diff --git a/fedireads/static/format.css b/fedireads/static/format.css
index cf65ffe6..2f22571a 100644
--- a/fedireads/static/format.css
+++ b/fedireads/static/format.css
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ h2 {
     bottom: 0.5em;
 }
 
+.time-ago {
+    float: right;
+    display: block;
+}
+
 .book-preview {
     overflow: auto;
 }
@@ -121,7 +126,6 @@ h2 {
     padding: 1rem;
 }
 
-
 .review-form textarea {
     width: 30rem;
     height: 10rem;
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/snippets/status.html b/fedireads/templates/snippets/status.html
index 641ebab2..fa86b604 100644
--- a/fedireads/templates/snippets/status.html
+++ b/fedireads/templates/snippets/status.html
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 {% load fr_display %}
 <div class="update">
-    <h2>
-        {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=activity.user %}
-        {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=activity.user %}
     {% if activity.status_type == 'Review' %}
-        {# display a review #}
-        reviewed {{ activity.book.data.title }}
-    </h2>
+        {% include 'snippets/status_banner.html' with content="reviewed <i>"|add:activity.book.data.title|add:"</i>"  %}
         <div class="book-preview review">
             {% include 'snippets/book.html' with book=activity.book size=large %}
 
@@ -32,8 +27,8 @@
             </form>
         </div>
     {% elif activity.status_type == 'Note' %}
-        posted</h2>
-        {{ activity.content | safe }}
+        {% include 'snippets/status_banner.html' %}
+        <span>{{ activity.content | safe }}</span>
         {% for book in activity.mention_books.all %}
         <div class="book-preview review">
             {% include 'snippets/book.html' with book=book size=large description=True %}
diff --git a/fedireads/templates/snippets/status_banner.html b/fedireads/templates/snippets/status_banner.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac1e532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fedireads/templates/snippets/status_banner.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% load humanize %}
+<h2>
+    {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=activity.user %}
+    {% include 'snippets/username.html' with user=activity.user %}
+    {{ content | safe }}
+    <span class="time-ago">
+    {{ activity.created_date | naturaltime }}
+    </span>
+</h2>
+