diff --git a/sql/log_event_server.cc b/sql/log_event_server.cc
index 69a27ed6350..2a5019281ef 100644
--- a/sql/log_event_server.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event_server.cc
@@ -1721,10 +1721,7 @@ int Query_log_event::do_apply_event(rpl_group_info *rgi,
                                   Gtid_log_event::FL_COMPLETED_XA))) ||
       rpl_filter->db_ok(thd->db.str))
   {
-#ifdef WITH_WSREP
-    if (!wsrep_thd_is_applying(thd))
-#endif
-      thd->set_time(when, when_sec_part);
+    thd->set_time(when, when_sec_part);
     thd->set_query_and_id((char*)query_arg, q_len_arg,
                           thd->charset(), next_query_id());
     thd->variables.pseudo_thread_id= thread_id;		// for temp tables
@@ -2863,10 +2860,7 @@ int Load_log_event::do_apply_event(NET* net, rpl_group_info *rgi,
   */
   if (rpl_filter->db_ok(thd->db.str))
   {
-#ifdef WITH_WSREP
-    if (!wsrep_thd_is_applying(thd))
-#endif
-      thd->set_time(when, when_sec_part);
+    thd->set_time(when, when_sec_part);
     thd->set_query_id(next_query_id());
     thd->get_stmt_da()->opt_clear_warning_info(thd->query_id);
 
@@ -5701,10 +5695,7 @@ int Rows_log_event::do_apply_event(rpl_group_info *rgi)
       TIMESTAMP column to a table with one.
       So we call set_time(), like in SBR. Presently it changes nothing.
     */
-#ifdef WITH_WSREP
-    if (!wsrep_thd_is_applying(thd))
-#endif
-      thd->set_time(when, when_sec_part);
+    thd->set_time(when, when_sec_part);
 
     if (m_width == table->s->fields && bitmap_is_set_all(&m_cols))
       set_flags(COMPLETE_ROWS_F);
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_applier.cc b/sql/wsrep_applier.cc
index 0ec8e6e7f47..feb78507bf9 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_applier.cc
+++ b/sql/wsrep_applier.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Codership Oy <info@codership.com>
+/* Copyright (C) 2013-2024 Codership Oy <info@codership.com>
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -211,7 +211,17 @@ int wsrep_apply_events(THD*        thd,
     }
 
     ev->thd= thd;
+    thd->set_time();
+
+    if (!ev->when)
+    {
+      my_hrtime_t hrtime= my_hrtime();
+      ev->when= hrtime_to_my_time(hrtime);
+      ev->when_sec_part= hrtime_sec_part(hrtime);
+    }
+
     exec_res= ev->apply_event(thd->wsrep_rgi);
+
     DBUG_PRINT("info", ("exec_event result: %d", exec_res));
 
     if (exec_res)
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc b/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc
index 1838095687f..798398b1bd9 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc
+++ b/sql/wsrep_high_priority_service.cc
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ int Wsrep_high_priority_service::start_transaction(
   const wsrep::ws_handle& ws_handle, const wsrep::ws_meta& ws_meta)
 {
   DBUG_ENTER(" Wsrep_high_priority_service::start_transaction");
-  m_thd->set_time();
   DBUG_RETURN(m_thd->wsrep_cs().start_transaction(ws_handle, ws_meta) ||
               trans_begin(m_thd));
 }