diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c
index 951bd31f..8035cebf 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events-numeric.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h>
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/core/fe-channels.h>
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-server.h>
+#include <irssi/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h>
 
 static void print_event_received(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
 				 const char *nick, int target_param);
@@ -138,38 +139,6 @@ static void event_end_of_who(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 	g_free(params);
 }
 
-/* Get time elapsed since an event */
-static char *time_ago(time_t seconds)
-{
-	static char ret[128];
-	long unsigned years, weeks, days, hours, minutes;
-
-	seconds = time(NULL) - seconds;
-
-	years = seconds / (86400 * 365);
-	seconds %= (86400 * 365);
-	weeks = seconds / 604800;
-	days = (seconds / 86400) % 7;
-	hours = (seconds / 3600) % 24;
-	minutes = (seconds / 60) % 60;
-	seconds %= 60;
-
-	if (years)
-		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%luy %luw %lud", years, weeks, days);
-	else if (weeks)
-		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%luw %lud %luh", weeks, days, hours);
-	else if (days)
-		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%lud %luh %lum", days, hours, minutes);
-	else if (hours)
-		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%luh %lum", hours, minutes);
-	else if (minutes)
-		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%lum %lus", minutes, (long unsigned) seconds);
-	else
-		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%lus", (long unsigned) seconds);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static void event_ban_list(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)
 {
 	IRC_CHANNEL_REC *chanrec;
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c
index 93ff3603..39752984 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c
@@ -73,6 +73,38 @@ const char *fe_channel_skip_prefix(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target)
 	return target;
 }
 
+/* Get time elapsed since an event */
+char *time_ago(time_t seconds)
+{
+	static char ret[128];
+	long unsigned years, weeks, days, hours, minutes;
+
+	seconds = time(NULL) - seconds;
+
+	years = seconds / (86400 * 365);
+	seconds %= (86400 * 365);
+	weeks = seconds / 604800;
+	days = (seconds / 86400) % 7;
+	hours = (seconds / 3600) % 24;
+	minutes = (seconds / 60) % 60;
+	seconds %= 60;
+
+	if (years)
+		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%luy %luw %lud", years, weeks, days);
+	else if (weeks)
+		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%luw %lud %luh", weeks, days, hours);
+	else if (days)
+		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%lud %luh %lum", days, hours, minutes);
+	else if (hours)
+		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%luh %lum", hours, minutes);
+	else if (minutes)
+		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%lum %lus", minutes, (long unsigned) seconds);
+	else
+		snprintf(ret, sizeof(ret), "%lus", (long unsigned) seconds);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void sig_channel_rejoin(SERVER_REC *server, REJOIN_REC *rec)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail(rec != NULL);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h
index a5770107..080cd484 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 int fe_channel_is_opchannel(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target);
 const char *fe_channel_skip_prefix(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target);
+char *time_ago(time_t seconds);
 
 void fe_irc_channels_init(void);
 void fe_irc_channels_deinit(void);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c
index 40ad36e0..368a3fa6 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-commands.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/core/window-items.h>
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h>
 #include <irssi/src/fe-common/core/keyboard.h>
+#include <irssi/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h>
 
 /* SYNTAX: ME <message> */
 static void cmd_me(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server, WI_ITEM_REC *item)
@@ -224,15 +225,16 @@ static void bans_show_channel(IRC_CHANNEL_REC *channel, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 	/* show bans.. */
         counter = 1;
 	for (tmp = channel->banlist; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
+		char *timestr, *ago;
 		BAN_REC *rec = tmp->data;
+		timestr = my_asctime(rec->time);
+		ago = time_ago(rec->time);
 
 		printformat(server, channel->visible_name, MSGLEVEL_CRAP,
-			    (rec->setby == NULL || *rec->setby == '\0') ?
-			    IRCTXT_BANLIST : IRCTXT_BANLIST_LONG,
-			    counter, channel->visible_name,
-			    rec->ban, rec->setby,
-			    (int) (time(NULL)-rec->time));
-                counter++;
+		            (rec->setby == NULL || *rec->setby == '\0') ? IRCTXT_BANLIST :
+		                                                          IRCTXT_BANLIST_LONG,
+		            counter, channel->visible_name, rec->ban, rec->setby, ago, timestr);
+		counter++;
 	}
 }