diff --git a/libcloud/storage/drivers/s3.py b/libcloud/storage/drivers/s3.py
index db22c7f..9930641 100644
--- a/libcloud/storage/drivers/s3.py
+++ b/libcloud/storage/drivers/s3.py
@@ -881,6 +881,10 @@ class S3StorageDriver(StorageDriver):
                                       namespace=self.namespace)
         meta_data = {'owner': {'id': owner_id,
                                'display_name': owner_display_name}}
+        last_modified = findtext(element=element,
+                                 xpath='LastModified',
+                                 namespace=self.namespace)
+        extra = {'last_modified': last_modified}
 
         obj = Object(name=findtext(element=element, xpath='Key',
                                    namespace=self.namespace),
@@ -888,7 +892,7 @@ class S3StorageDriver(StorageDriver):
                                        namespace=self.namespace)),
                      hash=findtext(element=element, xpath='ETag',
                                    namespace=self.namespace).replace('"', ''),
-                     extra=None,
+                     extra=extra,
                      meta_data=meta_data,
                      container=container,
                      driver=self
diff --git a/libcloud/test/storage/test_s3.py b/libcloud/test/storage/test_s3.py
index 9de324e..75c6789 100644
--- a/libcloud/test/storage/test_s3.py
+++ b/libcloud/test/storage/test_s3.py
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ class S3Tests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(obj.hash, '4397da7a7649e8085de9916c240e8166')
         self.assertEqual(obj.size, 1234567)
         self.assertEqual(obj.container.name, 'test_container')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.extra['last_modified'], '2011-04-09T19:05:18.000Z')
         self.assertTrue('owner' in obj.meta_data)
 
     def test_list_container_objects_iterator_has_more(self):