diff --git a/mayan/apps/checkouts/views.py b/mayan/apps/checkouts/views.py
index cdee4c9191..ff4e91b3e4 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/checkouts/views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/checkouts/views.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from documents.views import DocumentListView
 
 from acls.models import AccessControlList
 from common.generics import ConfirmView, SingleObjectCreateView
-from common.utils import encapsulate
+from common.utils import encapsulate, render_date_object
 from permissions import Permission
 
 from .exceptions import DocumentAlreadyCheckedOut, DocumentNotCheckedOut
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class CheckoutListView(DocumentListView):
     extra_context = {
         'title': _('Documents checked out'),
         'hide_links': True,
-        'extra_columns': [
+        'extra_columns': (
             {
                 'name': _('User'),
                 'attribute': encapsulate(
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class CheckoutListView(DocumentListView):
                     lambda document: document.checkout_info().expiration_datetime
                 )
             },
-        ],
+        ),
     }
 
 
@@ -132,10 +132,14 @@ def checkout_info(request, document_pk):
             )
         )
         paragraphs.append(
-            _('Check out time: %s') % checkout_info.checkout_datetime
+            _(
+                'Check out time: %s'
+            ) % render_date_object(checkout_info.checkout_datetime)
         )
         paragraphs.append(
-            _('Check out expiration: %s') % checkout_info.expiration_datetime
+            _(
+                'Check out expiration: %s'
+            ) % render_date_object(checkout_info.expiration_datetime)
         )
         paragraphs.append(
             _('New versions allowed: %s') % (_('Yes') if not checkout_info.block_new_version else _('No'))
diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/utils.py b/mayan/apps/common/utils.py
index 981d8b6227..16cee91d2d 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/utils.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import tempfile
 import types
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils import formats
 from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.http import urlquote as django_urlquote
 from django.utils.http import urlencode as django_urlencode
 
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ def pretty_size_10(size):
         ])
 
 
+def render_date_object(date_time_object):
+    return force_text(formats.localize(date_time_object, use_l10n=True))
+
+
 def return_attrib(obj, attrib, arguments=None):
     try:
         if isinstance(attrib, types.FunctionType):
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/views.py b/mayan/apps/documents/views.py
index bbd1c1f99b..c00fb622b9 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/views.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from common.generics import (
     SingleObjectEditView, SingleObjectListView
 )
 from common.mixins import MultipleInstanceActionMixin
-from common.utils import pretty_size
+from common.utils import pretty_size, render_date_object
 from converter.literals import (
     DEFAULT_PAGE_NUMBER, DEFAULT_ROTATION, DEFAULT_ZOOM_LEVEL
 )
@@ -268,10 +268,9 @@ def document_properties(request, document_id):
     document.add_as_recent_document_for_user(request.user)
 
     document_fields = [
-        {'label': _('Date added'), 'field': lambda x: x.date_added.date()},
         {
-            'label': _('Time added'),
-            'field': lambda x: unicode(x.date_added.time()).split('.')[0]
+            'label': _('Date added'),
+            'field': lambda document: render_date_object(document.date_added)
         },
         {'label': _('UUID'), 'field': 'uuid'},
     ]