diff --git a/database_updates.php b/database_updates.php
index 50ea60ce..d2447bc2 100644
--- a/database_updates.php
+++ b/database_updates.php
@@ -2423,10 +2423,16 @@ if (LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION > CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION) {
         mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.8.7'");
     }
 
-    // if (CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '1.8.7') {
-    //     // Insert queries here required to update to DB version 1.8.8
+     if (CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '1.8.7') {
+         mysqli_query($mysqli, "ALTER TABLE `tickets` ADD `ticket_first_response_at` DATETIME NULL DEFAULT NULL AFTER `ticket_archived_at`");
+
+         mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.8.8'");
+     }
+
+    // if (CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '1.8.8') {
+    //     // Insert queries here required to update to DB version 1.8.9
     //     // Then, update the database to the next sequential version
-    //     mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.8.8'");
+    //     mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.8.9'");
     // }
 
 } else {
diff --git a/db.sql b/db.sql
index a757b2a2..df9dd6fa 100644
--- a/db.sql
+++ b/db.sql
@@ -2139,6 +2139,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `tickets` (
   `ticket_updated_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL ON UPDATE current_timestamp(),
   `ticket_resolved_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
   `ticket_archived_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
+  `ticket_first_response_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
   `ticket_closed_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
   `ticket_created_by` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `ticket_assigned_to` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
diff --git a/includes/database_version.php b/includes/database_version.php
index 17de9b8e..79e76230 100644
--- a/includes/database_version.php
+++ b/includes/database_version.php
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
  * It is used in conjunction with database_updates.php
  */
 
-DEFINE("LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION", "1.8.7");
+DEFINE("LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION", "1.8.8");