diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index 4c1a4e8631..f910c6e085 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -3254,6 +3254,44 @@ func TestCommand_Duration(t *testing.T) {
 	r.Equal(13*time.Second, cmd.Duration("top-flag"))
 }
 
+func TestCommand_Timestamp(t *testing.T) {
+	t1 := time.Time{}.Add(12 * time.Second)
+	t2 := time.Time{}.Add(13 * time.Second)
+
+	cmd := &Command{
+		Name: "hello",
+		Flags: []Flag{
+			&TimestampFlag{
+				Name:  "myflag",
+				Value: t1,
+			},
+		},
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *Command) error {
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	pCmd := &Command{
+		Flags: []Flag{
+			&TimestampFlag{
+				Name:  "top-flag",
+				Value: t2,
+			},
+		},
+		Commands: []*Command{
+			cmd,
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := pCmd.Run(context.Background(), []string{"foo", "hello"}); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	r := require.New(t)
+	r.Equal(t1, cmd.Timestamp("myflag"))
+	r.Equal(t2, cmd.Timestamp("top-flag"))
+}
+
 func TestCommand_String(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.String("myflag", "hello world", "doc")
diff --git a/flag_timestamp.go b/flag_timestamp.go
index 6c5cf963a1..3709bd83e8 100644
--- a/flag_timestamp.go
+++ b/flag_timestamp.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -85,25 +84,12 @@ func (t *timestampValue) Get() any {
 }
 
 // Timestamp gets the timestamp from a flag name
-func (cmd *Command) Timestamp(name string) *time.Time {
-	if fs := cmd.lookupFlagSet(name); fs != nil {
-		return lookupTimestamp(name, fs, cmd.Name)
+func (cmd *Command) Timestamp(name string) time.Time {
+	if v, ok := cmd.Value(name).(time.Time); ok {
+		tracef("time.Time available for flag name %[1]q with value=%[2]v (cmd=%[3]q)", name, v, cmd.Name)
+		return v
 	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Fetches the timestamp value from the local timestampWrap
-func lookupTimestamp(name string, set *flag.FlagSet, cmdName string) *time.Time {
-	fl := set.Lookup(name)
-	if fl != nil {
-		if tv, ok := fl.Value.(*timestampValue); ok {
-			v := tv.Value()
 
-			tracef("timestamp available for flag name %[1]q with value=%[2]v (cmd=%[3]q)", name, v, cmdName)
-			return v
-		}
-	}
-
-	tracef("timestamp NOT available for flag name %[1]q (cmd=%[2]q)", name, cmdName)
-	return nil
+	tracef("time.Time NOT available for flag name %[1]q (cmd=%[2]q)", name, cmd.Name)
+	return time.Time{}
 }
diff --git a/godoc-current.txt b/godoc-current.txt
index 5229697ea0..f39be4666b 100644
--- a/godoc-current.txt
+++ b/godoc-current.txt
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (cmd *Command) StringSlice(name string) []string
     StringSlice looks up the value of a local StringSliceFlag, returns nil if
     not found
 
-func (cmd *Command) Timestamp(name string) *time.Time
+func (cmd *Command) Timestamp(name string) time.Time
     Timestamp gets the timestamp from a flag name
 
 func (cmd *Command) ToFishCompletion() (string, error)
diff --git a/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt b/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
index 5229697ea0..f39be4666b 100644
--- a/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
+++ b/testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (cmd *Command) StringSlice(name string) []string
     StringSlice looks up the value of a local StringSliceFlag, returns nil if
     not found
 
-func (cmd *Command) Timestamp(name string) *time.Time
+func (cmd *Command) Timestamp(name string) time.Time
     Timestamp gets the timestamp from a flag name
 
 func (cmd *Command) ToFishCompletion() (string, error)