diff --git a/detection_rules/main.py b/detection_rules/main.py
index 879b252e413..eb0db83b089 100644
--- a/detection_rules/main.py
+++ b/detection_rules/main.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def generate_rules_index(
 @click.option("--strip-none-values", "-snv", is_flag=True, help="Strip None values from the rule")
 @click.option("--local-creation-date", "-lc", is_flag=True, help="Preserve the local creation date of the rule")
 @click.option("--local-updated-date", "-lu", is_flag=True, help="Preserve the local updated date of the rule")
+@click.option("--dates-import", "-di", is_flag=True, help="Parse created_at and updated_at from the rule content")
 @click.option(
     "--load-rule-loading",
     "-lr",
@@ -184,11 +185,16 @@ def import_rules_into_repo(  # noqa: PLR0912, PLR0913, PLR0915
     strip_none_values: bool,
     local_creation_date: bool,
     local_updated_date: bool,
+    dates_import: bool,
     load_rule_loading: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """Import rules from json, toml, or yaml files containing Kibana exported rule(s)."""
     errors: list[str] = []
 
+    if dates_import and (local_creation_date or local_updated_date):
+        click.echo("Error: --dates-import cannot be used with --local-creation-date or --local-updated-date.")
+        return
+
     rule_files: list[Path] = []
     if directory:
         rule_files = list(directory.glob("**/*.*"))
@@ -247,6 +253,16 @@ def import_rules_into_repo(  # noqa: PLR0912, PLR0913, PLR0915
         if isinstance(contents["author"], str):
             contents["author"] = [contents["author"]]
 
+        # Parse created_at and updated_at to creation_date and updated_date if they exist in contents
+        if dates_import:
+            now = datetime.now(UTC).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
+            contents["creation_date"] = datetime.strptime(
+                contents.get("created_at", now), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"
+            ).replace(tzinfo=UTC).strftime("%Y/%m/%d")
+            contents["updated_date"] = datetime.strptime(
+                contents.get("updated_at", now), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"
+            ).replace(tzinfo=UTC).strftime("%Y/%m/%d")
+
         contents.update(
             update_metadata_from_file(
                 rule_path, {"creation_date": local_creation_date, "updated_date": local_updated_date}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b6eb932824e..350f74e650e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "detection_rules"
-version = "1.5.22"
+version = "1.5.23"
 description = "Detection Rules is the home for rules used by Elastic Security. This repository is used for the development, maintenance, testing, validation, and release of rules for Elastic Security’s Detection Engine."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"