diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
index 3c034365..9205fefc 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributeView;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.time.temporal.Temporal;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -548,6 +550,10 @@ public class ExpressionFormatMethods {
 		return Stream.of(DefaultGroovyMethods.min(self), DefaultGroovyMethods.max(self)).filter(Objects::nonNull).distinct().collect(toList());
 	}
 
+	public static String format(Temporal self, String pattern) {
+		return DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern).format(self);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Episode utilities (EXPERIMENTAL)
 	 */
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
index e06808ff..c142ce13 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
@@ -202,22 +202,27 @@ public class MediaBindingBean {
 			return getMovieInfo().getReleased();
 		if (infoObject instanceof AudioTrack)
 			return getMusic().getAlbumReleaseDate();
+		if (infoObject instanceof File)
+			return new SimpleDate(getTimeStamp());
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@Define("dt")
+	public ZonedDateTime getTimeStamp() {
+		File f = getMediaFile();
 
 		// try EXIF Date-Taken for image files or File Last-Modified for generic files
-		if (infoObject instanceof File) {
-			File f = (File) infoObject;
+		try {
+			return new ImageMetadata(f).getDateTaken().get();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			// ignore and default to file creation date
+		}
 
-			try {
-				return new ImageMetadata(f).getDateTaken().map(SimpleDate::new).get();
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				// ignore and default to file creation date
-			}
-
-			try {
-				return new SimpleDate(getCreationDate(f));
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				debug.warning(e::toString);
-			}
+		try {
+			return Instant.ofEpochMilli(getCreationDate(f)).atZone(ZoneOffset.systemDefault());
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			debug.warning(e::toString);
 		}
 
 		return null;