diff --git a/src/backend/network.cpp b/src/backend/network.cpp
index 3d59c370..61669713 100644
--- a/src/backend/network.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/network.cpp
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ namespace loot {
         return true;
     }
 
-    std::string GetMasterlistRevision(const Game& game) {
+    std::pair<string, string> GetMasterlistRevision(const Game& game) {
         if (!fs::exists(game.MasterlistPath().parent_path() / ".git")) {
-            return "Unknown: Git repository missing";
+            return pair<string, string>("Unknown: Git repository missing", "Unknown: Git repository missing");
         }
         else if (!fs::exists(game.MasterlistPath()))
-            return "N/A: No masterlist present";
+            return pair<string, string>("N/A: No masterlist present", "N/A: No masterlist present");
         else {
             /* Compares HEAD to the working dir.
                 1. Get an object for the masterlist in HEAD.
@@ -147,19 +147,36 @@ namespace loot {
 
             BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << "Comparing files.";
             if (are_files_equal(git_blob_rawcontent(git.blob), git_blob_rawsize(git.blob), mlist.data(), mlist.length())) {
-                char revision[10];
+
+                string revision, date;
                 //Need to get the HEAD object, because the individual file has a different SHA.
                 git_object_free(git.obj);
                 git.obj = NULL;  //Just to be safe.
-                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Getting HEAD object revision SHA.";
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Getting the Git object for the tree at HEAD.";
                 git.call(git_revparse_single(&git.obj, git.repo, "HEAD"));
-                git_oid_tostr(revision, 10, git_object_id(git.obj));
+
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Getting the Git object ID.";
+                const git_oid * oid = git_object_id(git.obj);
+
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Generating hex string for Git object ID.";
+                char sha1[10];
+                git_oid_tostr(sha1, 10, oid);
+                revision = sha1;
+
+                BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << "Getting date for Git object ID.";
+                git.call(git_commit_lookup(&git.commit, git.repo, oid));
+                git_time_t time = git_commit_time(git.commit);
+                boost::locale::date_time dateTime(time);
+                stringstream out;
+                out << boost::locale::as::ftime("%Y-%m-%d") << dateTime;
+                date = out.str();
+
                 git.free();
-                return string(revision);
+                return pair<string, string>(revision, date);
             }
             else {
                 git.free();
-                return "Unknown: Masterlist edited";
+                return pair<string, string>("Unknown: Masterlist edited", "Unknown: Masterlist edited");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/network.h b/src/backend/network.h
index 183f2a0a..7b0ecb24 100644
--- a/src/backend/network.h
+++ b/src/backend/network.h
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ namespace loot {
 
     std::pair<std::string, std::string> UpdateMasterlist(Game& game, std::list<Message>& parsingErrors, std::list<Plugin>& plugins, std::list<Message>& messages);
 
-    std::string GetMasterlistRevision(const Game& game);
+    std::pair<std::string, std::string> GetMasterlistRevision(const Game& game);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/main.cpp b/src/gui/main.cpp
index 5121ba54..d1c096eb 100644
--- a/src/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/main.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ struct masterlist_updater_parser {
                 _errors.push_back(loot::Message(loot::Message::error, (format(loc::translate("Masterlist update failed. Details: %1%")) % e.what()).str()));
                 //Try getting masterlist revision anyway.
                 try {
-                    _revision = GetMasterlistRevision(_game);
+                    pair<string, string> ret = GetMasterlistRevision(_game);
+                    _revision = ret.first;
+                    _date = ret.second;
                 }
                 catch (loot::error& e) {
                     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Masterlist revision check failed. Details: " << e.what();
@@ -131,7 +133,9 @@ struct masterlist_updater_parser {
         else {
             BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << "Getting masterlist revision";
             try {
-                _revision = GetMasterlistRevision(_game);
+                pair<string, string> ret = GetMasterlistRevision(_game);
+                _revision = ret.first;
+                _date = ret.second;
             }
             catch (loot::error& e) {
                 BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Masterlist revision check failed. Details: " << e.what();
@@ -165,6 +169,13 @@ struct masterlist_updater_parser {
             else
                 _revision = loc::translate("No masterlist");
         }
+
+        if (_date.empty()) {
+            if (fs::exists(_game.MasterlistPath()))
+                _date = loc::translate("Unknown");
+            else
+                _date = loc::translate("No masterlist");
+        }
     }
 
     bool _doUpdate;