diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceController.java
index 7eeda671d03..dd9560537de 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceController.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.util.IconDrawableFactory;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.Utils;
 import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceController;
 import com.android.settingslib.applications.ApplicationsState;
 
@@ -234,10 +235,10 @@ public class RecentAppsPreferenceController extends PreferenceController
             pref.setKey(pkgName);
             pref.setTitle(appEntry.label);
             pref.setIcon(mIconDrawableFactory.getBadgedIcon(appEntry.info));
-            pref.setSummary(DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(stat.getLastTimeUsed(),
-                    System.currentTimeMillis(),
-                    DateUtils.MINUTE_IN_MILLIS,
-                    DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE));
+            pref.setSummary(TextUtils.expandTemplate(
+                mContext.getResources().getText(R.string.recent_app_summary),
+                Utils.formatElapsedTime(mContext,
+                    System.currentTimeMillis() - stat.getLastTimeUsed(), false)));
             pref.setOrder(i);
             pref.setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
                 AppInfoBase.startAppInfoFragment(InstalledAppDetails.class,
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceControllerTest.java
index 2b18e0542a3..44039910850 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/RecentAppsPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceCategory;
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.testutils.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Answers;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentMatcher;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyLong;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.argThat;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
@@ -175,6 +179,8 @@ public class RecentAppsPreferenceControllerTest {
                 .thenReturn(new ResolveInfo());
         when(mUsageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(anyInt(), anyLong(), anyLong()))
                 .thenReturn(stats);
+        when(mMockContext.getString(eq(R.string.battery_history_minutes_no_seconds), anyInt()))
+            .thenReturn(mContext.getString(R.string.battery_history_minutes_no_seconds, 45));
 
         mController = new RecentAppsPreferenceController(mMockContext, mAppState, null);
         mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
@@ -222,4 +228,36 @@ public class RecentAppsPreferenceControllerTest {
         verify(mSeeAllPref).setTitle(R.string.applications_settings);
         verify(mSeeAllPref).setIcon(null);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void display_showRecents_formatSummary() {
+        when(mMockContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_display_recent_apps))
+            .thenReturn(true);
+        final List<UsageStats> stats = new ArrayList<>();
+        final UsageStats stat1 = new UsageStats();
+        stat1.mLastTimeUsed = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        stat1.mPackageName = "pkg.class";
+        stats.add(stat1);
+
+        when(mAppState.getEntry(stat1.mPackageName, UserHandle.myUserId()))
+            .thenReturn(mock(ApplicationsState.AppEntry.class));
+        when(mMockContext.getPackageManager().resolveActivity(any(Intent.class), anyInt()))
+            .thenReturn(new ResolveInfo());
+        when(mUsageStatsManager.queryUsageStats(anyInt(), anyLong(), anyLong()))
+            .thenReturn(stats);
+        when(mMockContext.getString(eq(R.string.battery_history_minutes_no_seconds), anyInt()))
+            .thenReturn(mContext.getString(R.string.battery_history_minutes_no_seconds, 35));
+        when(mMockContext.getResources().getText(eq(R.string.recent_app_summary)))
+            .thenReturn(mContext.getResources().getText(R.string.recent_app_summary));
+
+        mController = new RecentAppsPreferenceController(mMockContext, mAppState, null);
+        mController.displayPreference(mScreen);
+
+        verify(mCategory).addPreference(argThat(summaryMatches("35m ago")));
+    }
+
+    private static ArgumentMatcher<Preference> summaryMatches(String expected) {
+        return preference -> TextUtils.equals(expected, preference.getSummary());
+    }
+
 }