diff --git a/SQL/0000-00-03-ConfigTables.sql b/SQL/0000-00-03-ConfigTables.sql
index ba5fc81f6f6..8fad544a686 100644
--- a/SQL/0000-00-03-ConfigTables.sql
+++ b/SQL/0000-00-03-ConfigTables.sql
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ INSERT INTO ConfigSettings (Name, Description, Visible, AllowMultiple, DataType,
 INSERT INTO ConfigSettings (Name, Description, Visible, AllowMultiple, DataType, Parent, Label, OrderNumber) SELECT 'citation_policy', 'Citation Policy for Acknowledgements module', 1, 0, 'textarea', ID, 'Citation Policy', 25 FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="study";
 INSERT INTO ConfigSettings (Name, Description, Visible, AllowMultiple, DataType, Parent, Label, OrderNumber) SELECT 'CSPAdditionalHeaders', 'Extensions to the Content-security policy allow only for self-hosted content', 1, 0, 'text', ID, 'Content-Security Extensions', 26 FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="study";
 INSERT INTO ConfigSettings (Name, Description, Visible, AllowMultiple, DataType, Parent, Label, OrderNumber) SELECT 'usePwnedPasswordsAPI', 'Whether to query the Have I Been Pwned password API on password changes to prevent the usage of common and breached passwords', 1, 0, 'boolean', ID, 'Enable "Pwned Password" check', 27 FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="study";
+INSERT INTO ConfigSettings (Name, Description, Visible, AllowMultiple, DataType, Parent, Label, OrderNumber) SELECT 'dateDisplayFormat', 'The date format to use throughout LORIS for displaying date information - formats for date inputs are browser- and locale-dependent.', 1, 0, 'text', ID, 'Date display format', 28 FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="study";
 
 
 INSERT INTO ConfigSettings (Name, Description, Visible, AllowMultiple, Label, OrderNumber) VALUES ('paths', 'Specify directories where LORIS-related files are stored or created. Take care when editing these fields as changing them incorrectly can cause certain modules to lose functionality.', 1, 0, 'Paths', 2);
@@ -256,3 +257,4 @@ INSERT INTO Config (ConfigID, Value) SELECT ID, 't1'    FROM ConfigSettings WHER
 INSERT INTO Config (ConfigID, Value) SELECT ID, 't2'    FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="modalities_to_deface";
 INSERT INTO Config (ConfigID, Value) SELECT ID, 'pd'    FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="modalities_to_deface";
 INSERT INTO Config (ConfigID, Value) SELECT ID, 'false'  FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="usePwnedPasswordsAPI";
+INSERT INTO Config (ConfigID, Value) SELECT ID, 'Y-m-d H:i:s'  FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="dateDisplayFormat";
diff --git a/SQL/New_patches/2019-08-06_Add_date_display_format_config_setting.sql b/SQL/New_patches/2019-08-06_Add_date_display_format_config_setting.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6b848469e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SQL/New_patches/2019-08-06_Add_date_display_format_config_setting.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+INSERT INTO ConfigSettings (Name, Description, Visible, AllowMultiple, DataType, Parent, Label, OrderNumber) SELECT 'dateDisplayFormat', 'The date format to use throughout LORIS for displaying date information - formats for date inputs are browser- and locale-dependent.', 1, 0, 'text', ID, 'Date display format', 27 FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="study";
+INSERT INTO Config (ConfigID, Value) SELECT ID, 'Y-m-d H:i:s'  FROM ConfigSettings WHERE Name="dateDisplayFormat";
diff --git a/modules/issue_tracker/php/issuerowprovisioner.class.inc b/modules/issue_tracker/php/issuerowprovisioner.class.inc
index aa70456ac68..86875d5b764 100644
--- a/modules/issue_tracker/php/issuerowprovisioner.class.inc
+++ b/modules/issue_tracker/php/issuerowprovisioner.class.inc
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class IssueRowProvisioner extends \LORIS\Data\Provisioners\DBRowProvisioner
         }
 
         $cid = $row['centerId'];
+        $row['lastUpdate'] = \Utility::toDateDisplayFormat($row['lastUpdate']);
         return new IssueRow($row, $cid, $module);
     }
 }
diff --git a/php/libraries/Utility.class.inc b/php/libraries/Utility.class.inc
index 5580479615c..c148f854f24 100644
--- a/php/libraries/Utility.class.inc
+++ b/php/libraries/Utility.class.inc
@@ -948,6 +948,29 @@ class Utility
         return implode('', $pieces);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convert a DateTime or string to the date format specified in the
+     * dateDisplayFormat config setting.
+     *
+     * @param string $date The date to be formatted.
+     *
+     * @return string $date formatted according to the dateDisplayFormat setting.
+     */
+    static function toDateDisplayFormat(string $date): string
+    {
+        try {
+            $dt = new DateTime($date);
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            throw new \LorisException(
+                "Input must be a valid date/time string: $e"
+            );
+        }
+        return $dt->format(
+            \NDB_Config::singleton()->getSetting('dateDisplayFormat')
+            ?? DateTime::ATOM
+        );
+    }
+
      /**
       * Takes an argument and determine whether it is a positive integer
       * i.e. > 0.
diff --git a/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_Config.sql b/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_Config.sql
index 39a6769b176..104b11c830c 100644
--- a/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_Config.sql
+++ b/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_Config.sql
@@ -97,5 +97,6 @@ INSERT INTO `Config` (`ID`, `ConfigID`, `Value`) VALUES (102,19,'false');
 INSERT INTO `Config` (`ID`, `ConfigID`, `Value`) VALUES (103,102,'/data/document_repository_uploads/');
 INSERT INTO `Config` (`ID`, `ConfigID`, `Value`) VALUES (104,103,'/data/data_release_uploads/');
 INSERT INTO `Config` (`ID`, `ConfigID`, `Value`) VALUES (105,104,'YMd');
+INSERT INTO `Config` (`ID`, `ConfigID`, `Value`) VALUES (106,105,'Y-m-d H:i:s');
 UNLOCK TABLES;
 SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;
diff --git a/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_ConfigSettings.sql b/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_ConfigSettings.sql
index 53e771fe581..e53c7d0e1e9 100644
--- a/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_ConfigSettings.sql
+++ b/raisinbread/RB_files/RB_ConfigSettings.sql
@@ -101,5 +101,6 @@ INSERT INTO `ConfigSettings` (`ID`, `Name`, `Description`, `Visible`, `AllowMult
 INSERT INTO `ConfigSettings` (`ID`, `Name`, `Description`, `Visible`, `AllowMultiple`, `DataType`, `Parent`, `Label`, `OrderNumber`) VALUES (102,'documentRepositoryPath','Path to uploaded document repository files',1,0,'text',26,'Document Repository Upload Path',13);
 INSERT INTO `ConfigSettings` (`ID`, `Name`, `Description`, `Visible`, `AllowMultiple`, `DataType`, `Parent`, `Label`, `OrderNumber`) VALUES (103,'dataReleasePath','Path to uploaded data release files',1,0,'text',26,'Data Release Upload Path',14);
 INSERT INTO `ConfigSettings` (`ID`, `Name`, `Description`, `Visible`, `AllowMultiple`, `DataType`, `Parent`, `Label`, `OrderNumber`) VALUES (104,'dodFormat','Format of the Date of Death',1,0,'text',1,'DOD Format',10);
+INSERT INTO `ConfigSettings` (`ID`, `Name`, `Description`, `Visible`, `AllowMultiple`, `DataType`, `Parent`, `Label`, `OrderNumber`) VALUES (105,'dateDisplayFormat','The date format to use throughout LORIS for displaying date information - formats for date inputs are browser- and locale-dependent.',1,0,'text',1,'Date display format',27);
 UNLOCK TABLES;
 SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;