diff --git a/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg b/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg
--- a/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/panels/information/dolphin_informationpanelsettings.kcfg
@@ -10,5 +10,13 @@
             <label>Previews shown</label>
             <default>true</default>
         </entry>
+        <entry name="dateFormat" type="Enum">
+            <label>Date display format</label>
+            <choices>
+                <choice name="LongFormat" />
+                <choice name="ShortFormat" />
+            </choices>
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
     </group>
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanelcontent.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@
 #endif
     m_metaDataWidget->setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::SmallestReadableFont));
     m_metaDataWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Minimum);
-
+    m_metaDataWidget->setDateFormat((Baloo::DateFormats) InformationPanelSettings::dateFormat());
+ 
     // Encapsulate the MetaDataWidget inside a container that has a dummy widget
     // at the bottom. This prevents that the meta data widget gets vertically stretched
     // in the case where the height of m_metaDataArea > m_metaDataWidget.
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@
     }
 
     if (m_metaDataWidget) {
+        m_metaDataWidget->setDateFormat((Baloo::DateFormats) InformationPanelSettings::dateFormat());
         m_metaDataWidget->show();
         m_metaDataWidget->setItems(KFileItemList() << item);
     }
@@ -279,9 +281,14 @@
     previewAction->setCheckable(true);
     previewAction->setChecked(InformationPanelSettings::previewsShown());
 
+
     QAction* configureAction = popup.addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Configure..."));
     configureAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("configure")));
 
+    QAction* dateformatAction = popup.addAction(i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Condensed Date"));
+    dateformatAction->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-preview")));
+    dateformatAction->setCheckable(true);
+    dateformatAction->setChecked(InformationPanelSettings::dateFormat() == (int) Baloo::DateFormats::ShortFormat);
     popup.addSeparator();
     foreach (QAction* action, customContextMenuActions) {
         popup.addAction(action);
@@ -298,6 +305,14 @@
     if (action == previewAction) {
         m_preview->setVisible(isChecked);
         InformationPanelSettings::setPreviewsShown(isChecked);
+    } else if (action == dateformatAction) {
+        auto dateFormat = static_cast<int>(
+            isChecked
+            ? Baloo::DateFormats::ShortFormat
+            : Baloo::DateFormats::LongFormat);
+         
+        InformationPanelSettings::setDateFormat(dateFormat);
+        refreshMetaData();
     } else if (action == configureAction) {
         FileMetaDataConfigurationDialog* dialog = new FileMetaDataConfigurationDialog(this);
         dialog->setDescription(i18nc("@label::textbox",