diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index 000104656..66044d9ac 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
         m_settings->registerSetting("ShowGameTime", true);
         m_settings->registerSetting("ShowGlobalGameTime", true);
         m_settings->registerSetting("RecordGameTime", true);
+        m_settings->registerSetting("ShowGameTimeWithoutDays", false);
 
         // Minecraft mods
         m_settings->registerSetting("ModMetadataDisabled", false);
diff --git a/launcher/MMCTime.cpp b/launcher/MMCTime.cpp
index 3972dbd53..1765fd844 100644
--- a/launcher/MMCTime.cpp
+++ b/launcher/MMCTime.cpp
@@ -16,19 +16,20 @@
  */
 
 #include <MMCTime.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTextStream>
 
-QString Time::prettifyDuration(int64_t duration)
+QString Time::prettifyDuration(int64_t duration, bool noDays)
 {
     int seconds = (int)(duration % 60);
     duration /= 60;
     int minutes = (int)(duration % 60);
     duration /= 60;
-    int hours = (int)(duration % 24);
-    int days = (int)(duration / 24);
+    int hours = (int)(noDays ? duration : (duration % 24));
+    int days = (int)(noDays ? 0 : (duration / 24));
     if ((hours == 0) && (days == 0)) {
         return QObject::tr("%1min %2s").arg(minutes).arg(seconds);
     }
diff --git a/launcher/MMCTime.h b/launcher/MMCTime.h
index b7d34b5d8..ea6d37e7e 100644
--- a/launcher/MMCTime.h
+++ b/launcher/MMCTime.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace Time {
 
-QString prettifyDuration(int64_t duration);
+QString prettifyDuration(int64_t duration, bool noDays = false);
 
 /**
  * @brief Returns a string with short form time duration ie. `2days 1h3m4s56.0ms`.
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
index 0da97c146..d7dabe072 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
@@ -934,13 +934,16 @@ QString MinecraftInstance::getStatusbarDescription()
     if (m_settings->get("ShowGameTime").toBool()) {
         if (lastTimePlayed() > 0) {
             QDateTime lastLaunchTime = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(lastLaunch());
-            description.append(tr(", last played on %1 for %2")
-                                   .arg(QLocale().toString(lastLaunchTime, QLocale::ShortFormat))
-                                   .arg(Time::prettifyDuration(lastTimePlayed())));
+            description.append(
+                tr(", last played on %1 for %2")
+                    .arg(QLocale().toString(lastLaunchTime, QLocale::ShortFormat))
+                    .arg(Time::prettifyDuration(lastTimePlayed(), APPLICATION->settings()->get("ShowGameTimeWithoutDays").toBool())));
         }
 
         if (totalTimePlayed() > 0) {
-            description.append(tr(", total played for %1").arg(Time::prettifyDuration(totalTimePlayed())));
+            description.append(
+                tr(", total played for %1")
+                    .arg(Time::prettifyDuration(totalTimePlayed(), APPLICATION->settings()->get("ShowGameTimeWithoutDays").toBool())));
         }
     }
     if (hasCrashed()) {
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index d3dc7f5b0..20cc74d8e 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1736,7 +1736,9 @@ void MainWindow::updateStatusCenter()
 
     int timePlayed = APPLICATION->instances()->getTotalPlayTime();
     if (timePlayed > 0) {
-        m_statusCenter->setText(tr("Total playtime: %1").arg(Time::prettifyDuration(timePlayed)));
+        m_statusCenter->setText(
+            tr("Total playtime: %1")
+                .arg(Time::prettifyDuration(timePlayed, APPLICATION->settings()->get("ShowGameTimeWithoutDays").toBool())));
     }
 }
 // "Instance actions" are actions that require an instance to be selected (i.e. "new instance" is not here)
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.cpp
index f0d50b638..553cefd83 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ void MinecraftPage::applySettings()
     s->set("ShowGameTime", ui->showGameTime->isChecked());
     s->set("ShowGlobalGameTime", ui->showGlobalGameTime->isChecked());
     s->set("RecordGameTime", ui->recordGameTime->isChecked());
+    s->set("ShowGameTimeWithoutDays", ui->showGameTimeWithoutDays->isChecked());
 
     // Miscellaneous
     s->set("CloseAfterLaunch", ui->closeAfterLaunchCheck->isChecked());
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ void MinecraftPage::loadSettings()
     ui->showGameTime->setChecked(s->get("ShowGameTime").toBool());
     ui->showGlobalGameTime->setChecked(s->get("ShowGlobalGameTime").toBool());
     ui->recordGameTime->setChecked(s->get("RecordGameTime").toBool());
+    ui->showGameTimeWithoutDays->setChecked(s->get("ShowGameTimeWithoutDays").toBool());
 
     ui->closeAfterLaunchCheck->setChecked(s->get("CloseAfterLaunch").toBool());
     ui->quitAfterGameStopCheck->setChecked(s->get("QuitAfterGameStop").toBool());
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.ui
index ef4a22874..b5cfa659f 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/MinecraftPage.ui
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+           <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showGameTimeWithoutDays">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Show time spent playing in hours</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>