diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index 4a851942..113cf454 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void stdout_example()
 
     auto err_logger = spdlog::stderr_color_mt("error_logger");
     err_logger->error("Some error message");
-    
+
     // Formatting examples
     console->warn("Easy padding in numbers like {:08d}", 12);
     console->critical("Support for int: {0:d};  hex: {0:x};  oct: {0:o}; bin: {0:b}", 42);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index 5a61a709..dc3dcfa5 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::set_formatter(const Args &... args)
     }
 }
 
-inline void spdlog::logger::set_pattern(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time)
+inline void spdlog::logger::set_pattern(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type time_type)
 {
-    set_formatter<spdlog::pattern_formatter>(pattern, pattern_time);
+    set_formatter<spdlog::pattern_formatter>(pattern, time_type);
 }
 
 template<typename... Args>
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
index 3d54c883..a5ebe923 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
@@ -525,10 +525,10 @@ private:
 class pattern_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL : public formatter
 {
 public:
-    explicit pattern_formatter(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time = pattern_time_type::local,
+    explicit pattern_formatter(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type time_type = pattern_time_type::local,
         std::string eol = spdlog::details::os::default_eol)
         : eol_(std::move(eol))
-        , pattern_time_(pattern_time)
+        , pattern_time_type_(time_type)
         , last_log_secs_(0)
     {
         std::memset(&cached_tm_, 0, sizeof(cached_tm_));
@@ -557,14 +557,15 @@ public:
 
 private:
     const std::string eol_;
-    const pattern_time_type pattern_time_;
+    pattern_time_type pattern_time_type_;
     std::tm cached_tm_;
     std::chrono::seconds last_log_secs_;
 
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<details::flag_formatter>> formatters_;
+
     std::tm get_time_(const details::log_msg &msg)
     {
-        if (pattern_time_ == pattern_time_type::local)
+        if (pattern_time_type_ == pattern_time_type::local)
         {
             return details::os::localtime(log_clock::to_time_t(msg.time));
         }
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index 87495de1..6de2f57a 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
 
         // create default formatter if not exists
 
-        new_logger->set_pattern(formatter_pattern_);
+        new_logger->set_formatter<pattern_formatter>(formatter_pattern_, pattern_time_type_);
 
         if (err_handler_)
         {
@@ -81,13 +81,14 @@ public:
         return tp_;
     }
 
-    void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern)
+    void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type time_type)
     {
         std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(mutex_);
         formatter_pattern_ = pattern;
+        pattern_time_type_ = time_type;
         for (auto &l : loggers_)
         {
-            l.second->set_pattern(pattern);
+            l.second->set_pattern(pattern, time_type);
         }
     }
 
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ private:
     Mutex tp_mutex_;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<logger>> loggers_;
     std::string formatter_pattern_ = "%+";
+    pattern_time_type pattern_time_type_ = pattern_time_type::local;
     level::level_enum level_ = level::info;
     level::level_enum flush_level_ = level::off;
     log_err_handler err_handler_;
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index f67a07ff..5d67bf8d 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 
     // create a pattern formatter all the sinks in this logger.
     // each sink gets itw own private copy of a formatter object.
-    void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time = pattern_time_type::local);
+    void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern, pattern_time_type time_type = pattern_time_type::local);
 
     // create a FormatterT formatter for each sink in this logger.
     // each sink gets its own private copy of a formatter object.
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h
index 2c2a764c..39eb0abb 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "spdlog/details/log_msg.h"
-#include "spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h"
+#include "spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h"
 #include "spdlog/formatter.h"
 
 namespace spdlog {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index 53c56a30..90148d6f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<logger> get(const std::string &name)
 // Set global formatting
 // example: spdlog::set_pattern("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%e %l : %v");
 //
-inline void set_pattern(const std::string &format_string)
+inline void set_pattern(const std::string &format_string, pattern_time_type time_type = pattern_time_type::local)
 {
-    details::registry::instance().set_pattern(format_string);
+    details::registry::instance().set_pattern(format_string, time_type);
 }
 
 //