diff --git a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
index 90112778c9..3595b9c262 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ export class UserUpdatesReadModel {
             })
             .where('updated_at', '>', date)
             .orderBy('updated_at', 'asc')
-            .select([...USER_COLUMNS_PUBLIC, 'updated_at', 'deleted_at'])
+            .select([
+                ...USER_COLUMNS_PUBLIC,
+                'created_at',
+                'updated_at',
+                'deleted_at',
+            ])
             .limit(limit);
         return result.map(toResponse);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts
index baed11def4..a9bf7ac385 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/users/user-updates-read-model.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import dbInit, { type ITestDb } from '../helpers/database-init.js';
 import getLogger from '../../fixtures/no-logger.js';
 import type { IUnleashStores } from '../../../lib/types/index.js';
-import { beforeAll, afterAll, test, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeAll, test, expect } from 'vitest';
 let stores: IUnleashStores;
 let db: ITestDb;
 
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     stores = db.stores;
 });
 
-afterAll(async () => {
-    await db.destroy();
+beforeEach(async () => {
+    await stores.userStore.deleteAll();
 });
 
 test('should have no users', async () => {
@@ -25,11 +25,89 @@ test('should have no users', async () => {
     expect(users).toEqual([]);
 });
 
-test('should have no users', async () => {
+test('Adding a user should return that user', async () => {
     const readModel = stores.userUpdatesReadModel;
-    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
-    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeNull();
+    const userStore = stores.userStore;
+    const beforeInsert = new Date(Date.now() - 1000);
+    await userStore.upsert({ email: 'test@example.com' });
 
-    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(new Date(0));
-    expect(users).toEqual([]);
+    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    // check that it's recent
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt!.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+        beforeInsert.getTime(),
+    );
+
+    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(beforeInsert);
+    expect(users).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(users[0].email).toBe('test@example.com');
+    expect(users[0].createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(users[0].updatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(users[0].deletedAt).toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('Modifying a user should return that user', async () => {
+    const readModel = stores.userUpdatesReadModel;
+    const userStore = stores.userStore;
+    const inserted = await userStore.upsert({
+        email: 'test@example.com',
+    });
+
+    const afterInsert = new Date();
+    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+
+    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    expect(users).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    await userStore.update(inserted.id, { name: 'New Name' });
+
+    const lastUpdatedAt2 = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt2!.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+        lastUpdatedAt!.getTime(),
+    );
+
+    const users2 = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    expect(users2).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(users2[0].email).toBe('test@example.com');
+    expect(users2[0].name).toBe('New Name');
+    expect(users2[0].createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(users2[0].updatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(users2[0].deletedAt).toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('Deleting a user should return that user', async () => {
+    const readModel = stores.userUpdatesReadModel;
+    const userStore = stores.userStore;
+    const inserted = await userStore.upsert({
+        email: 'test@example.com',
+    });
+
+    const afterInsert = new Date();
+    const lastUpdatedAt = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+
+    const users = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    expect(users).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    await userStore.delete(inserted.id);
+
+    const lastUpdatedAt2 = await readModel.getLastUpdatedAt();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt2).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(lastUpdatedAt2!.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+        lastUpdatedAt!.getTime(),
+    );
+
+    const users2 = await readModel.getUsersUpdatedAfter(afterInsert);
+    expect(users2).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(users2[0].email).toBeNull(); // currently we nullify the email but this might change in the future
+    expect(users2[0].createdAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(users2[0].updatedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(users2[0].deletedAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
 });