diff --git a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting
index 93dfb113079..0a8f1d307f7 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting
+++ b/subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting
@@ -175,7 +175,22 @@ config LOG_BACKEND_FORMAT_TIMESTAMP
 	depends on LOG_BACKEND_SUPPORTS_FORMAT_TIMESTAMP
 	default y
 	help
-	  When enabled timestamp is formatted to hh:mm:ss:ms,us.
+	  When enabled timestamp is formatted.
+
+choice LOG_BACKEND_FORMAT_TIMESTAMP_MODE
+	prompt "Timestamp format mode"
+	default LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT_DATE_TIMESTAMP if LOG_TIMESTAMP_USE_REALTIME
+	default LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT_TIME_TIMESTAMP
+
+config LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT_TIME_TIMESTAMP
+	bool "Format timestamp in time format"
+	help
+	  When enabled timestamp is formatted to hh:mm:ss.ms,us.
+
+config LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT_DATE_TIMESTAMP
+	bool "Format timestamp in date format"
+	help
+	  When enabled timestamp is formatted to YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.ms,us.
 
 config LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT_LINUX_TIMESTAMP
 	bool "Format timestamp in Linux format"
@@ -191,4 +206,6 @@ config LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_TIMESTAMP
 	  Enable support for custom formatter for the timestamp.
 	  It will be applied to all backends except the syslog net backend.
 
+endchoice
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_output.c b/subsys/logging/log_output.c
index a2d6557d062..221fb116740 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_output.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_output.c
@@ -286,6 +286,28 @@ static int timestamp_print(const struct log_output *output,
 							"[%5lu.%06d] ",
 #endif
 							total_seconds, ms * 1000U + us);
+			} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOG_OUTPUT_FORMAT_DATE_TIMESTAMP)) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_REQUIRES_FULL_LIBC)
+				char time_str[sizeof("1970-01-01 00:00:00")];
+				struct tm *tm_timestamp;
+				time_t time_seconds = total_seconds;
+
+				tm_timestamp = gmtime(&time_seconds);
+
+				strftime(time_str, sizeof(time_str), "%F %T", tm_timestamp);
+
+				length = print_formatted(output, "[%s.%03u,%03u] ", time_str, ms,
+							 us);
+#else
+				struct YMD_date date;
+
+				get_YMD_from_seconds(total_seconds, &date);
+				hours = hours % 24;
+				length = print_formatted(
+					output, "[%04u-%02u-%02u %02u:%02u:%02u.%03u,%03u] ",
+					date.year, date.month, date.day, hours, mins, seconds, ms,
+					us);
+#endif
 			} else {
 				length = print_formatted(output,
 							"[%02u:%02u:%02u.%03u,%03u] ",