diff --git a/core/app/helpers/spree/base_helper.rb b/core/app/helpers/spree/base_helper.rb
index a22012dd3a2..41777435c7e 100644
--- a/core/app/helpers/spree/base_helper.rb
+++ b/core/app/helpers/spree/base_helper.rb
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ def display_price(product_or_variant)
       product_or_variant.price_for(current_pricing_options).to_html
     end
 
-    def pretty_time(time)
-      [I18n.l(time.to_date, format: :long),
-       time.strftime("%l:%M %p")].join(" ")
+    def pretty_time(time, format = :long)
+      I18n.l(time, format: :"solidus.#{format}")
     end
 
     def link_to_tracking(shipment, options = {})
diff --git a/core/config/locales/en.yml b/core/config/locales/en.yml
index 6d90434bb60..60c9c3c9481 100644
--- a/core/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/core/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -699,7 +699,11 @@ en:
           attributes:
             payment_source:
               has_to_be_payment_source_class: "has to be a Spree::PaymentSource"
-
+  time:
+    formats:
+      solidus:
+        long: '%B %d, %Y %-l:%M %p'
+        short: "%b %-d '%y %-l:%M%P"
   devise:
     confirmations:
       confirmed: Your account was successfully confirmed. You are now signed in.
diff --git a/core/spec/helpers/base_helper_spec.rb b/core/spec/helpers/base_helper_spec.rb
index 3db119fbe84..0a9e1608669 100644
--- a/core/spec/helpers/base_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/core/spec/helpers/base_helper_spec.rb
@@ -122,9 +122,21 @@ def link_to_tracking_html(options = {})
     end
   end
 
-  context "pretty_time" do
-    it "prints in a format" do
-      expect(pretty_time(DateTime.new(2012, 5, 6, 13, 33))).to eq "May 06, 2012  1:33 PM"
+  describe "#pretty_time" do
+    subject { pretty_time(date) }
+
+    let(:date) { Time.new(2012, 11, 6, 13, 33) }
+
+    it "pretty prints time in long format" do
+      is_expected.to eq "November 06, 2012 1:33 PM"
+    end
+
+    context 'with format set to short' do
+      subject { pretty_time(date, :short) }
+
+      it "pretty prints time in short format" do
+        is_expected.to eq "Nov 6 '12 1:33pm"
+      end
     end
   end