diff --git a/layouts/_default/archives.html b/layouts/_default/archives.html
index ce0c153b..e2e6993a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/archives.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/archives.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           {{- .Title | markdownify }}
         </h3>
         <div class="archive-meta">
-          <time>{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
+          <time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
           {{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
           {{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
           {{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index ebe7b0d4..a92fe71d 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   </section>
   {{- end }}
   <footer class="entry-footer">
-    <time>{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
+    <time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
     {{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
     {{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
     {{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index ef5d6f3e..ec8038e9 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </h1>
     {{- if .Params.hideMeta }}{{ else }}
     <div class="post-meta">
-      <time>{{ .Date.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
+      <time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
       {{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime -}}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
       {{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
       {{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}