diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a014cba..d3b062e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ params:
   cacheBustJS: true     # Add a cache busting hash on script.js
   sidebar: true         # Show a sidebar to the right
   submitted: false      # Show author and date information for a post.
+  dateformat: ""        # Set the date format, default to "2 January, 2006"
+
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/layouts/_default/li.html b/layouts/_default/li.html
index 577446e..e379e58 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/li.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/li.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<li><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a> {{ .Date }}</li>
+<li><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a> – {{ .Date.Format ($.Param "dateformat" | default "2 January, 2006") }}</li>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/submitted.html b/layouts/partials/submitted.html
index c3e58b6..cb56c4f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/submitted.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/submitted.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <p class="submitted">
 {{ with $.Param "author" }}<span class="author">{{ . }}</span> – {{ end -}}
-<span class="created-date">{{ .Date.Format "2 January, 2006" }}</span>
+<span class="created-date">{{ .Date.Format ($.Param "dateformat" | default "2 January, 2006") }}</span>
 </p>