diff --git a/model/BlogPost.php b/model/BlogPost.php
index 0b82fa1..bed684f 100755
--- a/model/BlogPost.php
+++ b/model/BlogPost.php
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ class BlogPost extends Page {
 
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Update the PublishDate to now, if being published for the first time, and the date hasn't been set to the future.
+	**/
+	public function onBeforePublish() {
+		if ($this->owner->obj('PublishDate')->InPast() && !$this->owner->isPublished()) {
+			$this->owner->setCastedField("PublishDate", time());
+			$this->owner->write();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks the publish date to see if the blog post has actually been published.
 	 *