diff --git a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
       <label>The date format to display. Options are: shortDate, longDate or isoDate.</label>
       <default>shortDate</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="customDateFormat" type="string">
+      <label>The custom date format to display</label>
+      <default>ddd, dd MMM</default>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="fontFamily" type="string">
       <label>Font family. e.g "arial". The system font is used if this is not set.</label>
       <default></default>
diff --git a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml
--- a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml
+++ b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
             return  Qt.SystemLocaleLongDate;
         } else if (plasmoid.configuration.dateFormat === "isoDate") {
             return Qt.ISODate;
+        } else if (plasmoid.configuration.dateFormat === "customDate") {
+            return 999;
         }
 
         return Qt.SystemLocaleShortDate;
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@
     onDateFormatChanged: {
         setupLabels();
     }
+    
+    onCustomDateFormatChanged: {
+        setupLabels();
+    }
 
     onDisplayTimezoneAsCodeChanged: { setupLabels(); }
     onStateChanged: { setupLabels(); }
@@ -610,7 +616,7 @@
 
 
         if (main.showDate) {
-            dateLabel.text = Qt.formatDate(main.currentTime, main.dateFormat);
+            dateLabel.text = Qt.formatDate( main.currentTime, main.dateFormat === 999 ? main.customDateFormat : main.dateFormat );
         } else {
             // clear it so it doesn't take space in the layout
             dateLabel.text = "";
diff --git a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml
--- a/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml
+++ b/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/configAppearance.qml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     property alias cfg_showDate: showDate.checked
     property string cfg_dateFormat: "shortDate"
     property alias cfg_use24hFormat: use24hFormat.checked
+    
+    property string cfg_customDateFormat: ""
 
     onCfg_fontFamilyChanged: {
         // HACK by the time we populate our model and/or the ComboBox is finished the value is still undefined
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    onCfg_customDateFormatChanged:{
+        appearancePage.configurationChanged()
+    }
 
     ListModel {
         id: fontsModel
@@ -137,6 +143,10 @@
                 {
                     'label': i18n("ISO Date"),
                     'name': "isoDate"
+                },
+                {
+                    'label': i18n("Custom"),
+                    'name': "customDate"
                 }
             ]
             onCurrentIndexChanged: cfg_dateFormat = model[currentIndex]["name"]
@@ -149,6 +159,21 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+        
+        QtControls.TextField{
+            id: customDateFormat
+            
+            text: cfg_customDateFormat
+            visible: cfg_dateFormat == "customDate"
+            
+            onEditingFinished:{
+                cfg_customDateFormat = text
+            }
+            
+            Component.onCompleted: {
+                text = plasmoid.configuration.customDateFormat
+            }
+        }
 
         Item {
             Kirigami.FormData.isSection: true
@@ -209,5 +234,7 @@
         } else {
             timezoneCityRadio.checked = true;
         }
+        
+        cfg_customDateFormat = plasmoid.configuration.customDateFormat
     }
 }