diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index bedfe9f4f..0afc8d4c3 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:2.2.2'
     implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.1.0'
     implementation 'com.jakewharton.rxbinding2:rxbinding:2.1.1'
+    implementation 'org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:4.0.1.Final'
 
     implementation "androidx.room:room-runtime:${roomDbLibVersion}"
     implementation "androidx.room:room-rxjava2:${roomDbLibVersion}"
diff --git a/app/proguard-rules.pro b/app/proguard-rules.pro
index 6b56e1c75..53a9ecd5a 100644
--- a/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 -dontobfuscate
 -keep class org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.timeago.patterns.** { *; }
+-keep class org.ocpsoft.prettytime.i18n.** { *; }
 
 -keep class org.mozilla.javascript.** { *; }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
index 95e56c620..8698b3c93 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public class App extends Application {
         NewPipe.init(getDownloader(),
                 Localization.getPreferredLocalization(this),
                 Localization.getPreferredContentCountry(this));
+        Localization.init();
 
         StateSaver.init(this);
         initNotificationChannel();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java
index 6741e4403..4d94ec392 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder.java
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ public class CommentsMiniInfoItemHolder extends InfoItemHolder {
         }
 
         if (item.getPublishedTime() != null) {
-            itemPublishedTime.setText(Localization
-                    .formatDate(item.getPublishedTime().date().getTime()));
+            itemPublishedTime.setText(Localization.relativeTime(item.getPublishedTime().date()));
         } else {
             itemPublishedTime.setText(item.getTextualPublishedTime());
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/StreamInfoItemHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/StreamInfoItemHolder.java
index 6b54d0168..c48934d10 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/StreamInfoItemHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/info_list/holder/StreamInfoItemHolder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.holder;
 
+import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.InfoItemBuilder;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.local.history.HistoryRecordManager;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.util.Localization;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity.DEBUG;
+
 /*
  * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 01.08.16.
  * <p>
@@ -62,13 +65,30 @@ public class StreamInfoItemHolder extends StreamMiniInfoItemHolder {
                 viewsAndDate = Localization.shortViewCount(itemBuilder.getContext(), infoItem.getViewCount());
             }
         }
-        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(infoItem.getTextualUploadDate())) {
+
+        final String uploadDate = getFormattedRelativeUploadDate(infoItem);
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(uploadDate)) {
             if (viewsAndDate.isEmpty()) {
-                viewsAndDate = infoItem.getTextualUploadDate();
-            } else {
-                viewsAndDate += " • " + infoItem.getTextualUploadDate();
+                return uploadDate;
             }
+
+            return Localization.concatenateStrings(viewsAndDate, uploadDate);
         }
+
         return viewsAndDate;
     }
+
+    private String getFormattedRelativeUploadDate(final StreamInfoItem infoItem) {
+        if (infoItem.getUploadDate() != null) {
+            String formattedRelativeTime = Localization.relativeTime(infoItem.getUploadDate().date());
+
+            if (DEBUG && PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(itemBuilder.getContext())
+                    .getBoolean(itemBuilder.getContext().getString(R.string.show_original_time_ago_key), false)) {
+                formattedRelativeTime += " (" + infoItem.getTextualUploadDate() + ")";
+            }
+            return formattedRelativeTime;
+        } else {
+            return infoItem.getTextualUploadDate();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
index 9a6a9c96e..9274df848 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/Localization.java
@@ -2,25 +2,26 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.util;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.PluralsRes;
-import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
+import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.PrettyTime;
+import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.units.Decade;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.localization.ContentCountry;
 
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
-import java.text.ParseException;
-import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.PluralsRes;
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
+
 /*
  * Created by chschtsch on 12/29/15.
  *
@@ -43,11 +44,16 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 
 public class Localization {
 
-    public final static String DOT_SEPARATOR = " • ";
+    private static PrettyTime prettyTime;
+    private static final String DOT_SEPARATOR = " • ";
 
     private Localization() {
     }
 
+    public static void init() {
+        initPrettyTime();
+    }
+
     @NonNull
     public static String concatenateStrings(final String... strings) {
         return concatenateStrings(Arrays.asList(strings));
@@ -188,4 +194,26 @@ public class Localization {
         }
         return output;
     }
+
+    /*//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // Pretty Time
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
+
+    private static void initPrettyTime() {
+        prettyTime = new PrettyTime(Locale.getDefault());
+        // Do not use decades as YouTube doesn't either.
+        prettyTime.removeUnit(Decade.class);
+    }
+
+    private static PrettyTime getPrettyTime() {
+        // If pretty time's Locale is different, init again with the new one.
+        if (!prettyTime.getLocale().equals(Locale.getDefault())) {
+            initPrettyTime();
+        }
+        return prettyTime;
+    }
+
+    public static String relativeTime(Calendar calendarTime) {
+        return getPrettyTime().formatUnrounded(calendarTime);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index fc7abf678..80f2bb1f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
     <!-- DEBUG ONLY -->
     <string name="debug_pref_screen_key" translatable="false">debug_pref_screen_key</string>
     <string name="allow_heap_dumping_key" translatable="false">allow_heap_dumping_key</string>
-
     <string name="allow_disposed_exceptions_key" translatable="false">allow_disposed_exceptions_key</string>
+    <string name="show_original_time_ago_key" translatable="false">show_original_time_ago_text_key</string>
 
     <!-- THEMES -->
     <string name="theme_key" translatable="false">theme</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 78dcb5244..328128a62 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@
     <string name="enable_leak_canary_summary">Memory leak monitoring may cause the app to become unresponsive when heap dumping</string>
     <string name="enable_disposed_exceptions_title">Report out-of-lifecycle errors</string>
     <string name="enable_disposed_exceptions_summary">Force reporting of undeliverable Rx exceptions outside of fragment or activity lifecycle after disposal</string>
+
+    <string name="show_original_time_ago_title" translatable="false">Show original time ago on items</string>
+    <string name="show_original_time_ago_summary" translatable="false">Original texts from services will be visible in stream items</string>
+
     <!-- Subscriptions import/export -->
     <string name="import_export_title">Import/export</string>
     <string name="import_title">Import</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/debug_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/debug_settings.xml
index 7059ee8ce..b51d4e232 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/debug_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/debug_settings.xml
@@ -18,4 +18,11 @@
         android:key="@string/allow_disposed_exceptions_key"
         android:title="@string/enable_disposed_exceptions_title"
         android:summary="@string/enable_disposed_exceptions_summary"/>
+
+    <SwitchPreference
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:key="@string/show_original_time_ago_key"
+        android:title="@string/show_original_time_ago_title"
+        android:summary="@string/show_original_time_ago_summary"/>
 </PreferenceScreen>