diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index a83069f..b1639dc 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ function comment_form($form, &$form_state, $comment) {
       $author = ($comment->name ? $comment->name : '');
     }
     $status = (user_access('skip comment approval') ? COMMENT_PUBLISHED : COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED);
-    $date = '';
+    $date = (!empty($comment->cid) && user_access('edit own comments') ? format_date($comment->created, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i O') : '');
   }
 
   // Add the author name field depending on the current user.