diff --git a/layouts/partials/article-meta.html b/layouts/partials/article-meta.html
index ea87e653..ed0eca75 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/article-meta.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/article-meta.html
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 
   {{/* Gather partials for this context */}}
   {{ if .Params.showDate | default (.Site.Params.article.showDate | default true) }}
-    {{ $meta.Add "partials" (slice (partial "meta/date.html" .)) }}
+    {{ $meta.Add "partials" (slice (partial "meta/date.html" .Date)) }}
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ if .Params.showDateUpdated | default (.Site.Params.article.showDateUpdated | default false) }}
+    {{ $meta.Add "partials" (slice (partial "meta/date-updated.html" .Lastmod)) }}
   {{ end }}
 
   {{ if and (.Params.showWordCount | default (.Site.Params.article.showWordCount | default false)) (ne .WordCount 0) }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/meta/date-updated.html b/layouts/partials/meta/date-updated.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..367486f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/meta/date-updated.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{{- i18n "article.updated" -}}: 
+{{ partial "meta/date.html" . }}
+{{- /* Trim EOF */ -}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/meta/date.html b/layouts/partials/meta/date.html
index 92c2675b..c6687972 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/meta/date.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/meta/date.html
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-<time datetime="{{ .Date }}">
-  {{- .Date.Format (.Site.Params.article.dateFormat | default "2 January 2006") -}}
+<time datetime="{{ . }}">
+  {{- . | time.Format (site.Params.article.dateFormat | default "2 January 2006") -}}
 </time>
-{{ if .Params.showDateUpdated | default (.Site.Params.article.showDateUpdated | default false) }}
-  &nbsp;(Updated:&nbsp;
-  <time datetime="{{ .Lastmod }}">
-    {{- .Lastmod.Format (.Site.Params.article.dateFormat | default "2 January 2006") -}}
-  </time>
-  )
-{{ end }}
 {{- /* Trim EOF */ -}}