diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.java
index 67131089..36a4cd32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.java
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ public class PreferencesActivity extends BaseActivity
         implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
 
     private boolean restartActivitiesOnExit;
-    private @XmlRes int currentPreferences;
-    private @StringRes int currentTitle;
+    private @XmlRes
+    int currentPreferences;
+    private @StringRes
+    int currentTitle;
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class PreferencesActivity extends BaseActivity
 
         preferences.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);
 
-        if(savedInstanceState == null) {
+        if (savedInstanceState == null) {
             currentPreferences = R.xml.preferences;
             currentTitle = R.string.action_view_preferences;
         } else {
@@ -124,6 +126,10 @@ public class PreferencesActivity extends BaseActivity
                 restartActivitiesOnExit = true;
                 break;
             }
+            case "absoluteTimeView": {
+                restartActivitiesOnExit = true;
+                break;
+            }
             case "notificationsEnabled": {
                 boolean enabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean("notificationsEnabled", true);
                 if (enabled) {
@@ -145,14 +151,14 @@ public class PreferencesActivity extends BaseActivity
     @Override
     public void onBackPressed() {
         //if we are not on the top level, show the top level. Else exit the activity
-        if(currentPreferences != R.xml.preferences) {
+        if (currentPreferences != R.xml.preferences) {
             showFragment(R.xml.preferences, R.string.action_view_preferences);
 
         } else {
-        /* Switching themes won't actually change the theme of activities on the back stack.
-         * Either the back stack activities need to all be recreated, or do the easier thing, which
-         * is hijack the back button press and use it to launch a new MainActivity and clear the
-         * back stack. */
+            /* Switching themes won't actually change the theme of activities on the back stack.
+             * Either the back stack activities need to all be recreated, or do the easier thing, which
+             * is hijack the back button press and use it to launch a new MainActivity and clear the
+             * back stack. */
             if (restartActivitiesOnExit) {
                 Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
                 intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
index 4a920c07..a1e2bce0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/StatusBaseViewHolder.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.keylesspalace.tusky.adapter;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.annotation.DrawableRes;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -30,8 +32,10 @@ import com.keylesspalace.tusky.viewdata.StatusViewData;
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.utils.Utils;
 import com.squareup.picasso.Picasso;
 
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import at.connyduck.sparkbutton.SparkButton;
 import at.connyduck.sparkbutton.SparkEventListener;
@@ -126,25 +130,40 @@ abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
     }
 
     protected void setCreatedAt(@Nullable Date createdAt) {
-        // This is the visible timestampInfo.
-        String readout;
-        /* This one is for screen-readers. Frequently, they would mispronounce timestamps like "17m"
-         * as 17 meters instead of minutes. */
-        CharSequence readoutAloud;
-        if (createdAt != null) {
-            long then = createdAt.getTime();
-            long now = new Date().getTime();
-            readout = DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(timestampInfo.getContext(), then, now);
-            readoutAloud = android.text.format.DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(then, now,
-                    android.text.format.DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS,
-                    android.text.format.DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE);
+        SharedPreferences defPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(timestampInfo.getContext());
+        if (defPrefs.getBoolean("absoluteTimeView", true)) {
+            String time = "ERROR!";
+            if (createdAt != null) {
+                SimpleDateFormat sdf;
+                if (new Date().getTime() - createdAt.getTime() > 86400000L) {
+                    sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
+                } else {
+                    sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault());
+                }
+                time = sdf.format(createdAt);
+                timestampInfo.setText(time);
+            }
         } else {
-            // unknown minutes~
-            readout = "?m";
-            readoutAloud = "? minutes";
+            // This is the visible timestampInfo.
+            String readout;
+            /* This one is for screen-readers. Frequently, they would mispronounce timestamps like "17m"
+             * as 17 meters instead of minutes. */
+            CharSequence readoutAloud;
+            if (createdAt != null) {
+                long then = createdAt.getTime();
+                long now = new Date().getTime();
+                readout = DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(timestampInfo.getContext(), then, now);
+                readoutAloud = android.text.format.DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(then, now,
+                        android.text.format.DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS,
+                        android.text.format.DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE);
+            } else {
+                // unknown minutes~
+                readout = "?m";
+                readoutAloud = "? minutes";
+            }
+            timestampInfo.setText(readout);
+            timestampInfo.setContentDescription(readoutAloud);
         }
-        timestampInfo.setText(readout);
-        timestampInfo.setContentDescription(readoutAloud);
     }
 
     protected void showContent(boolean show) {
@@ -256,7 +275,7 @@ abstract class StatusBaseViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
             final int urlIndex = i;
             previews[i].setOnClickListener(v -> {
-                if(getAdapterPosition() != RecyclerView.NO_POSITION) {
+                if (getAdapterPosition() != RecyclerView.NO_POSITION) {
                     listener.onViewMedia(getAdapterPosition(), urlIndex, v);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index 5032f052..f3e3a2f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -277,4 +277,6 @@
     <string name="action_set_caption">説明を設定</string>
     <string name="action_remove_media">消去</string>
 
+    <string name="pref_title_absolute_time">絶対時間で表示</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1a1ff7d0..1cac71b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -347,4 +347,6 @@
     <string name="profile_metadata_label_label">Label</string>
     <string name="profile_metadata_content_label">Content</string>
 
+    <string name="pref_title_absolute_time">Use absolute time</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 1dd472b8..c9b125d6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
             android:key="alwaysShowSensitiveMedia"
             android:title="@string/pref_title_alway_show_sensitive_media" />
 
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:key="absoluteTimeView"
+            android:title="@string/pref_title_absolute_time" />
+
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/pref_publishing">