diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b728a1..77c0e98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ cordova.plugins.backgroundMode.setDefaults({
     channelDescription: String, // Shown when the user views the channel's settings
     allowClose: Boolean, // add a "Close" action to the notification
     closeIcon: 'power', // An icon shown for the close action
-    closeTitle: 'Close' // The text for the close action
+    closeTitle: 'Close', // The text for the close action
+    showWhen: Boolean //(Default: true) Show the time since the notification was created
 })
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/android/ForegroundService.java b/src/android/ForegroundService.java
index 0e3a34c..423c99c 100644
--- a/src/android/ForegroundService.java
+++ b/src/android/ForegroundService.java
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ public class ForegroundService extends Service {
                 .setContentTitle(title)
                 .setContentText(text)
                 .setOngoing(true)
-                .setSmallIcon(getIconResId(settings));
+                .setSmallIcon(getIconResId(settings))
+                .setShowWhen(settings.optBoolean("showWhen", true));
 
         if (!subText.equals("")) {
             notification.setSubText(subText);
diff --git a/www/background-mode.js b/www/background-mode.js
index 34495ab..d8b8180 100644
--- a/www/background-mode.js
+++ b/www/background-mode.js
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ exports._defaults = {
     channelDescription: 'cordova-plugin-background-moden notification',
     allowClose:         false,
     closeIcon:          'power',
-    closeTitle:         'Close'
+    closeTitle:         'Close',
+    showWhen:           true
 };
 
 /**