diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/ListMessageAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/ListMessageAdapter.java
index 02aad06..fd3d97e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/ListMessageAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/ListMessageAdapter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.github.gotify.messages;
 import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.ClipboardManager;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.text.util.Linkify;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
@@ -26,9 +29,10 @@ import io.noties.markwon.core.CorePlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.ext.tables.TablePlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.image.picasso.PicassoImagesPlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.movement.MovementMethodPlugin;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.threeten.bp.OffsetDateTime;
-import org.threeten.bp.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 
 public class ListMessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ListMessageAdapter.ViewHolder> {
 
@@ -39,6 +43,9 @@ public class ListMessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ListMessageAdapter.
     private Settings settings;
     private Markwon markwon;
 
+    private final String TIME_FORMAT_RELATIVE;
+    private final String TIME_FORMAT_PREFS_KEY;
+
     ListMessageAdapter(
             Context context,
             Settings settings,
@@ -59,6 +66,10 @@ public class ListMessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ListMessageAdapter.
                         .usePlugin(PicassoImagesPlugin.create(picasso))
                         .usePlugin(TablePlugin.create(context))
                         .build();
+
+        TIME_FORMAT_RELATIVE =
+                context.getResources().getString(R.string.time_format_value_relative);
+        TIME_FORMAT_PREFS_KEY = context.getResources().getString(R.string.setting_key_time_format);
     }
 
     public List<MessageWithImage> getItems() {
@@ -94,8 +105,10 @@ public class ListMessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ListMessageAdapter.
                 .placeholder(R.drawable.ic_placeholder)
                 .into(holder.image);
 
-        holder.setDateTime(message.message.getDate());
-        holder.date.setOnClickListener((ignored) -> holder.switchPreciseDate());
+        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+        String timeFormat = prefs.getString(TIME_FORMAT_PREFS_KEY, TIME_FORMAT_RELATIVE);
+        holder.setDateTime(message.message.getDate(), timeFormat.equals(TIME_FORMAT_RELATIVE));
+        holder.date.setOnClickListener((ignored) -> holder.switchTimeFormat());
 
         holder.delete.setOnClickListener(
                 (ignored) -> delete.delete(holder.getAdapterPosition(), message.message, false));
@@ -128,35 +141,45 @@ public class ListMessageAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ListMessageAdapter.
         @BindView(R.id.message_delete)
         ImageButton delete;
 
-        private boolean preciseDate;
+        private boolean relativeTimeFormat;
         private OffsetDateTime dateTime;
 
         ViewHolder(final View view) {
             super(view);
             ButterKnife.bind(this, view);
-            preciseDate = false;
+            relativeTimeFormat = true;
             dateTime = null;
             enableCopyToClipboard();
         }
 
-        void switchPreciseDate() {
-            preciseDate = !preciseDate;
+        void switchTimeFormat() {
+            relativeTimeFormat = !relativeTimeFormat;
             updateDate();
         }
 
-        void setDateTime(OffsetDateTime dateTime) {
+        void setDateTime(OffsetDateTime dateTime, boolean relativeTimeFormatPreference) {
             this.dateTime = dateTime;
-            preciseDate = false;
+            relativeTimeFormat = relativeTimeFormatPreference;
             updateDate();
         }
 
         void updateDate() {
             String text = "?";
             if (dateTime != null) {
-                if (preciseDate) {
-                    text = dateTime.truncatedTo(ChronoUnit.SECONDS).toString();
-                } else {
+                if (relativeTimeFormat) {
+                    // Relative time format
                     text = Utils.dateToRelative(dateTime);
+                } else {
+                    // Absolute time format
+                    long time = dateTime.toInstant().toEpochMilli();
+                    Date date = new Date(time);
+                    if (DateUtils.isToday(time)) {
+                        text = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date);
+                    } else {
+                        text =
+                                DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.SHORT)
+                                        .format(date);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             date.setText(text);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/MessagesActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/MessagesActivity.java
index 07ea9a5..3a63c82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/MessagesActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/gotify/messages/MessagesActivity.java
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public class MessagesActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
     private PicassoHandler picassoHandler;
 
+    private ListMessageAdapter listMessageAdapter;
+
     // we need to keep the target references otherwise they get gc'ed before they can be called.
     @SuppressWarnings("MismatchedQueryAndUpdateOfCollection")
     private final List<Target> targetReferences = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ public class MessagesActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         DividerItemDecoration dividerItemDecoration =
                 new DividerItemDecoration(
                         messagesView.getContext(), layoutManager.getOrientation());
-        ListMessageAdapter adapter =
+        listMessageAdapter =
                 new ListMessageAdapter(
                         this, settings, picassoHandler.get(), emptyList(), this::scheduleDeletion);
 
@@ -158,9 +160,10 @@ public class MessagesActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         messagesView.setHasFixedSize(true);
         messagesView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
         messagesView.addOnScrollListener(new MessageListOnScrollListener());
-        messagesView.setAdapter(adapter);
+        messagesView.setAdapter(listMessageAdapter);
 
-        ItemTouchHelper itemTouchHelper = new ItemTouchHelper(new SwipeToDeleteCallback(adapter));
+        ItemTouchHelper itemTouchHelper =
+                new ItemTouchHelper(new SwipeToDeleteCallback(listMessageAdapter));
         itemTouchHelper.attachToRecyclerView(messagesView);
 
         swipeRefreshLayout.setOnRefreshListener(this::onRefresh);
@@ -357,6 +360,8 @@ public class MessagesActivity extends AppCompatActivity
             }
         }
 
+        listMessageAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+
         navigationView.getMenu().findItem(selectedIndex).setChecked(true);
         super.onResume();
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index 888606a..3a9d936 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <resources>
+    <!--  Theme  -->
     <string-array name="mode">
         <item>@string/theme_light</item>
         <item>@string/theme_dark</item>
@@ -7,4 +8,17 @@
     <string name="theme_light">Light</string>
     <string name="theme_dark">Dark</string>
     <string name="theme_default">System Default</string>
+    <!--  Time Format  -->
+    <string-array name="time_format_entries">
+        <item>@string/time_format_entry_absolute</item>
+        <item>@string/time_format_entry_relative</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string name="time_format_entry_absolute">Absolute time</string>
+    <string name="time_format_entry_relative">Relative time</string>
+    <string-array name="time_format_values">
+        <item>@string/time_format_value_absolute</item>
+        <item>@string/time_format_value_relative</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string name="time_format_value_absolute">time_format_absolute</string>
+    <string name="time_format_value_relative">time_format_relative</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5b07d3d..046f20b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
     <string name="settings_appearance">Appearance</string>
     <string name="setting_theme">Theme</string>
     <string name="setting_key_theme">theme</string>
+    <string name="setting_time_format">Time format</string>
+    <string name="setting_key_time_format">time_format</string>
     <string name="push_message">Push message</string>
     <string name="appListDescription">App:</string>
     <string name="priorityDescription">Priority:</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
index 0ff1dbe..ec2273d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
             android:entryValues="@array/mode"
             android:key="@string/setting_key_theme"
             android:title="@string/setting_theme" />
+
+        <ListPreference
+            android:defaultValue="@string/time_format_value_relative"
+            android:entries="@array/time_format_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/time_format_values"
+            android:key="@string/setting_key_time_format"
+            android:title="@string/setting_time_format"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
 </PreferenceScreen>