diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
index de81d93424..00616a8b7e 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemPane.js
@@ -118,9 +118,16 @@ ScholarItemPane = new function()
 			for(var i = 0; i<fieldNames.length; i++)
 			{
 				var editable = (!_itemBeingEdited.isPrimaryField(fieldNames[i]) || _itemBeingEdited.isEditableField(fieldNames[i]));
-			
-				var valueElement = createValueElement(_itemBeingEdited.getField(fieldNames[i]), editable ? fieldNames[i] : null);
-			
+				
+				var val = _itemBeingEdited.getField(fieldNames[i]);
+				
+				// Convert dates from UTC
+				if (fieldNames[i]=='dateAdded' || fieldNames[i]=='dateModified'){
+					val = Scholar.Date.sqlToDate(val, true).toLocaleString();
+				}
+				
+				var valueElement = createValueElement(val, editable ? fieldNames[i] : null);
+				
 				var label = document.createElement("label");
 				label.setAttribute("value",Scholar.getString("itemFields."+fieldNames[i])+":");
 				label.setAttribute("onclick","this.nextSibling.blur();");
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
index e7ca0ec569..b901b7822f 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/scholar.js
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ Scholar.Date = new function(){
 	*
 	* Can also accept just the date part (e.g. '2006-06-13')
 	**/
-	function sqlToDate(sqldate){
+	function sqlToDate(sqldate, isUTC){
 		try {
 			var datetime = sqldate.split(' ');
 			var dateparts = datetime[0].split('-');
@@ -606,6 +606,12 @@ Scholar.Date = new function(){
 			else {
 				timeparts = [false, false, false];
 			}
+			
+			if (isUTC){
+				return new Date(Date.UTC(dateparts[0], dateparts[1]-1, dateparts[2],
+					timeparts[0], timeparts[1], timeparts[2]));
+			}
+			
 			return new Date(dateparts[0], dateparts[1]-1, dateparts[2],
 				timeparts[0], timeparts[1], timeparts[2]);
 		}