diff --git a/src/app/atoms/time/Time.jsx b/src/app/atoms/time/Time.jsx
index d2159f7b..96e7704b 100644
--- a/src/app/atoms/time/Time.jsx
+++ b/src/app/atoms/time/Time.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import dateFormat from 'dateformat';
 import { isInSameDay } from '../../../util/common';
 
-function Time({ timestamp, fullTime, hour24Clock }) {
+function Time({ timestamp, fullTime, hour24Clock, dateFormatString }) {
   const date = new Date(timestamp);
 
   const formattedFullTime = dateFormat(
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function Time({ timestamp, fullTime, hour24Clock }) {
 
     const timeFormat = hour24Clock ? 'HH:MM' : 'hh:MM TT';
 
-    formattedDate = dateFormat(date, isToday || isYesterday ? timeFormat : 'dd/mm/yyyy');
+    formattedDate = dateFormat(date, isToday || isYesterday ? timeFormat : dateFormatString);
     if (isYesterday) {
       formattedDate = `Yesterday, ${formattedDate}`;
     }
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Time.propTypes = {
   timestamp: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   fullTime: PropTypes.bool,
   hour24Clock: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  dateFormatString: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 };
 
 export default Time;
diff --git a/src/app/components/message/Time.tsx b/src/app/components/message/Time.tsx
index c2cd3943..f06662fb 100644
--- a/src/app/components/message/Time.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/message/Time.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ export type TimeProps = {
   compact?: boolean;
   ts: number;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
 
 export const Time = as<'span', TimeProps & ComponentProps<typeof Text>>(
-  ({ compact, hour24Clock, ts, ...props }, ref) => {
+  ({ compact, hour24Clock, dateFormatString, ts, ...props }, ref) => {
     const formattedTime = timeHourMinute(ts, hour24Clock);
 
     let time = '';
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export const Time = as<'span', TimeProps & ComponentProps<typeof Text>>(
     } else if (yesterday(ts)) {
       time = `Yesterday ${formattedTime}`;
     } else {
-      time = `${timeDayMonYear(ts)} ${formattedTime}`;
+      time = `${timeDayMonYear(ts, dateFormatString)} ${formattedTime}`;
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/app/features/message-search/MessageSearch.tsx b/src/app/features/message-search/MessageSearch.tsx
index 227c7e78..26085b5f 100644
--- a/src/app/features/message-search/MessageSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/message-search/MessageSearch.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export function MessageSearch({
   const [legacyUsernameColor] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'legacyUsernameColor');
 
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
+  const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
 
   const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const scrollTopAnchorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ export function MessageSearch({
                     onOpen={navigateRoom}
                     legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || mDirects.has(groupRoom.roomId)}
                     hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                    dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
                   />
                 </VirtualTile>
               );
diff --git a/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx b/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx
index c0301699..bc94092b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/message-search/SearchResultGroup.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type SearchResultGroupProps = {
   onOpen: (roomId: string, eventId: string) => void;
   legacyUsernameColor?: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
 export function SearchResultGroup({
   room,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export function SearchResultGroup({
   onOpen,
   legacyUsernameColor,
   hour24Clock,
+  dateFormatString,
 }: SearchResultGroupProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
@@ -277,7 +279,11 @@ export function SearchResultGroup({
                       </Username>
                       {tagIconSrc && <PowerIcon size="100" iconSrc={tagIconSrc} />}
                     </Box>
-                    <Time ts={event.origin_server_ts} hour24Clock={hour24Clock} />
+                    <Time
+                      ts={event.origin_server_ts}
+                      hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                      dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
+                    />
                   </Box>
                   <Box shrink="No" gap="200" alignItems="Center">
                     <Chip
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
index ce207781..c8a71eff 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomTimeline.tsx
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
   const showUrlPreview = room.hasEncryptionStateEvent() ? encUrlPreview : urlPreview;
   const [showHiddenEvents] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'showHiddenEvents');
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
+  const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
 
   const ignoredUsersList = useIgnoredUsers();
   const ignoredUsersSet = useMemo(() => new Set(ignoredUsersList), [ignoredUsersList]);
@@ -1070,6 +1071,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
             legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           >
             {mEvent.isRedacted() ? (
               <RedactedContent reason={mEvent.getUnsigned().redacted_because?.content.reason} />
@@ -1152,6 +1154,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
             legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           >
             <EncryptedContent mEvent={mEvent}>
               {() => {
@@ -1254,6 +1257,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             accessibleTagColors={accessibleTagColors}
             legacyUsernameColor={legacyUsernameColor || direct}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           >
             {mEvent.isRedacted() ? (
               <RedactedContent reason={mEvent.getUnsigned().redacted_because?.content.reason} />
@@ -1286,6 +1290,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             ts={mEvent.getTs()}
             compact={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           />
         );
 
@@ -1326,6 +1331,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             ts={mEvent.getTs()}
             compact={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           />
         );
 
@@ -1367,6 +1373,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             ts={mEvent.getTs()}
             compact={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           />
         );
 
@@ -1408,6 +1415,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
             ts={mEvent.getTs()}
             compact={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           />
         );
 
@@ -1451,6 +1459,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
           ts={mEvent.getTs()}
           compact={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact}
           hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+          dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
         />
       );
 
@@ -1499,6 +1508,7 @@ export function RoomTimeline({
           ts={mEvent.getTs()}
           compact={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact}
           hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+          dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
         />
       );
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
index d046bb2c..8d528fe0 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ export type MessageProps = {
   accessibleTagColors?: Map<string, string>;
   legacyUsernameColor?: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
 export const Message = as<'div', MessageProps>(
   (
@@ -708,6 +709,7 @@ export const Message = as<'div', MessageProps>(
       accessibleTagColors,
       legacyUsernameColor,
       hour24Clock,
+      dateFormatString,
       children,
       ...props
     },
@@ -776,6 +778,7 @@ export const Message = as<'div', MessageProps>(
             ts={mEvent.getTs()}
             compact={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact}
             hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
           />
         </Box>
       </Box>
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx b/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
index cecad676..8e73e66e 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/room-pin-menu/RoomPinMenu.tsx
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ function PinnedMessage({ room, eventId, renderContent, onOpen, canPinEvent }: Pi
   const accessibleTagColors = useAccessibleTagColors(theme.kind, powerLevelTags);
 
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
+  const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
 
   const [unpinState, unpin] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(() => {
@@ -207,7 +208,11 @@ function PinnedMessage({ room, eventId, renderContent, onOpen, canPinEvent }: Pi
             </Username>
             {tagIconSrc && <PowerIcon size="100" iconSrc={tagIconSrc} />}
           </Box>
-          <Time ts={pinnedEvent.getTs()} hour24Clock={hour24Clock} />
+          <Time
+            ts={pinnedEvent.getTs()}
+            hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+            dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
+          />
         </Box>
         {renderOptions()}
       </Box>
diff --git a/src/app/features/settings/devices/DeviceTile.tsx b/src/app/features/settings/devices/DeviceTile.tsx
index 6e89acf0..71b684f5 100644
--- a/src/app/features/settings/devices/DeviceTile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/settings/devices/DeviceTile.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function DeviceTilePlaceholder() {
 
 function DeviceActiveTime({ ts }: { ts: number }) {
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
+  const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
 
   return (
     <Text className={BreakWord} size="T200">
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ function DeviceActiveTime({ ts }: { ts: number }) {
       <>
         {today(ts) && 'Today'}
         {yesterday(ts) && 'Yesterday'}
-        {!today(ts) && !yesterday(ts) && timeDayMonYear(ts)} {timeHourMinute(ts, hour24Clock)}
+        {!today(ts) && !yesterday(ts) && timeDayMonYear(ts, dateFormatString)}{' '}
+        {timeHourMinute(ts, hour24Clock)}
       </>
     </Text>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx b/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
index 6708df71..4296ad22 100644
--- a/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { Page, PageContent, PageHeader } from '../../../components/page';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../../../components/sequence-card';
 import { useSetting } from '../../../state/hooks/settings';
-import { MessageLayout, MessageSpacing, settingsAtom } from '../../../state/settings';
+import { DateFormat, MessageLayout, MessageSpacing, settingsAtom } from '../../../state/settings';
 import { SettingTile } from '../../../components/setting-tile';
 import { KeySymbol } from '../../../utils/key-symbol';
 import { isMacOS } from '../../../utils/user-agent';
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
 import { useMessageLayoutItems } from '../../../hooks/useMessageLayout';
 import { useMessageSpacingItems } from '../../../hooks/useMessageSpacing';
+import { useDateFormatItems } from '../../../hooks/useDateFormat';
 import { SequenceCardStyle } from '../styles.css';
 
 type ThemeSelectorProps = {
@@ -513,6 +514,76 @@ function SelectMessageSpacing() {
   );
 }
 
+function SelectDateFormat() {
+  // ADD TEXT INPUT AND RELATED LOGIC-- ADD LIVE PREVIEW
+  const [menuCords, setMenuCords] = useState<RectCords>();
+  const [dateFormatString, setDateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
+  const dateFormatItems = useDateFormatItems();
+
+  const handleMenu: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> = (evt) => {
+    setMenuCords(evt.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect());
+  };
+
+  const handleSelect = (format: DateFormat) => {
+    setDateFormatString(format);
+    setMenuCords(undefined);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button
+        size="300"
+        variant="Secondary"
+        outlined
+        fill="Soft"
+        radii="300"
+        after={<Icon size="300" src={Icons.ChevronBottom} />}
+        onClick={handleMenu}
+      >
+        <Text size="T300">
+          {dateFormatItems.find((i) => i.format === dateFormatString)?.name ?? dateFormatString}
+        </Text>
+      </Button>
+      <PopOut
+        anchor={menuCords}
+        offset={5}
+        position="Bottom"
+        align="End"
+        content={
+          <FocusTrap
+            focusTrapOptions={{
+              initialFocus: false,
+              onDeactivate: () => setMenuCords(undefined),
+              clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+              isKeyForward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) =>
+                evt.key === 'ArrowDown' || evt.key === 'ArrowRight',
+              isKeyBackward: (evt: KeyboardEvent) =>
+                evt.key === 'ArrowUp' || evt.key === 'ArrowLeft',
+              escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+            }}
+          >
+            <Menu>
+              <Box direction="Column" gap="100" style={{ padding: config.space.S100 }}>
+                {dateFormatItems.map((item) => (
+                  <MenuItem
+                    key={item.format}
+                    size="300"
+                    variant={dateFormatString === item.format ? 'Primary' : 'Surface'}
+                    radii="300"
+                    onClick={() => handleSelect(item.format)}
+                  >
+                    <Text size="T300">{item.name}</Text>
+                  </MenuItem>
+                ))}
+              </Box>
+            </Menu>
+          </FocusTrap>
+        }
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 function Messages() {
   const [legacyUsernameColor, setLegacyUsernameColor] = useSetting(
     settingsAtom,
@@ -615,6 +686,9 @@ function Messages() {
           after={<Switch variant="Primary" value={hour24Clock} onChange={setHour24Clock} />}
         />
       </SequenceCard>
+      <SequenceCard className={SequenceCardStyle} variant="SurfaceVariant" direction="Column">
+        <SettingTile title="Date Format" after={<SelectDateFormat />} />
+      </SequenceCard>
     </Box>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useDateFormat.ts b/src/app/hooks/useDateFormat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4ef0cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useDateFormat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { DateFormat } from '../state/settings';
+
+export type DateFormatItem = {
+  name: string;
+  format: DateFormat;
+};
+
+export const useDateFormatItems = (): DateFormatItem[] =>
+  useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        format: 'D MMM YYYY',
+        name: 'D MMM YYYY',
+      },
+      {
+        format: 'DD/MM/YYYY',
+        name: 'DD/MM/YYYY',
+      },
+      {
+        format: 'YYYY/MM/DD',
+        name: 'YYYY/MM/DD',
+      },
+      {
+        format: '',
+        name: 'Custom',
+      },
+    ],
+    []
+  );
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Invites.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Invites.tsx
index 37c596a4..bd9b694d 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Invites.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Invites.tsx
@@ -138,10 +138,18 @@ type InviteCardProps = {
   invite: InviteData;
   compact?: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
   onNavigate: NavigateHandler;
   hideAvatar: boolean;
 };
-function InviteCard({ invite, compact, hour24Clock, onNavigate, hideAvatar }: InviteCardProps) {
+function InviteCard({
+  invite,
+  compact,
+  hour24Clock,
+  dateFormatString,
+  onNavigate,
+  hideAvatar,
+}: InviteCardProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const userId = mx.getSafeUserId();
 
@@ -298,7 +306,13 @@ function InviteCard({ invite, compact, hour24Clock, onNavigate, hideAvatar }: In
         </Box>
         {invite.inviteTs && (
           <Box shrink="No">
-            <Time size="T200" ts={invite.inviteTs} hour24Clock={hour24Clock} priority="300" />
+            <Time
+              size="T200"
+              ts={invite.inviteTs}
+              hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+              dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
+              priority="300"
+            />
           </Box>
         )}
       </Box>
@@ -388,8 +402,15 @@ type KnownInvitesProps = {
   handleNavigate: NavigateHandler;
   compact: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
-function KnownInvites({ invites, handleNavigate, compact, hour24Clock }: KnownInvitesProps) {
+function KnownInvites({
+  invites,
+  handleNavigate,
+  compact,
+  hour24Clock,
+  dateFormatString,
+}: KnownInvitesProps) {
   return (
     <Box direction="Column" gap="200">
       <Text size="H4">Primary</Text>
@@ -401,6 +422,7 @@ function KnownInvites({ invites, handleNavigate, compact, hour24Clock }: KnownIn
               invite={invite}
               compact={compact}
               hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+              dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
               onNavigate={handleNavigate}
               hideAvatar={false}
             />
@@ -426,8 +448,15 @@ type UnknownInvitesProps = {
   handleNavigate: NavigateHandler;
   compact: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
-function UnknownInvites({ invites, handleNavigate, compact, hour24Clock }: UnknownInvitesProps) {
+function UnknownInvites({
+  invites,
+  handleNavigate,
+  compact,
+  hour24Clock,
+  dateFormatString,
+}: UnknownInvitesProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
 
   const [declineAllStatus, declineAll] = useAsyncCallback(
@@ -466,6 +495,7 @@ function UnknownInvites({ invites, handleNavigate, compact, hour24Clock }: Unkno
               invite={invite}
               compact={compact}
               hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+              dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
               onNavigate={handleNavigate}
               hideAvatar
             />
@@ -491,8 +521,15 @@ type SpamInvitesProps = {
   handleNavigate: NavigateHandler;
   compact: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
-function SpamInvites({ invites, handleNavigate, compact, hour24Clock }: SpamInvitesProps) {
+function SpamInvites({
+  invites,
+  handleNavigate,
+  compact,
+  hour24Clock,
+  dateFormatString,
+}: SpamInvitesProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const [showInvites, setShowInvites] = useState(false);
 
@@ -617,6 +654,7 @@ function SpamInvites({ invites, handleNavigate, compact, hour24Clock }: SpamInvi
                 invite={invite}
                 compact={compact}
                 hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
                 onNavigate={handleNavigate}
                 hideAvatar
               />
@@ -681,6 +719,7 @@ export function Invites() {
   const screenSize = useScreenSizeContext();
 
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
+  const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
 
   const handleNavigate = (roomId: string, space: boolean) => {
     if (space) {
@@ -735,6 +774,7 @@ export function Invites() {
                     invites={knownInvites}
                     compact={compact}
                     hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                    dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
                     handleNavigate={handleNavigate}
                   />
                 )}
@@ -744,6 +784,7 @@ export function Invites() {
                     invites={unknownInvites}
                     compact={compact}
                     hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                    dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
                     handleNavigate={handleNavigate}
                   />
                 )}
@@ -753,6 +794,7 @@ export function Invites() {
                     invites={spamInvites}
                     compact={compact}
                     hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                    dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
                     handleNavigate={handleNavigate}
                   />
                 )}
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx
index 4ce48d5c..a4957743 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/inbox/Notifications.tsx
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ type RoomNotificationsGroupProps = {
   onOpen: (roomId: string, eventId: string) => void;
   legacyUsernameColor?: boolean;
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 };
 function RoomNotificationsGroupComp({
   room,
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ function RoomNotificationsGroupComp({
   onOpen,
   legacyUsernameColor,
   hour24Clock,
+  dateFormatString,
 }: RoomNotificationsGroupProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
@@ -498,7 +500,11 @@ function RoomNotificationsGroupComp({
                       </Username>
                       {tagIconSrc && <PowerIcon size="100" iconSrc={tagIconSrc} />}
                     </Box>
-                    <Time ts={event.origin_server_ts} hour24Clock={hour24Clock} />
+                    <Time
+                      ts={event.origin_server_ts}
+                      hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                      dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
+                    />
                   </Box>
                   <Box shrink="No" gap="200" alignItems="Center">
                     <Chip
@@ -552,6 +558,7 @@ export function Notifications() {
   const [urlPreview] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'urlPreview');
   const [legacyUsernameColor] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'legacyUsernameColor');
   const [hour24Clock] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'hour24Clock');
+  const [dateFormatString] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'dateFormatString');
   const screenSize = useScreenSizeContext();
   const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
 
@@ -717,6 +724,7 @@ export function Notifications() {
                             legacyUsernameColor || mDirects.has(groupRoom.roomId)
                           }
                           hour24Clock={hour24Clock}
+                          dateFormatString={dateFormatString}
                         />
                       </VirtualTile>
                     );
diff --git a/src/app/state/settings.ts b/src/app/state/settings.ts
index 845d322e..f296cd1a 100644
--- a/src/app/state/settings.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/settings.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { atom } from 'jotai';
 
 const STORAGE_KEY = 'settings';
+export type DateFormat = 'D MMM YYYY' | 'DD/MM/YYYY' | 'YYYY/MM/DD' | '';
 export type MessageSpacing = '0' | '100' | '200' | '300' | '400' | '500';
 export enum MessageLayout {
   Modern = 0,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export interface Settings {
   isNotificationSounds: boolean;
 
   hour24Clock: boolean;
+  dateFormatString: string;
 
   developerTools: boolean;
 }
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   isNotificationSounds: true,
 
   hour24Clock: false,
+  dateFormatString: 'D MMM YYYY',
 
   developerTools: false,
 };
diff --git a/src/app/utils/time.ts b/src/app/utils/time.ts
index f23c3ac5..5b9a9e4b 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/time.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/time.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export const yesterday = (ts: number): boolean => dayjs(ts).isYesterday();
 export const timeHourMinute = (ts: number, hour24Clock: boolean): string =>
   dayjs(ts).format(hour24Clock ? 'HH:mm' : 'hh:mm A');
 
-export const timeDayMonYear = (ts: number): string => dayjs(ts).format('D MMM YYYY');
+export const timeDayMonYear = (ts: number, dateFormatString: string): string =>
+  dayjs(ts).format(dateFormatString);
 
 export const timeDayMonthYear = (ts: number): string => dayjs(ts).format('D MMMM YYYY');