diff --git a/libexec/talkd/announce.c b/libexec/talkd/announce.c
index dccd8d887b32..aec851f1c3e3 100644
--- a/libexec/talkd/announce.c
+++ b/libexec/talkd/announce.c
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ print_mesg(tty, tf, request, remote_machine)
 	max_size = max(max_size, sizes[i]);
 	i++;
 	(void)snprintf(line_buf[i], N_CHARS,
-		"Message from Talk_Daemon@%s at %d:%02d ...",
-		hostname, localclock->tm_hour , localclock->tm_min );
+		"Message from Talk_Daemon@%s at %d:%02d on %d/%.2d/%.2d ...",
+		hostname, localclock->tm_hour , localclock->tm_min,
+		localclock->tm_year + 1900, localclock->tm_mon,
+		localclock->tm_mday);
 	sizes[i] = strlen(line_buf[i]);
 	max_size = max(max_size, sizes[i]);
 	i++;