diff --git a/display.cpp b/display.cpp
index d9ff357..76f3dc6 100644
--- a/display.cpp
+++ b/display.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ void draw_time(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int start_x, int start_y, int sz,
 
 
 // Draw date - DD-MM-YYYY
-void draw_date(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int start_x, int start_y, int sz)
+void draw_date(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int start_x, int start_y, int sz,
+    int date_format)
 {
   display.setTextColor(WHITE);
 
@@ -100,7 +101,10 @@ void draw_date(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int start_x, int start_y, int sz)
   struct tm *now = localtime(&t);
   const size_t STR_SZ = 32;
   char str[STR_SZ];
-  strftime(str, STR_SZ, "%d-%m-%Y", now);
+  if(date_format == 1)  // MM-DD-YYYY
+     strftime(str, STR_SZ, "%m-%d-%Y", now);
+  else                  // DD-MM-YYYY
+     strftime(str, STR_SZ, "%d-%m-%Y", now);
 
   display.setCursor(start_x, start_y);
   display.setTextSize(sz);
diff --git a/display.h b/display.h
index 76d6ecf..7139df0 100644
--- a/display.h
+++ b/display.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ void draw_time(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int start_x, int start_y, int sz,
     int clock_format);
 
 // Fraw date - DD-MM-YYYY
-void draw_date(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int start_x, int start_y, int sz);
+void draw_date(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int start_x, int start_y, int sz,
+    int date_format);
 
     // Draw a connection indicator, 12x8
 void draw_connection(ArduiPi_OLED &display, int x_start, int y_start,
diff --git a/display_info.h b/display_info.h
index 3df0345..9122f38 100644
--- a/display_info.h
+++ b/display_info.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct display_info
   Counter text_change;
   std::vector<double> scroll;
   int clock_format;
+  int date_format;
   char pause_screen;
   connection_info conn;
   void conn_init() { conn.init(); }
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 2b7e165..f703266 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class OledOpts : public ProgramOpts {
   int gap;                        // gap between bars, in pixels
   vector<double> scroll;          // rate (pixels per sec), start delay (secs)
   int clock_format;               // 0-3: 0,1 - 24h  2,3 - 12h  0,2 - leading 0
+  int date_format;                // 0: DD-MM-YYYY, 1: MM-DD-YYYY
   char pause_screen;              // p - play, s - stop
   string cava_method;             // fifo, alsa or pulse
   string cava_source;             // Path to FIFO for audio-in, alsa device...
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ class OledOpts : public ProgramOpts {
       bars(16),
       gap(1),
       clock_format(0),
+      date_format(0),
       pause_screen('p'),
       cava_method("fifo"),
       cava_source("/tmp/mpd_oled_fifo"),
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ void OledOpts::usage()
 "                rate_title,delay_title,rate_artist,delay_artist\n"
 "  -C <fmt>   clock format: 0 - 24h leading 0 (default), 1 - 24h no leading 0,\n"
 "                2 - 24h leading 0, 3 - 24h no leading 0\n"
+"  -d         use USA date format MM-DD-YYYY (default: DD-MM-YYYY)\n"
 "  -P <val>   pause screen type: p - play (default), s - stop\n"
 "  -c         cava input method and source (default: '%s,%s')\n"
 "             e.g. 'fifo,/tmp/my_fifo', 'alsa,hw:5,0', 'pulse'\n"
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ void OledOpts::process_command_line(int argc, char **argv)
 
   handle_long_opts(argc, argv);
 
-  while ((c=getopt(argc, argv, ":ho:b:g:f:s:C:P:c:RI:a:B:r:D:S:")) != -1) {
+  while ((c=getopt(argc, argv, ":ho:b:g:f:s:C:dP:c:RI:a:B:r:D:S:")) != -1) {
     if (common_opts(c, optopt))
       continue;
 
@@ -267,6 +270,10 @@ void OledOpts::process_command_line(int argc, char **argv)
         error("clock format number is not 0, 1, 2 or 3", c);
       break;
 
+    case 'd':
+      date_format = 1;
+      break;
+
     case 'P':
       if (strcmp(optarg, "p") == 0)
         pause_screen = 'p';
@@ -410,7 +417,7 @@ void draw_clock(ArduiPi_OLED &display, const display_info &disp_info)
   draw_text(display, 22, 0, 16, disp_info.conn.get_ip_addr());
   draw_connection(display, 128-2*W, 0, disp_info.conn);
   draw_time(display, 4, 16, 4, disp_info.clock_format);
-  draw_date(display, 32, 56, 1);
+  draw_date(display, 32, 56, 1, disp_info.date_format);
 }
 
 
@@ -493,6 +500,7 @@ int start_idle_loop(ArduiPi_OLED &display, FILE *fifo_file,
   display_info disp_info;
   disp_info.scroll = opts.scroll;
   disp_info.clock_format = opts.clock_format;
+  disp_info.date_format = opts.date_format;
   disp_info.pause_screen = opts.pause_screen;
   disp_info.spect.init(opts.bars, opts.gap);
   disp_info.status.set_source(opts.source);