diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Common/Views/Parts/Common.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Common/Views/Parts/Common.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
index b70adc28d..6c45a70b0 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Common/Views/Parts/Common.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Common/Views/Parts/Common.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 }
 <ul class="pageStatus">
     <li>@if (modifiedUtc.HasValue) {
-        @T("Last modified: {0}", Html.DateTimeRelative(modifiedUtc.Value, T))}&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
+        @T("Last modified: {0}", Display.DateTimeRelative(dateTime: modifiedUtc.Value))}&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
     </li>
     <li>@T("By {0}", owner.UserName)</li>
     </ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.Summary.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.Summary.cshtml
index 6ce233351..e4551fc72 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.Summary.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.Summary.cshtml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     DateTime? versionPublishedUtc = publishLaterPart.As<CommonPart>() == null ? null : publishLaterPart.As<CommonPart>().VersionPublishedUtc;
 }
 @if (publishLaterPart.IsPublished() && versionPublishedUtc.HasValue) {
-    @T("Published: {0}", Html.DateTimeRelative(versionPublishedUtc.Value, T)) @T(" | ")
+    @T("Published: {0}", Display.DateTimeRelative(versionPublishedUtc.Value)) @T(" | ")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
index a707dfdfc..b2d406ee2 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     @if ((((DateTime?)Model.ScheduledPublishUtc).HasValue && ((DateTime?)Model.ScheduledPublishUtc).Value > DateTime.UtcNow) || (publishLaterPart.IsPublished() && versionPublishedUtc.HasValue)) {
         <li>
         @if (publishLaterPart.IsPublished() && versionPublishedUtc.HasValue) {
-            @T("Published: {0}", Html.DateTimeRelative(versionPublishedUtc.Value, T))
+            @T("Published: {0}", Display.DateTimeRelative(versionPublishedUtc.Value))
         }
         else {
             <img class="icon" src="@Href("~/Core/PublishLater/Content/Admin/images/scheduled.gif")" alt="@T("Scheduled")" title="@T("The page is scheduled for publishing")" /><text>  @T("Scheduled") </text>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.cshtml
index be7e5bebd..5bbd6d2cf 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/PublishLater/Views/Parts/PublishLater.Metadata.cshtml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     DateTime? versionPublishedUtc = publishLaterPart.As<CommonPart>() == null ? null : publishLaterPart.As<CommonPart>().VersionPublishedUtc;
 }
 @if (publishLaterPart.IsPublished() && versionPublishedUtc.HasValue) {
-    @T("Published: {0}", Html.DateTimeRelative(versionPublishedUtc.Value, T))
+    @T("Published: {0}", Display.DateTimeRelative(dateTime: versionPublishedUtc.Value))
 }
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Views/ListOfComments.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Views/ListOfComments.cshtml
index 17bff6a75..a4691c950 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Views/ListOfComments.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Comments/Views/ListOfComments.cshtml
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 
 <ul class="comments">
 @foreach (var comment in Model) {
-	<li>
-		<article class="comment">
-			<header>
-				<h4>
-					<span class="who">@Html.LinkOrDefault(comment.Record.UserName, comment.Record.SiteName, new { rel = "nofollow" })
-					</span>
-					<span class="when">said <time datetime="@comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault()">@Html.Link(Html.DateTimeRelative(comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault(), T).ToString(), "#")</time>
-					</span>
-				</h4>
-			</header>
-			<p class="text">@comment.Record.CommentText</p>
-		</article>
-	</li>
+    <li>
+        <article class="comment">
+            <header>
+                <h4>
+                    <span class="who">@Html.LinkOrDefault(comment.Record.UserName, comment.Record.SiteName, new { rel = "nofollow" })
+                    </span>
+                    <span class="when">said <time datetime="@comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault()">@Html.Link(Display.DateTimeRelative(dateTime: comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault()).ToString(), "#")</time>
+                    </span>
+                </h4>
+            </header>
+            <p class="text">@comment.Record.CommentText</p>
+        </article>
+    </li>
 } 
 </ul>
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Indexing/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Indexing/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml
index 89c56cb3f..640fab31b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Indexing/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Indexing/Views/Admin/Index.cshtml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 <p>@T("The search index contains the following fields: {0}.", string.Join(T(", ").Text, Model.IndexEntry.Fields))</p>
             } 
 
-            <p>@T("The search index was last updated {0}.", Html.DateTimeRelative(Model.IndexEntry.LastUpdateUtc.Value, T))</p>
+            <p>@T("The search index was last updated {0}.", Display.DateTimeRelative(dateTime: Model.IndexEntry.LastUpdateUtc.Value))</p>
         } 
         <p>@T("Update the search index now: ")<button type="submit" title="@T("Update the search index.")" class="primaryAction">@T("Update")</button></p>
         @Html.AntiForgeryTokenOrchard() 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/ListOfComments.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/ListOfComments.ascx
index ed920dfd1..7678b33a2 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/ListOfComments.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Corporate/Views/ListOfComments.ascx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ foreach (var comment in Model) { %>
             <p><%: comment.Record.CommentText %></p>
         </div>
         <div class="commentauthor">
-            <span class="who"><%: Html.LinkOrDefault(Html.Encode(comment.Record.UserName), Html.Encode(comment.Record.SiteName), new { rel = "nofollow" })%></span>&nbsp;<span>said <%: Html.Link(Html.DateTimeRelative(comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault(), T).Text, "#")%></span>
+            <span class="who"><%: Html.LinkOrDefault(Html.Encode(comment.Record.UserName), Html.Encode(comment.Record.SiteName), new { rel = "nofollow" })%></span>&nbsp;<span>said <%: Html.Link(Display.DateTimeRelative(dateTime: comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault()).Text, "#")%></span>
         </div>       
     </li><%
 } %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/ListOfComments.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/ListOfComments.ascx
index cfc433e7c..218ffd95d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/ListOfComments.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/Green/Views/ListOfComments.ascx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ foreach (var comment in Model) { %>
             <p><%: comment.Record.CommentText %></p>
         </div>
         <div class="commentauthor">
-            <span class="who"><%: Html.LinkOrDefault(comment.Record.UserName, comment.Record.SiteName, new { rel = "nofollow" })%></span>&nbsp;<span>said <%: Html.Link(Html.DateTimeRelative(comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault(), T).Text, "#")%></span>
+            <span class="who"><%: Html.LinkOrDefault(comment.Record.UserName, comment.Record.SiteName, new { rel = "nofollow" })%></span>&nbsp;<span>said <%: Html.Link(Display.DateTimeRelative(dateTime: comment.Record.CommentDateUtc.GetValueOrDefault()).Text, "#")%></span>
         </div>       
     </li><%
 } %>
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
index 3cb858bed..3a571f6a3 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -206,27 +206,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.Html {
 
         #region Format Date/Time
 
-        public static LocalizedString DateTimeRelative(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, DateTime? value, LocalizedString defaultIfNull, Localizer T) {
-            return value.HasValue ? htmlHelper.DateTimeRelative(value.Value, T) : defaultIfNull;
-        }
-
-        public static LocalizedString DateTimeRelative(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, DateTime value, Localizer T) {
-            var time = htmlHelper.Resolve<IClock>().UtcNow - value;
-
-            if (time.TotalDays > 7)
-                return htmlHelper.DateTime(value, T("'on' MMM d yyyy 'at' h:mm tt"));
-            if (time.TotalHours > 24)
-                return T.Plural("1 day ago", "{0} days ago", time.Days);
-            if (time.TotalMinutes > 60)
-                return T.Plural("1 hour ago", "{0} hours ago", time.Hours);
-            if (time.TotalSeconds > 60)
-                return T.Plural("1 minute ago", "{0} minutes ago", time.Minutes);
-            if (time.TotalSeconds > 10)
-                return T.Plural("1 second ago", "{0} seconds ago", time.Seconds); //aware that the singular won't be used
-
-            return T("a moment ago");
-        }
-
         public static LocalizedString DateTime(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, DateTime? value, LocalizedString defaultIfNull) {
             return value.HasValue ? htmlHelper.DateTime(value.Value) : defaultIfNull;
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Shapes.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Shapes.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe6ee1def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Shapes.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using Orchard.DisplayManagement;
+using Orchard.Localization;
+using Orchard.Mvc.Html;
+using Orchard.Services;
+
+namespace Orchard.Mvc {
+    public class Shapes {
+        private readonly IClock _clock;
+
+        public Shapes(IClock clock) {
+            _clock = clock;
+            T = NullLocalizer.Instance;
+        }
+
+        public Localizer T { get; set; }
+
+        [Shape]
+        public LocalizedString DateTimeRelative(HtmlHelper Html, DateTime? dateTime, LocalizedString defaultIfNull) {
+            return dateTime.HasValue ? DateTimeRelative(Html, dateTime.Value) : defaultIfNull;
+        }
+
+        [Shape]
+        public LocalizedString DateTimeRelative(HtmlHelper Html, DateTime dateTime) {
+            var time = _clock.UtcNow - dateTime;
+
+            if (time.TotalDays > 7)
+                return Html.DateTime(dateTime, T("'on' MMM d yyyy 'at' h:mm tt"));
+            if (time.TotalHours > 24)
+                return T.Plural("1 day ago", "{0} days ago", time.Days);
+            if (time.TotalMinutes > 60)
+                return T.Plural("1 hour ago", "{0} hours ago", time.Hours);
+            if (time.TotalSeconds > 60)
+                return T.Plural("1 minute ago", "{0} minutes ago", time.Minutes);
+            if (time.TotalSeconds > 10)
+                return T.Plural("1 second ago", "{0} seconds ago", time.Seconds); //aware that the singular won't be used
+
+            return T("a moment ago");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
index c533a8e82..761b08653 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Environment\Extensions\Loaders\RawThemeExtensionLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\DefaultLocalizedStringManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\ILocalizedStringManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Mvc\Shapes.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\IOrchardViewPage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\Spooling\HtmlStringWriter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Scripting\IScriptingManager.cs" />