diff --git a/library/config.php b/library/config.php
index 795bae67e..0134a228d 100644
--- a/library/config.php
+++ b/library/config.php
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ $bb_cfg['allow_change'] = [
     'dateformat' => true,
 ];
 
+$bb_cfg['show_board_start_date'] = true;
+
 $bb_cfg['trash_forum_id'] = 0; // (int) 7
 
 $bb_cfg['first_logon_redirect_url'] = 'index.php';
diff --git a/library/includes/page_header.php b/library/includes/page_header.php
index d1f753462..dd666694a 100644
--- a/library/includes/page_header.php
+++ b/library/includes/page_header.php
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
     'CURRENT_TIME' => sprintf($lang['CURRENT_TIME'], bb_date(TIMENOW, $bb_cfg['last_visit_date_format'], false)),
     'S_TIMEZONE' => preg_replace('/\(.*?\)/', '', sprintf($lang['ALL_TIMES'], $lang['TZ'][str_replace(',', '.', (float)$bb_cfg['board_timezone'])])),
     'BOARD_TIMEZONE' => $bb_cfg['board_timezone'],
+    'BOARD_START' => $bb_cfg['show_board_start_date'] ? ($lang['BOARD_STARTED'] . ':&nbsp;' . '<b>' . bb_date($bb_cfg['board_startdate']) . '</b>') : '',
 
     'PM_INFO' => $pm_info,
     'PRIVMSG_IMG' => $icon_pm,
diff --git a/styles/templates/default/index.tpl b/styles/templates/default/index.tpl
index 6f98afefb..9d6617e38 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/index.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/index.tpl
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@
 				<p>{TOTAL_GENDER}</p>
 				<p>{NEWEST_USER}</p>
 
+                <!-- IF $bb_cfg['show_board_start_date'] -->
+                <p style="margin-top: 4px;">{BOARD_START}</p>
+                <!-- ENDIF -->
+
 				<!-- IF $bb_cfg['tor_stats'] -->
 				<div class="hr1" style="margin: 5px 0 4px;"></div>
 				<p>{TORRENTS_STAT}</p>