diff --git a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
index 1adddd9d5..14117e16d 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
@@ -219,7 +219,11 @@
return this._("inject.inject")+suffix;
}
} else if (this.payloadType === 'date') {
- return this._("inject.timestamp")+suffix;
+ if ((this.topic !== "") && (this.topic.length <= 16)) {
+ return this.topic + ":" + this._("inject.timestamp")+suffix;
+ } else {
+ return this._("inject.timestamp")+suffix;
+ }
} else if (this.payloadType === 'flow' && this.payload.length < 19) {
return 'flow.'+this.payload+suffix;
} else if (this.payloadType === 'global' && this.payload.length < 17) {