diff --git a/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue b/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
index 337a2d55ce..642e5454fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ export default {
       return filesize(this.size);
     },
     humanTime: function () {
+      if (this.user.dateFormat) {
+        return moment(this.modified).format("L LT");
+      }
       return moment(this.modified).fromNow();
     },
     dragStart: function () {
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
index 38d66a12a7..2f11b7e529 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
     "rules": "Rules",
     "rulesHelp": "Here you can define a set of allow and disallow rules for this specific user. The blocked files won't show up in the listings and they wont be accessible to the user. We support regex and paths relative to the users scope.\n",
     "scope": "Scope",
+    "setDateFormat": "Set exact date format",
     "settingsUpdated": "Settings updated!",
     "shareDuration": "Share Duration",
     "shareManagement": "Share Management",
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue b/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
index 3c57791ed8..82f1b43bdc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
             <input type="checkbox" v-model="singleClick" />
             {{ $t("settings.singleClick") }}
           </p>
+          <p>
+            <input type="checkbox" v-model="dateFormat" />
+            {{ $t("settings.setDateFormat") }}            
+          </p>
           <h3>{{ $t("settings.language") }}</h3>
           <languages
             class="input input--block"
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ export default {
       passwordConf: "",
       hideDotfiles: false,
       singleClick: false,
+      dateFormat: false,
       locale: "",
     };
   },
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ export default {
     this.locale = this.user.locale;
     this.hideDotfiles = this.user.hideDotfiles;
     this.singleClick = this.user.singleClick;
+    this.dateFormat = this.user.dateFormat;
   },
   methods: {
     ...mapMutations(["updateUser", "setLoading"]),
@@ -135,8 +141,9 @@ export default {
           locale: this.locale,
           hideDotfiles: this.hideDotfiles,
           singleClick: this.singleClick,
+          dateFormat: this.dateFormat,
         };
-        await api.update(data, ["locale", "hideDotfiles", "singleClick"]);
+        await api.update(data, ["locale", "hideDotfiles", "singleClick", "dateFormat"]);
         this.updateUser(data);
         this.$showSuccess(this.$t("settings.settingsUpdated"));
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/http/auth.go b/http/auth.go
index b90f926fb5..1f58e60c87 100644
--- a/http/auth.go
+++ b/http/auth.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type userInfo struct {
 	Commands     []string          `json:"commands"`
 	LockPassword bool              `json:"lockPassword"`
 	HideDotfiles bool              `json:"hideDotfiles"`
+	DateFormat   bool              `json:"dateFormat"`
 }
 
 type authToken struct {
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ func printToken(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, d *data, user *users.Use
 			LockPassword: user.LockPassword,
 			Commands:     user.Commands,
 			HideDotfiles: user.HideDotfiles,
+			DateFormat:   user.DateFormat,
 		},
 		StandardClaims: jwt.StandardClaims{
 			IssuedAt:  time.Now().Unix(),
diff --git a/settings/defaults.go b/settings/defaults.go
index e340d260bd..d60e36dc9f 100644
--- a/settings/defaults.go
+++ b/settings/defaults.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type UserDefaults struct {
 	Perm         users.Permissions `json:"perm"`
 	Commands     []string          `json:"commands"`
 	HideDotfiles bool              `json:"hideDotfiles"`
+	DateFormat   bool              `json:"dateFormat"`
 }
 
 // Apply applies the default options to a user.
@@ -28,4 +29,5 @@ func (d *UserDefaults) Apply(u *users.User) {
 	u.Sorting = d.Sorting
 	u.Commands = d.Commands
 	u.HideDotfiles = d.HideDotfiles
+	u.DateFormat = d.DateFormat
 }
diff --git a/users/users.go b/users/users.go
index c58cae0ee8..ab5421bf2b 100644
--- a/users/users.go
+++ b/users/users.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type User struct {
 	Fs           afero.Fs      `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
 	Rules        []rules.Rule  `json:"rules"`
 	HideDotfiles bool          `json:"hideDotfiles"`
+	DateFormat   bool          `json:"dateFormat"`
 }
 
 // GetRules implements rules.Provider.