diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChatLine.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChatLine.cs
index 5032ff0b9f..92146be0b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChatLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Display/ChatLine.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat.Display
                         {
                             new SpriteText
                             {
-                                Text = Message.Timestamp.ToLocalTime().ToLongTimeString(),
+                                Text = Message.Timestamp.LocalDateTime.ToLongTimeString(),
                                 TextSize = text_size,
                                 Colour = new Color4(128, 128, 128, 255)
                             },
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Message.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Message.cs
index 5b344da22c..9fb9668f64 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Message.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/Message.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         public int ChannelId;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"timestamp")]
-        public DateTime Timestamp;
+        public DateTimeOffset Timestamp;
 
         [JsonProperty(@"content")]
         public string Content;