diff --git a/src/KLogger.php b/src/KLogger.php
index 0512b5d..583bf51 100755
--- a/src/KLogger.php
+++ b/src/KLogger.php
@@ -230,6 +230,16 @@ public function clearMessages()
         $this->_messageQueue = array();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the date format used by all instances of KLogger
+     * 
+     * @param string $dateFormat Valid format string for date()
+     */
+    public static function setDateFormat($dateFormat)
+    {
+        self::$_dateFormat = $dateFormat;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Writes a $line to the log with a severity level of INFO. Any information
      * can be used here, or it could be used with E_STRICT errors