diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/recon.py b/swift/common/middleware/recon.py
index 695733e6aa..12f39a14ac 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/recon.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/recon.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class ReconMiddleware(object):
     def get_sharding_info(self):
         """get sharding info"""
         return self._from_recon_cache(["sharding_stats",
+                                       "sharding_time",
                                        "sharding_last"],
                                       self.container_recon_cache)
 
diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_recon.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_recon.py
index af3d13daf0..71fcd0efef 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_recon.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_recon.py
@@ -1179,13 +1179,14 @@ class TestReconSuccess(TestCase):
                     }
                 },
             },
+            "sharding_time": 600,
             "sharding_last": 1614136398.6680582}
         self.fakecache.fakeout_calls = []
         self.fakecache.fakeout = from_cache_response
         rv = self.app.get_sharding_info()
-        self.assertEqual(self.fakecache.fakeout_calls,
-                         [((['sharding_stats', 'sharding_last'],
-                             '/var/cache/swift/container.recon'), {})])
+        self.assertEqual(self.fakecache.fakeout_calls, [
+            ((['sharding_stats', 'sharding_time', 'sharding_last'],
+              '/var/cache/swift/container.recon'), {})])
         self.assertEqual(rv, from_cache_response)