diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
index cd6194828..e33cd657b 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfooter.lua
@@ -157,9 +157,16 @@ local footerTextGeneratorMap = {
         local prefix = symbol_prefix[symbol_type].time
         local clock
         if footer.settings.time_format == "12" then
-            clock = os.date("%I:%M%p")
+            if os.date("%p") == "AM" then
+                -- @translators This is the time in the morning in the 12-hour clock (%I is the hour, %M the minute).
+                clock = os.date(_("%I:%M AM"))
+            else
+                -- @translators This is the time in the afternoon in the 12-hour clock (%I is the hour, %M the minute).
+                clock = os.date(_("%I:%M PM"))
+            end
         else
-            clock = os.date("%H:%M")
+            -- @translators This is the time in the 24-hour clock (%H is the hour, %M the minute).
+            clock = os.date(_("%H:%M"))
         end
         if not prefix then
             return clock
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
index 9d376ef85..c0c313bef 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
@@ -619,9 +619,16 @@ function TouchMenu:updateItems()
 
     local time_info_txt
     if G_reader_settings:nilOrTrue("twelve_hour_clock") then
-        time_info_txt = os.date("%I:%M %p")
+        if os.date("%p") == "AM" then
+            -- @translators This is the time in the morning in the 12-hour clock (%I is the hour, %M the minute).
+            time_info_txt = os.date(_("%I:%M AM"))
+        else
+            -- @translators This is the time in the afternoon in the 12-hour clock (%I is the hour, %M the minute).
+            time_info_txt = os.date(_("%I:%M PM"))
+        end
     else
-        time_info_txt = os.date("%H:%M")
+        -- @translators This is the time in the 24-hour clock (%H is the hour, %M the minute).
+        time_info_txt = os.date(_("%H:%M"))
     end
     local powerd = Device:getPowerDevice()
     local batt_lvl = powerd:getCapacity()