diff --git a/enrol/tests/enrollib_special_test.php b/enrol/tests/enrollib_special_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1f6dc8467984c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrol/tests/enrollib_special_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Test plugin enrollib parts.
+ *
+ * @package    core_enrol
+ * @category   phpunit
+ * @copyright  2017 Darko Miletic
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+
+/**
+ * Test plugin enrollib parts.
+ *
+ * @package    core
+ * @category   phpunit
+ * @copyright  2017 Darko Miletic
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class core_enrollib_special_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Confirms that timemodified field was updated after modification of user enrollment
+     */
+    public function test_enrollment_update_timemodified() {
+        global $DB;
+
+        $this->resetAfterTest(true);
+        $datagen = $this->getDataGenerator();
+
+        /** @var enrol_manual_plugin $manualplugin */
+        $manualplugin = enrol_get_plugin('manual');
+        $this->assertNotNull($manualplugin);
+
+        $studentroleid = $DB->get_field('role', 'id', ['shortname' => 'student'], MUST_EXIST);
+        $course = $datagen->create_course();
+        $user = $datagen->create_user();
+
+        $instanceid = null;
+        $instances = enrol_get_instances($course->id, true);
+        foreach ($instances as $inst) {
+            if ($inst->enrol == 'manual') {
+                $instanceid = (int)$inst->id;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (empty($instanceid)) {
+            $instanceid = $manualplugin->add_default_instance($course);
+            if (empty($instanceid)) {
+                $instanceid = $manualplugin->add_instance($course);
+            }
+        }
+        $this->assertNotNull($instanceid);
+
+        $instance = $DB->get_record('enrol', ['id' => $instanceid], '*', MUST_EXIST);
+        $manualplugin->enrol_user($instance, $user->id, $studentroleid, 0, 0, ENROL_USER_ACTIVE);
+        $userenrolorig = (int)$DB->get_field(
+            'user_enrolments',
+            'timemodified',
+            ['enrolid' => $instance->id, 'userid' => $user->id],
+            MUST_EXIST
+        );
+        $this->waitForSecond();
+        $this->waitForSecond();
+        $manualplugin->update_user_enrol($instance, $user->id, ENROL_USER_SUSPENDED);
+        $userenrolpost = (int)$DB->get_field(
+            'user_enrolments',
+            'timemodified',
+            ['enrolid' => $instance->id, 'userid' => $user->id],
+            MUST_EXIST
+        );
+
+        $this->assertGreaterThan($userenrolorig, $userenrolpost);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/enrollib.php b/lib/enrollib.php
index 8bb17af486c58..18350d951cb2d 100644
--- a/lib/enrollib.php
+++ b/lib/enrollib.php
@@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@ public function update_user_enrol(stdClass $instance, $userid, $status = NULL, $
         }
 
         $ue->modifierid = $USER->id;
+        $ue->timemodified = time();
         $DB->update_record('user_enrolments', $ue);
         context_course::instance($instance->courseid)->mark_dirty(); // reset enrol caches