diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/timerender.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/timerender.js
index 81f8f1ea04..d1ecbf9122 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/timerender.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/timerender.js
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ var timerender = require('js/timerender.js');
 
     // timestamp with hour > 12
     var timestamp = 1555091573000; // 4/12/2019 5:52:53 PM (UTC+0)
-    var expected = 'Apr 12, 05:52 PM';
+    var expected = 'Apr 12, 2019 05:52 PM';
     var actual = timerender.absolute_time(timestamp);
     assert.equal(expected, actual);
 
     // timestamp with hour < 12
     timestamp = 1495091573000; // 5/18/2017 7:12:53 AM (UTC+0)
-    expected = 'May 18, 07:12 AM';
+    expected = 'May 18, 2017 07:12 AM';
     actual = timerender.absolute_time(timestamp);
     assert.equal(expected, actual);
 }());
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ var timerender = require('js/timerender.js');
 
     // timestamp with hour > 12
     var timestamp = 1555091573000; // 4/12/2019 17:52:53 (UTC+0)
-    var expected = 'Apr 12, 17:52';
+    var expected = 'Apr 12, 2019 17:52';
     var actual = timerender.absolute_time(timestamp);
     assert.equal(expected, actual);
 
     // timestamp with hour < 12
     timestamp = 1495091573000; // 5/18/2017 7:12:53 AM (UTC+0)
-    expected = 'May 18, 07:12';
+    expected = 'May 18, 2017 07:12';
     actual = timerender.absolute_time(timestamp);
     assert.equal(expected, actual);
 }());
diff --git a/static/js/timerender.js b/static/js/timerender.js
index 06245061f7..adb4f86d30 100644
--- a/static/js/timerender.js
+++ b/static/js/timerender.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ exports.absolute_time = (function () {
         var date = new Date(timestamp);
         var H_24 = page_params.twenty_four_hour_time;
 
-        return MONTHS[date.getMonth()] + " " + date.getDate() + ", " + fmt_time(date, H_24);
+        return MONTHS[date.getMonth()] + " " + date.getDate() + ", " + date.getFullYear() + " " + fmt_time(date, H_24);
     };
 }());