diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index b610592700..d6580e638d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 =========
 
 * feature: Local Mode: Add support for Batch Inference
+* feature: Add timestamp to secondary status in training job output
 
 1.11.2
 ======
diff --git a/src/sagemaker/utils.py b/src/sagemaker/utils.py
index c190987c31..4e70d01790 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/utils.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/utils.py
@@ -181,18 +181,17 @@ def secondary_training_status_message(job_description, prev_description):
         if prev_description_secondary_transitions is not None else 0
     current_transitions = job_description['SecondaryStatusTransitions']
 
-    if len(current_transitions) == prev_transitions_num:
-        return current_transitions[-1]['StatusMessage']
-    else:
-        transitions_to_print = current_transitions[prev_transitions_num - len(current_transitions):]
-        status_strs = []
-        for transition in transitions_to_print:
-            message = transition['StatusMessage']
-            time_str = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
-                time.mktime(transition['StartTime'].timetuple())).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
-            status_strs.append('{} {} - {}'.format(time_str, transition['Status'], message))
-
-        return '\n'.join(status_strs)
+    transitions_to_print = current_transitions[-1:] if len(current_transitions) == prev_transitions_num else \
+        current_transitions[prev_transitions_num - len(current_transitions):]
+
+    status_strs = []
+    for transition in transitions_to_print:
+        message = transition['StatusMessage']
+        time_str = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
+            time.mktime(job_description['LastModifiedTime'].timetuple())).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+        status_strs.append('{} {} - {}'.format(time_str, transition['Status'], message))
+
+    return '\n'.join(status_strs)
 
 
 def download_folder(bucket_name, prefix, target, sagemaker_session):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 0caa7ae6df..14dcff4a96 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def test_secondary_training_status_changed_empty():
 
 def test_secondary_training_status_message_status_changed():
     now = datetime.now()
-    TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1['SecondaryStatusTransitions'][-1]['StartTime'] = now
+    TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1['LastModifiedTime'] = now
     expected = '{} {} - {}'.format(
         datetime.utcfromtimestamp(time.mktime(now.timetuple())).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
         STATUS,
@@ -157,13 +157,18 @@ def test_secondary_training_status_message_status_changed():
 
 def test_secondary_training_status_message_status_not_changed():
     now = datetime.now()
-    TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1['SecondaryStatusTransitions'][-1]['StartTime'] = now
-    assert secondary_training_status_message(TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1, TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_2) == MESSAGE
+    TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1['LastModifiedTime'] = now
+    expected = '{} {} - {}'.format(
+        datetime.utcfromtimestamp(time.mktime(now.timetuple())).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
+        STATUS,
+        MESSAGE
+    )
+    assert secondary_training_status_message(TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1, TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_2) == expected
 
 
 def test_secondary_training_status_message_prev_missing():
     now = datetime.now()
-    TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1['SecondaryStatusTransitions'][-1]['StartTime'] = now
+    TRAINING_JOB_DESCRIPTION_1['LastModifiedTime'] = now
     expected = '{} {} - {}'.format(
         datetime.utcfromtimestamp(time.mktime(now.timetuple())).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
         STATUS,