference.rst
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@ All logging handlers share the following set of common attributes:
       ``%(check_job_completion_time_unix)s``, The completion time of the associated run job (see :attr:`~reframe.core.schedulers.Job.completion_time`).
       ``%(check_job_exitcode)s``, The exit code of the associated run job.
       ``%(check_job_nodelist)s``, The list of nodes that the associated run job has run on.
+      ``%(check_job_submit_time)s``, The submission time of the associated run job (see :attr:`~reframe.core.schedulers.Job.submit_time`).
       ``%(check_jobid)s``, The ID of the associated run job.
       ``%(check_keep_files)s``, The value of the :attr:`~reframe.core.pipeline.RegressionTest.keep_files` attribute.
       ``%(check_local)s``, The value of the :attr:`~reframe.core.pipeline.RegressionTest.local` attribute.
diff --git a/reframe/core/pipeline.py b/reframe/core/pipeline.py
index 8da9377d61..28a73887d2 100644
--- a/reframe/core/pipeline.py
+++ b/reframe/core/pipeline.py
@@ -1492,6 +1492,12 @@ def _jobid(self):
         if self.job:
             return self.job.jobid
 
+    @loggable_as('job_submit_time')
+    @property
+    def _job_submit_time(self):
+        if self.job:
+            return self.job.submit_time
+
     @loggable_as('job_completion_time_unix')
     @property
     def _job_completion_time(self):