diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 166f84b4..0c414c0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Fixed
 - Mixup between german and spanish translation for newsfeed.
+- Fixed close dates to be absolute, if no configured in the config.js - module Calendar
 
 ### Updated
 
diff --git a/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js b/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js
index 0780fb5c..7a4c2206 100755
--- a/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js
+++ b/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js
@@ -295,8 +295,12 @@ Module.register("calendar", {
 								// If event is within 6 hour, display 'in xxx' time format or moment.fromNow()
 								timeWrapper.innerHTML = this.capFirst(moment(event.startDate, "x").fromNow());
 							} else {
-								// Otherwise just say 'Today/Tomorrow at such-n-such time'
-								timeWrapper.innerHTML = this.capFirst(moment(event.startDate, "x").calendar());
+								if(this.config.timeFormat === "absolute") {
+									timeWrapper.innerHTML = this.capFirst(moment(event.startDate, "x").format(this.config.dateFormat));
+								} else {
+									// Otherwise just say 'Today/Tomorrow at such-n-such time'
+									timeWrapper.innerHTML = this.capFirst(moment(event.startDate, "x").calendar());
+								}
 							}
 						} else {
 							/* Check to see if the user displays absolute or relative dates with their events