diff --git a/chat/global.d.ts b/chat/global.d.ts
index 189c388360..e448caa9d8 100644
--- a/chat/global.d.ts
+++ b/chat/global.d.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ declare interface ChatSpeakResponse {
   text_censored: string;
   text_html: string;
   time: number;
-  timestamp: string;
 }
 
 declare interface EmojiModSelection {
diff --git a/chat/package.json b/chat/package.json
index fb7fed922f..2071eaf195 100644
--- a/chat/package.json
+++ b/chat/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/humanize-duration": "^3.27.1",
     "@types/lodash.debounce": "^4.0.7",
     "@types/lozad": "^1.16.1",
     "@types/react": "^18.0.20",
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
     "classnames": "^2.3.2",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.2",
     "esbuild": "^0.15.7",
+    "humanize-duration": "^3.27.3",
     "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
     "lozad": "^1.16.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/chat/src/App.tsx b/chat/src/App.tsx
index ab72f99a30..63e13cba31 100644
--- a/chat/src/App.tsx
+++ b/chat/src/App.tsx
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ function AppInner() {
   const initiallyScrolledDown = useRef(false);
   const { messages, quote } = useChat();
 
-  console.log({ quote });
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (messages.length > 0) {
       if (initiallyScrolledDown.current) {
diff --git a/chat/src/features/chat/ChatMessage.tsx b/chat/src/features/chat/ChatMessage.tsx
index 935e38638d..d930a6a1f2 100644
--- a/chat/src/features/chat/ChatMessage.tsx
+++ b/chat/src/features/chat/ChatMessage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import cx from "classnames";
 import key from "weak-key";
+import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
 import { Username } from "./Username";
 import { useChat, useRootContext } from "../../hooks";
 import "./ChatMessage.css";
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ interface ChatMessageProps extends ChatSpeakResponse {
   showUser?: boolean;
 }
 
+const TIMESTAMP_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 20000;
+
 export function ChatMessage({
   avatar,
   showUser = true,
@@ -19,7 +22,6 @@ export function ChatMessage({
   text_html,
   text_censored,
   time,
-  timestamp,
 }: ChatMessageProps) {
   const message = {
     avatar,
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ export function ChatMessage({
     text_html,
     text_censored,
     time,
-    timestamp,
   };
   const {
     username: loggedInUsername,
@@ -57,6 +58,18 @@ export function ChatMessage({
       setConfirmedDelete(true);
     }
   }, [text, confirmedDelete]);
+  const [timestamp, setTimestamp] = useState(formatTimeAgo(time));
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const updatingTimestamp = setInterval(
+      () => setTimestamp(formatTimeAgo(time)),
+      TIMESTAMP_UPDATE_INTERVAL
+    );
+
+    return () => {
+      clearInterval(updatingTimestamp);
+    };
+  }, []);
 
   return (
     <div className={"ChatMessage"} style={style}>
@@ -117,3 +130,13 @@ export function ChatMessageList() {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function formatTimeAgo(time: number) {
+  const now = new Date().getTime();
+
+  return `${humanizeDuration(time * 1000 - now, {
+    round: true,
+    units: ["h", "m", "s"],
+    largest: 2,
+  })} ago`;
+}
diff --git a/chat/yarn.lock b/chat/yarn.lock
index fa774b4bac..2555ae9355 100644
--- a/chat/yarn.lock
+++ b/chat/yarn.lock
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.0.tgz#96116f2a912e0c02817345b3c10751069920d553"
   integrity sha512-+9jVqKhRSpsc591z5vX+X5Yyw+he/HCB4iQ/RYxw35CEPaY1gnsNE43nf9n9AaYjAQrTiI/mOwKUKdUs9vf7Xg==
 
+"@types/humanize-duration@^3.27.1":
+  version "3.27.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/humanize-duration/-/humanize-duration-3.27.1.tgz#f14740d1f585a0a8e3f46359b62fda8b0eaa31e7"
+  integrity sha512-K3e+NZlpCKd6Bd/EIdqjFJRFHbrq5TzPPLwREk5Iv/YoIjQrs6ljdAUCo+Lb2xFlGNOjGSE0dqsVD19cZL137w==
+
 "@types/lodash.debounce@^4.0.7":
   version "4.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash.debounce/-/lodash.debounce-4.0.7.tgz#0285879defb7cdb156ae633cecd62d5680eded9f"
@@ -362,6 +367,11 @@ hoist-non-react-statics@^3.3.2:
   dependencies:
     react-is "^16.7.0"
 
+humanize-duration@^3.27.3:
+  version "3.27.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/humanize-duration/-/humanize-duration-3.27.3.tgz#db654e72ebf5ccfe232c7f56bc58aa3a6fe4df88"
+  integrity sha512-iimHkHPfIAQ8zCDQLgn08pRqSVioyWvnGfaQ8gond2wf7Jq2jJ+24ykmnRyiz3fIldcn4oUuQXpjqKLhSVR7lw==
+
 inflight@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz#49bd6331d7d02d0c09bc910a1075ba8165b56df9"