diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/runtime_types/monitor/monitor_details.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/runtime_types/monitor/monitor_details.ts
index 246b9c22a08d7..0a57a67b898e0 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/runtime_types/monitor/monitor_details.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/common/runtime_types/monitor/monitor_details.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@
 import * as t from 'io-ts';
 
 // IO type for validation
-export const ErrorType = t.partial({
+export const MonitorErrorType = t.partial({
   code: t.number,
   message: t.string,
   type: t.string,
 });
 
 // Typescript type for type checking
-export type Error = t.TypeOf<typeof ErrorType>;
+export type MonitorError = t.TypeOf<typeof MonitorErrorType>;
 
 export const MonitorDetailsType = t.intersection([
   t.type({ monitorId: t.string }),
-  t.partial({ error: ErrorType }),
+  t.partial({ error: MonitorErrorType }),
+  t.partial({ timestamp: t.string }),
 ]);
 export type MonitorDetails = t.TypeOf<typeof MonitorDetailsType>;
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/__snapshots__/most_recent_error.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/__snapshots__/most_recent_error.test.tsx.snap
index cdda21b75770a..5c1fe27d234a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/__snapshots__/most_recent_error.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/__snapshots__/most_recent_error.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`MostRecentError component renders properly with empty data 1`] = `
+exports[`MostRecentError component renders properly with mock data 1`] = `
 Array [
   <div
     class="euiText euiText--extraSmall"
   >
     <h3>
-      Most recent error
+      Most recent error (5 days ago)
     </h3>
   </div>,
   <button
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ exports[`MostRecentError component validates props with shallow render 1`] = `
       }
     }
     monitorId="bad-ssl"
+    timestamp="2019-11-30T01:57:37.792Z"
   />
 </Router>
 `;
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/most_recent_error.test.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/most_recent_error.test.tsx
index 71eab73cd52d6..173809b2d7f73 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/most_recent_error.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/__tests__/most_recent_error.test.tsx
@@ -6,36 +6,52 @@
 
 import { shallowWithIntl, renderWithIntl } from 'test_utils/enzyme_helpers';
 import React from 'react';
+import moment from 'moment';
 import { BrowserRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { MostRecentError } from '../most_recent_error';
+import { MonitorDetails, MonitorError } from '../../../../../../common/runtime_types';
 
 describe('MostRecentError component', () => {
-  let monitorDetails: any;
+  let monitorDetails: MonitorDetails;
+  let monitorError: MonitorError;
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    moment.prototype.fromNow = jest.fn(() => '5 days ago');
+  });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    monitorError = {
+      type: 'io',
+      message: 'Get https://expired.badssl.com: x509: certificate has expired or is not yet valid',
+    };
     monitorDetails = {
       monitorId: 'bad-ssl',
-      error: {
-        type: 'io',
-        message:
-          'Get https://expired.badssl.com: x509: certificate has expired or is not yet valid',
-      },
+      timestamp: '2019-11-30T01:57:37.792Z',
+      error: monitorError,
     };
   });
 
   it('validates props with shallow render', () => {
     const component = shallowWithIntl(
       <Router>
-        <MostRecentError monitorId={monitorDetails.monitorId} error={monitorDetails.error} />
+        <MostRecentError
+          monitorId={monitorDetails.monitorId}
+          error={monitorDetails.error}
+          timestamp={monitorDetails.timestamp}
+        />
       </Router>
     );
     expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
-  it('renders properly with empty data', () => {
+  it('renders properly with mock data', () => {
     const component = renderWithIntl(
       <Router>
-        <MostRecentError monitorId={monitorDetails.monitorId} error={monitorDetails.error} />
+        <MostRecentError
+          monitorId={monitorDetails.monitorId}
+          error={monitorDetails.error}
+          timestamp={monitorDetails.timestamp}
+        />
       </Router>
     );
     expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/monitor_list_drawer.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/monitor_list_drawer.tsx
index 25f8f9718d411..86e60508a4078 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/monitor_list_drawer.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/monitor_list_drawer.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { fetchMonitorDetails } from '../../../../state/actions/monitor';
 import { MostRecentError } from './most_recent_error';
 import { getMonitorDetails } from '../../../../state/selectors';
 import { MonitorStatusList } from './monitor_status_list';
+import { MonitorDetails } from '../../../../../common/runtime_types';
 
 const ContainerDiv = styled.div`
   padding: 10px;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ interface MonitorListDrawerProps {
   /**
    * Monitor details to be fetched from rest api using monitorId
    */
-  monitorDetails: any;
+  monitorDetails: MonitorDetails;
 
   /**
    * Redux action to trigger , loading monitor details
@@ -69,7 +70,11 @@ export function MonitorListDrawerComponent({
       <EuiSpacer size="s" />
       <MonitorStatusList checks={summary.state.checks} />
       {monitorDetails && monitorDetails.error && (
-        <MostRecentError error={monitorDetails.error} monitorId={summary.monitor_id} />
+        <MostRecentError
+          error={monitorDetails.error}
+          monitorId={summary.monitor_id}
+          timestamp={monitorDetails.timestamp}
+        />
       )}
     </ContainerDiv>
   );
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/most_recent_error.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/most_recent_error.tsx
index 12ea8c52adeb0..5db0ab63605b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/most_recent_error.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/public/components/functional/monitor_list/monitor_list_drawer/most_recent_error.tsx
@@ -5,46 +5,51 @@
  */
 import React from 'react';
 import { EuiText } from '@elastic/eui';
+import moment from 'moment';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { MonitorPageLink } from '../monitor_page_link';
 import { useUrlParams } from '../../../../hooks';
 import { stringifyUrlParams } from '../../../../lib/helper/stringify_url_params';
-
-interface RecentError {
-  message: string;
-  type: string;
-}
+import { MonitorError } from '../../../../../common/runtime_types';
 
 interface MostRecentErrorProps {
   /**
    * error returned from API for monitor details
    */
-  error: RecentError;
+  error: MonitorError | undefined;
 
   /**
    * monitorId to be used for link to detail page
    */
   monitorId: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Timestamp of error for the monitor
+   */
+  timestamp: string | undefined;
 }
 
-export const MostRecentError = ({ error, monitorId }: MostRecentErrorProps) => {
+export const MostRecentError = ({ error, monitorId, timestamp }: MostRecentErrorProps) => {
   const [getUrlParams] = useUrlParams();
   const { absoluteDateRangeStart, absoluteDateRangeEnd, ...params } = getUrlParams();
   params.selectedPingStatus = 'down';
   const linkParameters = stringifyUrlParams(params);
 
+  const timestampStr = timestamp ? moment(new Date(timestamp).valueOf()).fromNow() : '';
+
   return (
     <>
       <EuiText size="xs">
         <h3>
           {i18n.translate('xpack.uptime.monitorList.mostRecentError.title', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Most recent error',
+            defaultMessage: 'Most recent error ({timestamp})',
+            values: { timestamp: timestampStr },
             description: 'Most Recent Error title in Monitor List Expanded row',
           })}
         </h3>
       </EuiText>
       <MonitorPageLink monitorId={monitorId} linkParameters={linkParameters}>
-        {error.message}
+        {error?.message}
       </MonitorPageLink>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/server/lib/adapters/monitors/elasticsearch_monitors_adapter.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/server/lib/adapters/monitors/elasticsearch_monitors_adapter.ts
index ef0837a043172..c7ebc77af3567 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/server/lib/adapters/monitors/elasticsearch_monitors_adapter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/server/lib/adapters/monitors/elasticsearch_monitors_adapter.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { getHistogramIntervalFormatted } from '../../helper';
 import { DatabaseAdapter } from '../database';
 import { UMMonitorsAdapter } from './adapter_types';
-import { MonitorDetails, Error } from '../../../../common/runtime_types';
+import { MonitorDetails, MonitorError } from '../../../../common/runtime_types';
 
 const formatStatusBuckets = (time: any, buckets: any, docCount: any) => {
   let up = null;
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ export class ElasticsearchMonitorsAdapter implements UMMonitorsAdapter {
       index: INDEX_NAMES.HEARTBEAT,
       body: {
         size: 1,
+        _source: ['error', '@timestamp'],
         query: {
           bool: {
             must: [
@@ -308,11 +309,15 @@ export class ElasticsearchMonitorsAdapter implements UMMonitorsAdapter {
 
     const result = await this.database.search(request, params);
 
-    const monitorError: Error | undefined = get(result, 'hits.hits[0]._source.error', undefined);
+    const data = result.hits.hits[0]?._source;
+
+    const monitorError: MonitorError | undefined = data?.error;
+    const errorTimeStamp: string | undefined = data?.['@timestamp'];
 
     return {
       monitorId,
       error: monitorError,
+      timestamp: errorTimeStamp,
     };
   }
 }