diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-date-format.c b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-date-format.c
index 27fabba750..f5c4696650 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-date-format.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-date-format.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ gnc_date_format_init (GNCDateFormat *gdf)
     priv->sample_label = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "sample_label"));
 
     /* Set initial format to gnucash default */
-    gnc_date_format_set_format(gdf, qof_date_format_get());
+    gnc_date_format_set_format(gdf, QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET);
 
     /* pull in the dialog and table widgets and play the reconnect game */
     dialog = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "GNC Date Format"));
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gtkbuilder/gnc-date-format.glade b/src/gnome-utils/gtkbuilder/gnc-date-format.glade
index 6e7469d083..6c2dbb47d5 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gtkbuilder/gnc-date-format.glade
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gtkbuilder/gnc-date-format.glade
@@ -305,14 +305,17 @@
         <col id="0" translatable="yes">ISO (2001-12-31)</col>
       </row>
       <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">UTC</col>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Locale</col>
       </row>
       <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Locale</col>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">UTC - Coordinated Universal Time</col>
       </row>
       <row>
         <col id="0" translatable="yes">Custom</col>
       </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">No Fancy Date Format</col>
+      </row>
     </data>
   </object>
 </interface>
diff --git a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c
index 5f4133c6b1..d23d197aae 100644
--- a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c
+++ b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ gnc_date_dateformat_to_string(QofDateFormat format)
         return "locale";
     case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_CUSTOM:
         return "custom";
+    case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET:
+        return "unset";
     default:
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -481,6 +483,8 @@ gnc_date_string_to_dateformat(const char* fmt_str, QofDateFormat *format)
         *format = QOF_DATE_FORMAT_LOCALE;
     else if (!strcmp(fmt_str, "custom"))
         *format = QOF_DATE_FORMAT_CUSTOM;
+    else if (!strcmp(fmt_str, "unset"))
+        *format = QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET;
     else
         return TRUE;
 
@@ -769,6 +773,8 @@ const gchar *qof_date_format_get_string(QofDateFormat df)
         return "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ";
     case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_ISO:
         return "%Y-%m-%d";
+    case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET: // use global
+        return qof_date_format_get_string (dateFormat);
     case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_LOCALE:
     default:
         break;
@@ -798,6 +804,8 @@ const gchar *qof_date_text_format_get_string(QofDateFormat df)
         return "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ";
     case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_ISO:
         return "%Y-%b-%d";
+    case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET: // use global
+        return qof_date_text_format_get_string (dateFormat);
     case QOF_DATE_FORMAT_LOCALE:
     default:
         break;
diff --git a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.h b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.h
index 51fa35366b..acdbe65efd 100644
--- a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.h
+++ b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-date.h
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ typedef enum
     QOF_DATE_FORMAT_ISO,      /**< ISO: yyyy-mm-dd */
     QOF_DATE_FORMAT_LOCALE,   /**< Take from locale information */
     QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UTC,      /**< UTC: 2004-12-12T23:39:11Z */
-    QOF_DATE_FORMAT_CUSTOM    /**< Used by the check printing code */
+    QOF_DATE_FORMAT_CUSTOM,   /**< Used by the check printing code */
+    QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET     /**< No Fancy Date Format, use Global */
 } QofDateFormat;
 
 #define DATE_FORMAT_FIRST QOF_DATE_FORMAT_US
diff --git a/src/libqof/qof/test/test-gnc-date.c b/src/libqof/qof/test/test-gnc-date.c
index fa3625d9cc..6aefd3f8d0 100644
--- a/src/libqof/qof/test/test-gnc-date.c
+++ b/src/libqof/qof/test/test-gnc-date.c
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ test_gnc_date_dateformat_to_string (void)
     g_assert_cmpstr (gnc_date_dateformat_to_string (QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UTC), ==, "utc");
     g_assert_cmpstr (gnc_date_dateformat_to_string (QOF_DATE_FORMAT_LOCALE), ==, "locale");
     g_assert_cmpstr (gnc_date_dateformat_to_string (QOF_DATE_FORMAT_CUSTOM), ==, "custom");
+    g_assert_cmpstr (gnc_date_dateformat_to_string (QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET), ==, "unset");
 
 }
 /* gnc_date_string_to_dateformat
@@ -387,6 +388,8 @@ test_gnc_date_string_to_dateformat (void)
     g_assert_cmpint (fmt, ==, QOF_DATE_FORMAT_LOCALE);
     g_assert (!gnc_date_string_to_dateformat ("custom", &fmt));
     g_assert_cmpint (fmt, ==, QOF_DATE_FORMAT_CUSTOM);
+    g_assert (!gnc_date_string_to_dateformat ("unset", &fmt));
+    g_assert_cmpint (fmt, ==, QOF_DATE_FORMAT_UNSET);
     fmt = 123;
     g_assert (gnc_date_string_to_dateformat ("", &fmt));
     g_assert_cmpint (fmt, ==, 123);