diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
index 5ac5f7acec..c190efeff4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError, NoPathToItem
 from xmodule.tabs import CourseTabList
 from xmodule.x_module import STUDENT_VIEW
 
+from ..context_processor import user_timezone_locale_prefs
 from ..entrance_exams import user_can_skip_entrance_exam
 from ..module_render import get_module, get_module_by_usage_id, get_module_for_descriptor
 
@@ -1050,6 +1051,12 @@ def dates(request, course_id):
                                                 include_access=True, include_past_dates=True)
     enrollment = get_enrollment(request.user.username, course_id)
     learner_is_verified = False
+
+    # User locale settings
+    user_timezone_locale = user_timezone_locale_prefs(request)
+    user_timezone = user_timezone_locale['user_timezone']
+    user_language = user_timezone_locale['user_language']
+
     if enrollment:
         learner_is_verified = enrollment.get('mode') == 'verified'
 
@@ -1058,6 +1065,8 @@ def dates(request, course_id):
         'course_date_blocks': [block for block in course_date_blocks if block.title != 'current_datetime'],
         'verified_upgrade_link': verified_upgrade_deadline_link(request.user, course=course),
         'learner_is_verified': learner_is_verified,
+        'user_timezone': user_timezone,
+        'user_language': user_language,
     }
 
     return render_to_response('courseware/dates.html', context)
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/dates.html b/lms/templates/courseware/dates.html
index 15f5f35146..2d0394fff5 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/dates.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/dates.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <%inherit file="/main.html" />
 <%namespace name='static' file='/static_content.html'/>
 <%!
+
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.date_summary import CourseAssignmentDate, VerificationDeadlineDate, VerifiedUpgradeDeadlineDate
 from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
                                 <div class="timeline-date-content">
                                         % if block.date:
                                             <div class="timeline-date">
-                                                ${block.date.strftime(block.date_format)}
+                                                <div class="course-date localized_datetime" aria-hidden="true" data-format="shortDate" data-datetime="${block.date}" data-language="${user_language}" data-timezone="${user_timezone}"></div>
                                             </div>
                                             % if active:
                                                 <div class="pill due">${_('Due Today')}</div>
@@ -71,3 +72,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
         </div>
     </div>
 </main>
+
+<%static:require_module_async module_name="js/dateutil_factory" class_name="DateUtilFactory">
+    DateUtilFactory.transform(iterationKey=".localized_datetime");
+</%static:require_module_async>