diff --git a/include/map_name_popup.h b/include/map_name_popup.h
index 8a55c14ecb..e278793666 100644
--- a/include/map_name_popup.h
+++ b/include/map_name_popup.h
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 void HideMapNamePopUpWindow(void);
 void ShowMapNamePopup(void);
 
-#define MAPPOPUP_24_HOUR_TIME  FALSE
-#define MAPPOPUP_ALPHA_BLEND   TRUE
+#define MAP_POPUP_TIME_NONE         0                       // don't show the time
+#define MAP_POPUP_TIME_12_HR        1                       // use 12 hour (AM/PM) time
+#define MAP_POPUP_TIME_24_HR        2                       // use 24 hour time
+
+#define MAP_POPUP_TIME_MODE         MAP_POPUP_TIME_NONE     // determines what type of time is shown
+#define MAPPOPUP_ALPHA_BLEND        TRUE                    // enables alpha blending/transparency for the pop-ups
 
 #endif //GUARD_MAP_NAME_POPUP_H
diff --git a/src/map_name_popup.c b/src/map_name_popup.c
index f708a447fc..1455c01442 100644
--- a/src/map_name_popup.c
+++ b/src/map_name_popup.c
@@ -359,10 +359,12 @@ static void ShowMapNamePopUpWindow(void)
     mapDisplayHeader[2] = TEXT_COLOR_TRANSPARENT;
     AddTextPrinterParameterized(primaryPopUpWindowId, FONT_SHORT, mapDisplayHeader, mapNameX, mapNameY, TEXT_SKIP_DRAW, NULL);
     
-    RtcCalcLocalTime();
-    FormatDecimalTimeWithoutSeconds(withoutPrefixPtr, gLocalTime.hours, gLocalTime.minutes, MAPPOPUP_24_HOUR_TIME);
-
-    AddTextPrinterParameterized(secondaryPopUpWindowId, FONT_SMALL, mapDisplayHeader, GetStringRightAlignXOffset(FONT_SMALL, mapDisplayHeader, DISPLAY_WIDTH) - timeX, timeY, TEXT_SKIP_DRAW, NULL);
+    if (MAP_POPUP_TIME_MODE != MAP_POPUP_TIME_NONE)
+    {
+        RtcCalcLocalTime();
+        FormatDecimalTimeWithoutSeconds(withoutPrefixPtr, gLocalTime.hours, gLocalTime.minutes, MAP_POPUP_TIME_MODE == MAP_POPUP_TIME_24_HR);
+        AddTextPrinterParameterized(secondaryPopUpWindowId, FONT_SMALL, mapDisplayHeader, GetStringRightAlignXOffset(FONT_SMALL, mapDisplayHeader, DISPLAY_WIDTH) - timeX, timeY, TEXT_SKIP_DRAW, NULL);
+    }
 
     CopyWindowToVram(primaryPopUpWindowId, COPYWIN_FULL);
     CopyWindowToVram(secondaryPopUpWindowId, COPYWIN_FULL);