diff --git a/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.cpp b/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.cpp
index 37af5b0e8..55522db77 100644
--- a/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vlayout/vtextmanager.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ QMap<QString, QString> PreparePlaceholders(const VAbstractPattern *doc)
 
     // Pattern tags
     QLocale locale(qApp->Settings()->GetLocale());
-    placeholders.insert(pl_date, locale.toString(QDate::currentDate()));
-    placeholders.insert(pl_time, locale.toString(QTime::currentTime()));
+
+    const QString date = locale.toString(QDate::currentDate(), doc->GetLabelDateFormat());
+    placeholders.insert(pl_date, date);
+
+    const QString time = locale.toString(QTime::currentTime(), doc->GetLabelTimeFormat());
+    placeholders.insert(pl_time, time);
+
     placeholders.insert(pl_patternName, doc->GetPatternName());
     placeholders.insert(pl_patternNumber, doc->GetPatternNumber());
     placeholders.insert(pl_author, doc->GetCompanyName());
diff --git a/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp b/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp
index b6ae04ceb..9c7ea8cee 100644
--- a/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vtools/dialogs/support/dialogeditlabel.cpp
@@ -466,8 +466,12 @@ void DialogEditLabel::InitPlaceholders()
 {
     // Pattern tags
     QLocale locale(qApp->Settings()->GetLocale());
-    m_placeholders.insert(pl_date, qMakePair(tr("Date"), locale.toString(QDate::currentDate())));
-    m_placeholders.insert(pl_time, qMakePair(tr("Time"), locale.toString(QTime::currentTime())));
+
+    const QString date = locale.toString(QDate::currentDate(), m_doc->GetLabelDateFormat());
+    m_placeholders.insert(pl_date, qMakePair(tr("Date"), date));
+
+    const QString time = locale.toString(QTime::currentTime(), m_doc->GetLabelTimeFormat());
+    m_placeholders.insert(pl_time, qMakePair(tr("Time"), time));
 
     m_placeholders.insert(pl_patternName, qMakePair(tr("Pattern name"), m_doc->GetPatternName()));
     m_placeholders.insert(pl_patternNumber, qMakePair(tr("Pattern number"), m_doc->GetPatternNumber()));