diff --git a/editor/js/ui/typedInput.js b/editor/js/ui/typedInput.js
index 3be1c3de1..720cc80e0 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/typedInput.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/typedInput.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
         num: {value:"num",label:"number",icon:"red/images/typedInput/09.png",validate:/^[+-]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*([eE][-+]?[0-9]+)?$/},
         bool: {value:"bool",label:"boolean",icon:"red/images/typedInput/bool.png",options:["true","false"]},
         json: {value:"json",label:"JSON",icon:"red/images/typedInput/json.png", validate: function(v) { try{JSON.parse(v);return true;}catch(e){return false;}}},
-        re: {value:"re",label:"regular expression",icon:"red/images/typedInput/re.png"}
+        re: {value:"re",label:"regular expression",icon:"red/images/typedInput/re.png"},
+        date: {value:"date",label:"timestamp",hasValue:false}
     };
     var nlsd = false;
 
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
index 5fb5187e7..98ffd6d5c 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
             $("#node-input-payload").typedInput({
                 default: 'str',
                 typeField: $("#node-input-payloadType"),
-                types:['flow','global','str','num','bool','json',{value:"date",label:this._("inject.timestamp"),hasValue:false}]
+                types:['flow','global','str','num','bool','json','date']
             });
 
             $("#inject-time-type-select").change(function() {
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js
index 1e1744dbb..2b55203f4 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         }
 
         if (this.once) {
-            setTimeout( function(){ node.emit("input",{}); }, 100);
+            setTimeout( function() { node.emit("input",{}); }, 100 );
         }
 
         this.on("input",function(msg) {
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/80-function.js b/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
index 9ddcbdbe1..5eb96b1bf 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 }
             });
             this.on("close", function() {
-                while(node.outstandingTimers.length > 0) {
+                while (node.outstandingTimers.length > 0) {
                     clearTimeout(node.outstandingTimers.pop())
                 }
-                while(node.outstandingIntervals.length > 0) {
+                while (node.outstandingIntervals.length > 0) {
                     clearInterval(node.outstandingIntervals.pop())
                 }
             })
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
index 5b53e2027..07495fffa 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="change">
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> <span data-i18n="common.label.name"></span></label>
-        <input type="text" id="node-input-name" style="width: 370px;" data-i18n="[placeholder]common.label.name">
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-name" style="width:370px;" data-i18n="[placeholder]common.label.name">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row" style="margin-bottom:0;">
         <label><i class="fa fa-list"></i> <span data-i18n="change.label.rules"></span></label>
     </div>
-    <div class="form-row node-input-rule-container-row" style="margin-bottom: 0px;">
-        <div id="node-input-rule-container-div" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-radius: 5px; height: 300px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #ccc; overflow-y:scroll;">
-            <ol id="node-input-rule-container" style=" list-style-type:none; margin: 0;"></ol>
+    <div class="form-row node-input-rule-container-row" style="margin-bottom:0px;">
+        <div id="node-input-rule-container-div" style="box-sizing:border-box; border-radius:5px; height:300px; padding:5px; border:1px solid #ccc; overflow-y:scroll;">
+            <ol id="node-input-rule-container" style=" list-style-type:none; margin:0;"></ol>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
@@ -123,54 +123,54 @@
                     rule.tot = "msg";
                 }
 
-                var container = $('<li/>',{style:"background: #fff; margin:0; padding:8px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;"});
+                var container = $('<li/>',{style:"background:#fff; margin:0; padding:8px 0px; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;"});
                 var row1 = $('<div/>').appendTo(container);
                 var row2 = $('<div/>',{style:"margin-top:8px;"}).appendTo(container);
                 var row3 = $('<div/>',{style:"margin-top:8px;"}).appendTo(container);
                 var row4 = $('<div/>',{style:"margin-top:8px;"}).appendTo(container);
 
-                var selectField = $('<select/>',{class:"node-input-rule-type",style:"width: 110px; margin-right: 10px;"}).appendTo(row1);
+                var selectField = $('<select/>',{class:"node-input-rule-type",style:"width:110px; margin-right:10px;"}).appendTo(row1);
                 var selectOptions = [{v:"set",l:set},{v:"change",l:change},{v:"delete",l:del},{v:"move",l:move}];
                 for (var i=0;i<4;i++) {
                     selectField.append($("<option></option>").val(selectOptions[i].v).text(selectOptions[i].l));
                 }
 
-                var propertyName = $('<input/>',{style:"width: 250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-name",type:"text"})
+                var propertyName = $('<input/>',{style:"width:250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-name",type:"text"})
                     .appendTo(row1)
                     .typedInput({types:['msg','flow','global']});
-                var finalspan = $('<span/>',{style:"float: right; margin-right: 10px;"})
+                var finalspan = $('<span/>',{style:"float:right; margin-right:10px;"})
                     .appendTo(row1);
-                var deleteButton = $('<a/>',{href:"#",class:"editor-button editor-button-small", style:"margin-top: 7px; margin-left: 5px;"})
+                var deleteButton = $('<a/>',{href:"#",class:"editor-button editor-button-small", style:"margin-top:7px; margin-left:5px;"})
                     .appendTo(finalspan);
                 $('<i/>',{class:"fa fa-remove"}).appendTo(deleteButton);
 
-                $('<div/>',{style:"display: inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px;padding-right: 10px; box-sizing: border-box;"})
+                $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})
                     .text(to)
                     .appendTo(row2);
-                var propertyValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width: 250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-value",type:"text"})
+                var propertyValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width:250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-value",type:"text"})
                     .appendTo(row2)
-                    .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json']});
+                    .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json','date']});
 
                 var row3_1 = $('<div/>').appendTo(row3);
-                $('<div/>',{style:"display: inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px;padding-right: 10px; box-sizing: border-box;"})
+                $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})
                     .text(search)
                     .appendTo(row3_1);
-                var fromValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width: 250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-search-value",type:"text"})
+                var fromValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width:250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-search-value",type:"text"})
                     .appendTo(row3_1)
                     .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','re','num','bool']});
 
                 var row3_2 = $('<div/>',{style:"margin-top:8px;"}).appendTo(row3);
-                $('<div/>',{style:"display: inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px;padding-right: 10px; box-sizing: border-box;"})
+                $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})
                     .text(replace)
                     .appendTo(row3_2);
-                var toValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width: 250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-replace-value",type:"text"})
+                var toValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width:250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-replace-value",type:"text"})
                     .appendTo(row3_2)
                     .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json']});
 
-                $('<div/>',{style:"display: inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px;padding-right: 10px; box-sizing: border-box;"})
+                $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})
                     .text(to)
                     .appendTo(row4);
-                var moveValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width: 250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-move-value",type:"text"})
+                var moveValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width:250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-move-value",type:"text"})
                     .appendTo(row4)
                     .typedInput({default:'msg',types:['msg','flow','global']});
 
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
index c2d3125d4..870370f35 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     value = node.context().flow.get(rule.to);
                 } else if (rule.tot === 'global') {
                     value = node.context().global.get(rule.to);
+                } else if (rule.tot === 'date') {
+                    value = Date.now();
                 }
                 if (rule.t === 'change') {
                     if (rule.fromt === 'msg' || rule.fromt === 'flow' || rule.fromt === 'global') {
diff --git a/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json b/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json
index c8c4e95ea..01643954c 100644
--- a/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json
+++ b/red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@
             "num": "number",
             "re": "regular expression",
             "bool": "boolean",
-            "json": "JSON"
+            "json": "JSON",
+            "date": "timestamp"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/red/api/theme.js b/red/api/theme.js
index ae8c260b2..24d9c9022 100644
--- a/red/api/theme.js
+++ b/red/api/theme.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ module.exports = {
         }
         themeSettings = null;
         theme = settings.editorTheme;
-
     },
 
     app: function() {
diff --git a/red/runtime/util.js b/red/runtime/util.js
index efe7ec386..9850b2fd1 100644
--- a/red/runtime/util.js
+++ b/red/runtime/util.js
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ function evaluateNodeProperty(value, type, node, msg) {
         return JSON.parse(value);
     } else if (type === 're') {
         return new RegExp(value);
+    } else if (type === 'date') {
+        return Date.now();
     } else if (type === 'msg' && msg) {
         return getMessageProperty(msg,value);
     } else if (type === 'flow' && node) {
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
index a9eeebb25..f9564d749 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
             });
         });
 
-
         it('changes the value to a number', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"set","p":"payload","to":"123","tot":"num"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
                         {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
@@ -260,6 +259,7 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 changeNode1.receive({payload:""});
             });
         });
+
         it('changes the value to a js object', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"set","p":"payload","to":'{"a":123}',"tot":"json"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
                         {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
@@ -278,6 +278,24 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
             });
         });
 
+        it('sets the value of the message property to the current timestamp', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"ts","pt":"msg","to":"","tot":"date"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
+                        {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+            helper.load(changeNode, flow, function() {
+                var changeNode1 = helper.getNode("changeNode1");
+                var helperNode1 = helper.getNode("helperNode1");
+                var rule = helper.getNode("changeNode1").rules[0];
+                helperNode1.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    try {
+                        (Date.now() - msg.ts).should.be.approximately(0,50);
+                        done();
+                    } catch(err) {
+                        done(err);
+                    }
+                });
+                changeNode1.receive({payload:Date.now()});
+            });
+        });
 
     });
     describe('#change', function() {
diff --git a/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js b/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js
index e113321f7..51fb11c1e 100644
--- a/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ describe("red/util", function() {
             var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('^abc$','re');
             result.toString().should.eql("/^abc$/");
         });
+        it('returns date',function() {
+            var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('','date');
+            (Date.now() - result).should.be.approximately(0,50);
+        });
         it('returns msg property',function() {
             var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('foo.bar','msg',{},{foo:{bar:"123"}});
             result.should.eql("123");