diff --git a/qml/main.qml b/qml/main.qml
index abff149..0c6862f 100644
--- a/qml/main.qml
+++ b/qml/main.qml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Item {
     property bool darkMode: FishUI.Theme.darkMode
     property color textColor: rootItem.darkMode ? "#FFFFFF" : "#000000";
 
+    property var timeFormat: StatusBar.twentyFourTime ? "HH:mm" : "h:mm ap"
+
     Rectangle {
         id: background
         anchors.fill: parent
@@ -453,7 +455,7 @@ Item {
                         running: true
                         triggeredOnStart: true
                         onTriggered: {
-                            timeLabel.text = new Date().toLocaleTimeString(Qt.locale(), Locale.ShortFormat)
+                            timeLabel.text = new Date().toLocaleTimeString(Qt.locale(), rootItem.timeFormat)
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/com.cutefish.Statusbar.xml b/src/com.cutefish.Statusbar.xml
index 110542e..b1e0b86 100644
--- a/src/com.cutefish.Statusbar.xml
+++ b/src/com.cutefish.Statusbar.xml
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
     <method name="setBatteryPercentage">
         <arg name="batteryPercentage" type="b" direction="in"/>
     </method>
+    <method name="setTwentyFourTime">
+        <arg name="t" type="b" direction="in"/>
+    </method>
   </interface>
 </node>
diff --git a/src/statusbar.cpp b/src/statusbar.cpp
index b9edd9b..dbec2bd 100644
--- a/src/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QSettings>
 #include <QScreen>
 
 #include <NETWM>
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ StatusBar::StatusBar(QQuickView *parent)
     : QQuickView(parent)
     , m_acticity(new Activity)
 {
+    QSettings settings("cutefish", "locale");
+    m_twentyFourTime = settings.value("twentyFour", false).toBool();
+
     setFlags(Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowDoesNotAcceptFocus);
     setColor(Qt::transparent);
 
@@ -73,11 +77,24 @@ QRect StatusBar::screenRect()
     return m_screenRect;
 }
 
+bool StatusBar::twentyFourTime()
+{
+    return m_twentyFourTime;
+}
+
 void StatusBar::setBatteryPercentage(bool enabled)
 {
     Battery::self()->setShowPercentage(enabled);
 }
 
+void StatusBar::setTwentyFourTime(bool t)
+{
+    if (m_twentyFourTime != t) {
+        m_twentyFourTime = t;
+        emit twentyFourTimeChanged();
+    }
+}
+
 void StatusBar::updateGeometry()
 {
     const QRect rect = screen()->geometry();
diff --git a/src/statusbar.h b/src/statusbar.h
index 153ace9..df6e854 100644
--- a/src/statusbar.h
+++ b/src/statusbar.h
@@ -27,13 +27,16 @@ class StatusBar : public QQuickView
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QRect screenRect READ screenRect NOTIFY screenRectChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool twentyFourTime READ twentyFourTime NOTIFY twentyFourTimeChanged)
 
 public:
     explicit StatusBar(QQuickView *parent = nullptr);
 
     QRect screenRect();
+    bool twentyFourTime();
 
     void setBatteryPercentage(bool enabled);
+    void setTwentyFourTime(bool t);
 
     void updateGeometry();
     void updateViewStruts();
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 signals:
     void screenRectChanged();
     void launchPadChanged();
+    void twentyFourTimeChanged();
 
 private slots:
     void initState();
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
     QRect m_screenRect;
     Activity *m_acticity;
+    bool m_twentyFourTime;
 };
 
 #endif // STATUSBAR_H