diff --git a/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go b/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go
index e800dda3d22..2e52521db3e 100644
--- a/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go
+++ b/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go
@@ -5280,6 +5280,9 @@ func (d *lxc) Export(w io.Writer, properties map[string]string, expiration time.
 			return meta, err
 		}
 
+		// Fill in the metadata.
+		meta.Architecture = arch
+		meta.CreationDate = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
 		if !expiration.IsZero() {
 			meta.ExpiryDate = expiration.UTC().Unix()
 		}
diff --git a/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_qemu.go b/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_qemu.go
index 38596ecbd6b..4b8fb161bf6 100644
--- a/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_qemu.go
+++ b/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_qemu.go
@@ -6469,6 +6469,9 @@ func (d *qemu) Export(w io.Writer, properties map[string]string, expiration time
 			return meta, err
 		}
 
+		// Fill in the metadata.
+		meta.Architecture = arch
+		meta.CreationDate = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
 		if !expiration.IsZero() {
 			meta.ExpiryDate = expiration.UTC().Unix()
 		}