diff --git a/settings/js/admin.js b/settings/js/admin.js
index face18beef..34bc246604 100644
--- a/settings/js/admin.js
+++ b/settings/js/admin.js
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 		} );
 	});
 
+	$('#backgroundjobs span.crondate').tipsy({fade: true, gravity: 's', live: true});
+
 	$('#backgroundjobs input').change(function(){
 		if($(this).attr('checked')){
 			var mode = $(this).val();
diff --git a/settings/templates/admin.php b/settings/templates/admin.php
index a82d5ee854..b7ea77a993 100644
--- a/settings/templates/admin.php
+++ b/settings/templates/admin.php
@@ -236,14 +236,19 @@ if ($_['suggestedOverwriteCliUrl']) {
 	<?php if ($_['cron_log']): ?>
 	<p class="cronlog inlineblock">
 		<?php if ($_['lastcron'] !== false):
-			$human_time = OC_Util::formatDate($_['lastcron']);
+			$relative_time = relative_modified_date($_['lastcron']);
+			$absolute_time = OC_Util::formatDate($_['lastcron']);
 			if (time() - $_['lastcron'] <= 3600): ?>
 				<span class="cronstatus success"></span>
-				<?php p($l->t("Last cron was executed at %s.", array($human_time)));
-			else: ?>
+				<span class="crondate" original-title="<?php p($absolute_time);?>">
+					<?php p($l->t("Last cron job execution: %s.", array($relative_time)));?>
+				</span>
+			<?php else: ?>
 				<span class="cronstatus error"></span>
-				<?php p($l->t("Last cron was executed at %s. This is more than an hour ago, something seems wrong.", array($human_time)));
-			endif;
+				<span class="crondate" original-title="<?php p($absolute_time);?>">
+					<?php p($l->t("Last cron job execution: %s. Something seems wrong.", array($relative_time)));?>
+				</span>
+			<?php endif;
 		else: ?>
 			<span class="cronstatus error"></span>
 			<?php p($l->t("Cron was not executed yet!"));