diff --git a/es-core/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp
index e4f077c2a..87e78d0f1 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ void DateTimeComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
     if (!elem)
         return;
 
-    if (elem->has("displayRelative"))
-        setDisplayRelative(elem->get<bool>("displayRelative"));
-
     if (elem->has("format"))
         setFormat(elem->get<std::string>("format"));
 
@@ -178,6 +175,12 @@ void DateTimeComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
     if (properties & METADATA && elem->has("metadata"))
         setMetadataField(elem->get<std::string>("metadata"));
 
+    if (mMetadataField == "md_lastplayed")
+        setDisplayRelative(true);
+
+    if (elem->has("displayRelative"))
+        setDisplayRelative(elem->get<bool>("displayRelative"));
+
     if (properties & LETTER_CASE && elem->has("letterCase")) {
         std::string letterCase {elem->get<std::string>("letterCase")};
         if (letterCase == "uppercase") {