diff --git a/library/Icinga/Date/DateFormatter.php b/library/Icinga/Date/DateFormatter.php
index a3a0a7cd4..cc8a2d3a4 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Date/DateFormatter.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Date/DateFormatter.php
@@ -149,12 +149,13 @@ class DateFormatter
      *
      * @param   int|float   $time
      * @param   bool        $timeOnly
+     * @param   bool        $requireTime
      *
      * @return  string
      */
-    public static function timeAgo($time, $timeOnly = false)
+    public static function timeAgo($time, $timeOnly = false, $requireTime = false)
     {
-        list($type, $ago, $invert) = static::diff($time);
+        list($type, $ago, $invert) = static::diff($time, $requireTime);
         if ($timeOnly) {
             return $ago;
         }
@@ -185,12 +186,13 @@ class DateFormatter
      *
      * @param   int|float   $time
      * @param   bool        $timeOnly
+     * @param   bool        $requireTime
      *
      * @return  string
      */
-    public static function timeSince($time, $timeOnly = false)
+    public static function timeSince($time, $timeOnly = false, $requireTime = false)
     {
-        list($type, $since, $invert) = static::diff($time);
+        list($type, $since, $invert) = static::diff($time, $requireTime);
         if ($timeOnly) {
             return $since;
         }
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/format.php b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/format.php
index 483b11338..400858357 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/format.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/format.php
@@ -38,25 +38,25 @@ $this->addHelperFunction('formatTime', function ($time) {
     return DateFormatter::formatTime($time);
 });
 
-$this->addHelperFunction('timeAgo', function ($time, $timeOnly = false) {
+$this->addHelperFunction('timeAgo', function ($time, $timeOnly = false, $requireTime = false) {
     if (! $time) {
         return '';
     }
     return sprintf(
         '<span class="relative-time time-ago" title="%s">%s</span>',
         DateFormatter::formatDateTime($time),
-        DateFormatter::timeAgo($time, $timeOnly)
+        DateFormatter::timeAgo($time, $timeOnly, $requireTime)
     );
 });
 
-$this->addHelperFunction('timeSince', function ($time, $timeOnly = false) {
+$this->addHelperFunction('timeSince', function ($time, $timeOnly = false, $requireTime = false) {
     if (! $time) {
         return '';
     }
     return sprintf(
         '<span class="relative-time time-since" title="%s">%s</span>',
         DateFormatter::formatDateTime($time),
-        DateFormatter::timeSince($time, $timeOnly)
+        DateFormatter::timeSince($time, $timeOnly, $requireTime)
     );
 });