diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
index c5290d641522e1..5f5628180c02f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.jsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import Card from '../features/status/components/card';
 import Bundle from '../features/ui/components/bundle';
 import { MediaGallery, Video, Audio } from '../features/ui/util/async-components';
 import { SensitiveMediaContext } from '../features/ui/util/sensitive_media_context';
-import { cropAttachmentThumbnailsOnTimeline, displayMedia } from '../initial_state';
+import { cropAttachmentThumbnailsOnTimeline, displayMedia, useAbsoluteTime } from '../initial_state';
 
 import { injectIntl } from './intl';
 import { StatusHeader } from './status/header'
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { getHashtagBarForStatus } from './hashtag_bar';
 import StatusActionBar from './status_action_bar';
 import StatusContent from './status_content';
 import { StatusThreadLabel } from './status_thread_label';
+import { FormattedDateWrapper } from './formatted_date';
 
 const domParser = new DOMParser();
 
@@ -617,6 +618,27 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 </>
               )}
 
+            {useAbsoluteTime && (
+              <div className='mods_status__meta'>
+                <Permalink
+                  className='mods_status__datetime'
+                  href={status.get('url')}
+                  to={`/@${status.getIn(['account', 'acct'])}/${status.get('id')}`}
+                  target='_blank'
+                  rel='noopener noreferrer'
+                >
+                  <FormattedDateWrapper
+                    value={new Date(status.get('created_at'))}
+                    year='numeric'
+                    month='short'
+                    day='2-digit'
+                    hour='2-digit'
+                    minute='2-digit'
+                  />
+                </Permalink>
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             {(showActions && !isQuotedPost) &&
               <StatusActionBar scrollKey={scrollKey} status={status} account={account}  {...other} />
             }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/header.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/header.tsx
index 9b1445e9c1cb3d..62e32138932bda 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/header.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/header.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type { DisplayNameProps } from '../display_name';
 import { LinkedDisplayName } from '../display_name';
 import { RelativeTimestamp } from '../relative_timestamp';
 import { VisibilityIcon } from '../visibility_icon';
+import { useAbsoluteTime } from '@/mastodon/initial_state';
 
 export interface StatusHeaderProps {
   status: Status;
@@ -56,10 +57,11 @@ export const StatusHeader: FC<StatusHeaderProps> = ({
         className='status__relative-time'
       >
         <StatusVisibility visibility={status.get('visibility')} />
+        {!useAbsoluteTime && (
         <RelativeTimestamp
           timestamp={status.get('created_at') as string}
           noFuture
-        />
+        />)}
         {editedAt && <StatusEditedAt editedAt={editedAt} />}
       </Link>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/v2/status_header.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/v2/status_header.tsx
index 9958a47d965425..39e20f4191a6a8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/v2/status_header.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/v2/status_header.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   StatusVisibility,
 } from '@/mastodon/components/status/header';
 import type { Account } from '@/mastodon/models/account';
+import { useAbsoluteTime } from '@/mastodon/initial_state';
 
 export const AccountStatusHeader: FC<StatusHeaderProps> = ({
   status,
@@ -36,10 +37,11 @@ export const AccountStatusHeader: FC<StatusHeaderProps> = ({
         className='status__relative-time'
       >
         <StatusVisibility visibility={status.get('visibility')} />
+                {!useAbsoluteTime && (
         <RelativeTimestamp
           timestamp={status.get('created_at') as string}
           noFuture
-        />
+        />)}
         {editedAt && <StatusEditedAt editedAt={editedAt} />}
       </Link>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.ts
index e394996fc5feef..aefa313cf7b7f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ interface InitialStateMeta {
   wider_column: boolean;
   status_page_url: string;
   terms_of_service_enabled: boolean;
+  use_absolute_time: boolean;
   emoji_style?: string;
   wrapstodon?: InitialWrapstodonState | null;
 }
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export const criticalUpdatesPending = initialState?.critical_updates_pending;
 export const statusPageUrl = getMeta('status_page_url');
 export const sso_redirect = getMeta('sso_redirect');
 export const termsOfServiceEnabled = getMeta('terms_of_service_enabled');
+export const useAbsoluteTime = getMeta('use_absolute_time');
 export const wrapstodon = getMeta('wrapstodon');
 
 const displayNames =
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mods/_index.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mods/_index.scss
index 17ac6088a9750e..47189b9969a98f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mods/_index.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mods/_index.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@use 'absolute_status_datetime';
 @use 'announcements';
 @use 'bigger-publish';
 @use 'compact-padding';
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mods/absolute_status_datetime.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mods/absolute_status_datetime.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b3e278997008c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mods/absolute_status_datetime.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+.mods_status__meta {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  color: var(--color-text-tertiary);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 18px;
+
+  &__line {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-primary);
+    padding: 8px 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+
+    &:first-child {
+      padding-top: 0;
+    }
+
+    &:last-child {
+      padding-bottom: 0;
+      border-bottom: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .icon {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+  }
+
+  .animated-number {
+    color: var(--color-text-primary);
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+}
+
+.mods_status__datetime {
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: inherit;
+
+  &:is(a):hover {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb b/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb
index 33df1955ea4474..af4d1c15d7a865 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/user/has_settings.rb
@@ -182,4 +182,8 @@ def setting_hide_translate_button
   def setting_crop_attachment_thumbnails_on_timeline
     settings['web.crop_attachment_thumbnails_on_timeline']
   end
+
+  def setting_use_absolute_time
+    settings['web.use_absolute_time']
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/user_settings.rb b/app/models/user_settings.rb
index 7e09cdca5d1008..2550151e54353b 100644
--- a/app/models/user_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_settings.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class KeyError < Error; end
     setting :mod_reverse_nav, default: false
     setting :hide_translate_button, default: false
     setting :crop_attachment_thumbnails_on_timeline, default: false
+    setting :use_absolute_time, default: false
     setting :emoji_style, default: 'auto', in: %w(auto native twemoji)
     setting :color_scheme, default: 'auto', in: %w(auto light dark)
     setting :contrast, default: 'auto', in: %w(auto high)
diff --git a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
index 6f3875a12c9d6e..44db00927d8aa5 100644
--- a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def current_account_settings
       wider_column: object_account_user.setting_wider_column,
       hide_translate_button: object_account_user.setting_hide_translate_button,
       crop_attachment_thumbnails_on_timeline: object_account_user.setting_crop_attachment_thumbnails_on_timeline,
+      use_absolute_time: object_account_user.setting_use_absolute_time,
       reverse_nav: object_account_user.setting_reverse_nav,
       emoji_style: object_account_user.settings['web.emoji_style'],
       wrapstodon: wrapstodon,
diff --git a/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
index 4170284ab98eab..3f7c875af9734d 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/preferences/appearance/show.html.haml
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
     .fields-group
       = ff.input :'web.hide_translate_button', wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_hide_translate_button')
 
+    .fields-group
+      = ff.input :'web.use_absolute_time', wrapper: :with_label, label: I18n.t('simple_form.labels.defaults.setting_use_absolute_time')
+
     %h2= t 'appearance.animations_and_accessibility'
 
     .fields-group
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
index 0921c84ac338fb..4410b44adbf0cd 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.en.yml
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ en:
         setting_theme: Site theme
         setting_trends: Show today's trends
         setting_unfollow_modal: Show confirmation dialog before unfollowing someone
+        setting_use_absolute_time: Use absolute time format
         setting_use_blurhash: Show colorful gradients for hidden media
         setting_use_pending_items: Slow mode
         setting_bigger_publish: Use bigger publish button
diff --git a/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml b/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml
index 3bba04bb4bcdee..962df8343dc464 100644
--- a/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml
+++ b/config/locales/simple_form.ja.yml
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ ja:
         setting_theme: サイトテーマ
         setting_trends: 本日のトレンドタグを表示する
         setting_unfollow_modal: フォローを解除する前に確認ダイアログを表示する
+        setting_use_absolute_time: 投稿日時を絶対時刻で表示する
         setting_use_blurhash: 非表示のメディアを色付きのぼかしで表示する
         setting_use_pending_items: 手動更新モード
         setting_bigger_publish: より大きな投稿ボタンを使用する