diff --git a/lib/private/template/functions.php b/lib/private/template/functions.php
index 501f8081bf..0aa2b27b96 100644
--- a/lib/private/template/functions.php
+++ b/lib/private/template/functions.php
@@ -85,22 +85,51 @@ function human_file_size( $bytes ) {
 	return OC_Helper::humanFileSize( $bytes );
 }
 
-function relative_modified_date($timestamp) {
+/**
+ * @brief Strips the timestamp of its time value
+ * @param int $timestamp UNIX timestamp to strip
+ * @return $timestamp without time value
+ */
+function strip_time($timestamp){
+	$date = new \DateTime("@{$timestamp}");
+	$date->setTime(0, 0, 0);
+	return intval($date->format('U'));
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Formats timestamp relatively to the current time using
+ * a human-friendly format like "x minutes ago" or "yesterday"
+ * @param int $timestamp timestamp to format
+ * @param int $fromTime timestamp to compare from, defaults to current time
+ * @param bool $dateOnly whether to strip time information
+ * @return formatted timestamp
+ */
+function relative_modified_date($timestamp, $fromTime = null, $dateOnly = false) {
 	$l=OC_L10N::get('lib');
-	$timediff = time() - $timestamp;
+	if (!isset($fromTime) || $fromTime === null){
+		$fromTime = time();
+	}
+	if ($dateOnly){
+		$fromTime = strip_time($fromTime);
+		$timestamp = strip_time($timestamp);
+	}
+	$timediff = $fromTime - $timestamp;
 	$diffminutes = round($timediff/60);
 	$diffhours = round($diffminutes/60);
 	$diffdays = round($diffhours/24);
 	$diffmonths = round($diffdays/31);
 
-	if($timediff < 60) { return $l->t('seconds ago'); }
-	else if($timediff < 3600) { return $l->n('%n minute ago', '%n minutes ago', $diffminutes); }
-	else if($timediff < 86400) { return $l->n('%n hour ago', '%n hours ago', $diffhours); }
-	else if((date('G')-$diffhours) > 0) { return $l->t('today'); }
-	else if((date('G')-$diffhours) > -24) { return $l->t('yesterday'); }
+	if(!$dateOnly && $timediff < 60) { return $l->t('seconds ago'); }
+	else if(!$dateOnly && $timediff < 3600) { return $l->n('%n minute ago', '%n minutes ago', $diffminutes); }
+	else if(!$dateOnly && $timediff < 86400) { return $l->n('%n hour ago', '%n hours ago', $diffhours); }
+	else if((date('G', $fromTime)-$diffhours) >= 0) { return $l->t('today'); }
+	else if((date('G', $fromTime)-$diffhours) >= -24) { return $l->t('yesterday'); }
+	// 86400 * 31 days = 2678400
 	else if($timediff < 2678400) { return $l->n('%n day go', '%n days ago', $diffdays); }
+	// 86400 * 60 days = 518400
 	else if($timediff < 5184000) { return $l->t('last month'); }
-	else if((date('n')-$diffmonths) > 0) { return $l->n('%n month ago', '%n months ago', $diffmonths); }
+	else if((date('n', $fromTime)-$diffmonths) > 0) { return $l->n('%n month ago', '%n months ago', $diffmonths); }
+	// 86400 * 365.25 days * 2 = 63113852
 	else if($timediff < 63113852) { return $l->t('last year'); }
 	else { return $l->t('years ago'); }
 }
diff --git a/lib/public/template.php b/lib/public/template.php
index 3b1a4ed490..a5c500b0e2 100644
--- a/lib/public/template.php
+++ b/lib/public/template.php
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ function human_file_size( $bytes ) {
  * @param $timestamp unix timestamp
  * @returns human readable interpretation of the timestamp
  */
-function relative_modified_date($timestamp) {
-	return(\relative_modified_date($timestamp));
+function relative_modified_date($timestamp, $dateOnly = false) {
+	return(\relative_modified_date($timestamp, null, $dateOnly));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/template.php b/tests/lib/template.php
index fd12119da5..b4f1a4c405 100644
--- a/tests/lib/template.php
+++ b/tests/lib/template.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class Test_TemplateFunctions extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals("This is a good string!", $result);
 	}
 
-
 	public function testPrintUnescaped() {
 		$htmlString = "<script>alert('xss');</script>";
 
@@ -66,5 +65,194 @@ class Test_TemplateFunctions extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals("This is a good string!", $result);
 	}
 
+	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Test relative_modified_date with dates only
+	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	public function testRelativeDateToday(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
 
+		$this->assertEquals('today', $result);
+
+		// 2 hours ago is still today
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 2 * 3600;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('today', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeDateYesterday(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 24 * 3600;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('yesterday', $result);
+
+		// yesterday - 2 hours is still yesterday
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 26 * 3600;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('yesterday', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeDate2DaysAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 48 * 3600;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 days ago', $result);
+
+		// 2 days ago minus 4 hours is still 2 days ago
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 52 * 3600;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 days ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeDateLastMonth(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 31;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last month', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 35;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last month', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeDateMonthsAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 60;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 months ago', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 65;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 months ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeDateLastYear(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 365;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last year', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 450;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last year', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeDateYearsAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 365.25 * 2;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('years ago', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 365.25 * 3;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, true);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('years ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Test relative_modified_date with timestamps only (date + time value)
+	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	public function testRelativeTimeSecondsAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 5;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('seconds ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeTimeMinutesAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 190;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('3 minutes ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeTimeHoursAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 7500;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 hours ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeTime2DaysAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 48 * 3600;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 days ago', $result);
+
+		// 2 days ago minus 4 hours is still 2 days ago
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 52 * 3600;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 days ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeTimeLastMonth(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 31;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last month', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 35;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last month', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeTimeMonthsAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 60;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 months ago', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 65;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('2 months ago', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeTimeLastYear(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 365;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last year', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 450;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('last year', $result);
+	}
+
+	public function testRelativeTimeYearsAgo(){
+		$currentTime = 1380703592;
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 365.25 * 2;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('years ago', $result);
+
+		$elementTime = $currentTime - 86400 * 365.25 * 3;
+		$result = (string)relative_modified_date($elementTime, $currentTime, false);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('years ago', $result);
+	}
 }