diff --git a/tsstats/__main__.py b/tsstats/__main__.py
index 7bbea3e..70b4c8b 100644
--- a/tsstats/__main__.py
+++ b/tsstats/__main__.py
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ def cli():
         '-otth', '--onlinetimethreshold',
         type=int, help='threshold for displaying onlinetime (in seconds)'
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-lsa', '--lastseenabsolute',
+        help='render last seen timestamp absolute (instead of relative)',
+        action='store_false', dest='lastseenrelative'
+    )
     options = parser.parse_args()
     if 'config' in options:
         configuration = config.load(options.config)
@@ -115,7 +120,11 @@ def main(configuration):
         template=configuration.get('General', 'template'),
         datetime_fmt=configuration.get('General', 'datetimeformat'),
         onlinetime_threshold=int(configuration.get(
-            'General', 'onlinetimethreshold'))
+            'General', 'onlinetimethreshold'
+        )),
+        lastseen_relative=configuration.getboolean(
+            'General', 'lastseenrelative'
+        )
     )
     logger.info('Finished after %s seconds', time() - start_time)
 
diff --git a/tsstats/config.py b/tsstats/config.py
index 8ed3a87..74f9478 100644
--- a/tsstats/config.py
+++ b/tsstats/config.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
         'onlinedc': True,
         'template': 'index.jinja2',
         'datetimeformat': '%x %X %Z',
-        'onlinetimethreshold': -1
+        'onlinetimethreshold': -1,
+        'lastseenrelative': True
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tsstats/template.py b/tsstats/template.py
index fd290a4..d28edb9 100644
--- a/tsstats/template.py
+++ b/tsstats/template.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def prepare_clients(clients, onlinetime_threshold=-1):
 
 def render_servers(servers, output, title='TeamspeakStats',
                    template='index.jinja2', datetime_fmt='%x %X %Z',
-                   onlinetime_threshold=-1):
+                   onlinetime_threshold=-1, lastseen_relative=True):
     '''
     Render `servers`
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def render_servers(servers, output, title='TeamspeakStats',
     :param template_path: path to template-file
     :param datetime_fmt: custom datetime-format
     :param onlinetime_threshold: threshold for clients onlinetime
+    :param lastseen_relative: render last seen timestamp relative
 
 
     :type servers: [tsstats.log.Server]
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ def render_servers(servers, output, title='TeamspeakStats',
     :type template_path: str
     :type datetime_fmt: str
     :type onlinetime_threshold: int
+    :type lastseen_relative: bool
     '''
     # preparse servers
     prepared_servers = [
@@ -98,7 +100,14 @@ def frmttime(timestamp):
         formatted = timestamp.strftime(datetime_fmt)
         logger.debug('Formatting timestamp %s -> %s', timestamp, formatted)
         return formatted
+
+    def lastseen(timestamp):
+        if lastseen_relative:
+            return timestamp.diff_for_humans()
+        else:
+            return frmttime(timestamp)
     template_env.filters['frmttime'] = frmttime
+    template_env.filters['lastseen'] = lastseen
     template = template_env.get_template(template)
     logger.debug('Rendering template %s', template)
     template.stream(title=title, servers=prepared_servers,
diff --git a/tsstats/templates/stats.jinja2 b/tsstats/templates/stats.jinja2
index cb1a470..8a34fcc 100644
--- a/tsstats/templates/stats.jinja2
+++ b/tsstats/templates/stats.jinja2
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     {% set id = [headline_id, client.nick|striptags]|join('.') %}
     <li id="{{ id }}" class="list-group-item{{ ' list-group-item-success' if client.connected else loop.cycle('" style="background-color: #eee;', '') }}">
       <span class="hint--right hint--medium--xs" data-hint="{{ client.nick_history|join(', ') }}"><a href="#{{ id }}">{{ client.nick }}{{ " (" + client.identifier + ")" if debug }}</a></span>
-      <span class="badge"><div{% if not client.connected and headline == 'Onlinetime' %} class="hint--left" data-hint="{{ client.last_seen|frmttime }}"{% endif %}>{{ value }}</div></span>
+      <span class="badge"><div{% if not client.connected and headline == 'Onlinetime' %} class="hint--left" data-hint="{{ client.last_seen|lastseen }}"{% endif %}>{{ value }}</div></span>
     </li>
     {% endfor %}
   </ul>