diff --git a/src/ui/uas/QGCMessageView.cc b/src/ui/uas/QGCMessageView.cc
index 2bf8963d3c899b5d3d8287a28708ef5764258e69..5e234c609ddb8c5d9ab3fec928a0a6edf5ab8ee4 100644
--- a/src/ui/uas/QGCMessageView.cc
+++ b/src/ui/uas/QGCMessageView.cc
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ void QGCMessageView::handleTextMessage(int uasid, int compId, int severity, QStr
         break;
     }
 
-    // Finally append the properly-styled text.
-    msgWidget->appendHtml(QString("<p style=\"%1\">[%2:%3] %4 - %5</p>").arg(style).arg(uasName).arg(compId).arg(severityText).arg(text));
+    // Finally append the properly-styled text with a timestamp.
+    QString dateString = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::SystemLocaleShortDate);
+    msgWidget->appendHtml(QString("<p style=\"%1\">[%2][%3:%4] %5 - %6</p>").arg(style).arg(dateString).arg(uasName).arg(compId).arg(severityText).arg(text));
     qDebug() << msgWidget->document()->toHtml();
 
     // Ensure text area scrolls correctly