diff --git a/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml
index 9f049dca..7498b664 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <% if @count %>
     <span id="badge_count" class="badge"><%= @count %></span>
   <% end %>
-  <%= user_time.strftime("%A, %d %B %Y") %> <%= image_tag("spinner.gif", :size => "16X16", :border => 0, :id => 'busy', :style => 'display:none' ) %>
+  <%= user_time.strftime(@prefs.title_date_format) %> <%= image_tag("spinner.gif", :size => "16X16", :border => 0, :id => 'busy', :style => 'display:none' ) %>
   </h1>
 </div>
 <div id="minilinks">
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/preferences/edit.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/preferences/edit.rhtml
index d307ec14..8666a07c 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/preferences/edit.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/preferences/edit.rhtml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <ul>
       <li><strong>first name and last name:</strong> Used for display purposes if set</li>
       <li><strong>date format:</strong> the format in which you'd like dates to be shown. For example, for the date 31st January 2006, %d/%m/%Y will show 31/01/2006, %b-%e-%y will show Jan-31-06. See the <a href="http://uk2.php.net/strftime" title="PHP strftime manual">strftime manual</a> for more formatting options for the date.</li>
+      <li><strong>title date format:</strong> same as above, but for the big date at the top of each page.</li>
       <li><strong>time zone:</strong> your local time zone</li>
       <li><strong>week starts:</strong> day of the week shown as the start of the week on the popup calendar.</li>
       <li><strong>due style:</strong> style in which due dates are shown, e.g.  "Due in 3 days",  "Due on Wednesday"</li>
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 	    end
 	  %>
 	  <%= row_with_text_field('date_format') %>
+	  <%= row_with_text_field('title_date_format') %>
     <%= table_row('time_zone', false) { time_zone_select('prefs','time_zone') } %>
 
 	  <%= row_with_select_field("week_starts", Preference.day_number_to_name_map.invert.sort{|a,b| a[1]<=>b[1]})%>
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/preferences/index.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/preferences/index.rhtml
index 78b90a16..76b415dd 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/preferences/index.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/preferences/index.rhtml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   <ul id="prefs">
     <li>First name: <span class="highlight"><%= @user.first_name %></span></li>
     <li>Last name: <span class="highlight"><%= @user.last_name %></span></li>
-    <li>Date format: <span class="highlight"><%= @prefs.date_format %></span> Your current date: <%= format_date Time.now.utc %></li>
+    <li>Date format: <span class="highlight"><%= @prefs.date_format %></span> Your current date: <%= format_date(user_time) %></li>
+    <li>Title date format: <span class="highlight"><%= @prefs.title_date_format %></span> Your current title date: <%= user_time.strftime(@prefs.title_date_format) %></li>
     <li>Time zone: <span class="highlight"><%= @prefs.tz %></span> Your current time: <%= user_time.strftime('%I:%M %p') %></li>
     <li>Week starts on: <span class="highlight"><%= Preference.day_number_to_name_map[@prefs.week_starts] %></span></li>
     <li>Show the last <span class="highlight"><%= @prefs.show_number_completed %></span> completed items on the home page</li>
diff --git a/tracks/db/migrate/029_add_title_date_format_preference.rb b/tracks/db/migrate/029_add_title_date_format_preference.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac86fde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracks/db/migrate/029_add_title_date_format_preference.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddTitleDateFormatPreference < ActiveRecord::Migration
+    def self.up
+      add_column :preferences, :title_date_format, :string, :limit => 255, :default => '%A, %d %B %Y', :null => false
+    end
+
+    def self.down
+      remove_column :preferences, :title_date_format
+    end
+end
diff --git a/tracks/db/schema.rb b/tracks/db/schema.rb
index ebc8cae2..e2b6f1b5 100644
--- a/tracks/db/schema.rb
+++ b/tracks/db/schema.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # migrations feature of ActiveRecord to incrementally modify your database, and
 # then regenerate this schema definition.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 28) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 29) do
 
   create_table "contexts", :force => true do |t|
     t.column "name",       :string,                :default => "", :null => false
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 28) do
     t.column "show_hidden_projects_in_sidebar",    :boolean,               :default => true,                           :null => false
     t.column "time_zone",                          :string,                :default => "London",                       :null => false
     t.column "show_project_on_todo_done",          :boolean,               :default => false,                          :null => false
+    t.column "title_date_format",                  :string,                :default => "%A, %d %B %Y",                 :null => false
   end
 
   add_index "preferences", ["user_id"], :name => "index_preferences_on_user_id"
diff --git a/tracks/test/fixtures/preferences.yml b/tracks/test/fixtures/preferences.yml
index 59f56760..380d1dc7 100644
--- a/tracks/test/fixtures/preferences.yml
+++ b/tracks/test/fixtures/preferences.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ admin_user_prefs:
   user_id: 1
   staleness_starts: 7
   date_format: "%d/%m/%Y"
+  title_date_format: "%A, %d %B %Y"
   show_number_completed: 5
   show_completed_projects_in_sidebar: true
   show_hidden_contexts_in_sidebar: true
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ other_user_prefs:
   user_id: 2
   staleness_starts: 7
   date_format: "%d/%m/%Y"
+  title_date_format: "%A, %d %B %Y"
   show_number_completed: 5
   show_completed_projects_in_sidebar: true
   show_hidden_contexts_in_sidebar: true