diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index 82dd0d8a9..4559fc695 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include "savegamedialog.hpp"
 
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+
 #include <MyGUI_ComboBox.h>
 #include <MyGUI_ImageBox.h>
 #include <MyGUI_ListBox.h>
@@ -309,6 +312,21 @@ namespace MWGui
             onSlotSelected(mSaveList, MyGUI::ITEM_NONE);
     }
 
+    std::string formatTimeplayed(const long int timePlayed)
+    {
+        int days = timePlayed / 60 / 60 / 24;
+        int hours = (timePlayed / 60 / 60) % 24;
+        int minutes = (timePlayed / 60) % 60;
+        int seconds = timePlayed % 60;
+
+        std::stringstream stream;
+        stream << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << days << ":";
+        stream << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << hours << ":";
+        stream << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << minutes << ":";
+        stream << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << seconds;
+        return stream.str();
+    }
+
     void SaveGameDialog::onSlotSelected(MyGUI::ListBox *sender, size_t pos)
     {
         mOkButton->setEnabled(pos != MyGUI::ITEM_NONE || mSaving);
@@ -349,7 +367,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             text << buffer << "\n";
         text << "#{sLevel} " << mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mPlayerLevel << "\n";
         text << "#{sCell=" << mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mPlayerCell << "}\n";
-        // text << "Time played: " << slot->mProfile.mTimePlayed << "\n";
 
         int hour = int(mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mInGameTime.mGameHour);
         bool pm = hour >= 12;
@@ -359,7 +376,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         text
             << mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mInGameTime.mDay << " "
             << MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getMonthName(mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mInGameTime.mMonth)
-            <<  " " << hour << " " << (pm ? "#{sSaveMenuHelp05}" : "#{sSaveMenuHelp04}");
+            <<  " " << hour << " " << (pm ? "#{sSaveMenuHelp05}" : "#{sSaveMenuHelp04}")<< "\n";
+
+        text << "Time played: " << formatTimeplayed((int)floor(mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mTimePlayed));
 
         mInfoText->setCaptionWithReplacing(text.str());