diff --git a/application/Utils.php b/application/Utils.php
index 5c077450..d6e06610 100644
--- a/application/Utils.php
+++ b/application/Utils.php
@@ -321,24 +321,26 @@ function normalize_spaces($string)
  * otherwise default format '%c' will be returned.
  *
  * @param DateTime $date to format.
+ * @param bool     $time Displays time if true.
  * @param bool     $intl Use international format if true.
  *
  * @return bool|string Formatted date, or false if the input is invalid.
  */
-function format_date($date, $intl = true)
+function format_date($date, $time = true, $intl = true)
 {
     if (! $date instanceof DateTime) {
         return false;
     }
 
     if (! $intl || ! class_exists('IntlDateFormatter')) {
-        return strftime('%c', $date->getTimestamp());
+        $format = $time ? '%c' : '%x';
+        return strftime($format, $date->getTimestamp());
     }
 
     $formatter = new IntlDateFormatter(
         setlocale(LC_TIME, 0),
         IntlDateFormatter::LONG,
-        IntlDateFormatter::LONG
+        $time ? IntlDateFormatter::LONG : IntlDateFormatter::NONE
     );
 
     return $formatter->format($date);
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 5c21c2f6..4a1f00cc 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ function showDaily($pageBuilder, $LINKSDB, $conf, $pluginManager)
         'linksToDisplay' => $linksToDisplay,
         'cols' => $columns,
         'day' => $dayDate->getTimestamp(),
+        'dayDate' => $dayDate,
         'previousday' => $previousday,
         'nextday' => $nextday,
     );
diff --git a/tests/languages/de/UtilsDeTest.php b/tests/languages/de/UtilsDeTest.php
index 545fa572..6c9c9adc 100644
--- a/tests/languages/de/UtilsDeTest.php
+++ b/tests/languages/de/UtilsDeTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,16 @@ class UtilsDeTest extends UtilsTest
     public function testDateFormat()
     {
         $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
-        $this->assertRegExp('/1. Januar 2017 (um )?10:11:12 GMT\+0?3(:00)?/', format_date($date, true));
+        $this->assertRegExp('/1\. Januar 2017 (um )?10:11:12 GMT\+0?3(:00)?/', format_date($date, true, true));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test date_format() without time.
+     */
+    public function testDateFormatNoTime()
+    {
+        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
+        $this->assertRegExp('/1\. Januar 2017/', format_date($date, false,true));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -20,7 +29,16 @@ public function testDateFormat()
     public function testDateFormatDefault()
     {
         $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
-        $this->assertEquals('So 01 Jan 2017 10:11:12 EAT', format_date($date, false));
+        $this->assertEquals('So 01 Jan 2017 10:11:12 EAT', format_date($date, true, false));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test date_format() using builtin PHP function strftime without time.
+     */
+    public function testDateFormatDefaultNoTime()
+    {
+        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170201_101112');
+        $this->assertEquals('01.02.2017', format_date($date, false, false));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/languages/en/UtilsEnTest.php b/tests/languages/en/UtilsEnTest.php
index 7c829ac7..d8680b2b 100644
--- a/tests/languages/en/UtilsEnTest.php
+++ b/tests/languages/en/UtilsEnTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,16 @@ class UtilsEnTest extends UtilsTest
     public function testDateFormat()
     {
         $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
-        $this->assertRegExp('/January 1, 2017 (at )?10:11:12 AM GMT\+0?3(:00)?/', format_date($date, true));
+        $this->assertRegExp('/January 1, 2017 (at )?10:11:12 AM GMT\+0?3(:00)?/', format_date($date, true, true));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test date_format() without time.
+     */
+    public function testDateFormatNoTime()
+    {
+        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
+        $this->assertRegExp('/January 1, 2017/', format_date($date, false, true));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -20,7 +29,16 @@ public function testDateFormat()
     public function testDateFormatDefault()
     {
         $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
-        $this->assertEquals('Sun 01 Jan 2017 10:11:12 AM EAT', format_date($date, false));
+        $this->assertEquals('Sun 01 Jan 2017 10:11:12 AM EAT', format_date($date, true, false));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test date_format() using builtin PHP function strftime without time.
+     */
+    public function testDateFormatDefaultNoTime()
+    {
+        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170201_101112');
+        $this->assertEquals('02/01/2017', format_date($date, false, false));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/languages/fr/UtilsFrTest.php b/tests/languages/fr/UtilsFrTest.php
index 45996ee2..0d50a878 100644
--- a/tests/languages/fr/UtilsFrTest.php
+++ b/tests/languages/fr/UtilsFrTest.php
@@ -14,13 +14,31 @@ public function testDateFormat()
         $this->assertRegExp('/1 janvier 2017 (à )?10:11:12 UTC\+0?3(:00)?/', format_date($date));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test date_format() without time.
+     */
+    public function testDateFormatNoTime()
+    {
+        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
+        $this->assertRegExp('/1 janvier 2017/', format_date($date, false, true));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test date_format() using builtin PHP function strftime.
      */
     public function testDateFormatDefault()
     {
         $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170101_101112');
-        $this->assertEquals('dim. 01 janv. 2017 10:11:12 EAT', format_date($date, false));
+        $this->assertEquals('dim. 01 janv. 2017 10:11:12 EAT', format_date($date, true, false));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test date_format() using builtin PHP function strftime without time.
+     */
+    public function testDateFormatDefaultNoTime()
+    {
+        $date = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd_His', '20170201_101112');
+        $this->assertEquals('01/02/2017', format_date($date, false, false));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tpl/default/daily.html b/tpl/default/daily.html
index d8c91078..29d845d5 100644
--- a/tpl/default/daily.html
+++ b/tpl/default/daily.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ <h2 class="window-title">
         </div>
       </div>
       <div>
-        <h3 class="window-subtitle">{function="strftime('%A %d, %B %Y', $day)"}</h3>
+        <h3 class="window-subtitle">{function="format_date($dayDate, false)"}</h3>
 
         <div id="plugin_zone_about_daily" class="plugin_zone">
           {loop="$daily_about_plugin"}