diff --git a/inc/widgets/largo-recent-posts.php b/inc/widgets/largo-recent-posts.php
index 3e293c5d2..92f3dbbde 100644
--- a/inc/widgets/largo-recent-posts.php
+++ b/inc/widgets/largo-recent-posts.php
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
 		$instance['excerpt_display'] = sanitize_key( $new_instance['excerpt_display'] );
 		$instance['num_sentences'] = intval( $new_instance['num_sentences'] );
 		$instance['show_byline'] = ! empty($new_instance['show_byline']);
+		$instance['hide_byline_date'] = ! empty($new_instance['hide_byline_date']);
 		$instance['show_top_term'] = ! empty($new_instance['show_top_term']);
 		$instance['show_icon'] = ! empty($new_instance['show_icon']);
 		$instance['cat'] = intval( $new_instance['cat'] );
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ function form( $instance ) {
 			'excerpt_display' => 'num_sentences',
 			'num_sentences' => 2,
 			'show_byline' => '',
+			'hide_byline_date' => '',
 			'show_top_term' => '',
 			'show_icon' => '',
 			'cat' => 0,
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ function form( $instance ) {
 		$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, $defaults );
 		$duplicates = $instance['avoid_duplicates'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
 		$showbyline = $instance['show_byline'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
+		$hidebylinedate = $instance['hide_byline_date'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
 		$show_top_term = $instance['show_top_term'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
 		$show_icon = $instance['show_icon'] ? 'checked="checked"' : '';
 		?>
@@ -224,6 +227,10 @@ function form( $instance ) {
 			<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" <?php echo $showbyline; ?> id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'show_byline' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'show_byline' ); ?>" /> <label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'show_byline' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Show byline on posts?', 'largo' ); ?></label>
 		</p>
 
+		<p>
+			<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" <?php echo $hidebylinedate; ?> id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'hide_byline_date' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'hide_byline_date' ); ?>" /> <label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'hide_byline_date' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Hide the publish date in the byline?', 'largo' ); ?></label>
+		</p>
+
 		<p>
 			<input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" <?php echo $show_top_term; ?> id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'show_top_term' ); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name( 'show_top_term' ); ?>" /> <label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id( 'show_top_term' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Show the top term on posts?', 'largo' ); ?></label>
 		</p>
diff --git a/partials/widget-content.php b/partials/widget-content.php
index a7c269294..c9481d4e3 100644
--- a/partials/widget-content.php
+++ b/partials/widget-content.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	largo_maybe_top_term();
 }
 
+
 // the thumbnail image (if we're using one)
 if ($thumb == 'small') {
 	$img_location = $instance['image_align'] != '' ? $instance['image_align'] : 'left';
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 
 <?php // byline on posts
 if ( isset( $instance['show_byline'] ) && $instance['show_byline'] == true) { ?>
-	<span class="byline"><?php echo largo_byline(false); ?></span>
+	<span class="byline"><?php echo largo_byline( false, $instance['hide_byline_date'] ); ?></span>
 <?php }
 
 // the excerpt