diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9298e1f5..2ae3fbae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ require("diffview").setup({
         single_file = {},
         multi_file = {},
       },
+      relative_date_cutoff_seconds = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 3, -- 3 months
     },
     win_config = {    -- See |diffview-config-win_config|
       position = "bottom",
diff --git a/doc/diffview.txt b/doc/diffview.txt
index 3a564c12..9c392b9f 100644
--- a/doc/diffview.txt
+++ b/doc/diffview.txt
@@ -667,6 +667,11 @@ log_options                                     *diffview-config-log_options*
             {multi_file} (`LogOptions`)
                 See |diffview.git.LogOptions|.
 
+            {relative_date_cutoff_seconds} (integer)
+                Dates newer than this number of seconds ago will be displayed
+                as relative (eg "2 hours ago"), while older ones will be
+                displayed as full ISO dates (Fri Aug 2, ...).
+
 default_args                                    *diffview-config-default_args*
         Type: `table<string, string[]>`, Default: `{}`
 
diff --git a/lua/diffview/config.lua b/lua/diffview/config.lua
index f1f6d0f1..4161962e 100644
--- a/lua/diffview/config.lua
+++ b/lua/diffview/config.lua
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ M.defaults = {
         single_file = {},
         multi_file = {},
       },
+      relative_date_cutoff_seconds = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 3 -- 3 months
     },
     win_config = {
       position = "bottom",
diff --git a/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua b/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua
index 24b13970..bea3f88b 100644
--- a/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua
+++ b/lua/diffview/scene/views/file_history/render.lua
@@ -155,8 +155,10 @@ local function render_entries(panel, parent, entries, updating)
 
     if entry.commit then
       -- 3 months
+      local relative_date_cutoff_seconds =
+        config.get_config().file_history_panel.log_options.relative_date_cutoff_seconds or (60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 3)
       local date = (
-        os.difftime(os.time(), entry.commit.time) > 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 3
+        os.difftime(os.time(), entry.commit.time) > relative_date_cutoff_seconds
           and entry.commit.iso_date
           or entry.commit.rel_date
       )