diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 276abab..6a5d04f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -615,6 +615,15 @@
 					"markdownDescription": "Specifies the style of the gravatar default (fallback) images",
 					"scope": "window"
 				},
+				"gitlens.defaultTimeFormat": {
+					"type": [
+						"string",
+						"null"
+					],
+					"default": null,
+					"markdownDescription": "Specifies how times will be formatted by default. See the [Moment.js docs](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) for valid formats",
+					"scope": "window"
+				},
 				"gitlens.fileAnnotations.command": {
 					"type": [
 						"string",
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 7978369..41d6056 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface Config {
 	defaultDateSource: DateSource;
 	defaultDateStyle: DateStyle;
 	defaultGravatarsStyle: GravatarDefaultStyle;
+	defaultTimeFormat: string | null;
 	fileAnnotations: {
 		command: string | null;
 	};
diff --git a/src/views/branchesView.ts b/src/views/branchesView.ts
index 18fd521..b3f9960 100644
--- a/src/views/branchesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/branchesView.ts
@@ -192,9 +192,11 @@ export class BranchesView extends ViewBase<BranchesViewNode, BranchesViewConfig>
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'sortBranchesBy')
 		) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/views/commitsView.ts b/src/views/commitsView.ts
index 96dfe2e..5c62179 100644
--- a/src/views/commitsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/commitsView.ts
@@ -325,9 +325,11 @@ export class CommitsView extends ViewBase<CommitsViewNode, CommitsViewConfig> {
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
-			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle')
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat')
 		) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/contributorsView.ts b/src/views/contributorsView.ts
index 3fb789f..af214a3 100644
--- a/src/views/contributorsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/contributorsView.ts
@@ -142,9 +142,11 @@ export class ContributorsView extends ViewBase<ContributorsViewNode, Contributor
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
-			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle')
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat')
 		) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts b/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts
index 7fc0585..c81f824 100644
--- a/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts
+++ b/src/views/fileHistoryView.ts
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ export class FileHistoryView extends ViewBase<FileHistoryTrackerNode | LineHisto
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'advanced', 'fileHistoryFollowsRenames') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'advanced', 'fileHistoryShowAllBranches')
 		) {
diff --git a/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts b/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts
index d516ca0..3f2011a 100644
--- a/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts
+++ b/src/views/lineHistoryView.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ export class LineHistoryView extends ViewBase<LineHistoryTrackerNode, LineHistor
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
-			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle')
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat')
 		) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/remotesView.ts b/src/views/remotesView.ts
index 37ecccd..450c29f 100644
--- a/src/views/remotesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/remotesView.ts
@@ -178,9 +178,11 @@ export class RemotesView extends ViewBase<RemotesViewNode, RemotesViewConfig> {
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'integrations', 'enabled') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'sortBranchesBy')
 		) {
diff --git a/src/views/repositoriesView.ts b/src/views/repositoriesView.ts
index 0add08d..b1a3164 100644
--- a/src/views/repositoriesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/repositoriesView.ts
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ export class RepositoriesView extends ViewBase<RepositoriesNode, RepositoriesVie
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'sortBranchesBy') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'sortTagsBy')
 		) {
diff --git a/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts b/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts
index e590208..06a7c29 100644
--- a/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts
+++ b/src/views/searchAndCompareView.ts
@@ -316,9 +316,11 @@ export class SearchAndCompareView extends ViewBase<SearchAndCompareViewNode, Sea
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
-			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle')
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat')
 		) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/stashesView.ts b/src/views/stashesView.ts
index 3d83dbd..b6aa43e 100644
--- a/src/views/stashesView.ts
+++ b/src/views/stashesView.ts
@@ -138,9 +138,11 @@ export class StashesView extends ViewBase<StashesViewNode, StashesViewConfig> {
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
-			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle')
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat')
 		) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/tagsView.ts b/src/views/tagsView.ts
index f9a761a..6bf153d 100644
--- a/src/views/tagsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/tagsView.ts
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ export class TagsView extends ViewBase<TagsViewNode, TagsViewConfig> {
 		if (
 			!changed &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateShortFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultGravatarsStyle') &&
+			!configuration.changed(e, 'defaultTimeFormat') &&
 			!configuration.changed(e, 'sortTagsBy')
 		) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/settings/partials/dates.html b/src/webviews/apps/settings/partials/dates.html
index c4da7e2..71a69d8 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/settings/partials/dates.html
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/settings/partials/dates.html
@@ -89,6 +89,35 @@
 							></span>
 						</span>
 					</div>
+
+					<div class="setting">
+						<div class="setting__input">
+							<label for="defaultTimeFormat">Time&nbsp;format</label>
+							<input
+								id="defaultTimeFormat"
+								name="defaultTimeFormat"
+								type="text"
+								placeholder="defaults to h:mma"
+								data-setting
+								data-setting-preview
+							/>
+							<a
+								class="link__learn-more"
+								title="See Moment.js docs for valid date formats"
+								href="https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/"
+							>
+								<i class="icon icon__info"></i>
+							</a>
+						</div>
+						<span class="setting__hint"
+							>Example date:
+							<span
+								data-setting-preview="defaultTimeFormat"
+								data-setting-preview-type="date"
+								data-setting-preview-default="h:mma"
+							></span>
+						</span>
+					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/src/webviews/apps/welcome/welcome.html b/src/webviews/apps/welcome/welcome.html
index f7109ac..06ef503 100644
--- a/src/webviews/apps/welcome/welcome.html
+++ b/src/webviews/apps/welcome/welcome.html
@@ -394,6 +394,35 @@
 									></span>
 								</span>
 							</div>
+
+							<div class="setting">
+								<div class="setting__input">
+									<label for="defaultTimeFormat">Time&nbsp;format</label>
+									<input
+										id="defaultTimeFormat"
+										name="defaultTimeFormat"
+										type="text"
+										placeholder="defaults to h:mma"
+										data-setting
+										data-setting-preview
+									/>
+									<a
+										class="link__learn-more"
+										title="See Moment.js docs for valid date formats"
+										href="https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/"
+									>
+										<i class="icon icon__info"></i>
+									</a>
+								</div>
+								<span class="setting__hint"
+									>Example date:
+									<span
+										data-setting-preview="defaultTimeFormat"
+										data-setting-preview-type="date"
+										data-setting-preview-default="h:mma"
+									></span>
+								</span>
+							</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</section>