diff --git a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.html b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.html
index daec4a65820..81faa6e5941 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.html
+++ b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             *ngIf="!isIntegrationMode">
             <button class="nav-icon nav-icon-width" clrDropdownToggle>
                 <clr-icon shape="world" class="icon-left"></clr-icon>
-                <span class="currentLang">{{ currentLang }}</span>
+                <span class="currentLocale">{{ currentLang }}</span>
                 <clr-icon size="10" shape="caret down"></clr-icon>
             </button>
             <clr-dropdown-menu *clrIfOpen>
@@ -50,6 +50,29 @@
                 >
             </clr-dropdown-menu>
         </clr-dropdown>
+        <clr-dropdown
+            class="dropdown-locale dropdown bottom-left"
+            *ngIf="!isIntegrationMode">
+            <button class="nav-icon nav-icon-width" clrDropdownToggle>
+                <clr-icon shape="date" class="icon-left"></clr-icon>
+                <span class="currentLocale">{{
+                    currentDatetimeRendering | translate
+                }}</span>
+                <clr-icon size="10" shape="caret down"></clr-icon>
+            </button>
+            <clr-dropdown-menu *clrIfOpen>
+                <a
+                    *ngFor="let rendering of guiDatetimeRenderings"
+                    href="javascript:void(0)"
+                    clrDropdownItem
+                    (click)="switchDatetimeRendering(rendering[0])"
+                    [class.locale-selected]="
+                        matchDatetimeRendering(rendering[0])
+                    "
+                    >{{ rendering[1] | translate }}</a
+                >
+            </clr-dropdown-menu>
+        </clr-dropdown>
         <div class="nav-divider"></div>
         <clr-dropdown class="dropdown" *ngIf="isSessionValid">
             <button class="nav-text" clrDropdownToggle>
diff --git a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.scss b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.scss
index afbca817aa7..c12b2ca85c3 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.scss
+++ b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     height: 24px;
 }
 
-.lang-selected {
+.locale-selected {
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     .icon-left {
         left: -8px;
     }
-    .currentLang {
+    .currentLocale {
         padding-right: 40px;
     }
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 .dropdown-item {
     outline: none;
 }
-.dropdown-lang {
+.dropdown-locale {
     padding-right: 0.5rem;
 }
 .user-down {
diff --git a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.ts b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.ts
index d10d860cfbe..c64af847953 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.ts
+++ b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/navigator/navigator.component.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ import { MessageHandlerService } from '../../services/message-handler.service';
 import { SkinableConfig } from '../../../services/skinable-config.service';
 import {
     CommonRoutes,
+    DATETIME_RENDERINGS,
+    DatetimeRendering,
+    DEFAULT_DATETIME_RENDERING_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
     DEFAULT_LANG_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
+    DefaultDatetimeRendering,
     DeFaultLang,
     LANGUAGES,
     SupportedLanguage,
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ import {
     HAS_STYLE_MODE,
     StyleMode,
 } from '../../../services/theme';
+import { getDatetimeRendering } from '../../units/shared.utils';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'navigator',
@@ -45,7 +50,9 @@ export class NavigatorComponent implements OnInit {
     @Output() showDialogModalAction = new EventEmitter<ModalEvent>();
 
     readonly guiLanguages = Object.entries(LANGUAGES);
+    readonly guiDatetimeRenderings = Object.entries(DATETIME_RENDERINGS);
     selectedLang: SupportedLanguage = DeFaultLang;
+    selectedDatetimeRendering: DatetimeRendering = DefaultDatetimeRendering;
     appTitle: string = 'APP_TITLE.HARBOR';
     customStyle: CustomStyle;
     constructor(
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ export class NavigatorComponent implements OnInit {
         // custom skin
         this.customStyle = this.skinableConfig.getSkinConfig();
         this.selectedLang = this.translate.currentLang as SupportedLanguage;
+        this.selectedDatetimeRendering = getDatetimeRendering();
         if (this.appConfigService.isIntegrationMode()) {
             this.appTitle = 'APP_TITLE.VIC';
         }
@@ -86,6 +94,10 @@ export class NavigatorComponent implements OnInit {
         return LANGUAGES[this.selectedLang];
     }
 
+    public get currentDatetimeRendering(): string {
+        return DATETIME_RENDERINGS[this.selectedDatetimeRendering];
+    }
+
     public get admiralLink(): string {
         return this.appConfigService.getAdmiralEndpoint(window.location.href);
     }
@@ -123,6 +135,10 @@ export class NavigatorComponent implements OnInit {
         return lang === this.selectedLang;
     }
 
+    matchDatetimeRendering(datetime: DatetimeRendering): boolean {
+        return datetime === this.selectedDatetimeRendering;
+    }
+
     // Open the account setting dialog
     openAccountSettingsModal(): void {
         this.showAccountSettingsModal.emit({
@@ -170,6 +186,14 @@ export class NavigatorComponent implements OnInit {
         this.translate.use(lang).subscribe(() => window.location.reload());
     }
 
+    switchDatetimeRendering(datetime: DatetimeRendering): void {
+        this.selectedDatetimeRendering = datetime;
+        localStorage.setItem(
+            DEFAULT_DATETIME_RENDERING_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
+            datetime
+        );
+    }
+
     // Handle the home action
     homeAction(): void {
         if (this.session.getCurrentUser() != null) {
diff --git a/src/portal/src/app/shared/entities/shared.const.ts b/src/portal/src/app/shared/entities/shared.const.ts
index aa7d775c237..7500dcade20 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/app/shared/entities/shared.const.ts
+++ b/src/portal/src/app/shared/entities/shared.const.ts
@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ export const supportedLangs = Object.keys(LANGUAGES) as SupportedLanguage[];
  */
 export const DEFAULT_LANG_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY = 'harbor-lang';
 
+export type DatetimeRendering = keyof typeof DATETIME_RENDERINGS;
+export const DATETIME_RENDERINGS = {
+    'locale-default': 'TOP_NAV.DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT',
+    'iso-8601': 'ISO 8601',
+} as const;
+export const DefaultDatetimeRendering = 'locale-default';
+/**
+ * The default cookie key used to store current used datetime rendering preference.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_DATETIME_RENDERING_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY =
+    'harbor-datetime-rendering';
+
 export const AdmiralQueryParamKey = 'admiral_redirect_url';
 
 export const HarborQueryParamKey = 'harbor_redirect_url';
diff --git a/src/portal/src/app/shared/pipes/harbor-datetime.pipe.ts b/src/portal/src/app/shared/pipes/harbor-datetime.pipe.ts
index f3374ca43f3..7115b6b9756 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/app/shared/pipes/harbor-datetime.pipe.ts
+++ b/src/portal/src/app/shared/pipes/harbor-datetime.pipe.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
 import { DatePipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
+    DatetimeRendering,
     DEFAULT_LANG_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
     DeFaultLang,
 } from '../entities/shared.const';
-import { isSupportedLanguage } from '../units/shared.utils';
+import {
+    getDatetimeRendering,
+    isSupportedLanguage,
+} from '../units/shared.utils';
 
 const baseTimeLine: Date = new Date('1970-1-1');
 
+const formatTransformers: Record<
+    DatetimeRendering,
+    (format: string) => string
+> = {
+    'iso-8601': asISO8601,
+    'locale-default': format => format,
+} as const;
+
 @Pipe({
     name: 'harborDatetime',
     pure: false,
@@ -20,7 +32,43 @@ export class HarborDatetimePipe implements PipeTransform {
         }
         const savedLang = localStorage.getItem(DEFAULT_LANG_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY);
         const lang = isSupportedLanguage(savedLang) ? savedLang : DeFaultLang;
+        const formatTransformer = formatTransformers[getDatetimeRendering()];
         // default format medium
-        return new DatePipe(lang).transform(value, format ? format : 'medium');
+        return new DatePipe(lang).transform(
+            value,
+            formatTransformer(format ? format : 'medium')
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+function asISO8601<Format extends string>(format: Format) {
+    switch (format) {
+        // https://angular.io/api/common/DatePipe#pre-defined-format-options
+        case 'short':
+            return 'yyyy-MM-dd, HH:mm';
+        case 'medium':
+            return 'yyyy-MM-dd, HH:mm:ss';
+        case 'long':
+            return 'yyyy-MM-dd, HH:mm:ss z';
+        case 'full':
+            return 'EEEE yyyy-MM-dd, HH:mm:ss zzzz';
+        case 'shortDate':
+            return 'yyyy-MM-dd';
+        case 'mediumDate':
+            return 'yyyy-MM-dd';
+        case 'longDate':
+            return 'yyyy-MM-dd z';
+        case 'fullDate':
+            return 'EEEE yyyy-MM-dd zzzz';
+        case 'shortTime':
+            return 'HH:mm';
+        case 'mediumTime':
+            return 'HH:mm:ss';
+        case 'longTime':
+            return 'HH:mm:ss z';
+        case 'fullTime':
+            return 'HH:mm:ss zzzz';
+        default:
+            return format;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/portal/src/app/shared/units/shared.utils.ts b/src/portal/src/app/shared/units/shared.utils.ts
index 1ddd90317fd..98e96d752ea 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/app/shared/units/shared.utils.ts
+++ b/src/portal/src/app/shared/units/shared.utils.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import { NgForm } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MessageService } from '../components/global-message/message.service';
 import {
     AlertType,
+    DatetimeRendering,
+    DATETIME_RENDERINGS,
+    DEFAULT_DATETIME_RENDERING_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
+    DefaultDatetimeRendering,
     httpStatusCode,
     SupportedLanguage,
     LANGUAGES,
@@ -285,3 +289,26 @@ export const errorHandler = function (error: any): string {
         }
     }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Gets the datetime rendering setting saved by the user, or the default setting if no valid saved value is found.
+ */
+export function getDatetimeRendering(): DatetimeRendering {
+    const savedDatetimeRendering = localStorage.getItem(
+        DEFAULT_DATETIME_RENDERING_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY
+    );
+    if (isDatetimeRendering(savedDatetimeRendering)) {
+        return savedDatetimeRendering;
+    } else {
+        console.warn(
+            `Invalid saved datetime rendering setting ${JSON.stringify(
+                savedDatetimeRendering
+            )}; defaulting to ${JSON.stringify(DefaultDatetimeRendering)}.`
+        );
+        return DefaultDatetimeRendering;
+    }
+}
+
+function isDatetimeRendering(x: unknown): x is DatetimeRendering {
+    return Object.keys(DATETIME_RENDERINGS).some(k => k === x);
+}
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/de-de-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/de-de-lang.json
index 0855c06e532..51883556b3e 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/de-de-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/de-de-lang.json
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Suche {{param}}...",
         "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "Suche Registry..."
     },
+    "TOP_NAV": {
+        "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "Standard"
+    },
     "SIDE_NAV": {
         "DASHBOARD": "Übersicht",
         "PROJECTS": "Projekte",
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/en-us-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/en-us-lang.json
index d5643a52d27..3935a707b21 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/en-us-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/en-us-lang.json
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Search {{param}}...",
         "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "Search Registry..."
     },
+    "TOP_NAV": {
+        "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "Default"
+    },
     "SIDE_NAV": {
         "DASHBOARD": "Dashboard",
         "PROJECTS": "Projects",
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/es-es-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/es-es-lang.json
index 1cfc3fdca94..461fb47dfe4 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/es-es-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/es-es-lang.json
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Buscar en {{param}}...",
         "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "Buscar en el registro..."
     },
+    "TOP_NAV": {
+        "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "Default"
+    },
     "SIDE_NAV": {
         "DASHBOARD": "Panel",
         "PROJECTS": "Proyectos",
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/fr-fr-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/fr-fr-lang.json
index d2ec4789908..e6b926d4019 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/fr-fr-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/fr-fr-lang.json
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Recherche {{param}}...",
         "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "Recherche dans le registre..."
     },
+    "TOP_NAV": {
+        "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "Défaut"
+    },
     "SIDE_NAV": {
         "DASHBOARD": "Tableau de bord",
         "PROJECTS": "Projets",
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/pt-br-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/pt-br-lang.json
index faa6021a7e7..d22b6260417 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/pt-br-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/pt-br-lang.json
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Busca {{param}}...",
         "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "Busca de registro..."
     },
+    "TOP_NAV": {
+        "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "Padrão"
+    },
     "SIDE_NAV": {
         "DASHBOARD": "Painel de controle",
         "PROJECTS": "Projetos",
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/tr-tr-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/tr-tr-lang.json
index f0645fb044a..78249097705 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/tr-tr-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/tr-tr-lang.json
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
         "PLACEHOLDER": "Ara {{param}}...",
         "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "Arama Kaydı..."
     },
+    "TOP_NAV": {
+        "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "Default"
+    },
     "SIDE_NAV": {
         "DASHBOARD": "Kontrol Paneli",
         "PROJECTS": "Projeler",
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-cn-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-cn-lang.json
index b1a5a70fec7..80194df3183 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-cn-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-cn-lang.json
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@
         "PLACEHOLDER": "搜索 {{param}}...",
         "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "搜索 Registry..."
     },
+    "TOP_NAV": {
+        "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "默认"
+    },
     "SIDE_NAV": {
         "DASHBOARD": "仪表板",
         "PROJECTS": "项目",
diff --git a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-tw-lang.json b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-tw-lang.json
index 096c39c5980..4864ce99b09 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-tw-lang.json
+++ b/src/portal/src/i18n/lang/zh-tw-lang.json
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@
     "PLACEHOLDER": "搜索{{param}}...",
     "PLACEHOLDER_VIC": "搜索Registry..."
   },
+  "TOP_NAV": {
+    "DATETIME_RENDERING_DEFAULT": "默認"
+  },
   "SIDE_NAV":{
     "DASHBOARD": "儀表板",
     "PROJECTS": "項目",