diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/Common/Embed.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/Common/Embed.cs
index eb56ce696..33b97e641 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/Common/Embed.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/Common/Embed.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
+using System;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace Discord.API
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ namespace Discord.API
         public string Url { get; set; }
         [JsonProperty("color")]
         public uint? Color { get; set; }
+        [JsonProperty("timestamp")]
+        public DateTimeOffset? Timestamp { get; set; }
         [JsonProperty("author")]
         public Optional<EmbedAuthor> Author { get; set; }
         [JsonProperty("footer")]
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/DiscordRestApiClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/DiscordRestApiClient.cs
index 6ec7c5fb2..16ea37d92 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/DiscordRestApiClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/API/DiscordRestApiClient.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Discord.API
         {
             _restClientProvider = restClientProvider;
             _userAgent = userAgent;
-            _serializer = serializer ?? new JsonSerializer { ContractResolver = new DiscordContractResolver() };
+            _serializer = serializer ?? new JsonSerializer { DateFormatString = "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ", ContractResolver = new DiscordContractResolver() };
             RequestQueue = requestQueue;
             FetchCurrentUser = true;
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs
index c0069aa9a..2fba6d47e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@ namespace Discord
             _fields = new List<Field>();
         }
 
-        public string Title { get { return _model.Title; }  set { _model.Title = value; } }
+        public string Title { get { return _model.Title; } set { _model.Title = value; } }
         public string Description { get { return _model.Description; } set { _model.Description = value; } }
         public string Url { get { return _model.Url; } set { _model.Url = value; } }
+        public string ThumbnailUrl { get; set; }
+        public string ImageUrl { get; set; }
+        public DateTimeOffset? Timestamp { get; set; }
         public Color? Color { get { return _model.Color.HasValue ? new Color(_model.Color.Value) : (Color?)null; } set { _model.Color = value?.RawValue; } }
         public EmbedAuthorBuilder Author { get; set; }
         public EmbedFooterBuilder Footer { get; set; }
-        public EmbedThumbnailBuilder Thumbnail { get; set; }
-        public EmbedImageBuilder Image { get; set; }
 
         public EmbedBuilder WithTitle(string title)
         {
@@ -44,6 +45,26 @@ namespace Discord
             Url = url;
             return this;
         }
+        public EmbedBuilder WithThumbnailUrl(string thumbnailUrl)
+        {
+            ThumbnailUrl = thumbnailUrl;
+            return this;
+        }
+        public EmbedBuilder WithImageUrl(string imageUrl)
+        {
+            ImageUrl = ImageUrl;
+            return this;
+        }
+        public EmbedBuilder WithCurrentTimestamp()
+        {
+            Timestamp = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+            return this;
+        }
+        public EmbedBuilder WithTimestamp(DateTimeOffset dateTimeOffset)
+        {
+            Timestamp = dateTimeOffset;
+            return this;
+        }
         public EmbedBuilder WithColor(Color color)
         {
             Color = color;
@@ -74,30 +95,6 @@ namespace Discord
             Footer = footer;
             return this;
         }
-        public EmbedBuilder WithThumbnail(EmbedThumbnailBuilder thumbnail)
-        {
-            Thumbnail = thumbnail;
-            return this;
-        }
-        public EmbedBuilder WithThumbnail(Action<EmbedThumbnailBuilder> action)
-        {
-            var thumbnail = new EmbedThumbnailBuilder();
-            action(thumbnail);
-            Thumbnail = thumbnail;
-            return this;
-        }
-        public EmbedBuilder WithImage(EmbedImageBuilder image)
-        {
-            Image = image;
-            return this;
-        }
-        public EmbedBuilder WithImage(Action<EmbedImageBuilder> action)
-        {
-            var image = new EmbedImageBuilder();
-            action(image);
-            Image = image;
-            return this;
-        }
 
         public EmbedBuilder AddField(Action<EmbedFieldBuilder> action)
         {
@@ -111,8 +108,9 @@ namespace Discord
         {
             _model.Author = Author?.ToModel();
             _model.Footer = Footer?.ToModel();
-            _model.Thumbnail = Thumbnail?.ToModel();
-            _model.Image = Image?.ToModel();
+            _model.Timestamp = Timestamp?.ToUniversalTime();
+            _model.Thumbnail = ThumbnailUrl != null ? new Thumbnail { Url = ThumbnailUrl } : null;
+            _model.Image = ImageUrl != null ? new Image { Url = ImageUrl } : null;
             _model.Fields = _fields.ToArray();
             return _model;
         }
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Discord
 
     public class EmbedFieldBuilder
     {
-        private Field _model;
+        private readonly Field _model;
 
         public string Name { get { return _model.Name; } set { _model.Name = value; } }
         public string Value { get { return _model.Value; } set { _model.Value = value; } }
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ namespace Discord
 
     public class EmbedAuthorBuilder
     {
-        private Author _model;
+        private readonly Author _model;
 
         public string Name { get { return _model.Name; } set { _model.Name = value; } }
         public string Url { get { return _model.Url; } set { _model.Url = value; } }
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ namespace Discord
 
     public class EmbedFooterBuilder
     {
-        private Footer _model;
+        private readonly Footer _model;
 
         public string Text { get { return _model.Text; } set { _model.Text = value; } }
         public string IconUrl { get { return _model.IconUrl; } set { _model.IconUrl = value; } }
@@ -207,44 +205,4 @@ namespace Discord
 
         internal Footer ToModel() => _model;
     }
-
-    public class EmbedThumbnailBuilder
-    {
-        private Thumbnail _model;
-
-        public string Url { get { return _model.Url; } set { _model.Url = value; } }
-
-        public EmbedThumbnailBuilder()
-        {
-            _model = new Thumbnail();
-        }
-
-        public EmbedThumbnailBuilder WithUrl(string url)
-        {
-            Url = url;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        internal Thumbnail ToModel() => _model;
-    }
-
-    public class EmbedImageBuilder
-    {
-        private Image _model;
-
-        public string Url { get { return _model.Url; } set { _model.Url = value; } }
-
-        public EmbedImageBuilder()
-        {
-            _model = new Image();
-        }
-
-        public EmbedImageBuilder WithUrl(string url)
-        {
-            Url = url;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        internal Image ToModel() => _model;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IEmbed.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IEmbed.cs
index 86463534d..5eef5ec9b 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IEmbed.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IEmbed.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
 
 namespace Discord
 {
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Discord
         string Type { get; }
         string Title { get; }
         string Description { get; }
+        DateTimeOffset? Timestamp { get; }
         Color? Color { get; }
         EmbedImage? Image { get; }
         EmbedVideo? Video { get; }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/Embed.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/Embed.cs
index 7124df417..a291dc6c0 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/Embed.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/Embed.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Discord
         public string Url { get; }
         public string Title { get; }
         public string Type { get; }
+        public DateTimeOffset? Timestamp { get; }
         public Color? Color { get; }
         public EmbedImage? Image { get; }
         public EmbedVideo? Video { get; }
@@ -23,10 +24,11 @@ namespace Discord
         public ImmutableArray<EmbedField> Fields { get; }
 
         internal Embed(string type, 
-            string title, 
-            string description, 
-            string url, 
-            Color? color, 
+            string title,
+            string description,
+            string url,
+            DateTimeOffset? timestamp,
+            Color? color,
             EmbedImage? image,
             EmbedVideo? video,
             EmbedAuthor? author, 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Discord
             Description = description;
             Url = url;
             Color = color;
+            Timestamp = timestamp;
             Image = image;
             Video = video;
             Author = author;
@@ -50,15 +53,15 @@ namespace Discord
         }
         internal static Embed Create(Model model)
         {
-            return new Embed(model.Type, model.Title, model.Description, model.Url,
-                model.Color.HasValue ? new Color(model.Color.Value) : (Color?)null,
+            return new Embed(model.Type, model.Title, model.Description, model.Url,model.Timestamp,
+                model.Color.HasValue ? new Color(model.Color.Value) : (Color?)null, 
                 model.Image.IsSpecified ? EmbedImage.Create(model.Image.Value) : (EmbedImage?)null,
                 model.Video.IsSpecified ? EmbedVideo.Create(model.Video.Value) : (EmbedVideo?)null,
                 model.Author.IsSpecified ? EmbedAuthor.Create(model.Author.Value) : (EmbedAuthor?)null,
                 model.Footer.IsSpecified ? EmbedFooter.Create(model.Footer.Value) : (EmbedFooter?)null,
                 model.Provider.IsSpecified ? EmbedProvider.Create(model.Provider.Value) : (EmbedProvider?)null,
                 model.Thumbnail.IsSpecified ? EmbedThumbnail.Create(model.Thumbnail.Value) : (EmbedThumbnail?)null,
-                model.Fields.IsSpecified ? model.Fields.Value.Select(x => EmbedField.Create(x)).ToImmutableArray() : ImmutableArray.Create<EmbedField>());
+                model.Fields.IsSpecified ? model.Fields.Value.Select(EmbedField.Create).ToImmutableArray() : ImmutableArray.Create<EmbedField>());
         }
 
         public override string ToString() => Title;