diff --git a/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml b/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml
index 7a02d820..6541da69 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml
+++ b/src/gui/MainPane/Room.qml
@@ -60,22 +60,7 @@ HTile {
                 TitleRightInfoLabel {
                     tile: room
                     color: theme.mainPane.listView.room.lastEventDate
-                    text: {
-                        model.last_event_date < new Date(1) ?
-                        "" :
-
-                        // e.g. "03:24"
-                        utils.dateIsToday(model.last_event_date) ?
-                        utils.formatTime(model.last_event_date, false) :
-
-                        // e.g. "5 Dec"
-                        model.last_event_date.getFullYear() ===
-                        new Date().getFullYear() ?
-                        Qt.formatDate(model.last_event_date, "d MMM") :
-
-                        // e.g. "Jan 2020"
-                        Qt.formatDate(model.last_event_date, "MMM yyyy")
-                    }
+                    text: utils.smartFormatDate(model.last_event_date)
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/Utils.qml b/src/gui/Utils.qml
index a6335248..17dd07be 100644
--- a/src/gui/Utils.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Utils.qml
@@ -299,6 +299,25 @@ QtObject {
     }
 
 
+    function smartFormatDate(date) {
+        return (
+            date < new Date(1) ?
+            "" :
+
+            // e.g. "03:24"
+            dateIsToday(date) ?
+            formatTime(date, false) :
+
+            // e.g. "5 Dec"
+            date.getFullYear() === new Date().getFullYear() ?
+            Qt.formatDate(date, "d MMM") :
+
+            // e.g. "Jan 2020"
+            Qt.formatDate(date, "MMM yyyy")
+        )
+    }
+
+
     function formatDuration(milliseconds) {
         const totalSeconds = milliseconds / 1000