diff --git a/ext/standard/mail.c b/ext/standard/mail.c
index 364f7fc3999a..6d2a21f589d3 100644
--- a/ext/standard/mail.c
+++ b/ext/standard/mail.c
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include "php.h"
 #include "ext/standard/info.h"
 #include "ext/standard/php_string.h"
 #include "ext/standard/basic_functions.h"
+#include "ext/date/php_date.h"
 
 #if HAVE_SYSEXITS_H
 #include <sysexits.h>
@@ -246,8 +248,15 @@ PHPAPI int php_mail(char *to, char *subject, char *message, char *headers, char
 	return val;	\
 
 	if (mail_log && *mail_log) {
-		char *tmp;
-		int l = spprintf(&tmp, 0, "mail() on [%s:%d]: To: %s -- Headers: %s\n", zend_get_executed_filename(TSRMLS_C), zend_get_executed_lineno(TSRMLS_C), to, hdr ? hdr : "");
+		char *tmp, *date_str;
+		time_t curtime;
+
+		time(&curtime);
+		date_str = php_format_date("d-M-Y H:i:s e", 13, curtime, 1 TSRMLS_CC);
+
+		int l = spprintf(&tmp, 0, "[%s] mail() on [%s:%d]: To: %s -- Headers: %s\n", date_str, zend_get_executed_filename(TSRMLS_C), zend_get_executed_lineno(TSRMLS_C), to, hdr ? hdr : "");
+
+		efree(date_str);
 
 		if (hdr) {
 			php_mail_log_crlf_to_spaces(tmp);
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/mail/mail_log.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/mail/mail_log.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86346ec307ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/mail/mail_log.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+--TEST--
+Test mail() function : mail.log ini setting
+--INI--
+sendmail_path=tee /tmp/mail.out >/dev/null
+mail.log = /tmp/mail.log
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == "WIN")
+  die("skip Won't run on Windows");
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+date_default_timezone_set("UTC");
+
+$logfile = ini_get("mail.log");
+if (file_exists($logfile)) {
+	unlink($logfile);
+}
+touch($logfile);
+clearstatcache();
+
+$to = "test@example.com";
+$subject = "mail.log test";
+$message = "Testing mail.log";
+$headers = "X-Test: 1";
+
+var_dump(filesize($logfile) == 0);
+clearstatcache();
+
+var_dump(mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers));
+
+var_dump(filesize($logfile) > 0);
+clearstatcache();
+
+echo file_get_contents($logfile);
+?>
+Done
+--CLEAN--
+<?php
+unlink("/tmp/mail.log");
+unlink("/tmp/mail.out");
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+[%d-%s-%d %d:%d:%d UTC] mail() on [%smail_log.php:%d]: To: test@example.com -- Headers: X-Test: 1
+Done