diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/TimestampUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/TimestampUtils.java
index c94b42297..5b911fb13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/TimestampUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/TimestampUtils.java
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ public class TimestampUtils {
     public static String getRelativeTimeSpanString(Context context, long then, long now) {
         long span = now - then;
         boolean future = false;
-        if (span < 0) {
+        if (Math.abs(span) < SECOND_IN_MILLIS) {
+            return context.getString(R.string.status_created_at_now);
+        }
+        else if (span < 0) {
             future = true;
             span = -span;
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index 71ae7e183..e59d11f87 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@
     <string name="tips_push_notification_migration">Melde alle Konten neu an, um die Unterstützung für Push-Benachrichtigungen zu aktivieren.</string>
     <string name="account_date_joined">%1$s beigetreten</string>
     <string name="status_count_one_plus">1+</string>
+    <string name="status_created_at_now">Jetzt</string>
     <string name="error_loading_account_details">Fehler beim Laden der Kontodetails</string>
     <string name="action_edit_image">Bild bearbeiten</string>
     <string name="action_details">Details</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
index ddc4f9d93..6e93c99f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
     <string name="post_media_video">Video</string>
     <string name="state_follow_requested">Solicitud enviada</string>
     <!--These are for timestamps on statuses. For example: "16s" or "2d"-->
+    <string name="status_created_at_now">Ahora</string>
     <string name="abbreviated_in_years">en %dy</string>
     <string name="abbreviated_in_days">en %dd</string>
     <string name="abbreviated_in_hours">en %dh</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index dd79b2f70..e1efb2089 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
     <string name="post_media_video">動画</string>
     <string name="state_follow_requested">フォローリクエスト中</string>
     <!--These are for timestamps on statuses. For example: "16s" or "2d"-->
+    <string name="status_created_at_now">現在</string>
     <string name="abbreviated_in_years">%d年後</string>
     <string name="abbreviated_in_days">%d日後</string>
     <string name="abbreviated_in_hours">%d時間後</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fa55526de..2e82729c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
     <string name="post_media_audio">Audio</string>
     <string name="post_media_attachments">Attachments</string>
     <string name="status_count_one_plus">1+</string>
+    <string name="status_created_at_now">now</string>
 
     <string name="state_follow_requested">Follow requested</string>
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/TimestampUtilsTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/TimestampUtilsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ded3b219f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/TimestampUtilsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package com.keylesspalace.tusky.util
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import com.keylesspalace.tusky.R
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.kotlin.doReturn
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+
+private const val STATUS_CREATED_AT_NOW = "test"
+
+@Config(sdk = [28])
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class TimestampUtilsTest {
+    private val ctx: Context = mock {
+        on { getString(R.string.status_created_at_now) } doReturn STATUS_CREATED_AT_NOW
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun shouldShowNowForSmallTimeSpans() {
+        assertEquals(STATUS_CREATED_AT_NOW, TimestampUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(ctx, 0, 300))
+        assertEquals(STATUS_CREATED_AT_NOW, TimestampUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(ctx, 300, 0))
+        assertEquals(STATUS_CREATED_AT_NOW, TimestampUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(ctx, 501, 0))
+        assertEquals(STATUS_CREATED_AT_NOW, TimestampUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(ctx, 0, 999))
+    }
+}