diff --git a/app/templates/common/macros.html b/app/templates/common/macros.html
index 84af04d..ec69331 100644
--- a/app/templates/common/macros.html
+++ b/app/templates/common/macros.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {%- endmacro %}
 
 {% macro timestamp(unix_ts) -%}
-<time datetime="{{ unix_ts | iso8601 }}">{{ unix_ts | ts_datetime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}} <abbr title="Server Time">ST</abbr></time>
+<time data-r="localizeTimestamps" datetime="{{ unix_ts | iso8601 }}">{{ unix_ts | ts_datetime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}} <abbr title="Server Time">ST</abbr></time>
 {%- endmacro %}
 
 {% macro subheader(title, desc='') -%}
diff --git a/data/static/js/bits/ui.js b/data/static/js/bits/ui.js
index cc701de..a94f86a 100644
--- a/data/static/js/bits/ui.js
+++ b/data/static/js/bits/ui.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const b = {
   babycodePreviewEndpoint: '/api/babycode-preview/',
-  init: 'babycodeEditorCharCountInit',
+  init: 'babycodeEditorCharCountInit localizeTimestamps',
 }
 
 const getThreadId = () => {
@@ -215,3 +215,11 @@ export async function copyCode(ev, sender, el) {
     console.log(error);
   }
 }
+
+export function localizeTimestamps(_, __, el) {
+  if (el === undefined) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const d = new Date(el.dateTime);
+  el.innerText = d.toLocaleString();
+}