diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
index 2b9abde9b17..e0516efad52 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('unboundDate', function(property, options) {
     var date = new Date(val);
     return new Handlebars.SafeString(Discourse.Formatter.autoUpdatingRelativeAge(date, {format: 'medium', title: true, leaveAgo: leaveAgo}));
   }
+});
 
+Ember.Handlebars.registerBoundHelper('date', function(dt) {
+  return new Handlebars.SafeString(Discourse.Formatter.autoUpdatingRelativeAge(new Date(dt), {format: 'medium', title: true }));
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars
index f18eb1d9410..7cc6818c731 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.js.handlebars
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
                 <dt>{{i18n user.website}}</dt><dd><a {{bindAttr href="website"}} target="_blank">{{websiteName}}</a></dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if created_at}}
-                <dt>{{i18n user.created}}</dt><dd>{{unboundDate created_at}}</dd>
+                <dt>{{i18n user.created}}</dt><dd>{{date created_at}}</dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if last_posted_at}}
-                <dt>{{i18n user.last_posted}}</dt><dd>{{unboundDate last_posted_at}}</dd>
+                <dt>{{i18n user.last_posted}}</dt><dd>{{date last_posted_at}}</dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if last_seen_at}}
-                <dt>{{i18n user.last_seen}}</dt><dd>{{unboundDate last_seen_at}}</dd>
+                <dt>{{i18n user.last_seen}}</dt><dd>{{date last_seen_at}}</dd>
               {{/if}}
               {{#if invited_by}}
                 <dt>{{i18n user.invited_by}}</dt><dd>{{#link-to 'userActivity' invited_by}}{{invited_by.username}}{{/link-to}}</dd>