diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Gauge/Gauge.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Gauge/Gauge.tsx
index 7be0600292f..1ebcc1a50da 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Gauge/Gauge.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Gauge/Gauge.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import $ from 'jquery';
 import { getColorFromHexRgbOrName } from '../../utils/namedColorsPalette';
 import { Themeable, GrafanaThemeType } from '../../types/theme';
 import { Threshold, BasicGaugeColor } from '../../types/panel';
-import { DisplayValue } from '../../utils/valueProcessor';
+import { DisplayValue } from '../../utils';
 
 export interface Props extends Themeable {
   width: number;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/valueProcessor.test.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/displayValue.test.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/valueProcessor.test.ts
rename to packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/displayValue.test.ts
index c32ca9389d2..61b55d36d3d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/valueProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/displayValue.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { getValueProcessor, getColorFromThreshold, ValueProcessor, DisplayValue } from './valueProcessor';
+import { getDisplayProcessor, getColorFromThreshold, DisplayProcessor, DisplayValue } from './displayValue';
 import { MappingType, ValueMapping } from '../types/panel';
 
-function assertSame(input: any, processorss: ValueProcessor[], match: DisplayValue) {
+function assertSame(input: any, processorss: DisplayProcessor[], match: DisplayValue) {
   processorss.forEach(processor => {
     const value = processor(input);
     expect(value.text).toEqual(match.text);
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ describe('Process simple display values', () => {
   // Don't test float values here since the decimal formatting changes
   const processors = [
     // Without options, this shortcuts to a much easier implementation
-    getValueProcessor(),
+    getDisplayProcessor(),
 
     // Add a simple option that is not used (uses a different base class)
-    getValueProcessor({ color: '#FFF' }),
+    getDisplayProcessor({ color: '#FFF' }),
 
     // Add a simple option that is not used (uses a different base class)
-    getValueProcessor({ unit: 'locale' }),
+    getDisplayProcessor({ unit: 'locale' }),
   ];
 
   it('support null', () => {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('Process simple display values', () => {
 
 describe('Processor with more configs', () => {
   it('support prefix & suffix', () => {
-    const processor = getValueProcessor({
+    const processor = getDisplayProcessor({
       prefix: 'AA_',
       suffix: '_ZZ',
     });
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('Format value', () => {
   it('should return if value isNaN', () => {
     const valueMappings: ValueMapping[] = [];
     const value = 'N/A';
-    const instance = getValueProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings });
+    const instance = getDisplayProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings });
 
     const result = instance(value);
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ describe('Format value', () => {
     const valueMappings: ValueMapping[] = [];
     const value = '6';
 
-    const instance = getValueProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings, decimals: 1 });
+    const instance = getDisplayProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings, decimals: 1 });
 
     const result = instance(value);
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('Format value', () => {
       { id: 1, operator: '', text: '1-9', type: MappingType.RangeToText, from: '1', to: '9' },
     ];
     const value = '10';
-    const instance = getValueProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings, decimals: 1 });
+    const instance = getDisplayProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings, decimals: 1 });
 
     const result = instance(value);
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('Format value', () => {
       { id: 1, operator: '', text: 'elva', type: MappingType.ValueToText, value: '11' },
     ];
     const value = '11';
-    const instance = getValueProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings, decimals: 1 });
+    const instance = getDisplayProcessor({ mappings: valueMappings, decimals: 1 });
 
     expect(instance(value).text).toEqual('1-20');
   });
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/valueProcessor.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/displayValue.ts
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/valueProcessor.ts
rename to packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/displayValue.ts
index 0fc92c00dac..f8af6c604f3 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/valueProcessor.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/displayValue.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,19 @@ import { getValueFormat, DecimalCount } from './valueFormats/valueFormats';
 import { getMappedValue } from './valueMappings';
 import { GrafanaTheme, GrafanaThemeType } from '../types/theme';
 import { getColorFromHexRgbOrName } from './namedColorsPalette';
+import moment from 'moment';
 
 export interface DisplayValue {
-  text: string; // How the value should be displayed
-  numeric: number; // Use isNaN to check if it actually is a number
-  color?: string; // suggested color
+  text: string; // Show in the UI
+  numeric: number; // Use isNaN to check if it is a real number
+  color?: string; // color based on configs or Threshold
 }
 
 export interface DisplayValueOptions {
   unit?: string;
   decimals?: DecimalCount;
   scaledDecimals?: DecimalCount;
-  isUtc?: boolean;
+  dateFormat?: string; // If set try to convert numbers to date
 
   color?: string;
   mappings?: ValueMapping[];
@@ -23,13 +24,17 @@ export interface DisplayValueOptions {
   prefix?: string;
   suffix?: string;
 
+  // Alternative to empty string
   noValue?: string;
+
+  // Context
+  isUtc?: boolean;
   theme?: GrafanaTheme; // Will pick 'dark' if not defined
 }
 
-export type ValueProcessor = (value: any) => DisplayValue;
+export type DisplayProcessor = (value: any) => DisplayValue;
 
-export function getValueProcessor(options?: DisplayValueOptions): ValueProcessor {
+export function getDisplayProcessor(options?: DisplayValueOptions): DisplayProcessor {
   if (options && !_.isEmpty(options)) {
     const formatFunc = getValueFormat(options.unit || 'none');
     return (value: any) => {
@@ -52,6 +57,14 @@ export function getValueProcessor(options?: DisplayValueOptions): ValueProcessor
         }
       }
 
+      if (options.dateFormat) {
+        const date = toMoment(value, numeric, options.dateFormat);
+        if (date.isValid()) {
+          text = date.format(options.dateFormat);
+          shouldFormat = false;
+        }
+      }
+
       if (!isNaN(numeric)) {
         if (shouldFormat && !_.isBoolean(value)) {
           text = formatFunc(numeric, options.decimals, options.scaledDecimals, options.isUtc);
@@ -76,6 +89,20 @@ export function getValueProcessor(options?: DisplayValueOptions): ValueProcessor
   return toStringProcessor;
 }
 
+function toMoment(value: any, numeric: number, format: string): moment.Moment {
+  if (!isNaN(numeric)) {
+    const v = moment(numeric);
+    if (v.isValid()) {
+      return v;
+    }
+  }
+  const v = moment(value, format);
+  if (v.isValid) {
+    return v;
+  }
+  return moment(value); // moment will try to parse the format
+}
+
 /** Will return any value as a number or NaN */
 function toNumber(value: any): number {
   if (typeof value === 'number') {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/index.ts
index a2acc828752..5f1099f18c7 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ export * from './valueFormats/valueFormats';
 export * from './colors';
 export * from './namedColorsPalette';
 export * from './string';
+export * from './displayValue';
 export * from './deprecationWarning';
 export { getMappedValue } from './valueMappings';
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/DisplayValueEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/DisplayValueEditor.tsx
index 51c956a9529..94660de85af 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/DisplayValueEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/DisplayValueEditor.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import { FormField, FormLabel, PanelOptionsGroup, UnitPicker } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 // Types
-import { DisplayValueOptions } from '@grafana/ui/src/utils/valueProcessor';
+import { DisplayValueOptions } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 const labelWidth = 6;
 
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx
index b3af5c7ef75..5e2a32f4f35 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import { Gauge } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 // Types
 import { GaugeOptions } from './types';
-import { PanelProps, NullValueMode, BasicGaugeColor } from '@grafana/ui/src/types';
-import { DisplayValue, getValueProcessor } from '@grafana/ui/src/utils/valueProcessor';
+import { PanelProps, NullValueMode, BasicGaugeColor, DisplayValue, getDisplayProcessor } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 interface Props extends PanelProps<GaugeOptions> {}
 interface State {
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ export class GaugePanel extends Component<Props, State> {
 
     const prefix = replaceVariables(display.prefix);
     const suffix = replaceVariables(display.suffix);
-    return getValueProcessor({
+    return getDisplayProcessor({
       color: BasicGaugeColor.Red, // The default color
       ...display,
       prefix,
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanelEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanelEditor.tsx
index db64c00f241..e68743ddd88 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanelEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanelEditor.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { SingleStatValueEditor } from 'app/plugins/panel/gauge/SingleStatValueEd
 import { GaugeOptionsBox } from './GaugeOptionsBox';
 import { GaugeOptions } from './types';
 import { DisplayValueEditor } from './DisplayValueEditor';
-import { DisplayValueOptions } from '@grafana/ui/src/utils/valueProcessor';
+import { DisplayValueOptions } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 export class GaugePanelEditor extends PureComponent<PanelEditorProps<GaugeOptions>> {
   onDisplayOptionsChanged = (displayOptions: DisplayValueOptions) =>
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/types.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/types.ts
index c90b254cdc4..effcf195e27 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { Threshold, ValueMapping } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { DisplayValueOptions } from '@grafana/ui/src/utils/valueProcessor';
+import { Threshold, ValueMapping, DisplayValueOptions } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 export interface GaugeOptions {
   maxValue: number;