diff --git a/tailbone/util.py b/tailbone/util.py
index 862104e9..61fd37c8 100644
--- a/tailbone/util.py
+++ b/tailbone/util.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def pretty_datetime(config, value):
                     c=humanize.naturaltime(time_ago))
 
 
-def raw_datetime(config, value):
+def raw_datetime(config, value, verbose=False):
     """
     Formats a datetime as a "raw" human-readable string, with a tooltip
     showing the more human-friendly "time since" equivalent.
@@ -113,9 +113,18 @@ def raw_datetime(config, value):
     else:
         kwargs['c'] = six.text_type(value)
 
-    # Avoid humanize error when calculating huge time diff.
+    # avoid humanize error when calculating huge time diff
+    time_diff = None
     if abs(time_ago.days) < 100000:
-        kwargs['title'] = humanize.naturaltime(time_ago)
+        time_diff = humanize.naturaltime(time_ago)
+
+        # by "verbose" we mean the result text to look like "YYYY-MM-DD (X days ago)"
+        if verbose:
+            kwargs['c'] = "{} ({})".format(kwargs['c'], time_diff)
+
+        # vs. if *not* verbose, text is "YYYY-MM-DD" but we add "X days ago" as title
+        else:
+            kwargs['title'] = time_diff
 
     return HTML.tag('span', **kwargs)