diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 856dfb55..ab7e6032 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ function invoke(env) {
       'environment, default: process.env.NODE_ENV || development'
     )
     .option('--esm', 'Enable ESM interop.')
-    .option('--specific [path]', 'Specify one seed file to execute.');
+    .option('--specific [path]', 'Specify one seed file to execute.')
+    .option(
+      '--timestamp-filename-prefix',
+      'Enable a timestamp prefix on name of generated seed files.'
+    );
 
   commander
     .command('init')
@@ -300,6 +304,11 @@ function invoke(env) {
       `--stub [<relative/path/from/knexfile>|<name>]`,
       'Specify the seed stub to use. If using <name> the file must be located in config.seeds.directory'
     )
+    .option(
+      '--timestamp-filename-prefix',
+      'Enable a timestamp prefix on name of generated seed files.',
+      false
+    )
     .action(async (name) => {
       const opts = commander.opts();
       opts.client = opts.client || 'sqlite3'; // We don't really care about client when creating seeds
@@ -311,6 +320,10 @@ function invoke(env) {
         configOverrides.stub = stub;
       }
 
+      if (opts.timestampFilenamePrefix) {
+        configOverrides.timestampFilenamePrefix = opts.timestampFilenamePrefix;
+      }
+
       instance.seed
         .make(name, configOverrides)
         .then((name) => {
diff --git a/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js b/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js
index 24769a0e..bc2577be 100644
--- a/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js
+++ b/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { writeJsFileUsingTemplate } = require('../util/template');
 const { getMergedConfig } = require('./configuration-merger');
 const { ensureDirectoryExists } = require('../util/fs');
+const { yyyymmddhhmmss } = require('../util/timestamp');
 
 class MigrationGenerator {
   constructor(migrationConfig, logger) {
@@ -79,24 +80,4 @@ class MigrationGenerator {
   }
 }
 
-// Ensure that we have 2 places for each of the date segments.
-function padDate(segment) {
-  segment = segment.toString();
-  return segment[1] ? segment : `0${segment}`;
-}
-
-// Get a date object in the correct format, without requiring a full out library
-// like "moment.js".
-function yyyymmddhhmmss() {
-  const d = new Date();
-  return (
-    d.getFullYear().toString() +
-    padDate(d.getMonth() + 1) +
-    padDate(d.getDate()) +
-    padDate(d.getHours()) +
-    padDate(d.getMinutes()) +
-    padDate(d.getSeconds())
-  );
-}
-
 module.exports = MigrationGenerator;
diff --git a/lib/seed/Seeder.js b/lib/seed/Seeder.js
index 45a1e7d0..a86bb292 100644
--- a/lib/seed/Seeder.js
+++ b/lib/seed/Seeder.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const extend = require('lodash/extend');
 const includes = require('lodash/includes');
 const { ensureDirectoryExists, getFilepathsInFolder } = require('../util/fs');
 const { writeJsFileUsingTemplate } = require('../util/template');
+const { yyyymmddhhmmss } = require('../util/timestamp');
 
 const filterByLoadExtensions = (extensions) => (value) => {
   const extension = path.extname(value);
@@ -103,7 +104,12 @@ class Seeder {
 
   _getNewStubFileName(name) {
     if (name[0] === '-') name = name.slice(1);
-    return name + '.' + this.config.extension;
+
+    if (this.config.timestampFilenamePrefix === true) {
+      name = `${yyyymmddhhmmss()}_${name}`;
+    }
+
+    return `${name}.${this.config.extension}`;
   }
 
   _getNewStubFilePath(name) {
@@ -185,6 +191,7 @@ class Seeder {
           '.ls',
           '.ts',
         ],
+        timestampFilenamePrefix: false,
         sortDirsSeparately: false,
         recursive: false,
       },
diff --git a/lib/util/timestamp.js b/lib/util/timestamp.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..637086aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/timestamp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Get a date object in the correct format, without requiring a full out library
+// like "moment.js".
+function yyyymmddhhmmss() {
+  const d = new Date();
+
+  return (
+    d.getFullYear().toString() +
+    (d.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, '0') +
+    d.getDate().toString().padStart(2, '0') +
+    d.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0') +
+    d.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, '0') +
+    d.getSeconds().toString().padStart(2, '0')
+  );
+}
+
+module.exports = { yyyymmddhhmmss };
diff --git a/test/cli/seed-make.spec.js b/test/cli/seed-make.spec.js
index d93cad49..562af5e7 100644
--- a/test/cli/seed-make.spec.js
+++ b/test/cli/seed-make.spec.js
@@ -378,4 +378,70 @@ development: {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('--timestamp-filename-prefix option: make seed with timestamp filename prefix', () => {
+    /**
+     * @type FileTestHelper
+     */
+    let fileHelper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fileHelper = setupFileHelper();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fileHelper.cleanup();
+    });
+
+    it('Creates a new seed using --timestamp-filename-prefix CLI flag', async () => {
+      const seedGlobPath = `${process.cwd()}/seeds/*_somename.js`;
+      fileHelper.registerGlobForCleanup(seedGlobPath);
+
+      await execCommand(
+        `${NODE} ${KNEX} seed:make somename --timestamp-filename-prefix --knexpath=../knex.js`,
+        {
+          expectedOutput: 'Created seed file',
+        }
+      );
+
+      const fileCount = fileHelper.fileGlobExists(seedGlobPath);
+
+      expect(fileCount).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('Creates a new seed using timestampFilenamePrefix parameter in knexfile', async () => {
+      const seedsDirectory = `${process.cwd()}/seeds`;
+      const seedGlobPath = `${seedsDirectory}/*_somename.js`;
+      fileHelper.registerGlobForCleanup(seedGlobPath);
+
+      const knexfileContents = `
+        module.exports = {
+          client: 'sqlite3',
+          connection: {
+            filename: __dirname + '/test/jake-util/test.sqlite3',
+          },
+          seeds: {
+            directory: '${seedsDirectory}',
+            timestampFilenamePrefix: true
+          },
+        };`;
+
+      fileHelper.createFile(
+        path.join(process.cwd(), 'knexfile.js'),
+        knexfileContents,
+        { isPathAbsolute: true }
+      );
+
+      await execCommand(
+        `${NODE} ${KNEX} seed:make somename --knexpath=../knex.js`,
+        {
+          expectedOutput: 'Created seed file',
+        }
+      );
+
+      const fileCount = fileHelper.fileGlobExists(seedGlobPath);
+
+      expect(fileCount).to.equal(1);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index f61a4aa7..7234a7ac 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1968,6 +1968,7 @@ declare namespace Knex {
     directory?: string | string[];
     loadExtensions?: readonly string[];
     specific?: string;
+    timestampFilenamePrefix?: boolean;
     recursive?: boolean;
     sortDirsSeparately?: boolean;
   }