diff --git a/src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/new_utilities.h b/src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/new_utilities.h
index 66ac6deccc..5df9dda1fe 100644
--- a/src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/new_utilities.h
+++ b/src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/new_utilities.h
@@ -343,6 +343,21 @@ namespace newplus::utilities
         }
     }
 
+    inline void update_last_write_time(const std::filesystem::path path)
+    {
+        const std::filesystem::file_time_type now = std::filesystem::file_time_type::clock::now();
+
+        std::filesystem::last_write_time(path, now);
+        
+        if (std::filesystem::is_directory(path))
+        {
+            for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator(path))
+            {
+                std::filesystem::last_write_time(entry.path(), now);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     inline HRESULT copy_template(const template_item* template_entry, const ComPtr<IUnknown> site_of_folder)
     {
         HRESULT hr = S_OK;
@@ -376,6 +391,9 @@ namespace newplus::utilities
             // Copy file and determine final filename
             std::filesystem::path target_final_fullpath = template_entry->copy_object_to(GetActiveWindow(), target_fullpath);
 
+            // Touch all files and set last modified to "now"
+            update_last_write_time(target_final_fullpath);
+
             // Consider copy completed. If we do tracing after enter_rename_mode, then rename mode won't consistently work
             trace.UpdateState(true);
             Trace::EventCopyTemplate(target_final_fullpath.extension().c_str());