diff --git a/framework/include/outputs/Console.h b/framework/include/outputs/Console.h
index cef4751dfdea..8801418c8a28 100644
--- a/framework/include/outputs/Console.h
+++ b/framework/include/outputs/Console.h
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ class Console : public TableOutput
     return _system_info_flags;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A reference to the time format to allow callers to set a new format for this console object
+   */
+  MooseEnum & timeFormat() { return _time_format; }
+
 protected:
   /**
    * Print the input file at the beginning of the simulation
@@ -150,6 +155,9 @@ class Console : public TableOutput
    */
   void writeVariableNorms();
 
+  /// A help function to format a time
+  std::string formatTime(const Real t) const;
+
   /// The max number of table rows
   unsigned int _max_rows;
 
@@ -198,6 +206,9 @@ class Console : public TableOutput
   /// Number of significant digits
   unsigned int _precision;
 
+  /// Time format
+  MooseEnum _time_format;
+
 private:
   /**
    * Add a message to the output streams
diff --git a/framework/src/outputs/Console.C b/framework/src/outputs/Console.C
index 9b5b423d645d..9221443dc118 100644
--- a/framework/src/outputs/Console.C
+++ b/framework/src/outputs/Console.C
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ Console::validParams()
   params.addParam<unsigned int>(
       "time_precision",
       "The number of significant digits that are printed on time related outputs");
+  MooseEnum time_format("plain=0 second=1 dtime=2", "plain");
+  params.addParam<MooseEnum>(
+      "time_format",
+      time_format,
+      "The format for the printed times ('dtime' means a format like 1d 01:01:0.1s)");
 
   // Performance Logging
   params.addDeprecatedParam<bool>("perf_log",
@@ -181,6 +186,7 @@ Console::Console(const InputParameters & parameters)
     _outlier_variable_norms(getParam<bool>("outlier_variable_norms")),
     _outlier_multiplier(getParam<std::vector<Real>>("outlier_multiplier")),
     _precision(isParamValid("time_precision") ? getParam<unsigned int>("time_precision") : 0),
+    _time_format(getParam<MooseEnum>("time_format")),
     _console_buffer(_app.getOutputWarehouse().consoleBuffer()),
     _old_linear_norm(std::numeric_limits<Real>::max()),
     _old_nonlinear_norm(std::numeric_limits<Real>::max()),
@@ -413,38 +419,30 @@ Console::writeTimestepInformation(bool output_dt)
     // Write time step and time information
     oss << "\nTime Step " << timeStep();
 
-    // Set precision
-    if (_precision > 0)
-      oss << std::setw(_precision) << std::setprecision(_precision) << std::setfill('0')
-          << std::showpoint;
-
-    // Show scientific notation
-    if (_scientific_time)
-      oss << std::scientific;
-
     // Print the time
-    oss << ", time = " << time();
+    oss << ", time = " << formatTime(time());
 
     if (output_dt)
     {
       if (!_verbose)
         // Show the time delta information
-        oss << ", dt = " << std::left << dt();
+        oss << ", dt = " << std::left << formatTime(dt());
 
       // Show old time information, if desired on separate lines
       else
       {
         oss << '\n'
             << std::right << std::setw(21) << std::setfill(' ') << "old time = " << std::left
-            << timeOld() << '\n';
+            << formatTime(timeOld()) << '\n';
 
         // Show the time delta information
-        oss << std::right << std::setw(21) << std::setfill(' ') << "dt = " << std::left << dt()
-            << '\n';
+        oss << std::right << std::setw(21) << std::setfill(' ') << "dt = " << std::left
+            << formatTime(dt()) << '\n';
 
         // Show the old time delta information, if desired
         if (_verbose)
-          oss << std::right << std::setw(21) << std::setfill(' ') << "old dt = " << _dt_old << '\n';
+          oss << std::right << std::setw(21) << std::setfill(' ')
+              << "old dt = " << formatTime(_dt_old) << '\n';
       }
     }
 
@@ -455,6 +453,49 @@ Console::writeTimestepInformation(bool output_dt)
   }
 }
 
+std::string
+Console::formatTime(const Real t) const
+{
+  std::ostringstream oss;
+  if (_time_format == "plain" || _time_format == "second")
+  {
+    if (_precision > 0)
+      oss << std::setw(_precision) << std::setprecision(_precision) << std::setfill('0')
+          << std::showpoint;
+    if (_scientific_time)
+      oss << std::scientific;
+    oss << t;
+    if (_time_format == "second")
+      oss << "s";
+  }
+  else if (_time_format == "dtime")
+  {
+    int days = std::floor(t / 24 / 3600);
+    int hours = std::floor(t / 3600 - days * 24);
+    int mins = std::floor(t / 60 - days * 24 * 60 - hours * 60);
+    Real second = t - days * 24 * 3600 - hours * 3600 - mins * 60;
+
+    if (days != 0)
+      oss << days << "d";
+    if (hours != 0 || mins != 0 || second != 0)
+    {
+      oss << " ";
+      oss << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << hours << ":" << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2)
+          << mins << ":";
+
+      if (_precision > 0)
+        oss << std::setw(_precision) << std::setprecision(_precision) << std::setfill('0')
+            << std::showpoint;
+      if (_scientific_time)
+        oss << std::scientific;
+      else if (second < 10)
+        oss << "0";
+      oss << second;
+    }
+  }
+  return oss.str();
+}
+
 void
 Console::writeVariableNorms()
 {