diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/SolrDefault.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/SolrDefault.php
index f4ea71715dbdae55ec3fd5755091695e7fbb86f5..ab5c367796b72107382bb7a293eec96df93c4d44 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/SolrDefault.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/RecordDriver/SolrDefault.php
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ class SolrDefault extends DefaultRecord
         parent::__construct($mainConfig, $recordConfig, $searchSettings);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the date this record was first indexed (if set).
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getFirstIndexed()
+    {
+        return $this->fields['first_indexed'] ?? '';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get highlighting details from the object.
      *