diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index fa77f4648..67cd1e6ad 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -135,4 +135,5 @@ suggestions:
   Victor Roetman
   Andy Spiegl
   Ethan Schoonover
+  Louis-Claude Canon
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 72a35fdf6..7aeb3d21f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Bugs
  + Fixed bug #968, a typo in the 'edit' command text (thanks to Victor Roetman).
  + Fixed bug #973, including 'urgency' in the 'export' output (thanks to Andy
    Spiegl).
+ + Fixed bug #986, so that the 'info' report uses the correct date format
+   (thanks to Louis-Claude Canon).
  + Fixed grammar in feedback string (thanks to Uli Martens).
  + Addressed valgrind complaints (thanks to Bryce Harrington).
  + Removed default configuration value for the obsolete 'annotations' setting.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp b/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
index 8cd4de064..52d0d269d 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
   if (context.config.getBoolean ("journal.info"))
     undo = context.tdb2.undo.get_lines ();
 
+  // Determine the output date format, which uses a hierarchy of definitions.
+  //   rc.report.<report>.dateformat
+  //   rc.dateformat.report
+  //   rc.dateformat.
+  std::string dateformat = context.config.get ("report.info.dateformat");
+  if (dateformat == "")
+    dateformat = context.config.get ("dateformat.report");
+  if (dateformat == "")
+    dateformat = context.config.get ("dateformat");
+
+  std::string dateformatanno = context.config.get ("dateformat.annotation");
+  if (dateformatanno == "")
+    dateformatanno = dateformat;
+
   // Render each task.
   std::stringstream out;
   std::vector <Task>::iterator task;
@@ -114,7 +128,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     for (ann = annotations.begin (); ann != annotations.end (); ++ann)
       description += "\n"
                    + std::string (indent, ' ')
-                   + Date (ann->first.substr (11)).toString (context.config.get ("dateformat"))
+                   + Date (ann->first.substr (11)).toString (dateformatanno)
                    + " "
                    + ann->second;
 
@@ -190,14 +204,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     {
       row = view.addRow ();
       view.set (row, 0, STRING_CMD_INFO_RECUR_UNTIL);
-
-      Date dt (task->get ("until"));
-      std::string format = context.config.get ("reportdateformat");
-      if (format == "")
-        format = context.config.get ("dateformat");
-
-      std::string until = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat"));
-      view.set (row, 1, until);
+      view.set (row, 1, Date (task->get_date ("until")).toString (dateformat));
     }
 
     // mask
@@ -226,13 +233,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     {
       row = view.addRow ();
       view.set (row, 0, STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_DUE);
-
-      std::string format = context.config.get ("reportdateformat");
-      if (format == "")
-        format = context.config.get ("dateformat");
-
-      Date dt (task->get_date ("due"));
-      view.set (row, 1, dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat")));
+      view.set (row, 1, Date (task->get_date ("due")).toString (dateformat));
     }
 
     // wait
@@ -240,8 +241,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     {
       row = view.addRow ();
       view.set (row, 0, STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_WAITING);
-      Date dt (task->get_date ("wait"));
-      view.set (row, 1, dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat")));
+      view.set (row, 1, Date (task->get_date ("wait")).toString (dateformat));
     }
 
     // start
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     {
       row = view.addRow ();
       view.set (row, 0, STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_START);
-      Date dt (task->get_date ("start"));
-      view.set (row, 1, dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat")));
+      view.set (row, 1, Date (task->get_date ("start")).toString (dateformat));
     }
 
     // end
@@ -258,8 +257,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     {
       row = view.addRow ();
       view.set (row, 0, STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_END);
-      Date dt (task->get_date ("end"));
-      view.set (row, 1, dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat")));
+      view.set (row, 1, Date (task->get_date ("end")).toString (dateformat));
     }
 
     // tags ...
@@ -285,7 +283,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     row = view.addRow ();
     view.set (row, 0, STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_ENTERED);
     Date dt (task->get_date ("entry"));
-    std::string entry = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat"));
+    std::string entry = dt.toString (dateformat);
 
     std::string age;
     std::string created = task->get ("entry");
@@ -339,19 +337,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
             view.set (row, 0, col->label ());
 
             if (type == "date")
-            {
-              // Determine the output date format, which uses a hierarchy of definitions.
-              //   rc.report.<report>.dateformat
-              //   rc.dateformat.report
-              //   rc.dateformat.
-              std::string format = context.config.get ("report.info.dateformat");
-              if (format == "")
-                format = context.config.get ("dateformat.report");
-              if (format == "")
-                format = context.config.get ("dateformat");
-
-              value = Date (value).toString (format);
-            }
+              value = Date (value).toString (dateformat);
             else if (type == "duration")
               value = Duration (value).formatCompact ();
 
@@ -402,7 +388,7 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
             int row = journal.addRow ();
 
             Date timestamp (strtol (when.substr (5).c_str (), NULL, 10));
-            journal.set (row, 0, timestamp.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat")));
+            journal.set (row, 0, timestamp.toString (dateformat));
 
             Task before (previous.substr (4));
             Task after (current.substr (4));
diff --git a/test/dom.2.t b/test/dom.2.t
index 950d6ce1c..f97fbb0e5 100755
--- a/test/dom.2.t
+++ b/test/dom.2.t
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ use Test::More tests => 4;
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'dom.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
-            "dateformat=YMD\n";
+            "dateformat=YMD\n",
+            "report.info.dateformat=YMD\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'dom.rc', 'Created dom.rc');
 }