diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java
index 9c1aae219..3b30e7d27 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/AbstractChartFragment.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
@@ -381,10 +382,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractChartFragment<D extends ChartsData> extends Abstra
     }
 
     private void updateDateInfo(final Date from, final Date to) {
+        int dateFlags = DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY;
         if (from.equals(to)) {
-            getChartsHost().setDateInfo(DateTimeUtils.formatDate(from));
+            getChartsHost().setDateInfo(DateTimeUtils.formatDate(from, dateFlags));
         } else {
-            getChartsHost().setDateInfo(DateTimeUtils.formatDateRange(from, to));
+            getChartsHost().setDateInfo(DateTimeUtils.formatDateRange(from, to, dateFlags));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/ActivityListingChartFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/ActivityListingChartFragment.java
index 8e1845d98..411d7f359 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/ActivityListingChartFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/charts/ActivityListingChartFragment.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class ActivityListingChartFragment extends AbstractActivityChartFragment<
         }
 
         Date activityDate = new Date(tsDateTo * 1000L);
-        stepsDateView.setText(DateTimeUtils.formatDate(activityDate));
+        stepsDateView.setText(DateTimeUtils.formatDate(activityDate, DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY));
 
         if (GBApplication.getPrefs().getBoolean("charts_show_ongoing_activity", true)) {
             if (mcd.getOngoingSession() != null && DateUtils.isToday(activityDate.getTime())) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DateTimeUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DateTimeUtils.java
index ef9a69a54..387bbec41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DateTimeUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/DateTimeUtils.java
@@ -86,15 +86,11 @@ public class DateTimeUtils {
     }
 
     public static String formatDate(Date date) {
-        return DateUtils.formatDateTime(GBApplication.getContext(), date.getTime(), DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE);
-//        long dateMillis = date.getTime();
-//        if (isToday(dateMillis)) {
-//            return "Today";
-//        }
-//        if (isYesterday(dateMillis)) {
-//            return "Yesterday";
-//        }
-//        DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date);
+        return DateUtils.formatDateTime(GBApplication.getContext(), date.getTime(), DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE|DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL);
+    }
+
+    public static String formatDate(Date date, int extraFlags) {
+        return DateUtils.formatDateTime(GBApplication.getContext(), date.getTime(), DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE|DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL|extraFlags);
     }
 
     public static String formatDurationHoursMinutes(long duration, TimeUnit unit) {
@@ -108,7 +104,11 @@ public class DateTimeUtils {
     }
 
     public static String formatDateRange(Date from, Date to) {
-        return DateUtils.formatDateRange(GBApplication.getContext(), from.getTime(), to.getTime(), DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE);
+        return DateUtils.formatDateRange(GBApplication.getContext(), from.getTime(), to.getTime(), DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE|DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL);
+    }
+
+    public static String formatDateRange(Date from, Date to, int extraFlags) {
+        return DateUtils.formatDateRange(GBApplication.getContext(), from.getTime(), to.getTime(), DateUtils.FORMAT_SHOW_DATE|DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL|extraFlags);
     }
 
     public static Date shiftByDays(Date date, int offset) {