diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js
index 56331cb29..690f9ae5a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js
@@ -9,41 +9,12 @@ import Motion from 'mastodon/features/ui/util/optional_motion';
 import spring from 'react-motion/lib/spring';
 import escapeTextContentForBrowser from 'escape-html';
 import emojify from 'mastodon/features/emoji/emoji';
+import RelativeTimestamp from './relative_timestamp';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  moments: { id: 'time_remaining.moments', defaultMessage: 'Moments remaining' },
-  seconds: { id: 'time_remaining.seconds', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# second} other {# seconds}} left' },
-  minutes: { id: 'time_remaining.minutes', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# minute} other {# minutes}} left' },
-  hours: { id: 'time_remaining.hours', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# hour} other {# hours}} left' },
-  days: { id: 'time_remaining.days', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# day} other {# days}} left' },
   closed: { id: 'poll.closed', defaultMessage: 'Closed' },
 });
 
-const SECOND = 1000;
-const MINUTE = 1000 * 60;
-const HOUR   = 1000 * 60 * 60;
-const DAY    = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
-
-const timeRemainingString = (intl, date, now) => {
-  const delta = date.getTime() - now;
-
-  let relativeTime;
-
-  if (delta < 10 * SECOND) {
-    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.moments);
-  } else if (delta < MINUTE) {
-    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.seconds, { number: Math.floor(delta / SECOND) });
-  } else if (delta < HOUR) {
-    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.minutes, { number: Math.floor(delta / MINUTE) });
-  } else if (delta < DAY) {
-    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.hours, { number: Math.floor(delta / HOUR) });
-  } else {
-    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.days, { number: Math.floor(delta / DAY) });
-  }
-
-  return relativeTime;
-};
-
 const makeEmojiMap = record => record.get('emojis').reduce((obj, emoji) => {
   obj[`:${emoji.get('shortcode')}:`] = emoji.toJS();
   return obj;
@@ -146,7 +117,7 @@ class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const timeRemaining = poll.get('expired') ? intl.formatMessage(messages.closed) : timeRemainingString(intl, new Date(poll.get('expires_at')), intl.now());
+    const timeRemaining = poll.get('expired') ? intl.formatMessage(messages.closed) : <RelativeTimestamp timestamp={poll.get('expires_at')} futureDate />;
     const showResults   = poll.get('voted') || poll.get('expired');
     const disabled      = this.props.disabled || Object.entries(this.state.selected).every(item => !item);
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/relative_timestamp.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/relative_timestamp.js
index 57d99dd19..aa4b73cfe 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/relative_timestamp.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/relative_timestamp.js
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   minutes: { id: 'relative_time.minutes', defaultMessage: '{number}m' },
   hours: { id: 'relative_time.hours', defaultMessage: '{number}h' },
   days: { id: 'relative_time.days', defaultMessage: '{number}d' },
+  moments_remaining: { id: 'time_remaining.moments', defaultMessage: 'Moments remaining' },
+  seconds_remaining: { id: 'time_remaining.seconds', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# second} other {# seconds}} left' },
+  minutes_remaining: { id: 'time_remaining.minutes', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# minute} other {# minutes}} left' },
+  hours_remaining: { id: 'time_remaining.hours', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# hour} other {# hours}} left' },
+  days_remaining: { id: 'time_remaining.days', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# day} other {# days}} left' },
 });
 
 const dateFormatOptions = {
@@ -86,6 +91,26 @@ export const timeAgoString = (intl, date, now, year) => {
   return relativeTime;
 };
 
+const timeRemainingString = (intl, date, now) => {
+  const delta = date.getTime() - now;
+
+  let relativeTime;
+
+  if (delta < 10 * SECOND) {
+    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.moments_remaining);
+  } else if (delta < MINUTE) {
+    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.seconds_remaining, { number: Math.floor(delta / SECOND) });
+  } else if (delta < HOUR) {
+    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.minutes_remaining, { number: Math.floor(delta / MINUTE) });
+  } else if (delta < DAY) {
+    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.hours_remaining, { number: Math.floor(delta / HOUR) });
+  } else {
+    relativeTime = intl.formatMessage(messages.days_remaining, { number: Math.floor(delta / DAY) });
+  }
+
+  return relativeTime;
+};
+
 export default @injectIntl
 class RelativeTimestamp extends React.Component {
 
@@ -93,6 +118,7 @@ class RelativeTimestamp extends React.Component {
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     timestamp: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     year: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    futureDate: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   state = {
@@ -145,10 +171,10 @@ class RelativeTimestamp extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { timestamp, intl, year } = this.props;
+    const { timestamp, intl, year, futureDate } = this.props;
 
     const date         = new Date(timestamp);
-    const relativeTime = timeAgoString(intl, date, this.state.now, year);
+    const relativeTime = futureDate ? timeRemainingString(intl, date, this.state.now) : timeAgoString(intl, date, this.state.now, year);
 
     return (
       <time dateTime={timestamp} title={intl.formatDate(date, dateFormatOptions)}>