diff --git src/bp-xprofile/admin/css/admin.css src/bp-xprofile/admin/css/admin.css
index 6dd7a20..4795078 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/admin/css/admin.css
+++ src/bp-xprofile/admin/css/admin.css
@@ -284,3 +284,21 @@ p.member-type-none-notice {
 	display: none;
 	visibility: hidden;
 }
+
+.form-table.bp-date-options {
+	margin: 0 8px;
+}
+
+.form-table.bp-date-options th {
+	width: 150px;
+}
+
+.date-format-label {
+	display: inline-block;
+	width: 150px;
+}
+
+.date-format-custom-value,
+.date-range-numeric {
+	width: 56px;
+}
diff --git src/bp-xprofile/admin/js/admin.js src/bp-xprofile/admin/js/admin.js
index 53f6b1c..b70a485 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/admin/js/admin.js
+++ src/bp-xprofile/admin/js/admin.js
@@ -270,6 +270,47 @@ jQuery( document ).ready( function() {
 	// Handle title placeholder text the WordPress way
 	titleHint( 'title' );
 
+	// On Date fields, selecting a date_format radio button should change the Custom value.
+	var $date_format = jQuery( 'input[name="date_format"]' );
+	var $date_format_custom_value = jQuery( '#date-format-custom-value' );
+	var $date_format_sample = jQuery( '#date-format-custom-sample' );
+	$date_format.click( function( e ) {
+		switch ( e.target.value ) {
+			case 'elapsed' :
+				$date_format_custom_value.val( '' );
+				$date_format_sample.html( '' );
+			break;
+
+			case 'custom' :
+			break;
+
+			default :
+				$date_format_custom_value.val( e.target.value );
+				$date_format_sample.html( jQuery( e.target ).siblings( '.date-format-label' ).html() );
+			break;
+		}
+	} );
+
+	// Clicking into the custom date format field should select the Custom radio button.
+	var $date_format_custom = jQuery( '#date-format-custom' );
+	$date_format_custom_value.focus( function() {
+		$date_format_custom.prop( 'checked', 'checked' );
+	} );
+
+	// Validate custom date field.
+	var $date_format_spinner = jQuery( '#date-format-custom-spinner' );
+	$date_format_custom_value.change( function( e ) {
+		$date_format_spinner.addClass( 'is-active' );
+		jQuery.post( ajaxurl, {
+			action: 'date_format',
+			date: e.target.value
+		},
+		function( response ) {
+			$date_format_spinner.removeClass( 'is-active' );
+			$date_format_sample.html( response );
+		} );
+	} );
+
 	// tabs init with a custom tab template and an "add" callback filling in the content
 	var $tab_items,
 		$tabs = jQuery( '#tabs' ).tabs();
diff --git src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
index 352a8b0..006af0b 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
+++ src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ function xprofile_admin_manage_field( $group_id, $field_id = null ) {
 					bp_xprofile_update_field_meta( $field_id, 'do_autolink', 'off' );
 				}
 
+				// @todo move this
+				$field->admin_save_settings();
+
 				/**
 				 * Fires at the end of the process to save a field for a user, if successful.
 				 *
diff --git src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type-datebox.php src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type-datebox.php
index 6074c5b..ca83627 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type-datebox.php
+++ src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type-datebox.php
@@ -239,7 +239,17 @@ class BP_XProfile_Field_Type_Datebox extends BP_XProfile_Field_Type {
 			case 'year':
 				$html = sprintf( '<option value="" %1$s>%2$s</option>', selected( $year, 0, false ), /* translators: no option picked in select box */ __( '----', 'buddypress' ) );
 
-				for ( $i = 2037; $i > 1901; $i-- ) {
+				$settings = $this->get_field_settings( $this->field_obj->id );
+
+				if ( 'relative' === $settings['range_type'] ) {
+					$start = date( 'Y' ) + $settings['range_relative_start'];
+					$end   = date( 'Y' ) + $settings['range_relative_end'];
+				} else {
+					$start = $settings['range_absolute_start'];
+					$end   = $settings['range_absolute_end'];
+				}
+
+				for ( $i = $end; $i >= $start; $i-- ) {
 					$html .= sprintf( '<option value="%1$s" %2$s>%3$s</option>', (int) $i, selected( $year, $i, false ), (int) $i );
 				}
 			break;
@@ -315,16 +325,230 @@ class BP_XProfile_Field_Type_Datebox extends BP_XProfile_Field_Type {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This method usually outputs HTML for this field type's children options on the wp-admin Profile Fields
-	 * "Add Field" and "Edit Field" screens, but for this field type, we don't want it, so it's stubbed out.
+	 * Get settings for a given date field.
 	 *
-	 * @since 2.0.0
+	 * @since 2.7.0
+	 *
+	 * @param int $field_id ID of the field.
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function get_field_settings( $field_id ) {
+		$defaults = array(
+			'date_format'          => 'Y-m-d',
+			'date_format_custom'   => '',
+			'range_type'           => 'absolute',
+			'range_absolute_start' => date( 'Y' ) - 60,
+			'range_absolute_end'   => date( 'Y' ) + 10,
+			'range_relative_start' => '-10',
+			'range_relative_end'   => '20',
+		);
+
+		$settings = array();
+		foreach ( $defaults as $key => $value ) {
+			$saved = bp_xprofile_get_meta( $field_id, 'field', $key, true );
+			if ( '' !== $saved ) {
+				$settings[ $key ] = $saved;
+			} else {
+				$settings[ $key ] = $value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$settings = self::validate_settings( $settings );
+
+		return $settings;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validate date field settings.
+	 *
+	 * @since 2.7.0
+	 *
+	 * @param array $settings Raw settings.
+	 * @return array Validated settings.
+	 */
+	public static function validate_settings( $settings ) {
+		foreach ( $settings as $key => &$value ) {
+			switch ( $key ) {
+				case 'range_type' :
+					if ( $value !== 'absolute' ) {
+						$value = 'relative';
+					}
+				break;
+
+				// @todo More date restrictions?
+				case 'range_absolute_start' :
+				case 'range_absolute_end' :
+					$value = absint( $value );
+				break;
+
+				case 'range_relative_start' :
+				case 'range_relative_end' :
+					$value = intval( $value );
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $settings;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Save settings from the field edit screen in the Dashboard.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $field_id ID of the field.
+	 * @return bool True on success.
+	 */
+	public function admin_save_settings( $field_id ) {
+		$existing_settings = self::get_field_settings( $field_id );
+
+		$saved_settings = array();
+		foreach ( array_keys( $existing_settings ) as $setting ) {
+			switch ( $setting ) {
+				case 'range_relative_start' :
+				case 'range_relative_end' :
+					$op_key = $setting . '_type';
+					if ( isset( $_POST[ $op_key ] ) && 'past' === $_POST[ $op_key ] ) {
+						$value = 0 - intval( $_POST[ $setting ] );
+					} else {
+						$value = intval( $_POST[ $setting ] );
+					}
+
+					$saved_settings[ $setting ] = $value;
+				break;
+
+				default :
+					if ( isset( $_POST[ $setting ] ) ) {
+						$saved_settings[ $setting ] = wp_unslash( $_POST[ $setting ] );
+					}
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$saved_settings = self::validate_settings( $saved_settings );
+
+		foreach ( $saved_settings as $setting_key => $setting_value ) {
+			bp_xprofile_update_meta( $field_id, 'field', $setting_key, $setting_value );
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Generate the settings markup for Date fields.
+	 *
+	 * @since 2.7.0
 	 *
 	 * @param BP_XProfile_Field $current_field The current profile field on the add/edit screen.
 	 * @param string            $control_type  Optional. HTML input type used to render the current
 	 *                                         field's child options.
 	 */
-	public function admin_new_field_html( BP_XProfile_Field $current_field, $control_type = '' ) {}
+	public function admin_new_field_html( BP_XProfile_Field $current_field, $control_type = '' ) {
+		$type = array_search( get_class( $this ), bp_xprofile_get_field_types() );
+
+		if ( false === $type ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$class = $current_field->type != $type ? 'display: none;' : '';
+		$current_type_obj = bp_xprofile_create_field_type( $type );
+
+		$settings = self::get_field_settings( $current_field->id );
+		?>
+
+<div id="<?php echo esc_attr( $type ); ?>" class="postbox bp-options-box" style="<?php echo esc_attr( $class ); ?> margin-top: 15px;">
+	<table class="form-table bp-date-options">
+		<tr>
+			<th scope="row">
+				<?php esc_html_e( 'Date format', 'buddypress' ); ?>
+			</th>
+
+			<td>
+				<fieldset>
+					<legend class="screen-reader-text">
+						<?php esc_html_e( 'Date format', 'buddypress' ); ?>
+					</legend>
+
+					<?php foreach ( $this->get_date_formats() as $format ): ?>
+						<label for="date-format-<?php echo esc_attr( $format ); ?>">
+							<input type="radio" name="date_format" id="date-format-<?php echo esc_attr( $format ); ?>" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $format ); ?>" <?php checked( $format, $settings['date_format'] ); ?> />
+							<span class="date-format-label"><?php echo date_i18n( $format ); ?></span>
+							<code><?php echo esc_html( $format ); ?></code>
+						</label>
+						<br />
+					<?php endforeach;?>
+
+					<label for="date-format-elapsed">
+						<input type="radio" name="date_format" id="date-format-elapsed" <?php checked( 'elapsed', $settings['date_format'] ); ?> value="elapsed" />
+						<span class="date-format-label"><?php esc_html_e( 'Time elapsed', 'buddypress' ); ?></span> <?php _e( '<code>4 years ago</code>, <code>4 years from now</code>', 'buddypress' ); ?>
+					</label>
+					<br />
+
+					<label for="date-format-custom">
+						<input type="radio" name="date_format" id="date-format-custom" <?php checked( 'custom', $settings['date_format'] ); ?> value="custom" />
+						<span class="date-format-label"><?php esc_html_e( 'Custom:', 'buddypress' ); ?></span>
+						<input type="text" name="date_format_custom" id="date-format-custom-value" class="date-format-custom-value" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $settings['date_format_custom'] ); ?>" /> <span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Example:', 'buddypress' ); ?></span><span class="date-format-custom-sample" id="date-format-custom-sample"><?php if ( $settings['date_format_custom'] ) : ?><?php echo esc_html( date( $settings['date_format_custom'] ) ); endif; ?></span><span class="spinner" id="date-format-custom-spinner"></span>
+					</label>
+				</fieldset>
+
+				<p><a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Formatting_Date_and_Time"><?php esc_html_e( 'Documentation on date and time formatting', 'buddypress' ); ?></a></p>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+
+		<tr>
+			<th scope="row">
+				<?php esc_html_e( 'Range', 'buddypress' ); ?>
+			</th>
+
+			<td>
+				<fieldset>
+					<legend class="screen-reader-text">
+						<?php esc_html_e( 'Range', 'buddypress' ); ?>
+					</legend>
+
+					<label>
+						<input type="radio" name="range_type" id="range_type_absolute" value="absolute" <?php checked( 'absolute', $settings['range_type'] ); ?> />
+
+						<?php
+						printf(
+							__( 'From %s to %s', 'buddypress' ),
+							sprintf( '<input class="date-range-numeric" type="text" name="range_absolute_start" value="%s" />', esc_attr( $settings['range_absolute_start'] ) ),
+							sprintf( '<input class="date-range-numeric" type="text" name="range_absolute_end" value="%s" />', esc_attr( $settings['range_absolute_end'] ) )
+						);
+						?>
+					</label>
+					<br />
+
+					<label>
+						<input type="radio" name="range_type" id="range_type_relative" value="relative" <?php checked( 'relative', $settings['range_type'] ); ?> />
+
+						<?php
+						printf(
+							__( 'From %s to %s', 'buddypress' ),
+							sprintf(
+								'<input type="text" class="date-range-numeric" name="range_relative_start" value="%s" /> <select name="range_relative_start_type"><option value="past" %s>%s</option><option value="future" %s>%s</option></select>',
+								esc_attr( abs( $settings['range_relative_start'] ) ),
+								selected( true, $settings['range_relative_start'] <= 0, false ),
+								esc_attr__( 'years ago', 'buddypress' ),
+								selected( true, $settings['range_relative_start'] > 0, false ),
+								esc_attr__( 'years from now', 'buddypress' )
+							),
+							sprintf(
+								'<input type="text" class="date-range-numeric" name="range_relative_end" value="%s" /> <select name="range_relative_end_type"><option value="past" %s>%s</option><option value="future" %s>%s</option></select>',
+								esc_attr( abs( $settings['range_relative_end'] ) ),
+								selected( true, $settings['range_relative_end'] <= 0, false ),
+								esc_attr__( 'years ago', 'buddypress' ),
+								selected( true, $settings['range_relative_end'] > 0, false ),
+								esc_attr__( 'years from now', 'buddypress' )
+							)
+						);
+						?>
+					</label>
+				</fieldset>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+	</table>
+</div>
+		<?php
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Format Date values for display.
@@ -344,6 +568,28 @@ class BP_XProfile_Field_Type_Datebox extends BP_XProfile_Field_Type {
 			$field_value = strtotime( $field_value );
 		}
 
-		return bp_format_time( $field_value, true, false );
+		$settings = self::get_field_settings( $field_id );
+
+		switch ( $settings['date_format'] ) {
+			case 'elapsed' :
+				$formatted = bp_core_time_since( $field_value );
+			break;
+
+			case 'custom' :
+				$formatted = date( $settings['date_format_custom'], $field_value );
+			break;
+
+			default :
+				$formatted = date( $settings['date_format'], $field_value );
+			break;
+		}
+
+		return $formatted;
+	}
+
+	public function get_date_formats() {
+		$date_formats = array_unique( apply_filters( 'date_formats', array( __( 'F j, Y' ), 'Y-m-d', 'm/d/Y', 'd/m/Y' ) ) );
+
+		return apply_filters( 'bp_xprofile_date_field_date_formats', $date_formats );
 	}
 }
diff --git src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type.php src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type.php
index 7fd1940..70fac87 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type.php
+++ src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field-type.php
@@ -451,6 +451,17 @@ abstract class BP_XProfile_Field_Type {
 		return $field_value;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Save miscellaneous settings related to this field type.
+	 *
+	 * Override in a specific field type if it requires an admin save routine.
+	 *
+	 * @since 2.7.0
+	 *
+	 * @param $field_id Field ID.
+	 */
+	public function admin_save_settings( $field_id ) {}
+
 	/** Protected *************************************************************/
 
 	/**
diff --git src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field.php src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field.php
index 1a384ba..2e4ddc5 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field.php
+++ src/bp-xprofile/classes/class-bp-xprofile-field.php
@@ -1093,6 +1093,17 @@ class BP_XProfile_Field {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Save miscellaneous settings for this field.
+	 *
+	 * Some field types have type-specific settings, which are saved here.
+	 *
+	 * @since 2.7.0
+	 */
+	public function admin_save_settings() {
+		return $this->type_obj->admin_save_settings( $this->id );
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Populates the items for radio buttons, checkboxes, and dropdown boxes.
 	 */
 	public function render_admin_form_children() {
