diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 1a05c2250..bd4706e6f 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -127,3 +127,20 @@ Determine how many objects to display per page within each list of objects.
 Default: UTC
 
 The time zone NetBox will use when dealing with dates and times. It is recommended to use UTC time unless you have a specific need to use a local time zone. [List of available time zones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
+
+---
+
+#### Date and Time Formatting
+
+You may define custom formatting for date and times. For detailed instructions on writing format strings, please see [the Django documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/templates/builtins/#date).
+
+Defaults:
+
+```
+DATE_FORMAT = 'N j, Y'               # June 26, 2016
+SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d'          # 2016-06-27
+TIME_FORMAT = 'g:i a'                # 1:23 p.m.
+SHORT_TIME_FORMAT = 'H:i:s'          # 13:23:00
+DATETIME_FORMAT = 'N j, Y g:i a'     # June 26, 2016 1:23 p.m.
+SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d H:i'  # 2016-06-27 13:23
+```
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py b/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
index 8907cd972..96e605859 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
@@ -64,3 +64,12 @@ PAGINATE_COUNT = 50
 
 # Time zone (default: UTC)
 TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+# Date/time formatting. See the following link for supported formats:
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/templates/builtins/#date
+DATE_FORMAT = 'N j, Y'
+SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d'
+TIME_FORMAT = 'g:i a'
+SHORT_TIME_FORMAT = 'H:i:s'
+DATETIME_FORMAT = 'N j, Y g:i a'
+SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d H:i'
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 25b44b338..16bba4558 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@ PAGINATE_COUNT = getattr(configuration, 'PAGINATE_COUNT', 50)
 NETBOX_USERNAME = getattr(configuration, 'NETBOX_USERNAME', '')
 NETBOX_PASSWORD = getattr(configuration, 'NETBOX_PASSWORD', '')
 TIME_ZONE = getattr(configuration, 'TIME_ZONE', 'UTC')
+DATE_FORMAT = getattr(configuration, 'DATE_FORMAT', 'N j, Y')
+SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = getattr(configuration, 'SHORT_DATE_FORMAT', 'Y-m-d')
+TIME_FORMAT = getattr(configuration, 'TIME_FORMAT', 'g:i a')
+SHORT_TIME_FORMAT = getattr(configuration, 'SHORT_TIME_FORMAT', 'H:i:s')
+DATETIME_FORMAT = getattr(configuration, 'DATETIME_FORMAT', 'N j, Y g:i a')
+SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT = getattr(configuration, 'SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT', 'Y-m-d H:i')
 CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = ALLOWED_HOSTS
 
-
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 # Database
@@ -133,14 +138,6 @@ LOGIN_URL = '/login/'
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 LOGOUT_URL = '/logout/'
 
-# Default time formats
-DATE_FORMAT = 'N j, Y'
-SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d'
-TIME_FORMAT = 'g:i:s a'
-SHORT_TIME_FORMAT = 'H:i:s'
-DATETIME_FORMAT = 'N j, Y \a\t g:i a'
-SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d H:i'
-
 # Secrets
 SECRETS_MIN_PUBKEY_SIZE = 2048
 
diff --git a/netbox/templates/home.html b/netbox/templates/home.html
index f4b731d1f..0df8ce0f4 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/home.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/home.html
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
                 {% for a in recent_activity %}
                     <div class="list-group-item">
                         {{ a.icon }} {{ a.message|safe }}<br />
-                        <small class="text-muted">{{ a.user }} - {{ a.time|date:"Y-m-d H:i" }}</small>
+                        <small class="text-muted">{{ a.user }} - {{ a.time|date:'SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT' }}</small>
                     </div>
                 {% endfor %}
             </div>
diff --git a/netbox/templates/ipam/aggregate.html b/netbox/templates/ipam/aggregate.html
index 93c6677d7..0e9f54ebc 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/ipam/aggregate.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/ipam/aggregate.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                     <td>Date Added</td>
                     <td>
                         {% if aggregate.date_added %}
-                            <span>{{ aggregate.date_added|date }}</span>
+                            <span>{{ aggregate.date_added }}</span>
                         {% else %}
                             <span class="text-muted">Not defined</span>
                         {% endif %}
diff --git a/netbox/templates/secrets/secret.html b/netbox/templates/secrets/secret.html
index d351c4fca..950ce3120 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/secrets/secret.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/secrets/secret.html
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td>Created</td>
-                    <td>{{ secret.created|date }}</td>
+                    <td>{{ secret.created }}</td>
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
-                    <td>Last Modified</td>
-                    <td>{{ secret.last_modified|date:'DATETIME_FORMAT' }}</td>
+                    <td>Last Updated</td>
+                    <td>{{ secret.last_updated }}</td>
                 </tr>
             </table>
         </div>
diff --git a/netbox/templates/users/profile.html b/netbox/templates/users/profile.html
index 5d9981dc0..0c1d8ab71 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/users/profile.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/users/profile.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <small class="text-muted">Email</small>
         <h5>{{ request.user.email }}</h5>
         <small class="text-muted">Registered</small>
-        <h5>{{ request.user.date_joined|date }}</h5>
+        <h5>{{ request.user.date_joined }}</h5>
         <small class="text-muted">Groups</small>
         <h5>{{ request.user.groups.all|join:', ' }}</h5>
         <small class="text-muted">Admin access</small>
diff --git a/netbox/templates/users/recent_activity.html b/netbox/templates/users/recent_activity.html
index 76b8c3f54..76f4ae2f4 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/users/recent_activity.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/users/recent_activity.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <tbody>
                 {% for action in recent_activity %}
                     <tr>
-                        <td>{{ action.time|date:"Y-m-d H:i" }}</td>
+                        <td>{{ action.time|date:'SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT' }}</td>
                         <td>{{ action.icon }} {{ action.message|safe }}</td>
                     </tr>
                 {% endfor %}