diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/registry/printkey.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/registry/printkey.py
index 537bfc943..70a288b63 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/registry/printkey.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/registry/printkey.py
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ class PrintKey(interfaces.plugins.PluginInterface):
                     vollog.debug(excp)
                     key_node_name = renderers.UnreadableValue()
 
+                # if the item is a subkey, use the LastWriteTime of that subkey
+                last_write_time = conversion.wintime_to_datetime(node.LastWriteTime.QuadPart)
+
                 yield (
                     depth,
                     (