diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 1cebc0c..74a52b9 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 IM_SHOW_CROP_AREA_ON = False     # True= Display motion detection rectangle area on saved images
 IM_BIGGER = 3.0                  # Default= 3.0 min=0.1 Resize saved speed image by specified multiplier value
 IM_SHOW_TEXT_ON = True           # True= Show Text on speed images   False= No Text on images
+IM_TEXT_FORMAT = "filename"      # filename= Show the filename (current behavior). date= Show the date on the image
+IM_TEXT_DATE_FORMAT = "%c"       # the date format to apply if IM_TEXT_FORMAT = "date" (https://strftime.org/)
 IM_SHOW_TEXT_BOTTOM_ON = True    # True= Show image text at bottom otherwise at top
 IM_FONT_SIZE_PX = 12             # Default= 12 Font text height in px for text on images
 IM_FONT_SCALE = 0.5              # Default= 0.5 Font scale factor that is multiplied by the font-specific base size.
diff --git a/speed-cam.py b/speed-cam.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3599665..6bb19af
--- a/speed-cam.py
+++ b/speed-cam.py
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@
     "IM_SHOW_CROP_AREA_ON": True,
     "IM_SHOW_SPEED_FILENAME_ON": False,
     "IM_SHOW_TEXT_ON": True,
+    "IM_TEXT_DATE_FORMAT": "%c",
+    "IM_TEXT_FORMAT": "filename",
     "IM_SHOW_TEXT_BOTTOM_ON": True,
     "IM_FONT_SIZE_PX": 12,
     "IM_FONT_THICKNESS": 2,
@@ -1561,10 +1563,19 @@ def speed_camera():
                                     speed_units,
                                     filename,
                                 )
+
+                                if IM_TEXT_FORMAT == "date":
+                                    image_text = "SPEED %.1f %s - %s" % (
+                                        ave_speed,
+                                        speed_units,
+                                        log_time.strftime(IM_TEXT_DATE_FORMAT),
+                                    )
+
                                 text_x = int(
                                     (image_width / 2)
                                     - (len(image_text) * IM_FONT_SIZE_PX / 3)
                                 )
+
                                 if text_x < 2:
                                     text_x = 2
                                 cv2.putText(