diff --git a/src/App.axaml.cs b/src/App.axaml.cs
index 3a7470dc1..154e43cc5 100644
--- a/src/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/App.axaml.cs
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ public override void Initialize()
 
             var pref = ViewModels.Preferences.Instance;
             SetLocale(pref.Locale);
+            Models.DateTimeFormat.UseCulture(pref.Locale);
             SetTheme(pref.Theme, pref.ThemeOverrides);
             SetFonts(pref.DefaultFontFamily, pref.MonospaceFontFamily);
         }
diff --git a/src/Models/DateTimeFormat.cs b/src/Models/DateTimeFormat.cs
index d313d56ae..43253e234 100644
--- a/src/Models/DateTimeFormat.cs
+++ b/src/Models/DateTimeFormat.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ public static bool Use24Hours
             set;
         } = true;
 
+        public static int DayOfWeekStyle
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = 0;
+
+        public static bool UseLocalizedCulture
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = true;
+
         public string DateFormat
         {
             get;
@@ -40,14 +52,37 @@ public string DateFormat
 
         public string Example
         {
-            get => DateTime.Now.ToString(DateFormat, _culture);
+            get => DateTime.Now.ToString(DateFormat, ActiveCulture);
         }
 
-        private static readonly CultureInfo _culture = CreateCulture();
+        private static CultureInfo ActiveCulture => UseLocalizedCulture ? _localizedCulture : _invariantCulture;
+
+        private static CultureInfo _localizedCulture = CreateCulture(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+        private static readonly CultureInfo _invariantCulture = CreateCulture(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+        // Ties the localized day/month names to the application's selected language
+        // (e.g. locale key "el_GR"), instead of the operating-system culture.
+        public static void UseCulture(string localeKey)
+        {
+            var baseCulture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(localeKey))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    baseCulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(localeKey.Replace('_', '-'));
+                }
+                catch (CultureNotFoundException)
+                {
+                    // fall back to the operating-system culture
+                }
+            }
+
+            _localizedCulture = CreateCulture(baseCulture);
+        }
 
-        private static CultureInfo CreateCulture()
+        private static CultureInfo CreateCulture(CultureInfo baseCulture)
         {
-            var culture = (CultureInfo)CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Clone();
+            var culture = (CultureInfo)baseCulture.Clone();
             culture.DateTimeFormat.DateSeparator = "/";
             culture.DateTimeFormat.TimeSeparator = ":";
             return culture;
@@ -67,11 +102,18 @@ public static string Format(ulong timestamp, bool dateOnly = false)
         public static string Format(DateTime localTime, bool dateOnly = false)
         {
             var actived = Supported[ActiveIndex];
+            var dateFormat = DayOfWeekStyle switch
+            {
+                1 => $"ddd {actived.DateFormat}",
+                2 => $"dddd {actived.DateFormat}",
+                _ => actived.DateFormat,
+            };
+
             if (dateOnly)
-                return localTime.ToString(actived.DateFormat, _culture);
+                return localTime.ToString(dateFormat, ActiveCulture);
 
-            var format = Use24Hours ? $"{actived.DateFormat} HH:mm:ss" : $"{actived.DateFormat} hh:mm:ss tt";
-            return localTime.ToString(format, _culture);
+            var format = Use24Hours ? $"{dateFormat} HH:mm:ss" : $"{dateFormat} hh:mm:ss tt";
+            return localTime.ToString(format, ActiveCulture);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/el_GR.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/el_GR.axaml
index 7f1da3c39..2e4b1b2e7 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/el_GR.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/el_GR.axaml
@@ -660,8 +660,12 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General" xml:space="preserve">ΓΕΝΙΚΑ</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.Check4UpdatesOnStartup" xml:space="preserve">Έλεγχος για ενημερώσεις κατά την εκκίνηση</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DateFormat" xml:space="preserve">Μορφή ημερομηνίας</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.None" xml:space="preserve">Χωρίς ημέρα</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.Short" xml:space="preserve">Σύντομη ημέρα</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.Full" xml:space="preserve">Πλήρης ημέρα</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.EnableCompactFolders" xml:space="preserve">Ενεργοποίηση συμπαγών φακέλων στο δέντρο αλλαγών</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.Locale" xml:space="preserve">Γλώσσα</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.LocalizedDates" xml:space="preserve">Τοπικές ημερομηνίες</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.MaxHistoryCommits" xml:space="preserve">Commits ιστορικού</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.ShowChangesPageByDefault" xml:space="preserve">Εμφάνιση της σελίδας `ΤΟΠΙΚΕΣ ΑΛΛΑΓΕΣ` από προεπιλογή</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.ShowChangesTabInCommitDetailByDefault" xml:space="preserve">Εμφάνιση της καρτέλας `ΑΛΛΑΓΕΣ` στις λεπτομέρειες commit από προεπιλογή</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
index 33456d92a..1364a8ff1 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
@@ -682,8 +682,12 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General" xml:space="preserve">GENERAL</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.Check4UpdatesOnStartup" xml:space="preserve">Check for updates on startup</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DateFormat" xml:space="preserve">Date Format</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.None" xml:space="preserve">No day of week</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.Short" xml:space="preserve">Short day</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.Full" xml:space="preserve">Full day</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.EnableCompactFolders" xml:space="preserve">Enable compact folders in changes tree</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.Locale" xml:space="preserve">Language</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.LocalizedDates" xml:space="preserve">Localized dates</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.MaxHistoryCommits" xml:space="preserve">History Commits</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.ShowChangesPageByDefault" xml:space="preserve">Show `LOCAL CHANGES` page by default</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preferences.General.ShowChangesTabInCommitDetailByDefault" xml:space="preserve">Show `CHANGES` tab in commit detail by default</x:String>
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Preferences.cs b/src/ViewModels/Preferences.cs
index ce0942d4c..5e0d8da6c 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Preferences.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Preferences.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ public string Locale
             get => _locale;
             set
             {
-                if (SetProperty(ref _locale, value) && !_isLoading)
-                    App.SetLocale(value);
+                if (SetProperty(ref _locale, value))
+                {
+                    Models.DateTimeFormat.UseCulture(value);
+                    if (!_isLoading)
+                        App.SetLocale(value);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -169,6 +173,34 @@ public bool Use24Hours
             }
         }
 
+        public int DayOfWeekStyle
+        {
+            get => Models.DateTimeFormat.DayOfWeekStyle;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != Models.DateTimeFormat.DayOfWeekStyle &&
+                    value >= 0 &&
+                    value <= 2)
+                {
+                    Models.DateTimeFormat.DayOfWeekStyle = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool DateTimeUseLocalizedCulture
+        {
+            get => Models.DateTimeFormat.UseLocalizedCulture;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != Models.DateTimeFormat.UseLocalizedCulture)
+                {
+                    Models.DateTimeFormat.UseLocalizedCulture = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool UseFixedTabWidth
         {
             get => _useFixedTabWidth;
diff --git a/src/Views/CommitTimeTextBlock.cs b/src/Views/CommitTimeTextBlock.cs
index 66c4090ab..e19e49c4b 100644
--- a/src/Views/CommitTimeTextBlock.cs
+++ b/src/Views/CommitTimeTextBlock.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,30 @@ public int DateTimeFormat
             set => SetAndRaise(DateTimeFormatProperty, ref _dateTimeFormat, value);
         }
 
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<CommitTimeTextBlock, int> DayOfWeekStyleProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<CommitTimeTextBlock, int>(
+                nameof(DayOfWeekStyle),
+                static o => o.DayOfWeekStyle,
+                static (o, v) => o.DayOfWeekStyle = v);
+
+        public int DayOfWeekStyle
+        {
+            get => _dayOfWeekStyle;
+            set => SetAndRaise(DayOfWeekStyleProperty, ref _dayOfWeekStyle, value);
+        }
+
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<CommitTimeTextBlock, bool> UseLocalizedCultureProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<CommitTimeTextBlock, bool>(
+                nameof(UseLocalizedCulture),
+                static o => o.UseLocalizedCulture,
+                static (o, v) => o.UseLocalizedCulture = v);
+
+        public bool UseLocalizedCulture
+        {
+            get => _useLocalizedCulture;
+            set => SetAndRaise(UseLocalizedCultureProperty, ref _useLocalizedCulture, value);
+        }
+
         public static readonly DirectProperty<CommitTimeTextBlock, ulong> TimestampProperty =
             AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<CommitTimeTextBlock, ulong>(
                 nameof(Timestamp),
@@ -83,7 +107,10 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
                     HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
                 }
             }
-            else if (change.Property == DateTimeFormatProperty || change.Property == Use24HoursProperty)
+            else if (change.Property == DateTimeFormatProperty ||
+                     change.Property == Use24HoursProperty ||
+                     change.Property == DayOfWeekStyleProperty ||
+                     change.Property == UseLocalizedCultureProperty)
             {
                 if (ShowAsDateTime)
                     SetCurrentValue(TextProperty, GetDisplayText());
@@ -174,6 +201,8 @@ private string GetDisplayText()
         private bool _showAsDateTime = true;
         private bool _use24Hours = true;
         private int _dateTimeFormat = 0;
+        private int _dayOfWeekStyle = 0;
+        private bool _useLocalizedCulture = true;
         private ulong _timestamp = 0;
         private DispatcherTimer _refreshTimer = null;
     }
diff --git a/src/Views/DateTimePresenter.cs b/src/Views/DateTimePresenter.cs
index eddfec96e..f741801a0 100644
--- a/src/Views/DateTimePresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Views/DateTimePresenter.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ public int DateTimeFormat
             set => SetAndRaise(DateTimeFormatProperty, ref _dateTimeFormat, value);
         }
 
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<DateTimePresenter, int> DayOfWeekStyleProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<DateTimePresenter, int>(
+                nameof(DayOfWeekStyle),
+                static o => o.DayOfWeekStyle,
+                static (o, v) => o.DayOfWeekStyle = v);
+
+        public int DayOfWeekStyle
+        {
+            get => _dayOfWeekStyle;
+            set => SetAndRaise(DayOfWeekStyleProperty, ref _dayOfWeekStyle, value);
+        }
+
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<DateTimePresenter, bool> UseLocalizedCultureProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<DateTimePresenter, bool>(
+                nameof(UseLocalizedCulture),
+                static o => o.UseLocalizedCulture,
+                static (o, v) => o.UseLocalizedCulture = v);
+
+        public bool UseLocalizedCulture
+        {
+            get => _useLocalizedCulture;
+            set => SetAndRaise(UseLocalizedCultureProperty, ref _useLocalizedCulture, value);
+        }
+
         public static readonly DirectProperty<DateTimePresenter, ulong> TimestampProperty =
             AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<DateTimePresenter, ulong>(
                 nameof(Timestamp),
@@ -73,6 +97,20 @@ public DateTimePresenter()
                 Source = ViewModels.Preferences.Instance,
                 Path = "DateTimeFormat"
             });
+
+            Bind(DayOfWeekStyleProperty, new Binding()
+            {
+                Mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
+                Source = ViewModels.Preferences.Instance,
+                Path = "DayOfWeekStyle"
+            });
+
+            Bind(UseLocalizedCultureProperty, new Binding()
+            {
+                Mode = BindingMode.OneWay,
+                Source = ViewModels.Preferences.Instance,
+                Path = "DateTimeUseLocalizedCulture"
+            });
         }
 
         protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs change)
@@ -82,6 +120,8 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
             if (change.Property == ShowDateOnlyProperty ||
                 change.Property == Use24HoursProperty ||
                 change.Property == DateTimeFormatProperty ||
+                change.Property == DayOfWeekStyleProperty ||
+                change.Property == UseLocalizedCultureProperty ||
                 change.Property == TimestampProperty)
             {
                 var text = Models.DateTimeFormat.Format(Timestamp, ShowDateOnly);
@@ -92,6 +132,8 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
         private bool _showDateOnly = false;
         private bool _use24Hours = true;
         private int _dateTimeFormat = 0;
+        private int _dayOfWeekStyle = 0;
+        private bool _useLocalizedCulture = true;
         private ulong _timestamp = 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/Histories.axaml b/src/Views/Histories.axaml
index 6aeb8c75c..c01139c43 100644
--- a/src/Views/Histories.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Histories.axaml
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
                                          Timestamp="{Binding AuthorTime, Mode=OneWay}"
                                          ShowAsDateTime="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=!DisplayTimeAsPeriodInHistories, Mode=OneWay}"
                                          DateTimeFormat="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=DateTimeFormat, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                         DayOfWeekStyle="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=DayOfWeekStyle, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                         UseLocalizedCulture="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=DateTimeUseLocalizedCulture, Mode=OneWay}"
                                          Use24Hours="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=Use24Hours, Mode=OneWay}"/>
                 </Border>
               </DataTemplate>
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@
                                          Timestamp="{Binding CommitterTime, Mode=OneWay}"
                                          ShowAsDateTime="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=!DisplayTimeAsPeriodInHistories, Mode=OneWay}"
                                          DateTimeFormat="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=DateTimeFormat, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                         DayOfWeekStyle="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=DayOfWeekStyle, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                         UseLocalizedCulture="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=DateTimeUseLocalizedCulture, Mode=OneWay}"
                                          Use24Hours="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=Use24Hours, Mode=OneWay}"/>
                 </Border>
               </DataTemplate>
diff --git a/src/Views/Preferences.axaml b/src/Views/Preferences.axaml
index 6e6aee4f1..ba54a7ecd 100644
--- a/src/Views/Preferences.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Preferences.axaml
@@ -52,19 +52,27 @@
                        Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.General.Locale}"
                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                        Margin="0,0,16,0"/>
-            <ComboBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1"
-                      MinHeight="28"
-                      Padding="8,0"
-                      HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-                      ItemsSource="{Binding Source={x:Static m:Locale.Supported}}"
-                      DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Name, x:DataType=m:Locale}"
-                      SelectedItem="{Binding Locale, Mode=TwoWay, Converter={x:Static c:StringConverters.ToLocale}}"/>
+            <Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+              <ComboBox Grid.Column="0"
+                        MinHeight="28"
+                        Padding="8,0"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                        ItemsSource="{Binding Source={x:Static m:Locale.Supported}}"
+                        DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Name, x:DataType=m:Locale}"
+                        SelectedItem="{Binding Locale, Mode=TwoWay, Converter={x:Static c:StringConverters.ToLocale}}"/>
+
+              <CheckBox Grid.Column="1"
+                        Height="32"
+                        Margin="8,0,0,0"
+                        Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.General.LocalizedDates}"
+                        IsChecked="{Binding DateTimeUseLocalizedCulture, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
+            </Grid>
 
             <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0"
                        Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.General.DateFormat}"
                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                        Margin="0,0,16,0"/>
-            <Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+            <Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto,Auto">
               <ComboBox Grid.Column="0"
                         MinHeight="28"
                         Padding="8,0"
@@ -81,7 +89,17 @@
                 </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
               </ComboBox>
 
-              <CheckBox Grid.Column="1"
+              <ComboBox Grid.Column="1"
+                        MinHeight="28"
+                        Margin="8,0,0,0"
+                        Padding="8,0"
+                        SelectedIndex="{Binding DayOfWeekStyle, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                <ComboBoxItem Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.None}"/>
+                <ComboBoxItem Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.Short}"/>
+                <ComboBoxItem Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.General.DayOfWeek.Full}"/>
+              </ComboBox>
+
+              <CheckBox Grid.Column="2"
                         Height="32"
                         Margin="8,0,0,0"
                         Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preferences.General.Use24Hours}"