diff --git a/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php
index 30c30382ff..70ea5f6e6b 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/template.lib.php
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ class Template
         $this->twig->addFilter('img', new Twig_Filter_Function('Template::get_image'));
         $this->twig->addFilter('format_date', new Twig_Filter_Function('Template::format_date'));
         $this->twig->addFilter('api_get_local_time', new Twig_Filter_Function('api_get_local_time'));
+        // a combination of the two previous functions
+        $this->twig->addFilter('local_format_date', new Twig_Filter_Function('api_convert_and_format_date'));
         $this->twig->addFilter('user_info', new Twig_Filter_Function('api_get_user_info'));
         $this->twig->addFilter('get_configuration_value', new Twig_Filter_Function('api_get_configuration_value'));