diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java
index 26b1e3fe8..c8b223ab1 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtils.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class UiUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the given duration in a human-friendly format. For example,
 	 * "7 days" or "1 hour". Returns only the largest meaningful unit of time,
-	 * from days up to hours.
+	 * from days up to minutes.
 	 */
 	public static String formatDuration(Context ctx, long millis) {
 		Resources r = ctx.getResources();
@@ -182,11 +182,20 @@ public class UiUtils {
 					r.getQuantityString(R.plurals.duration_days, days, days);
 			if (rest < HOUR_IN_MILLIS / 2) return dayStr;
 			else return dayStr + " " + formatDuration(ctx, rest);
+		} else if (millis >= HOUR_IN_MILLIS) {
+			int hours = (int) (millis / HOUR_IN_MILLIS);
+			int rest = (int) (millis % HOUR_IN_MILLIS);
+			String hourStr =
+					r.getQuantityString(R.plurals.duration_hours, hours, hours);
+			if (rest < MINUTE_IN_MILLIS / 2) return hourStr;
+			else return hourStr + " " + formatDuration(ctx, rest);
 		} else {
-			int hours = (int) ((millis + HOUR_IN_MILLIS / 2) / HOUR_IN_MILLIS);
-			// anything less than one hour is shown as one hour
-			if (hours < 1) hours = 1;
-			return r.getQuantityString(R.plurals.duration_hours, hours, hours);
+			int minutes =
+					(int) ((millis + MINUTE_IN_MILLIS / 2) / MINUTE_IN_MILLIS);
+			// anything less than one minute is shown as one minute
+			if (minutes < 1) minutes = 1;
+			return r.getQuantityString(R.plurals.duration_minutes, minutes,
+					minutes);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fea7e7af0..698320fc5 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@
 	<string name="auto_delete_msg_you_disabled">Your messages will not disappear. %1$s</string>
 	<!-- The second placeholder will show a duration like "7 days". The third placeholder at the end will add "Tap to learn more." -->
 	<string name="auto_delete_msg_contact_enabled">%1$s\'s messages will disappear after %2$s. %3$s</string>
+	<plurals name="duration_minutes">
+		<item quantity="one">%d minute</item>
+		<item quantity="other">%d minutes</item>
+	</plurals>
 	<plurals name="duration_hours">
 		<item quantity="one">%d hour</item>
 		<item quantity="other">%d hours</item>
diff --git a/briar-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtilsFormatDurationTest.java b/briar-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtilsFormatDurationTest.java
index eb056cf56..7d282aae9 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtilsFormatDurationTest.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/util/UiUtilsFormatDurationTest.java
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.DAYS;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.HOURS;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES;
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.formatDuration;
 
 public class UiUtilsFormatDurationTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 
 	private final Context ctx;
 	private final Resources r;
+	private final int strMinutes = R.plurals.duration_minutes;
 	private final int strHours = R.plurals.duration_hours;
 	private final int strDays = R.plurals.duration_days;
 
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ public class UiUtilsFormatDurationTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 		r = context.mock(Resources.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testOneMinute() {
+		expectMinuteString(1);
+		formatDuration(ctx, MINUTES.toMillis(1));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testOneHour() {
 		expectHourString(1);
@@ -39,12 +47,44 @@ public class UiUtilsFormatDurationTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 		formatDuration(ctx, DAYS.toMillis(1));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void test10Seconds() {
+		// capped to 1min
+		expectMinuteString(1);
+		formatDuration(ctx, SECONDS.toMillis(10));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test100Seconds() {
+		expectMinuteString(2);
+		formatDuration(ctx, SECONDS.toMillis(100));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test2Minutes() {
+		expectMinuteString(2);
+		formatDuration(ctx, MINUTES.toMillis(2));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void test10Minutes() {
-		expectHourString(1);
+		expectMinuteString(10);
 		formatDuration(ctx, MINUTES.toMillis(10));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void test130Minutes() {
+		expectHourString(2);
+		expectMinuteString(10);
+		formatDuration(ctx, MINUTES.toMillis(130));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test13Hours() {
+		expectHourString(13);
+		formatDuration(ctx, HOURS.toMillis(13));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testSevenDays() {
 		expectDayString(7);
@@ -67,7 +107,7 @@ public class UiUtilsFormatDurationTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 	@Test
 	public void testSevenDays40Minutes() {
 		expectDayString(7);
-		expectHourString(1);
+		expectMinuteString(40);
 		formatDuration(ctx, DAYS.toMillis(7) + MINUTES.toMillis(40));
 	}
 
@@ -92,6 +132,23 @@ public class UiUtilsFormatDurationTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 		formatDuration(ctx, DAYS.toMillis(2) + HOURS.toMillis(13));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void test7Days23Hours55Minutes() {
+		expectDayString(7);
+		expectHourString(23);
+		expectMinuteString(55);
+		formatDuration(ctx,
+				DAYS.toMillis(7) + HOURS.toMillis(23) + MINUTES.toMillis(55));
+	}
+
+	private void expectMinuteString(int minutes) {
+		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
+			oneOf(ctx).getResources();
+			will(returnValue(r));
+			oneOf(r).getQuantityString(strMinutes, minutes, minutes);
+		}});
+	}
+
 	private void expectHourString(int hours) {
 		context.checking(new Expectations() {{
 			oneOf(ctx).getResources();