diff --git a/src/ONYXKEYS.js b/src/ONYXKEYS.js
index d7fcd65074f3..dda30feab524 100755
--- a/src/ONYXKEYS.js
+++ b/src/ONYXKEYS.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export default {
     // What the active route is for our navigator. Global route that determines what views to display.
     CURRENT_URL: 'currentURL',
 
+    // Stores current date
+    CURRENT_DATE: 'currentDate',
+
     // Currently viewed reportID
     CURRENTLY_VIEWED_REPORTID: 'currentlyViewedReportID',
 
diff --git a/src/libs/DateUtils.js b/src/libs/DateUtils.js
index d4fb2008ae41..84b44f501a15 100644
--- a/src/libs/DateUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/DateUtils.js
@@ -88,12 +88,31 @@ function timestampToRelative(locale, timestamp) {
     return moment(date).fromNow();
 }
 
+/**
+ * A throttled version of a function that updates the current date in Onyx store
+ */
+const updateCurrentDate = _.throttle(() => {
+    const currentDate = moment().format('YYYY-MM-DD');
+    Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.CURRENT_DATE, currentDate);
+}, 1000 * 60 * 60 * 3); // 3 hours
+
+/**
+ * Initialises the event listeners that trigger the current date update
+ */
+function startCurrentDateUpdater() {
+    const trackedEvents = ['mousemove', 'touchstart', 'keydown', 'scroll'];
+    trackedEvents.forEach((eventName) => {
+        document.addEventListener(eventName, updateCurrentDate);
+    });
+}
+
 /**
  * @namespace DateUtils
  */
 const DateUtils = {
     timestampToRelative,
     timestampToDateTime,
+    startCurrentDateUpdater,
 };
 
 export default DateUtils;
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemDate.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemDate.js
index dc9e6a984a8c..d1417735ae18 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemDate.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItemDate.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import React, {memo} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {Text} from 'react-native';
+import {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import styles from '../../../styles/styles';
 import withLocalize, {withLocalizePropTypes} from '../../../components/withLocalize';
+import compose from '../../../libs/compose';
+import ONYXKEYS from '../../../ONYXKEYS';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** UTC timestamp for when the action was created */
@@ -19,4 +22,12 @@ const ReportActionItemDate = props => (
 ReportActionItemDate.propTypes = propTypes;
 ReportActionItemDate.displayName = 'ReportActionItemDate';
 
-export default withLocalize(memo(ReportActionItemDate));
+export default compose(
+    withLocalize,
+    withOnyx({
+        currentDate: {
+            key: ONYXKEYS.CURRENT_DATE,
+        },
+    }),
+    memo,
+)(ReportActionItemDate);
diff --git a/src/setup/index.desktop.js b/src/setup/index.desktop.js
index f1c9364e7ab3..67c07723fd64 100644
--- a/src/setup/index.desktop.js
+++ b/src/setup/index.desktop.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {AppRegistry} from 'react-native';
 import {ipcRenderer} from 'electron';
 import Config from '../CONFIG';
 import LocalNotification from '../libs/Notification/LocalNotification';
+import DateUtils from '../libs/DateUtils';
 
 
 export default function () {
@@ -12,4 +13,7 @@ export default function () {
     ipcRenderer.on('update-downloaded', () => {
         LocalNotification.showUpdateAvailableNotification();
     });
+
+    // Start current date updater
+    DateUtils.startCurrentDateUpdater();
 }
diff --git a/src/setup/index.website.js b/src/setup/index.website.js
index 18e4d7df0505..a5c603188451 100644
--- a/src/setup/index.website.js
+++ b/src/setup/index.website.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {AppRegistry} from 'react-native';
 import checkForUpdates from '../libs/checkForUpdates';
 import Config from '../CONFIG';
 import HttpUtils from '../libs/HttpUtils';
+import DateUtils from '../libs/DateUtils';
 import {version as currentVersion} from '../../package.json';
 import Visibility from '../libs/Visibility';
 
@@ -56,4 +57,7 @@ export default function () {
     if (Config.IS_IN_PRODUCTION) {
         checkForUpdates(webUpdater());
     }
+
+    // Start current date updater
+    DateUtils.startCurrentDateUpdater();
 }