diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1448f4be1..3a544b4a3 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ $Id$
 $Source$
 
 2001-11-19  Loïc Chapeaux  <lolo@phpheaven.net>
+	* tbl_change.php3, lines 208-212: always use the existing timestamp
+	  value in the update statement else MySQL auto-update it to the
+	  current timestamp.
 	* main.php3: removed the "MySQL" column if no MySQL feature is allowed.
-	* Documentation.html, lines 958-966: added a faq entry about the invalid
-	  "$cfgPmaAbsoluteUri" related problems.
+	* Documentation.html, lines 958-966: added a faq entry about the
+	  invalid "$cfgPmaAbsoluteUri" related problems.
 
 2001-11-18  Loïc Chapeaux  <lolo@phpheaven.net>
 	* db_details.php3, lines 178-492; tbl_properties.php3, lines 670-685: the
diff --git a/tbl_change.php3 b/tbl_change.php3
index 6f016ef8a..8cc8cec71 100755
--- a/tbl_change.php3
+++ b/tbl_change.php3
@@ -205,7 +205,11 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < $fields_cnt; $i++) {
         } // end if
         $special_chars = htmlspecialchars($row[$field]);
         $data          = $row[$field];
-        $backup_field  = '<input type="hidden" name="fields_prev[' . urlencode($field) . ']" value="' . urlencode($data) . '" />';
+        // loic1: if a timestamp field value is not included in an update
+        //        statement MySQL auto-update it to the current timestamp
+        $backup_field  = ($row_table_def['True_Type'] == 'timestamp')
+                       ? ''
+                       : '<input type="hidden" name="fields_prev[' . urlencode($field) . ']" value="' . urlencode($data) . '" />';
     } else {
         // loic1: display default values 
         if (!isset($row_table_def['Default'])) {