diff --git a/docs/BACKUP-KINDS.md b/docs/BACKUP-KINDS.md
index d93c7bc..ac65053 100644
--- a/docs/BACKUP-KINDS.md
+++ b/docs/BACKUP-KINDS.md
@@ -75,10 +75,17 @@ they would have to go and look up.
 | Field | Meaning |
 |-------|---------|
 | `backupkind` | Which kind was most recently confirmed. `null` = no backup at all. |
-| `backuplastseen` | When it was last CONFIRMED (ISO). Tooltip only. |
+| `backuplastseen` | When it was last CONFIRMED still current (ISO). Tooltip only. |
+| `backupcollectedat` | When the config was last CAPTURED (ISO). Only moves on a real change. Tooltip only. |
 | `backupok` | `true` good, `false` stale, `null` nothing to judge. |
 | `backupstaleafterdays` | The threshold in force, so the UI can explain itself. |
 
+Both dates are reported because they answer different questions and one cannot
+stand for both. The hover reads *"ntlars: checked 13 Aug 1:20 PM. Verified the
+backup taken 12 Aug 5:20 PM is still current."* - the first date proves the
+check is running, the second says what is actually stored. Collapsing them was
+what made a healthy machine look neglected.
+
 `backupok` is deliberately **tri-state**. `null` means there is no revision for
 that host, or the check is disabled - and it renders as no badge, never green.
 "Never seen" must not read as healthy.
diff --git a/plugins/geenforce/api/routes.py b/plugins/geenforce/api/routes.py
index d501f43..fab0fb2 100644
--- a/plugins/geenforce/api/routes.py
+++ b/plugins/geenforce/api/routes.py
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ def _asset_facts(hostnames):
             'toolpluginid': None,
             'displayrole': None,
             'backupkind': None, 'backuplastseen': None,
-            'backuplastseenat': None,
+            'backuplastseenat': None, 'backupcollectedat': None,
         }
 
     _attach_controlled_assets(facts, assetidtohost)
@@ -1083,6 +1083,14 @@ def _attach_backup_state(facts, hostnames):
             # Raw value kept beside the wire string so the verdict compares
             # datetimes rather than re-parsing its own output.
             entry['backuplastseenat'] = revision.lastseenat
+            # collectedat is when this configuration was CAPTURED, and it only
+            # moves when the config actually changed. Pairing it with lastseenat
+            # is what lets the hover say "checked X, and what it verified is
+            # still the backup taken at Y" instead of one date that has to mean
+            # both and ends up meaning neither.
+            entry['backupcollectedat'] = (
+                revision.collectedat.isoformat() + 'Z'
+                if revision.collectedat else None)
 
 
 def _backup_ok(lastseenat, cutoff):
@@ -1225,6 +1233,7 @@ def list_reports():
             # trust; the date alone reads as "nothing has happened since", which
             # is the healthy steady state and looks like neglect.
             'backupok': _backup_ok(known.get('backuplastseenat'), backupcutoff),
+            'backupcollectedat': known.get('backupcollectedat'),
             'backupstaleafterdays': backupafterdays,
             'scopename': report.scopename,
             'phase': report.phase,
diff --git a/plugins/geenforce/frontend/views/EnforcementReports.vue b/plugins/geenforce/frontend/views/EnforcementReports.vue
index 414fe5b..a9ae87a 100644
--- a/plugins/geenforce/frontend/views/EnforcementReports.vue
+++ b/plugins/geenforce/frontend/views/EnforcementReports.vue
@@ -213,17 +213,30 @@ function backupClass(report) {
   return ''
 }
 
+// Two dates, and they mean different things. checked = when the collector last
+// CONFIRMED this config; taken = when the config was last CAPTURED, which only
+// moves when something actually changed. Showing one date forced it to stand
+// for both, which is what made a healthy machine look neglected.
 function backupTitle(report) {
-  const seen = report.backuplastseen ? formatDate(report.backuplastseen) : 'never'
+  const checked = report.backuplastseen ? formatDate(report.backuplastseen) : 'never'
+  const taken = report.backupcollectedat ? formatDate(report.backupcollectedat) : null
+  const kind = report.backupkind
+
   if (report.backupok === true) {
-    return `${report.backupkind}: checked and verified ${seen}.`
-      + ' Config unchanged since, which is why the date does not move.'
+    return taken
+      ? `${kind}: checked ${checked}. Verified the backup taken ${taken} is still current.`
+      : `${kind}: checked and verified ${checked}.`
   }
   if (report.backupok === false) {
-    return `${report.backupkind}: last confirmed ${seen}, more than`
-      + ` ${report.backupstaleafterdays} day(s) ago - the backup has stopped running.`
+    const age = `more than ${report.backupstaleafterdays} day(s) ago`
+    return taken
+      ? `${kind}: last checked ${checked}, ${age} - the backup has stopped running.`
+        + ` The newest copy is the one taken ${taken}.`
+      : `${kind}: last checked ${checked}, ${age} - the backup has stopped running.`
   }
-  return `${report.backupkind}: last confirmed ${seen}.`
+  return taken
+    ? `${kind}: last checked ${checked}; backup taken ${taken}.`
+    : `${kind}: last checked ${checked}.`
 }
 
 function staleTitle(report) {
diff --git a/tests/test_plugins/test_geenforce_reporting.py b/tests/test_plugins/test_geenforce_reporting.py
index ae814a3..4f371f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugins/test_geenforce_reporting.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugins/test_geenforce_reporting.py
@@ -412,10 +412,13 @@ def _backup_revision(db, hostname, kind, ageda):
     db.session.add(asset)
     db.session.flush()
     db.session.add(Computer(assetid=asset.assetid, hostname=hostname))
-    db.session.add(BackupRevision(assetid=asset.assetid, backupkind=kind,
-                                  sourcehostname=hostname,
-                                  contenthash='0' * 64,
-                                  lastseenat=_utcnow() - timedelta(days=ageda)))
+    db.session.add(BackupRevision(
+        assetid=asset.assetid, backupkind=kind, sourcehostname=hostname,
+        contenthash='0' * 64,
+        # captured well before the last confirmation on purpose: an unchanged
+        # config is the normal case, and the two dates must not be conflated
+        collectedat=_utcnow() - timedelta(days=ageda + 30),
+        lastseenat=_utcnow() - timedelta(days=ageda)))
     db.session.commit()
 
 
@@ -461,3 +464,25 @@ def test_no_backup_at_all_is_unknown_not_good(client, db, app, auth_headers):
     row = _row_for(client, auth_headers, 'WJBAK03')
     assert row['backupkind'] is None
     assert row['backupok'] is None
+
+
+def test_the_capture_date_is_reported_separately_from_the_check(client, db, app, auth_headers):
+    """Two dates, two meanings: when it was last CHECKED vs last CAPTURED.
+
+    collectedat only moves when the config actually changed, so a healthy
+    machine has a recent check against an old capture. The hover says both;
+    one date would have to stand for both and ends up meaning neither.
+    """
+    _seed_and_publish(app)
+    secret = _token(client, auth_headers, ['geenforce.report'])
+    _backup_revision(db, 'WJBAK04', 'ntlars', ageda=1)
+    client.post('/api/geenforce/report', json={
+        'hostname': 'WJBAK04', 'scopename': 'gea-shopfloor-cmm', 'counts': {}},
+        headers={'X-API-Key': secret})
+
+    row = _row_for(client, auth_headers, 'WJBAK04')
+    assert row['backupok'] is True
+    assert row['backuplastseen'] is not None
+    assert row['backupcollectedat'] is not None
+    assert row['backupcollectedat'] < row['backuplastseen'], \
+        'captured before it was last confirmed'