diff --git a/python/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShape.py b/python/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShape.py
index d4a0686395..a2531a3a6f 100644
--- a/python/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShape.py
+++ b/python/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShape.py
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ def expandOnce( self ) :
 					maya.cmds.setAttr( childNode+".drawTagsFilter", " ".join(commonTags),type="string" )
 			
 			# Connect child time to its parent so they're in sync
-			maya.cmds.connectAttr( node+".time", childNode+".time", f=True )
+			if not maya.cmds.isConnected( node+".time", childNode+".time" ):
+				maya.cmds.connectAttr( node+".time", childNode+".time", f=True )
 
 			if maya.cmds.listRelatives( childTransform, parent = True, f=True ) != [ transform ]:
 				maya.cmds.parent( childTransform, transform, relative=True )
diff --git a/test/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShapeTest.py b/test/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShapeTest.py
index d7e8a6a29f..5f78f3ac56 100644
--- a/test/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShapeTest.py
+++ b/test/IECoreMaya/FnSceneShapeTest.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def testExpandOnce( self ) :
 		self.assertTrue( maya.cmds.isConnected( fn.fullPathName()+".outTransform[0].outTranslate", "|test|sceneShape_1.translate" ) )
 		self.assertTrue( maya.cmds.isConnected( fn.fullPathName()+".outTransform[0].outRotate", "|test|sceneShape_1.rotate" ) )
 		self.assertTrue( maya.cmds.isConnected( fn.fullPathName()+".outTransform[0].outScale", "|test|sceneShape_1.scale" ) )
+		self.assertTrue( maya.cmds.isConnected( fn.fullPathName()+".time", childFn.fullPathName()+".time" ) )
 		
 		maya.cmds.setAttr( childFn.fullPathName()+".drawGeometry", 1 )
 		result = childFn.expandOnce()
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ def testExpandOnce( self ) :
 		self.assertTrue( maya.cmds.isConnected( childFn.fullPathName()+".outTransform[0].outRotate", "|test|sceneShape_1|child.rotate" ) )
 		self.assertTrue( maya.cmds.isConnected( childFn.fullPathName()+".outTransform[0].outScale", "|test|sceneShape_1|child.scale" ) )
 		self.assertEqual( maya.cmds.getAttr( result[0].fullPathName()+".drawGeometry"), 1 )
+		self.assertTrue( maya.cmds.isConnected( childFn.fullPathName()+".time", result[0].fullPathName()+".time" ) )
 		
 		
 	def testCollapse( self ) :
diff --git a/test/IECoreMaya/MayaSceneTest.py b/test/IECoreMaya/MayaSceneTest.py
index 14d2421d54..b5209b192b 100644
--- a/test/IECoreMaya/MayaSceneTest.py
+++ b/test/IECoreMaya/MayaSceneTest.py
@@ -555,7 +555,9 @@ def testSceneShapeCustomReaders( self ):
 		self.assertFalse( spheresScene.hasAttribute( IECore.LinkedScene.linkAttribute ) )
 		leafScene = spheresScene.child("A").child("a")
 		self.assertTrue( leafScene.hasAttribute( IECore.LinkedScene.linkAttribute ) )
-		self.assertEqual( leafScene.readAttribute( IECore.LinkedScene.linkAttribute, 0 ), IECore.CompoundData( { "fileName":IECore.StringData('test/IECore/data/sccFiles/animatedSpheres.scc'), "root":IECore.InternedStringVectorData([ 'A', 'a' ]) } ) )
+		# When expanding, we connect the child time attributes to their scene shape parent time attribute to propagate time remapping. When checking for time remapping, the scene shape
+		# currently only checks the direct connection, so we have here time in the link attributes. Will have to look out for performance issues.
+		self.assertEqual( leafScene.readAttribute( IECore.LinkedScene.linkAttribute, 0 ), IECore.CompoundData( { "fileName":IECore.StringData('test/IECore/data/sccFiles/animatedSpheres.scc'), "root":IECore.InternedStringVectorData([ 'A', 'a' ]), 'time':IECore.DoubleData( 0 ) } ) )
 		self.assertFalse( leafScene.hasObject() )
 
 		# expand scene to meshes