diff --git a/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/tmpl/actionlogs/default.php b/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/tmpl/actionlogs/default.php
index 39076a3affeba..eb59c209ca142 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/tmpl/actionlogs/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/tmpl/actionlogs/default.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\Layout\LayoutHelper;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 $wa->useScript('keepalive')
 	->useScript('com_actionlogs.admin-actionlogs');
 
+$now = Factory::getDate();
 ?>
 
 <form action="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_actionlogs&view=actionlogs'); ?>" method="post" name="adminForm" id="adminForm">
@@ -86,10 +88,7 @@
 								<?php echo $this->escape(Text::_($extension)); ?>
 							</td>
 							<td class="d-none d-md-table-cell">
-								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relative', $item->log_date); ?>
-								<div class="small">
-									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date', $item->log_date, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC6')); ?>
-								</div>
+								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relativeFormatted', $item->log_date, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC1'), 'below', $now); ?>
 							</td>
 							<td class="d-md-table-cell">
 								<?php echo $this->escape($item->name); ?>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/consents/default.php b/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/consents/default.php
index 558f80d10196f..88ddc653fd0a8 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/consents/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/consents/default.php
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@
 								<?php echo $item->body; ?>
 							</td>
 							<td class="break-word">
-								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relative', new Date($item->created), null, $now); ?>
-								<div class="small">
-									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date', $item->created, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC6')); ?>
-								</div>
+								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relativeFormatted', $item->created, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC1'), 'below', $now); ?>
 							</td>
 							<td>
 								<?php echo (int) $item->id; ?>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/requests/default.php b/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/requests/default.php
index 9b00b18d487d1..ebfacf305cae7 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/requests/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_privacy/tmpl/requests/default.php
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@
 								<?php echo Text::_('COM_PRIVACY_HEADING_REQUEST_TYPE_TYPE_' . $item->request_type); ?>
 							</td>
 							<td>
-								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relative', $itemRequestedAt, null, $now); ?>
-								<div class="small">
-									<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date', $item->requested_at, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC6')); ?>
-								</div>
+								<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relativeFormatted', $itemRequestedAt, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC1'), 'below', $now); ?>
 							</td>
 							<td>
 								<?php echo (int) $item->id; ?>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/forms/user.xml b/administrator/components/com_users/forms/user.xml
index 6bbca9083accc..779742b67124c 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/forms/user.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/forms/user.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@
 				<option value="">JOPTION_USE_DEFAULT</option>
 			</field>
 
+			<field
+				name="use_relative_dates"
+				type="radio"
+				label="COM_USERS_USER_FIELD_USE_RELATIVE_DATES_LABEL"
+				layout="joomla.form.field.radio.switcher"
+				default="1"
+				>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+			</field>
+
 		</fieldset>
 		<!-- User accessibility settings -->
 		<fieldset name="accessibility" label="COM_USERS_A11Y_SETTINGS_FIELDSET_LABEL">
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_users.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_users.ini
index 8ab8a3e429368..5fcd45b81cd31 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_users.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_users.ini
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ COM_USERS_USER_FIELD_RESETCOUNT_LABEL="Password Reset Count"
 COM_USERS_USER_FIELD_SENDEMAIL_LABEL="Receive System Emails"
 COM_USERS_USER_FIELD_TIMEZONE_LABEL="Time Zone"
 COM_USERS_USER_FIELD_TWOFACTOR_LABEL="Authentication Method"
+COM_USERS_USER_FIELD_USE_RELATIVE_DATES_LABEL="Show Relative Dates in Lists"
 COM_USERS_USER_FIELD_USERNAME_LABEL="Login Name (Username)"
 COM_USERS_USER_FORM_EDIT="Edit User"
 COM_USERS_USER_FORM_NEW="New User"
diff --git a/administrator/modules/mod_latestactions/tmpl/default.php b/administrator/modules/mod_latestactions/tmpl/default.php
index 532eb228b2d29..0f0f774191bcb 100644
--- a/administrator/modules/mod_latestactions/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/administrator/modules/mod_latestactions/tmpl/default.php
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@
 
 defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 
+$now = Factory::getDate();
 ?>
 <table class="table" id="<?php echo str_replace(' ', '', $module->title) . $module->id; ?>">
 	<caption class="visually-hidden"><?php echo $module->title; ?></caption>
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@
 				<?php echo $item->message; ?>
 			</td>
 			<td>
-				<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relative', $item->log_date); ?>
+				<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date.relativeFormatted', $item->log_date, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC5'), 'tooltip', $now); ?>
 			</td>
 		</tr>
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
diff --git a/libraries/src/HTML/Helpers/Date.php b/libraries/src/HTML/Helpers/Date.php
index d709d2e60bf81..b943fde6ac8cb 100644
--- a/libraries/src/HTML/Helpers/Date.php
+++ b/libraries/src/HTML/Helpers/Date.php
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 \defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
 
 use Joomla\CMS\Date\Date as DateHelper;
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
+use Joomla\CMS\User\User;
 
 /**
  * Extended Utility class for handling date display.
@@ -90,4 +92,62 @@ public static function relative($date, $unit = null, $time = null, $format = nul
 		// Over a month, return the absolute time
 		return HTMLHelper::_('date', $date, $format);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a given date into relative or absolute format, depending on user preference, and displays it along with the full date.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string       $date              The date to convert
+	 * @param   string|null  $format            An optional format for the HTMLHelper::date output. Used if the date display should be absolute,
+	 *                                          either because of user settings or because it is too far in the past for relative display.
+	 * @param   string       $showAbsoluteDate  One of:
+	 *                                            - 'tooltip': Display the full date in a tooltip.
+	 *                                            - 'below': Display the full date below the relative date.
+	 *                                            - 'hide': Don't display the full date.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string|null  $time              An optional time to compare to, defaults to now.
+	 * @param   bool         $forceRelative     Whether to force relative date display, regardless of user preference.
+	 * @param   string|null  $unit              The optional unit of measurement to return if the value of the diff is greater than one.
+	 *                                          Only applies to relative display.
+	 *
+	 * @return  string  The relative or absolute date, plus the full date if applicable.
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public static function relativeFormatted(
+		$date, $format = null, $showAbsoluteDate = 'tooltip', $time = null, $forceRelative = false, $unit = null)
+	{
+		$user = Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity();
+
+		if ($user === null)
+		{
+			$useRelative = true;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$useRelative = $forceRelative || $user->getParam('use_relative_dates', true);
+		}
+
+		// Format for the full / absolute date display.
+		$formatAbsolute = Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC6');
+
+		if (!$useRelative && $format === $formatAbsolute)
+		{
+			return HTMLHelper::_('date', $date, $format);
+		}
+
+		$dateMain = $useRelative ? HTMLHelper::_('date.relative', $date, $unit, $time, $format) : HTMLHelper::_('date', $date, $format);
+		$dateAbsolute = HTMLHelper::_('date', $date, $formatAbsolute);
+
+		if ($showAbsoluteDate === 'tooltip')
+		{
+			return '<span>' . $dateMain . '</span><time role="tooltip">' . $dateAbsolute . '</time>';
+		}
+
+		if ($showAbsoluteDate === 'below')
+		{
+			return $dateMain . '<time class="small d-block">' . $dateAbsolute . '</time>';
+		}
+
+		return $dateMain;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Libraries/Cms/Html/JHtmlDateTest.php b/tests/Unit/Libraries/Cms/Html/JHtmlDateTest.php
index 7325a9cfa064e..209e4d92bf567 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Libraries/Cms/Html/JHtmlDateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Libraries/Cms/Html/JHtmlDateTest.php
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@
 
 namespace Joomla\Tests\Unit\Libraries\Cms\Html;
 
-use JHtmlDate;
+use DateTimeZone;
+use Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication;
 use Joomla\CMS\Date\Date;
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
+use Joomla\CMS\HTML\Helpers\Date as HTMLDate;
+use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
+use Joomla\CMS\User\User;
 use Joomla\Tests\Unit\UnitTestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 
 /**
  * Test class for JHtmlDate.
@@ -22,6 +28,32 @@
  */
 class JHtmlDateTest extends UnitTestCase
 {
+	/**
+	 * Mock for the user object.
+	 *
+	 * @var User|MockObject
+	 *
+	 * @since __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	protected $user;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set up test case. Creates mock objects.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @since  __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	protected function setUp() : void
+	{
+		parent::setUp();
+		$this->user = $this->createMock(User::class);
+		$this->user->method('getTimezone')->willReturn(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+		$application = $this->createMock(CMSApplication::class);
+		$application->method('getIdentity')->willReturn($this->user);
+
+		Factory::$application = $application;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test data for the testRelative method
 	 *
@@ -91,6 +123,194 @@ public function dataTestRelative(): array
 	 */
 	public function testRelative($result, $date, $unit = null, $time = null)
 	{
-		$this->assertEquals($result, JHtmlDate::relative($date, $unit, $time));
+		$this->assertEquals($result, HtmlDate::relative($date, $unit, $time));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test data for the testRelativeFormatted method
+	 *
+	 * @return  array
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function dataTestRelativeFormatted(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			// Element order: result, date, unit, time, format, forceRelative, showAbsoluteDate, useRelativeDate.
+			/*
+			 * User: relative, force: false
+			 */
+			// Relative with full date in tooltip - <span>10 days ago</span><time role="tooltip">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>
+			[
+				'<span>JLIB_HTML_DATE_RELATIVE_DAYS</span><time role="tooltip">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				false,
+				'tooltip',
+				true
+			],
+			// Relative with full date below - 10 days ago<time class="small d-block">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>
+			[
+				'JLIB_HTML_DATE_RELATIVE_DAYS<time class="small d-block">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				false,
+				'below',
+				true
+			],
+			// Relative without full date - 10 days ago
+			[
+				'JLIB_HTML_DATE_RELATIVE_DAYS',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				false,
+				'hide',
+				true
+			],
+			/*
+			 * User: absolute, force: false
+			 */
+			// Absolute with full date in tooltip - <span>Monday, 05 April 2021</span><time role="tooltip">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>
+			[
+				'<span>Monday, 05 April 2021</span><time role="tooltip">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				false,
+				'tooltip',
+				false
+			],
+			// Absolute with full date below - Monday, 05 April 2021<time class="small d-block">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>
+			[
+				'Monday, 05 April 2021<time class="small d-block">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				false,
+				'below',
+				false
+			],
+			// Absolute without full date - Monday, 05 April 2021
+			[
+				'Monday, 05 April 2021',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				false,
+				'hide',
+				false
+			],
+			/*
+			 * User: absolute, force: true -> relative date
+			 */
+			// Relative with full date in tooltip - <span>10 days ago</span><time role="tooltip">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>
+			[
+				'<span>JLIB_HTML_DATE_RELATIVE_DAYS</span><time role="tooltip">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				true,
+				'tooltip',
+				false
+			],
+			// Relative with full date below - 10 days ago<time class="small d-block">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>
+			[
+				'JLIB_HTML_DATE_RELATIVE_DAYS<time class="small d-block">2021-04-05 12:00:00</time>',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				true,
+				'below',
+				false
+			],
+			// Relative without full date - 10 days ago
+			[
+				'JLIB_HTML_DATE_RELATIVE_DAYS',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				null,
+				true,
+				'hide',
+				false
+			],
+			/*
+			 * Absolute with the same format -> don't display the same date twice.
+			 */
+			// Absolute - 2021-04-05 12:00:00
+			[
+				'2021-04-05 12:00:00',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC6'),
+				false,
+				'tooltip',
+				false
+			],
+			// Absolute - 2021-04-05 12:00:00
+			[
+				'2021-04-05 12:00:00',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC6'),
+				false,
+				'below',
+				false
+			],
+			// Absolute - 2021-04-05 12:00:00
+			[
+				'2021-04-05 12:00:00',
+				new Date('2021-04-05 12:00:00'),
+				'day',
+				new Date('2021-04-15 12:00:00'),
+				Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC6'),
+				false,
+				'hide',
+				false
+			],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests the JHtmlDate::relativeFormatted method.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string       $result            The expected test result
+	 * @param   string       $date              The date to convert
+	 * @param   string|null  $unit              The optional unit of measurement to return if the value of the diff is greater than one.
+	 *                                          Only applies to relative display.
+	 * @param   string|null  $time              An optional time to compare to, defaults to now.
+	 * @param   string|null  $format            An optional format for the HTMLHelper::date output. Used if the date display should be absolute,
+	 *                                          either because of user settings or because it is too far in the past for relative display.
+	 * @param   bool         $forceRelative     Whether to force relative date display, regardless of user preference.
+	 * @param   string       $showAbsoluteDate  One of:
+	 *                                            - 'tooltip': Display the full date in a tooltip.
+	 *                                            - 'below': Display the full date below the relative date.
+	 *                                            - 'hide': Don't display the full date.
+	 * @param   bool         $useRelativeDate   User Parameter "use relative date".
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 * @dataProvider dataTestRelativeFormatted
+	 */
+	public function testRelativeFormatted(
+		$result, $date, $unit, $time, $format, $forceRelative, $showAbsoluteDate, $useRelativeDate
+	)
+	{
+		$this->user->method('getParam')->with('use_relative_dates', true)->willReturn($useRelativeDate);
+		$this->assertEquals($result, HTMLDate::relativeFormatted($date, $format, $showAbsoluteDate, $time, $forceRelative, $unit));
 	}
 }