diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetRequest.php
index 74988b6c62..e46128b6ff 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreAssetRequest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Requests;
 
 use App\Models\Asset;
 use App\Models\Company;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 
 class StoreAssetRequest extends ImageUploadRequest
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class StoreAssetRequest extends ImageUploadRequest
             'asset_tag' => $this->asset_tag ?? Asset::autoincrement_asset(),
             'company_id' => $idForCurrentUser,
             'assigned_to' => $assigned_to ?? null,
+            'last_audit_date' => Carbon::parse($this->input('last_audit_date'))->startOfDay()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetStoreTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetStoreTest.php
index ceae053648..91c10a936c 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetStoreTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/Assets/AssetStoreTest.php
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class AssetStoreTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals('random_string', $asset->asset_tag);
         $this->assertEquals($userAssigned->id, $asset->assigned_to);
         $this->assertTrue($asset->company->is($company));
-        // I don't see this on the GUI side either, but it's in the docs so I'm guessing that's a mistake? It wasn't in the controller.
-        // $this->assertEquals('2023-09-03', $asset->last_audit_date);
+        $this->assertEquals('2023-09-03 00:00:00', $asset->last_audit_date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
         $this->assertTrue($asset->location->is($location));
         $this->assertTrue($asset->model->is($model));
         $this->assertEquals('A New Asset', $asset->name);
@@ -82,6 +81,22 @@ class AssetStoreTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(10, $asset->warranty_months);
     }
 
+    public function testSetsLastAuditDateToMidnightOfProvidedDate()
+    {
+        $response = $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->superuser()->create())
+            ->postJson(route('api.assets.store'), [
+                'last_audit_date' => '2023-09-03 12:23:45',
+                'asset_tag' => '1234',
+                'model_id' => AssetModel::factory()->create()->id,
+                'status_id' => Statuslabel::factory()->create()->id,
+            ])
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('success');
+
+        $asset = Asset::find($response['payload']['id']);
+        $this->assertEquals('00:00:00', $asset->last_audit_date->format('H:i:s'));
+    }
+
     public function testArchivedDepreciateAndPhysicalCanBeNull()
     {
         $model = AssetModel::factory()->ipadModel()->create();