diff --git a/docs/templates.md b/docs/templates.md
index 4238fd2a5..e7ebc5a89 100644
--- a/docs/templates.md
+++ b/docs/templates.md
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ Any types can be implicitly converted to `Template`. No methods are defined.
 The following methods are defined.
 
 * `.ago() -> String`: Format as relative timestamp.
+* `.format(format: String) -> String`: Format with [the specified strftime-like
+  format string](https://docs.rs/chrono/latest/chrono/format/strftime/).
 
 ### TimestampRange type
 
diff --git a/src/template_builder.rs b/src/template_builder.rs
index 158b941f3..86544ccf8 100644
--- a/src/template_builder.rs
+++ b/src/template_builder.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use jujutsu_lib::backend::{Signature, Timestamp};
 
 use crate::template_parser::{
     self, ExpressionKind, ExpressionNode, FunctionCallNode, MethodCallNode, TemplateParseError,
-    TemplateParseResult,
+    TemplateParseErrorKind, TemplateParseResult,
 };
 use crate::templater::{
     ConcatTemplate, ConditionalTemplate, FormattablePropertyListTemplate, IntoTemplate,
@@ -382,6 +382,21 @@ fn build_timestamp_method<'a, L: TemplateLanguage<'a>>(
                 time_util::format_timestamp_relative_to_now(&timestamp)
             }))
         }
+        "format" => {
+            // No dynamic string is allowed as the templater has no runtime error type.
+            let [format_node] = template_parser::expect_exact_arguments(function)?;
+            let format =
+                template_parser::expect_string_literal_with(format_node, |format, span| {
+                    time_util::FormattingItems::parse(format).ok_or_else(|| {
+                        let kind = TemplateParseErrorKind::InvalidTimeFormat;
+                        TemplateParseError::with_span(kind, span)
+                    })
+                })?
+                .into_owned();
+            language.wrap_string(TemplateFunction::new(self_property, move |timestamp| {
+                time_util::format_absolute_timestamp_with(&timestamp, &format)
+            }))
+        }
         _ => return Err(TemplateParseError::no_such_method("Timestamp", function)),
     };
     Ok(property)
diff --git a/src/template_parser.rs b/src/template_parser.rs
index c3d6e6b53..4e3693385 100644
--- a/src/template_parser.rs
+++ b/src/template_parser.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ pub enum TemplateParseErrorKind {
     InvalidArgumentCountRangeFrom(RangeFrom<usize>),
     #[error(r#"Expected argument of type "{0}""#)]
     InvalidArgumentType(String),
+    #[error("Invalid time format")]
+    InvalidTimeFormat,
     #[error("Redefinition of function parameter")]
     RedefinedFunctionParameter,
     #[error(r#"Alias "{0}" cannot be expanded"#)]
@@ -648,6 +650,26 @@ pub fn expect_arguments<'a, 'i, const N: usize, const M: usize>(
     }
 }
 
+/// Applies the given function if the `node` is a string literal.
+pub fn expect_string_literal_with<'a, 'i, T>(
+    node: &'a ExpressionNode<'i>,
+    f: impl FnOnce(&'a str, pest::Span<'i>) -> TemplateParseResult<T>,
+) -> TemplateParseResult<T> {
+    match &node.kind {
+        ExpressionKind::String(s) => f(s, node.span),
+        ExpressionKind::Identifier(_)
+        | ExpressionKind::Integer(_)
+        | ExpressionKind::Concat(_)
+        | ExpressionKind::FunctionCall(_)
+        | ExpressionKind::MethodCall(_) => Err(TemplateParseError::invalid_argument_type(
+            "String literal",
+            node.span,
+        )),
+        ExpressionKind::AliasExpanded(id, subst) => expect_string_literal_with(subst, f)
+            .map_err(|e| e.within_alias_expansion(*id, node.span)),
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use assert_matches::assert_matches;
diff --git a/tests/test_templater.rs b/tests/test_templater.rs
index 22152fa55..e54709da2 100644
--- a/tests/test_templater.rs
+++ b/tests/test_templater.rs
@@ -332,6 +332,73 @@ fn test_templater_signature() {
     insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"author.username()"#), @"x");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_templater_timestamp_method() {
+    let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();
+    test_env.jj_cmd_success(test_env.env_root(), &["init", "repo", "--git"]);
+    let repo_path = test_env.env_root().join("repo");
+    let render = |template| get_template_output(&test_env, &repo_path, "@-", template);
+    let render_err = |template| test_env.jj_cmd_failure(&repo_path, &["log", "-T", template]);
+
+    test_env.add_config(
+        r###"
+    [template-aliases]
+    'time_format' = '"%Y-%m-%d"'
+    'bad_time_format' = '"%_"'
+    "###,
+    );
+
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"author.timestamp().format("%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S")"#), @"19700101 00:00:00");
+
+    // Invalid format string
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render_err(r#"author.timestamp().format("%_")"#), @r###"
+    Error: Failed to parse template:  --> 1:27
+      |
+    1 | author.timestamp().format("%_")
+      |                           ^--^
+      |
+      = Invalid time format
+    "###);
+
+    // Invalid type
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render_err(r#"author.timestamp().format(0)"#), @r###"
+    Error: Failed to parse template:  --> 1:27
+      |
+    1 | author.timestamp().format(0)
+      |                           ^
+      |
+      = Expected argument of type "String literal"
+    "###);
+
+    // Dynamic string isn't supported yet
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render_err(r#"author.timestamp().format("%Y" ++ "%m")"#), @r###"
+    Error: Failed to parse template:  --> 1:27
+      |
+    1 | author.timestamp().format("%Y" ++ "%m")
+      |                           ^----------^
+      |
+      = Expected argument of type "String literal"
+    "###);
+
+    // Literal alias expansion
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"author.timestamp().format(time_format)"#), @"1970-01-01");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render_err(r#"author.timestamp().format(bad_time_format)"#), @r###"
+    Error: Failed to parse template:  --> 1:27
+      |
+    1 | author.timestamp().format(bad_time_format)
+      |                           ^-------------^
+      |
+      = Alias "bad_time_format" cannot be expanded
+     --> 1:1
+      |
+    1 | "%_"
+      | ^--^
+      |
+      = Invalid time format
+    "###);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_templater_fill_function() {
     let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();