diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
index b2527049b..1eaf986eb 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
 
     const val libraryDisplayMode = "pref_display_mode_library"
 
+    const val relativeTime: String = "relative_time"
     const val dateFormat = "app_date_format"
 
     const val defaultCategory = "default_category"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 061fd3691..c1a8af731 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun backupsDirectory() = flowPrefs.getString(Keys.backupDirectory, defaultBackupDir.toString())
 
+    fun relativeTime() = flowPrefs.getInt(Keys.relativeTime, 7)
+
     fun dateFormat(format: String = flowPrefs.getString(Keys.dateFormat, "").get()): DateFormat = when (format) {
         "" -> DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT)
         else -> SimpleDateFormat(format, Locale.getDefault())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt
index c74edc84d..3d35936f9 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChapterHolder.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Manga
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.databinding.ChaptersItemBinding
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.LocalSource
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.manga.chapter.base.BaseChapterHolder
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.toRelativeString
 import exh.metadata.MetadataUtil
 import exh.source.isEhBasedManga
 import java.util.Date
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class ChapterHolder(
             // SY -->
             if (manga.isEhBasedManga()) {
                 descriptions.add(MetadataUtil.EX_DATE_FORMAT.format(Date(chapter.date_upload)))
-            } else /* SY <-- */ descriptions.add(adapter.dateFormat.format(Date(chapter.date_upload)))
+            } else /* SY <-- */ descriptions.add(Date(chapter.date_upload).toRelativeString(itemView.context, adapter.relativeTime, adapter.dateFormat))
         }
         if ((!chapter.read || (adapter.preserveReadingPosition && manga.isEhBasedManga())) && chapter.last_page_read > 0) {
             val lastPageRead = buildSpannedString {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt
index 61c97d9b6..18bcc7483 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/chapter/ChaptersAdapter.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class ChaptersAdapter(
             .apply { decimalSeparator = '.' }
     )
 
+    val relativeTime: Int = preferences.relativeTime().get()
     val dateFormat: DateFormat = preferences.dateFormat()
 
     // SY -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
index f27dbcaad..6d8aebcb0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsGeneralController.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import java.util.Date
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferenceKeys as Keys
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferenceValues as Values
+import androidx.preference.Preference
 
 class SettingsGeneralController : SettingsController() {
 
@@ -93,6 +94,22 @@ class SettingsGeneralController : SettingsController() {
                 }
             }
         }
+        intListPreference {
+            key = Keys.relativeTime
+            titleRes = R.string.pref_relative_format
+            val values = arrayOf("0", "2", "7")
+            entryValues = values
+            entries = values.map {
+                when (it) {
+                    "0" -> context.getString(R.string.off)
+                    "2" -> context.getString(R.string.pref_relative_time_short)
+                    else -> context.getString(R.string.pref_relative_time_long)
+                }
+            }.toTypedArray()
+            defaultValue = "7"
+            summary = "%s"
+        }
+
         listPreference {
             key = Keys.dateFormat
             titleRes = R.string.pref_date_format
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt
index 8f8682ede..f4614fcb9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/lang/DateExtensions.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang
 
+import android.content.Context
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import java.text.DateFormat
 import java.util.Calendar
 import java.util.Date
@@ -94,3 +96,24 @@ fun Long.toLocalCalendar(): Calendar? {
         )
     }
 }
+
+private const val MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY = 86_400_000.0
+
+fun Date.toRelativeString(
+    context: Context,
+    range: Int = 7,
+    dateFormat: DateFormat = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT)
+): String {
+    val now = Date()
+    val difference = now.time - this.time
+    val days = difference / MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY
+    return when {
+        difference < 0 -> context.getString(R.string.recently)
+        difference < MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY.times(range) -> context.resources.getQuantityString(
+            R.plurals.relative_time,
+            days.toInt(),
+            days
+        )
+        else -> dateFormat.format(this)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2a2c6af4a..475151574 100755
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@
     <string name="pref_label_nsfw_extension">Label in extensions list</string>
     <string name="parental_controls_info">This does not prevent unofficial or potentially incorrectly flagged extensions from surfacing NSFW (18+) content within the app.</string>
 
+    <string name="recently">Recently</string>
+    <plurals name="relative_time">
+        <item quantity="zero">Today</item>
+        <item quantity="one">Yesterday</item>
+        <item quantity="other">%1$.0f days ago</item>
+    </plurals>
+    <string name="pref_relative_format">Relative timestamps</string>
+    <string name="pref_relative_time_short">Short (Today, Yesterday)</string>
+    <string name="pref_relative_time_long">Long (Short+, n days ago)</string>
+
       <!-- Library section -->
     <string name="pref_category_display">Display</string>
     <string name="pref_library_columns">Items per row</string>