diff --git a/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/CHANGELOG.md b/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/CHANGELOG.md
index 4beeeb3f4c..50ecaa6171 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### unreleased
+
+* change the timestamp reported in `enqueued_at` to Sidekiq when pushing jobs from the current time to the record created at timestamp (so that the latency reported in Sidekiq includes the time a job has spent in outbox)
+
 ### 0.0.28  2024-04-12
 
 * Fix issues that prevent res_outbox CLI from processing
diff --git a/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/lib/ruby_event_store/outbox/sidekiq_processor.rb b/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/lib/ruby_event_store/outbox/sidekiq_processor.rb
index 8a1e6c454c..870065f3c8 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/lib/ruby_event_store/outbox/sidekiq_processor.rb
+++ b/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/lib/ruby_event_store/outbox/sidekiq_processor.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def process(record, now)
 
         queue = parsed_record["queue"]
         raise InvalidPayload.new("Missing queue") if queue.nil? || queue.empty?
-        payload = JSON.generate(parsed_record.merge({ "enqueued_at" => now.to_f }))
+        payload = JSON.generate(parsed_record.merge({ "enqueued_at" => record.created_at.to_f }))
 
         redis.call("LPUSH", "queue:#{queue}", payload)
 
diff --git a/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/spec/consumer_spec.rb b/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/spec/consumer_spec.rb
index b5722ad79d..b151e27573 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/spec/consumer_spec.rb
+++ b/contrib/ruby_event_store-outbox/spec/consumer_spec.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Outbox
         expect(redis.call("LLEN", "queue:default")).to eq(1)
         payload_in_redis = JSON.parse(redis.call("LINDEX", "queue:default", 0))
         expect(payload_in_redis).to include(JSON.parse(record.payload))
-        expect(payload_in_redis["enqueued_at"]).to eq(clock.tick(1).to_f)
+        expect(payload_in_redis["enqueued_at"]).to eq(record.created_at.to_f)
         expect(record.enqueued_at).to eq(clock.tick(1))
         expect(result).to eq(true)
         expect(logger_output.string).to include("Sent 1 messages from outbox table")