diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/surveyLogic.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/surveyLogic.tsx
index 701e22440d7ef..a2fd70b7b1acc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/surveyLogic.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/surveys/surveyLogic.tsx
@@ -910,7 +910,8 @@ export const surveyLogic = kea<surveyLogicType>([
                 if (survey.id === 'new') {
                     return null
                 }
-                const createdAt = (survey as Survey).created_at
+                const surveyWithResults = survey as Survey
+                const startDate = surveyWithResults.start_date || surveyWithResults.created_at
                 return {
                     kind: NodeKind.DataTableNode,
                     source: {
@@ -934,7 +935,7 @@ export const surveyLogic = kea<surveyLogicType>([
                         ],
                         orderBy: ['timestamp DESC'],
                         where: [`event == 'survey sent'`],
-                        after: createdAt,
+                        after: startDate,
                         properties: [
                             {
                                 type: PropertyFilterType.Event,
diff --git a/posthog/api/survey.py b/posthog/api/survey.py
index cf4e965b59276..893122aaae66a 100644
--- a/posthog/api/survey.py
+++ b/posthog/api/survey.py
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ def destroy(self, request: Request, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Response:
 
     @action(methods=["GET"], detail=False)
     def responses_count(self, request: request.Request, **kwargs):
-        earliest_survey_creation_date = Survey.objects.filter(team_id=self.team_id).aggregate(Min("created_at"))[
-            "created_at__min"
+        earliest_survey_start_date = Survey.objects.filter(team_id=self.team_id).aggregate(Min("start_date"))[
+            "start_date__min"
         ]
         data = sync_execute(
             f"""
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ def responses_count(self, request: request.Request, **kwargs):
             WHERE event = 'survey sent' AND team_id = %(team_id)s AND timestamp >= %(timestamp)s
             GROUP BY survey_id
         """,
-            {"team_id": self.team_id, "timestamp": earliest_survey_creation_date},
+            {"team_id": self.team_id, "timestamp": earliest_survey_start_date},
         )
 
         counts = {}
diff --git a/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_survey.ambr b/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_survey.ambr
index 5efda6c771efc..24056154fe8f5 100644
--- a/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_survey.ambr
+++ b/posthog/api/test/__snapshots__/test_survey.ambr
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
   GROUP BY survey_id
   '''
 # ---
+# name: TestResponsesCount.test_responses_count_only_after_first_survey_started
+  '''
+  /* user_id:0 request:_snapshot_ */
+  SELECT JSONExtractString(properties, '$survey_id') as survey_id,
+         count()
+  FROM events
+  WHERE event = 'survey sent'
+    AND team_id = 2
+    AND timestamp >= '2024-04-25 14:40:09'
+  GROUP BY survey_id
+  '''
+# ---
 # name: TestSurveysAPIList.test_list_surveys
   '''
   SELECT COUNT(*) AS "__count"
diff --git a/posthog/api/test/test_survey.py b/posthog/api/test/test_survey.py
index e164cc89f256c..7f7c164e6fdcc 100644
--- a/posthog/api/test/test_survey.py
+++ b/posthog/api/test/test_survey.py
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ def test_responses_count(self):
         }
 
         earliest_survey = Survey.objects.create(team_id=self.team.id)
-        earliest_survey.created_at = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=101)
+        earliest_survey.start_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=101)
         earliest_survey.save()
 
         for survey_id, count in survey_counts.items():
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ def test_responses_count(self):
 
     @snapshot_clickhouse_queries
     @freeze_time("2024-05-01 14:40:09")
-    def test_responses_count_only_after_first_survey_created(self):
+    def test_responses_count_only_after_first_survey_started(self):
         survey_counts = {
             "d63bb580-01af-4819-aae5-edcf7ef2044f": 3,
             "fe7c4b62-8fc9-401e-b483-e4ff98fd13d5": 6,
@@ -2719,7 +2719,7 @@ def test_responses_count_only_after_first_survey_created(self):
         }
 
         earliest_survey = Survey.objects.create(team_id=self.team.id)
-        earliest_survey.created_at = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=6)
+        earliest_survey.start_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=6)
         earliest_survey.save()
 
         for survey_id, count in survey_counts.items():