diff --git a/common/config/rush/pnpm-lock.yaml b/common/config/rush/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 937c7a5d..bf85dd9b 100644
--- a/common/config/rush/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/common/config/rush/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ dependencies:
   istanbul-api: 1.3.7
   jsdoc: 3.6.10
   jsverify: 0.8.4
+  long: 5.2.3
   merge-stream: 2.0.0
   mocha: 9.1.3
   mockery: 2.1.0
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@types/long': 4.0.2
       lodash.camelcase: 4.3.0
-      long: 5.2.0
+      long: 5.2.3
       protobufjs: 6.11.2
       yargs: 16.2.0
     dev: false
@@ -4449,8 +4450,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XsP+KhQif4bjX1kbuSiySJFNAehNxgLb6hPRGJ9QsUr8ajHkuXGdrHmFUTUUXhDwVX2R5bY4JNZEwbUiMhV+MA==}
     dev: false
 
-  /long/5.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9RTUNjK60eJbx3uz+TEGF7fUr29ZDxR5QzXcyDpeSfeH28S9ycINflOgOlppit5U+4kNTe83KQnMEerw7GmE8w==}
+  /long/5.2.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lcHwpNoggQTObv5apGNCTdJrO69eHOZMi4BNC+rTLER8iHAqGrUVeLh/irVIM7zTw2bOXA8T6uNPeujwOLg/2Q==}
     dev: false
 
   /loose-envify/1.4.0:
@@ -5537,7 +5538,7 @@ packages:
       '@protobufjs/pool': 1.1.0
       '@protobufjs/utf8': 1.1.0
       '@types/node': 16.11.33
-      long: 5.2.0
+      long: 5.2.3
     dev: false
 
   /pseudomap/1.0.2:
@@ -7348,7 +7349,7 @@ packages:
     dev: false
 
   file:projects/fabric-shim.tgz:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-K1Pj+qTUOLtW7ciRo2Q/o2xqtgj2CTl+nK/PxorYvLv7uyEfPTQmv1JSFZq8V1yHaCoNDBY4Ccy55vCi6Wc0jg==, tarball: file:projects/fabric-shim.tgz}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KT+4EdqGZZT4CSrD8nvbPtIza0k88vAfS6GuJiA6qvfekLIBiX3Yc46OsXugJ0+X+/MAOBaKnI4kRNL4Butvnw==, tarball: file:projects/fabric-shim.tgz}
     name: '@rush-temp/fabric-shim'
     version: 0.0.0
     dependencies:
@@ -7366,6 +7367,7 @@ packages:
       eslint: 6.8.0
       fast-safe-stringify: 2.1.1
       fs-extra: 10.1.0
+      long: 5.2.3
       mocha: 9.1.3
       mockery: 2.1.0
       nyc: 15.1.0
diff --git a/libraries/fabric-shim/lib/stub.js b/libraries/fabric-shim/lib/stub.js
index 6e92773c..1dae7847 100644
--- a/libraries/fabric-shim/lib/stub.js
+++ b/libraries/fabric-shim/lib/stub.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const {msp, peer, common} = require('@hyperledger/fabric-protos');
 const util = require('util');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const {ChaincodeEvent} = require('@hyperledger/fabric-protos/lib/peer');
+const Long = require('long');
 
 const logger = require('./logger').getLogger('lib/stub.js');
 
@@ -416,7 +417,10 @@ class ChaincodeStub {
      * Object returned: { seconds: [Long] { low: [int32], high: [int32], unsigned: [bool] }, nanos: [int32] }
      */
     getTxTimestamp() {
-        return this.txTimestamp;
+        return {
+            nanos: this.txTimestamp.getNanos(),
+            seconds: Long.fromNumber(this.txTimestamp.getSeconds(), true),
+        };
     }
 
     /**
@@ -425,8 +429,7 @@ class ChaincodeStub {
      * client's date, and will have the same value across all endorsers.
      */
     getDateTimestamp() {
-        const date = new Date(this.txTimestamp.seconds * 1e3 + this.txTimestamp.nanos / 1e6);
-        return date;
+        return this.txTimestamp.toDate();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/libraries/fabric-shim/package.json b/libraries/fabric-shim/package.json
index 99f2b9b9..ec3da134 100644
--- a/libraries/fabric-shim/package.json
+++ b/libraries/fabric-shim/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "fabric-shim-api": "2.5.3",
     "fast-safe-stringify": "^2.1.1",
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.1",
+    "long": "^5.2.3",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "winston": "^3.7.2",
     "yargs": "^17.4.0",
diff --git a/libraries/fabric-shim/test/unit/stub.js b/libraries/fabric-shim/test/unit/stub.js
index add33f45..b907fc29 100644
--- a/libraries/fabric-shim/test/unit/stub.js
+++ b/libraries/fabric-shim/test/unit/stub.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 const sinon = require('sinon');
 const chai = require('chai');
 chai.use(require('chai-as-promised'));
+const { Timestamp } = require('google-protobuf/google/protobuf/timestamp_pb');
+const Long = require('long');
 // chai.config.truncateThreshold = 0;
 const expect = chai.expect;
 const rewire = require('rewire');
@@ -556,19 +558,31 @@ describe('Stub', () => {
         describe('getTxTimestamp', () => {
             it ('should return transaction timestamp', () => {
                 const stub = new Stub('dummyClient', 'dummyChannelId', 'dummyTxid', chaincodeInput);
-
-                stub.txTimestamp = 'some timestamp';
-
-                expect(stub.getTxTimestamp()).to.deep.equal('some timestamp');
+                const millis = Date.now();
+                const seconds = Math.trunc(millis / 1000);
+                const nanos = (millis - (seconds * 1000)) * 1e6;
+                const timestamp = new Timestamp();
+                timestamp.setSeconds(seconds);
+                timestamp.setNanos(nanos);
+                stub.txTimestamp = timestamp;
+
+                const actual = stub.getTxTimestamp();
+
+                expect(actual).to.deep.include({
+                    nanos,
+                    seconds: Long.fromNumber(seconds, true),
+                });
             });
         });
 
         describe('getDateTimestamp', () => {
             it ('should return transaction date as Node.js Date object', () => {
                 const stub = new Stub('dummyClient', 'dummyChannelId', 'dummyTxid', chaincodeInput);
-                stub.txTimestamp = {seconds: 1606233385, nanos: 54000000};
+                const now = new Date();
+                const timestamp = Timestamp.fromDate(now);
+                stub.txTimestamp = timestamp;
 
-                expect(stub.getDateTimestamp()).to.deep.equal(new Date(1606233385054));
+                expect(stub.getDateTimestamp().toISOString()).to.equal(now.toISOString());
             });
         });