diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index aaf275c..bcec360 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { TodoItem, TodoItemStatus } from './model/TodoItem';
 import { TodoIndex } from './model/TodoIndex';
 import { TodoPluginSettings, DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from './model/TodoPluginSettings';
 import { SettingsTab } from './ui/SettingsTab';
+import { DateFormatter } from 'util/DateFormatter';
 
 export default class TodoPlugin extends Plugin {
   private todoIndex: TodoIndex;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default class TodoPlugin extends Plugin {
     this.registerView(VIEW_TYPE_TODO, (leaf: WorkspaceLeaf) => {
       const todos: TodoItem[] = [];
       const props = {
+        dateFormatter: new DateFormatter(this.settings.dateFormat),
         todos: todos,
         openFile: (filePath: string) => {
           const file = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(filePath) as TFile;
@@ -65,6 +67,12 @@ export default class TodoPlugin extends Plugin {
 
   async updateSettings(settings: TodoPluginSettings): Promise<void> {
     this.settings = settings;
+    this.view.setProps((currentProps: TodoItemViewProps) => {
+      return {
+        ...currentProps,
+        dateFormatter: new DateFormatter(this.settings.dateFormat),
+      };
+    });
     await this.saveData(this.settings);
     this.todoIndex.setSettings(settings);
   }
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index bc23372..514415c 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ div.todo-item-view-item p {
     margin: 0;
 }
 
+div.todo-item-view-item span.due-date {
+    padding: 5px 8px 5px 8px;
+    background-color: #fbb034;
+    font-size: 0.6em;
+    border-color: #fbb034;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+}
+
+div.todo-item-view-item span.due-date.overdue {
+    background-color: #ff2400;
+}
+
 div.todo-item-view-item-checkbox {
     flex-basis: 25px;
     flex-shrink: 0;
diff --git a/ui/TodoItemView.ts b/ui/TodoItemView.ts
index 33beaf5..f379b95 100644
--- a/ui/TodoItemView.ts
+++ b/ui/TodoItemView.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ItemView, MarkdownRenderer, WorkspaceLeaf } from 'obsidian';
 import { VIEW_TYPE_TODO } from '../constants';
 import { TodoItem, TodoItemStatus } from '../model/TodoItem';
 import { RenderIcon, Icon } from '../ui/icons';
+import { DateFormatter } from '../util/DateFormatter';
 
 enum TodoItemViewPane {
   Today,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ enum TodoItemViewPane {
   Someday,
 }
 export interface TodoItemViewProps {
+  dateFormatter: DateFormatter;
   todos: TodoItem[];
   openFile: (filePath: string) => void;
   toggleTodo: (todo: TodoItem, newStatus: TodoItemStatus) => void;
@@ -118,6 +120,14 @@ export class TodoItemView extends ItemView {
           });
           el.createDiv('todo-item-view-item-description', (el) => {
             MarkdownRenderer.renderMarkdown(todo.description, el, todo.sourceFilePath, this);
+            if (todo.actionDate) {
+              el.createSpan('due-date', (el) => {
+                if (todo.actionDate.startOf('day') < DateTime.now().startOf('day')) {
+                  el.classList.add('overdue');
+                }
+                el.setText(this.props.dateFormatter.formatDate(todo.actionDate));
+              });
+            }
           });
           el.createDiv('todo-item-view-item-link', (el) => {
             el.appendChild(RenderIcon(Icon.Reveal, 'Open file'));
diff --git a/util/DateFormatter.test.ts b/util/DateFormatter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a10c16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/DateFormatter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { DateFormatter } from './DateFormatter';
+
+test('Formatting dates works', () => {
+  const firstDateFormatter = new DateFormatter('yyyy-MM-dd');
+  const date = DateTime.fromISO('2021-12-29');
+  expect(firstDateFormatter.formatDate(date)).toBe('2021-12-29');
+
+  const secondDateFormatter = new DateFormatter('yyyy LLL dd');
+  expect(secondDateFormatter.formatDate(date)).toBe('2021 Dec 29');
+});
diff --git a/util/DateFormatter.ts b/util/DateFormatter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e4914c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/DateFormatter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+
+export class DateFormatter {
+  private dateFormat: string;
+
+  constructor(dateFormat: string) {
+    this.dateFormat = dateFormat;
+  }
+
+  public formatDate(date: DateTime): string {
+    return date.toFormat(this.dateFormat);
+  }
+}