Index: bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php
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--- bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php	(revision 6173)
+++ bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -2689,6 +2689,21 @@
 		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_feed_item_date', $activities_template->activity->date_recorded );
 	}
 
+
+	function bp_get_activity_feed_item_date_timezone_corrected() {
+		global $activities_template;
+
+		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_feed_item_date_timezone_corrected', modify_utc_timestamp_for_local_timezone($activities_template->activity->date_recorded) );
+	}
+
+	function modify_utc_timestamp_for_local_timezone($timestamp) {
+		if ( $tz = bp_get_option('timezone_string') ) {
+			$date = new DateTime( $timestamp, new DateTimeZone( 'UTC' ) );
+			date_timezone_set( $date, new DateTimeZone( $tz );
+			$timestamp = $date->format( 'Y-m-d h:i:s' );
+		}
+		return $timestamp;
+	}
 /**
  * Outputs the activity feed item description
  *