diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 39801e197..74e039659 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@ suggestions:
   Yann Davin
   John Hammond
   Arkady Grudzinsky
+  Bernhard B
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d70e965f4..9139776d0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@
    (thanks to Michelle Crane).
  + Fixed bug #713, which fixes typos in the holidays-UK.rc file (thanks to
    Alexei Romanoff).
+ + Fixed bug #720, so that when the 'info' report renders total active time,
+   it uses a lossless format (thanks to Bernhard B).
  + Fixed bug #723, which displayed a misleading message when the output was
    truncated to a page.
  + Fixed bug #732, which fixes misleading messages and documentation for
diff --git a/src/Duration.cpp b/src/Duration.cpp
index fdd37d0c0..f83e881da 100644
--- a/src/Duration.cpp
+++ b/src/Duration.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,22 @@ std::string Duration::formatCompact () const
   return std::string (formatted);
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+std::string Duration::formatPrecise () const
+{
+  char formatted[24];
+
+  int days    = mSecs / 86400;
+  int hours   = (mSecs % 86400) / 3600;
+  int minutes = (mSecs % 3600) / 60;
+  int seconds = mSecs % 60;
+
+  if (days > 0) sprintf (formatted, "%s%dd %d:%02d:%02d", (mNegative ? "-" : ""), days, hours, minutes, seconds);
+  else          sprintf (formatted, "%s%d:%02d:%02d", (mNegative ? "-" : ""), hours, minutes, seconds);
+
+  return std::string (formatted);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Duration::operator< (const Duration& other)
 {
diff --git a/src/Duration.h b/src/Duration.h
index f4e57b6a2..318ef9370 100644
--- a/src/Duration.h
+++ b/src/Duration.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
 
   std::string format () const;
   std::string formatCompact () const;
+  std::string formatPrecise () const;
 
   bool negative () const;
   static bool valid (const std::string&);
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp b/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
index 19660eb72..04ddbc42c 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
       {
         row = journal.addRow ();
         journal.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_INFO_TOTAL_ACTIVE);
-        journal.set (row, 1, Duration (total_time).format (),
+        journal.set (row, 1, Duration (total_time).formatPrecise (),
                      (context.color () ? Color ("bold") : Color ()));
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/duration.t.cpp b/test/duration.t.cpp
index 83f1dc244..8574fd956 100644
--- a/test/duration.t.cpp
+++ b/test/duration.t.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int convertDuration (const std::string& input)
 
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
-  UnitTest t (631);
+  UnitTest t (651);
 
   Duration d;
 
@@ -102,6 +102,28 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   d = Duration (365 * 86400),     t.is (d.formatCompact (), "1.0y", "365 days -> 1.0y");
   d = Duration (365 * 86400 + 1), t.is (d.formatCompact (), "1.0y", "365 days + 1 sec -> 1.0y");
 
+  // std::string formatPrecise ();
+  d = Duration (0),               t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:00:00",       "0 -> 0:00:00");
+  d = Duration (1),               t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:00:01",       "1 -> 0:00:01");
+  d = Duration (2),               t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:00:02",       "2 -> 0:00:02");
+  d = Duration (59),              t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:00:59",       "59 -> 0:00:59");
+  d = Duration (60),              t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:01:00",       "60 -> 0:01;00");
+  d = Duration (119),             t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:01:59",       "119 -> 0:01:59");
+  d = Duration (120),             t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:02:00",       "120 -> 0:02:00");
+  d = Duration (121),             t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:02:01",       "121 -> 0:02:01");
+  d = Duration (3599),            t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "0:59:59",       "3599 -> 0:59:59");
+  d = Duration (3600),            t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "1:00:00",       "3600 -> 1:00:00");
+  d = Duration (3601),            t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "1:00:01",       "3601 -> 1:00:01");
+  d = Duration (86399),           t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "23:59:59",      "86399 -> 23:59:59");
+  d = Duration (86400),           t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "1d 0:00:00",    "86400 -> 1d 0:00:00");
+  d = Duration (86401),           t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "1d 0:00:01",    "86401 -> 1d 0:00:01");
+  d = Duration (14 * 86400 - 1),  t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "13d 23:59:59",  "(14 * 86400) - 1 sec -> 13d 23:59:59");
+  d = Duration (14 * 86400),      t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "14d 0:00:00",   "(14 * 86400) -> 14d 0:00:00");
+  d = Duration (14 * 86400 + 1),  t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "14d 0:00:01",   "(14 * 86400) + 1 -> 14d 0:00:01");
+  d = Duration (365 * 86400 - 1), t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "364d 23:59:59", "365 days - 1 sec -> 364d 23:59:59");
+  d = Duration (365 * 86400),     t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "365d 0:00:00",  "365 days -> 365d 0:00:00");
+  d = Duration (365 * 86400 + 1), t.is (d.formatPrecise (), "365d 0:00:01",  "365 days + 1 sec -> 365d 0:00:01");
+
   // Iterate for a whole year.  Why?  Just to see where the boundaries are,
   // so that changes can be made with some reference point.
   d = Duration (  1*86400), t.is (d.formatCompact (), "1d", "1*86400 -> 1d");