diff --git a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
index 94bb45ff9..db3958f62 100644
--- a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
@@ -475,15 +475,16 @@ Enables the extension system.  Defaults to on.
 .TP
 .B dateformat.holiday=YMD
 .TP
+.B dateformat.info=m/d/Y H:N:S
+.TP
 .B dateformat.annotation=m/d/Y
 .TP
 .B report.X.dateformat=m/d/Y
 This is a string of characters that define how taskwarrior formats date values.
 The precedence order for the configuration variable is report.X.dateformat then
-dateformat.report then dateformat.  While report.X.dateformat only formats the
-due date in reports, report.info.dateformat formats all the displayed dates of
-"task info". dateformat.report formats the date both in reports
-and "task info".  If both of these are not set then dateformat will be applied
+dateformat.report then dateformat for formating the due dates in reports.
+If both report.X.dateformat and dateformat.report are not set then dateformat
+will be applied
 to the date.  Entered dates as well as all other displayed dates in reports
 are formatted according to dateformat.
 
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index d3edd151e..28058dde2 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "# Dates\n"
   "dateformat=m/d/Y                               # Preferred input and display date format\n"
   "dateformat.holiday=YMD                         # Preferred input date format for holidays\n"
+  "dateformat.info=m/d/Y H:N:S                    # Preferred display date format for information\n"
   "dateformat.report=m/d/Y                        # Preferred display date format for reports\n"
   "dateformat.annotation=m/d/Y                    # Preferred display date format for annotations\n"
   "weekstart=Sunday                               # Sunday or Monday only\n"
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp b/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
index 6a970e0e1..c9e5f118c 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdInfo.cpp
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@ int CmdInfo::execute (std::string& output)
     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");
+  //   rc.dateformat.info
+  //   rc.dateformat
+  std::string dateformat = context.config.get ("dateformat.info");
   if (dateformat == "")
     dateformat = context.config.get ("dateformat");
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
index 095d5de29..6db2cbeda 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
     " dateformat"
     " dateformat.annotation"
     " dateformat.holiday"
+    " dateformat.info"
     " dateformat.report"
     " debug"
     " default.command"
diff --git a/test/bug.986.t b/test/bug.986.t
index b6e38bcd1..fd4b63eb9 100755
--- a/test/bug.986.t
+++ b/test/bug.986.t
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 6;
+use Test::More tests => 5;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
@@ -47,18 +47,14 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
 qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add test};
 qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc test start};
 
-# Test that report.info.dateformat has precedence over dateformat.report and
-# dateformat and that no other format is applied
-my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc test info rc.dateformat:m/d/Y rc.dateformat.report:m/d/Y rc.report.info.dateformat:__};
-like ($output, qr/__/ms, 'Date formatted according to report.info.dateformat');
+# Test that dateformat.info has precedence over dateformat and that no other
+# format is applied
+my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc test info rc.dateformat:m/d/Y rc.dateformat.info:__};
+like ($output, qr/__/ms, 'Date formatted according to dateformat.info');
 unlike ($output, qr/[0-9]*\/[0-9]*\/20[0-9]*/ms, 'No date is incorrectly formatted');
 
-# Similar for dateformat.report (no need to check that another format is applied again)
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc test info rc.dateformat:m/d/Y rc.dateformat.report:__ rc.report.info.dateformat:};
-like ($output, qr/__/ms, 'Date formatted according to dateformat.report');
-
 # Similar for dateformat
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc test info rc.dateformat:__ rc.dateformat.report: rc.report.info.dateformat:};
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc test info rc.dateformat:__ rc.dateformat.info:};
 like ($output, qr/__/ms, 'Date formatted according to dateformat');
 
 ### Cleanup.
diff --git a/test/dateformat.t b/test/dateformat.t
index 825a552cb..c6f65da12 100755
--- a/test/dateformat.t
+++ b/test/dateformat.t
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'date1.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "dateformat=YMD\n",
+            "dateformat.info=YMD\n",
             "dateformat.report=YMD\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'date1.rc', 'Created date1.rc');
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'date2.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "dateformat=m/d/y\n",
+            "dateformat.info=m/d/y\n",
             "dateformat.report=m/d/y\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'date2.rc', 'Created date2.rc');
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'date3.rc')
             "dateformat=m/d/y\n",
             "dateformat=m/d/y\n",
             "weekstart=Monday\n",
+            "dateformat.info=A D B Y (vV)\n",
             "dateformat.report=A D B Y (vV)\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'date3.rc', 'Created date3.rc');
diff --git a/test/dom.2.t b/test/dom.2.t
index f97fbb0e5..d9c6711cc 100755
--- a/test/dom.2.t
+++ b/test/dom.2.t
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'dom.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "dateformat=YMD\n",
-            "report.info.dateformat=YMD\n";
+            "dateformat.info=YMD\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'dom.rc', 'Created dom.rc');
 }