diff --git a/src/date_type.h b/src/date_type.h
index 505b289605..c7d8d72488 100644
--- a/src/date_type.h
+++ b/src/date_type.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ typedef int32  Date;      ///< The type to store our dates in
 typedef uint16 DateFract; ///< The fraction of a date we're in, i.e. the number of ticks since the last date changeover
 typedef int32  Ticks;     ///< The type to store ticks in
 typedef int32 DateTicks;  ///< The type to store dates in when tick-precision is required
+typedef int64 DateTicksScaled;  ///< The type to store dates scaled by the day length factor in when tick-precision is required
 typedef int32  Minutes;   ///< The type to store minutes in
 
 typedef int32  Year;  ///< Type for the year, note: 0 based, i.e. starts at the year 0.
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ static const int DAY_TICKS         =  74; ///< ticks per day
 static const int DAYS_IN_YEAR      = 365; ///< days per year
 static const int DAYS_IN_LEAP_YEAR = 366; ///< sometimes, you need one day more...
 
-#define DATE_UNIT_SIZE (_settings_client.gui.time_in_minutes ? _settings_client.gui.ticks_per_minute : DAY_TICKS)
+#define CURRENT_SCALED_TICKS (((((DateTicksScaled)_date * DAY_TICKS) + _date_fract) * _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor) + _tick_skip_counter)
+
+#define DATE_UNIT_SIZE (_settings_client.gui.time_in_minutes ? _settings_client.gui.ticks_per_minute : (DAY_TICKS * _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor))
 
 static const int STATION_RATING_TICKS     = 185; ///< cycle duration for updating station rating
 static const int STATION_ACCEPTANCE_TICKS = 250; ///< cycle duration for updating station acceptance
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ static const Year MAX_YEAR  = 5000000;
 #define MINUTES_DATE(day, hour, minute) ((day * 1440) + (hour * 60) + minute)
 
 /** Get the current date in minutes */
-#define CURRENT_MINUTE ((((DateTicks)_date * DAY_TICKS) + _date_fract) / _settings_client.gui.ticks_per_minute)
+#define CURRENT_MINUTE (CURRENT_SCALED_TICKS / _settings_client.gui.ticks_per_minute)
 
 /**
  * Data structure to convert between Date and triplet (year, month, and day).
diff --git a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
index 820869ee02..26e47a2f4d 100644
--- a/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar_gui.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct StatusBarWindow : Window {
 		switch (widget) {
 			case WID_S_LEFT:
 				/* Draw the date */
-				SetDParam(0, ((DateTicks)_date * DAY_TICKS) + _date_fract);
+				SetDParam(0, CURRENT_SCALED_TICKS);
 				DrawString(r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT, r.right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT, r.top + WD_FRAMERECT_TOP, STR_WHITE_DATE_WALLCLOCK_LONG, TC_FROMSTRING, SA_HOR_CENTER);
 				break;
 
diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
index 1e41363cb6..9cd544243b 100644
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str_arg, StringParameters *arg
 				if (_settings_client.gui.time_in_minutes) {
 					buff = FormatWallClockString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_LONG), last, _settings_client.gui.date_with_time, next_substr_case_index);
 				} else {
-					buff = FormatYmdString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_LONG) / DAY_TICKS, last, next_substr_case_index);
+					buff = FormatYmdString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_LONG) / (DAY_TICKS * _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor), last, next_substr_case_index);
 				}
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str_arg, StringParameters *arg
 				if (_settings_client.gui.time_in_minutes) {
 					buff = FormatWallClockString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_SHORT), last, _settings_client.gui.date_with_time, next_substr_case_index);
 				} else {
-					buff = FormatYmdString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_SHORT) / DAY_TICKS, last, next_substr_case_index);
+					buff = FormatYmdString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_SHORT) / (DAY_TICKS * _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor), last, next_substr_case_index);
 				}
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str_arg, StringParameters *arg
 				if (_settings_client.gui.time_in_minutes) {
 					buff = FormatWallClockString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_TINY), last, false, next_substr_case_index);
 				} else {
-					buff = FormatTinyOrISODate(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_TINY) / DAY_TICKS, STR_FORMAT_DATE_TINY, last);
+					buff = FormatTinyOrISODate(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_TINY) / (DAY_TICKS * _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor), STR_FORMAT_DATE_TINY, last);
 				}
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str_arg, StringParameters *arg
 				if (_settings_client.gui.time_in_minutes) {
 					buff = FormatWallClockString(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_ISO), last, false, next_substr_case_index);
 				} else {
-					buff = FormatTinyOrISODate(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_ISO) / DAY_TICKS, STR_FORMAT_DATE_ISO, last);
+					buff = FormatTinyOrISODate(buff, args->GetInt64(SCC_DATE_WALLCLOCK_ISO) / (DAY_TICKS * _settings_game.economy.day_length_factor), STR_FORMAT_DATE_ISO, last);
 				}
 				break;
 			}