diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/DescriptionLayout.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/DescriptionLayout.kt
index dd27f5af1..733217a61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/DescriptionLayout.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/DescriptionLayout.kt
@@ -131,40 +131,30 @@ class DescriptionLayout(
     private fun toggleDescription() {
         val streams = streams ?: return
 
-        val views = if (binding.descLinLayout.isVisible) {
-            // show formatted short view count
-            streams.views.formatShort()
-        } else {
-            // show exact view count
-            "%,d".format(streams.views)
-        }
-        val date = TextUtils.formatRelativeDate(context, streams.uploaded ?: -1L)
-        val viewInfo = context.getString(R.string.normal_views, views,  TextUtils.SEPARATOR + date)
-        if (binding.descLinLayout.isVisible) {
-            // hide the description and chapters
-            binding.playerDescriptionArrow.animate().rotation(
-                0F
-            ).setDuration(ANIMATION_DURATION).start()
-
-            binding.playerDescription.isGone = true
-
-            binding.descLinLayout.isGone = true
+        val isNewStateExpanded = binding.descLinLayout.isGone
+        if (!isNewStateExpanded) {
+            // show a short version of the view count and date
+            val formattedDate = TextUtils.formatRelativeDate(context, streams.uploaded ?: -1L)
+            binding.playerViewsInfo.text = context.getString(R.string.normal_views, streams.views.formatShort(),  TextUtils.SEPARATOR + formattedDate)
 
             // limit the title height to two lines
             binding.playerTitle.maxLines = 2
         } else {
-            // show the description and chapters
-            binding.playerDescriptionArrow.animate().rotation(
-                180F
-            ).setDuration(ANIMATION_DURATION).start()
-
-            binding.playerDescription.isVisible = true
-            binding.descLinLayout.isVisible = true
+            // show the full view count and upload date
+            val formattedDate = streams.uploadTimestamp?.let { TextUtils.localizeInstant(it) }.orEmpty()
+            binding.playerViewsInfo.text = context.getString(R.string.normal_views, "%,d".format(streams.views),  TextUtils.SEPARATOR + formattedDate)
 
             // show the whole title
             binding.playerTitle.maxLines = Int.MAX_VALUE
         }
-        binding.playerViewsInfo.text = viewInfo
+
+        binding.playerDescriptionArrow.animate()
+            .rotation(if (isNewStateExpanded) 180F else 0F)
+            .setDuration(ANIMATION_DURATION)
+            .start()
+
+        binding.playerDescription.isVisible = isNewStateExpanded
+        binding.descLinLayout.isVisible = isNewStateExpanded
     }
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
index 1d00707b3..3de500a36 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import com.github.libretube.BuildConfig
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.formatShort
 import com.google.common.math.IntMath.pow
+import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
 import kotlinx.datetime.toJavaLocalDate
+import kotlinx.datetime.toLocalDateTime
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.ZoneId
@@ -47,6 +49,12 @@ object TextUtils {
         return date.toJavaLocalDate().format(MEDIUM_DATE_FORMATTER)
     }
 
+    fun localizeInstant(instant: kotlinx.datetime.Instant): String {
+        val date = instant.toLocalDateTime(TimeZone.currentSystemDefault()).date
+
+        return localizeDate(date)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get time in seconds from a YouTube video link.
      * @return Time in seconds