diff --git a/public/templates/footer.tpl b/public/templates/footer.tpl
index 1036460e01..6d09ca3b16 100644
--- a/public/templates/footer.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/footer.tpl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 		});
 		socket.emit('api:user.active.get_record');
 		socket.on('api:user.active.get_record', function(data) {
-			active_record.innerHTML = "most users ever online was <strong>" + data + "</strong>";
+			active_record.innerHTML = "most users ever online was <strong>" + data.record + "</strong> on <strong>" + (new Date(parseInt(data.timestamp,10))).toUTCString() + "</strong>";
 		});
 		socket.emit('api:user.get', { fields: ['username', 'picture'] });
 		socket.on('api:user.get', function(data) {
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 08e9d3658a..59589271dc 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ var	config = require('../config.js'),
 
 	User.active = {
 		get_record : function() {
-			RDB.get('global:active_user_record', function(record) {
-				socket.emit('api:user.active.get_record', record);
+			RDB.mget(['global:active_user_record', 'global:active_user_record_date'], function(data) {
+				socket.emit('api:user.active.get_record', {record: data[0], timestamp: data[1]});
 			});
 		},
 
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ var	config = require('../config.js'),
 				RDB.get('global:active_user_record', function(record) {
 					if (total > record) {
 						RDB.set('global:active_user_record', total);
+						RDB.set('global:active_user_record_date', new Date().getTime());
 					}
 				});
 			}