diff --git a/autotests/kformattest.cpp b/autotests/kformattest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kformattest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kformattest.cpp
@@ -351,34 +351,25 @@
     QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat), QStringLiteral("Yesterday"));
     QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::NarrowFormat), QStringLiteral("Yesterday"));
 
-    // Relative dates within a week are up to translators but there's no
-    // expectation that day names are shortened -- per the API docs, the date
-    // format is only used when the date is outside the relative window
-    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(-7);
-    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat),
-             QStringLiteral("Last %1").arg(QLocale::c().dayName(testDate.dayOfWeek(), QLocale::LongFormat)));
-    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat),
-             QStringLiteral("Last %1").arg(QLocale::c().dayName(testDate.dayOfWeek(), QLocale::LongFormat)));
-    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::NarrowFormat),
-             QStringLiteral("Last %1").arg(QLocale::c().dayName(testDate.dayOfWeek(), QLocale::LongFormat)));
+    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(2);
+    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat), QStringLiteral("In two days"));
+    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat), QStringLiteral("In two days"));
+    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::NarrowFormat), QStringLiteral("In two days"));
 
-    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(7);
-    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat),
-             QStringLiteral("Next %1").arg(QLocale::c().dayName(testDate.dayOfWeek(), QLocale::LongFormat)));
-    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat),
-             QStringLiteral("Next %1").arg(QLocale::c().dayName(testDate.dayOfWeek(), QLocale::LongFormat)));
-    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::NarrowFormat),
-             QStringLiteral("Next %1").arg(QLocale::c().dayName(testDate.dayOfWeek(), QLocale::LongFormat)));
+    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(-2);
+    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat), QStringLiteral("Two days ago"));
+    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat), QStringLiteral("Two days ago"));
+    QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::NarrowFormat), QStringLiteral("Two days ago"));
 
-    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(-8);
+    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(-3);
     QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat),
              QLocale::c().toString(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat));
     QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat),
              QLocale::c().toString(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat));
     QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::NarrowFormat),
              QLocale::c().toString(testDate, QLocale::NarrowFormat));
 
-    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(8);
+    testDate = QDate::currentDate().addDays(3);
     QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat),
              QLocale::c().toString(testDate, QLocale::LongFormat));
     QCOMPARE(format.formatRelativeDate(testDate, QLocale::ShortFormat),
diff --git a/src/lib/util/kformatprivate.cpp b/src/lib/util/kformatprivate.cpp
--- a/src/lib/util/kformatprivate.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/util/kformatprivate.cpp
@@ -510,61 +510,29 @@
     }
 
     const qint64 daysTo = QDate::currentDate().daysTo(date);
-    if (daysTo > 7 || daysTo < -7) {
+    if (daysTo > 2 || daysTo < -2) {
         return m_locale.toString(date, format);
     }
 
     switch (daysTo) {
+    case 2:
+        return tr("In two days");
     case 1:
         return tr("Tomorrow");
     case 0:
         return tr("Today");
     case -1:
         return tr("Yesterday");
-    }
-
-    if (daysTo < -1) {
-        switch (date.dayOfWeek()) {
-        case 1:
-            return tr("Last Monday",    "most recent such day before today");
-        case 2:
-            return tr("Last Tuesday",   "most recent such day before today");
-        case 3:
-            return tr("Last Wednesday", "most recent such day before today");
-        case 4:
-            return tr("Last Thursday",  "most recent such day before today");
-        case 5:
-            return tr("Last Friday",    "most recent such day before today");
-        case 6:
-            return tr("Last Saturday",  "most recent such day before today");
-        case 7:
-            return tr("Last Sunday",    "most recent such day before today");
-        }
-    } else if (daysTo > 1) {
-        switch (date.dayOfWeek()) {
-        case 1:
-            return tr("Next Monday",    "the next such day after today");
-        case 2:
-            return tr("Next Tuesday",   "the next such day after today");
-        case 3:
-            return tr("Next Wednesday", "the next such day after today");
-        case 4:
-            return tr("Next Thursday",  "the next such day after today");
-        case 5:
-            return tr("Next Friday",    "the next such day after today");
-        case 6:
-            return tr("Next Saturday",  "the next such day after today");
-        case 7:
-            return tr("Next Sunday",    "the next such day after today");
-        }
+    case -2:
+        return tr("Two days ago");
     }
     Q_UNREACHABLE();
 }
 
 QString KFormatPrivate::formatRelativeDateTime(const QDateTime &dateTime, QLocale::FormatType format) const
 {
     const qint64 daysTo = QDate::currentDate().daysTo(dateTime.date());
-    if (daysTo > 7 || daysTo < -7) {
+    if (daysTo > 2 || daysTo < -2) {
         return m_locale.toString(dateTime, format);
     }