diff --git a/resources/lib/stillwatching.py b/resources/lib/stillwatching.py
index a51d1def..0212f65b 100644
--- a/resources/lib/stillwatching.py
+++ b/resources/lib/stillwatching.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from platform import machine
 from xbmcgui import WindowXMLDialog
 from statichelper import from_unicode
-from utils import localize_time
+from utils import localize_date, localize_time
 
 ACTION_PLAYER_STOP = 13
 ACTION_NAV_BACK = 92
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def set_info(self):
             self.setProperty('season', str(self.item.get('season', '')))
             self.setProperty('episode', str(self.item.get('episode', '')))
             self.setProperty('seasonepisode', episode_info)
-            self.setProperty('year', str(self.item.get('firstaired', '')))
+            self.setProperty('year', localize_date(self.item.get('firstaired', '')))
             self.setProperty('rating', rating)
             self.setProperty('playcount', str(self.item.get('playcount', 0)))
             self.setProperty('runtime', str(self.item.get('runtime', '')))
diff --git a/resources/lib/upnext.py b/resources/lib/upnext.py
index a95b837a..9815cad4 100644
--- a/resources/lib/upnext.py
+++ b/resources/lib/upnext.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from xbmc import Player
 from xbmcgui import WindowXMLDialog
 from statichelper import from_unicode
-from utils import get_setting_bool, localize, localize_time
+from utils import get_setting_bool, localize, localize_date, localize_time
 
 ACTION_PLAYER_STOP = 13
 ACTION_NAV_BACK = 92
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def set_info(self):
             self.setProperty('season', str(self.item.get('season', '')))
             self.setProperty('episode', str(self.item.get('episode', '')))
             self.setProperty('seasonepisode', episode_info)
-            self.setProperty('year', str(self.item.get('firstaired', '')))
+            self.setProperty('year', localize_date(self.item.get('firstaired', '')))
             self.setProperty('rating', rating)
             self.setProperty('playcount', str(self.item.get('playcount', 0)))
             self.setProperty('runtime', str(self.item.get('runtime', '')))
diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index 5f6bfdae..15204c0f 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 import sys
 import json
+from datetime import date
+from re import split as re_split
 from xbmc import executeJSONRPC, getInfoLabel, getRegion, log as xlog, LOGDEBUG, LOGINFO
 from xbmcaddon import Addon
 from xbmcgui import Window
@@ -202,6 +204,23 @@ def localize(string_id):
     return ADDON.getLocalizedString(string_id)
 
 
+def localize_date(date_string):
+    """Localize date format"""
+    date_format = getRegion('dateshort')
+
+    try:
+        # A number of assumptions are made here about date_string
+        # format to avoid having to import dateutil or similar
+        date_object = date(*(
+            int(part)
+            for part in re_split(r'[\W]', date_string)[:3]
+        ))
+    except ValueError:
+        return date_string
+
+    return date_object.strftime(date_format)
+
+
 def localize_time(time):
     """Localize time format"""
     time_format = getRegion('time')