diff --git a/core/ui/MoreSideBar/Recent.tid b/core/ui/MoreSideBar/Recent.tid
index eba662616..045afe434 100644
--- a/core/ui/MoreSideBar/Recent.tid
+++ b/core/ui/MoreSideBar/Recent.tid
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ title: $:/core/ui/MoreSideBar/Recent
 tags: $:/tags/MoreSideBar
 caption: {{$:/language/SideBar/Recent/Caption}}
 
-<<timeline>>
+<$macrocall $name="timeline" format={{$:/language/RecentChanges/DateFormat}}/>
diff --git a/core/ui/SideBar/Recent.tid b/core/ui/SideBar/Recent.tid
index 76b072a7c..19d09945d 100644
--- a/core/ui/SideBar/Recent.tid
+++ b/core/ui/SideBar/Recent.tid
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ title: $:/core/ui/SideBar/Recent
 tags: $:/tags/SideBar
 caption: {{$:/language/SideBar/Recent/Caption}}
 
-{{$:/snippets/recentchanges}}
+<$macrocall $name="timeline" format={{$:/language/RecentChanges/DateFormat}}/>
diff --git a/core/wiki/macros/timeline.tid b/core/wiki/macros/timeline.tid
index 4050ff962..60481ba7a 100644
--- a/core/wiki/macros/timeline.tid
+++ b/core/wiki/macros/timeline.tid
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 title: $:/core/macros/timeline
 tags: $:/tags/Macro
 
-\define timeline()
-<$list filter="[!is[system]has[modified]!sort[modified]limit[100]eachday[modified]]">
+\define timeline(limit:"100",format:"DDth MMM YYYY")
+<div class="tc-timeline">
+<$list filter="[!is[system]has[modified]!sort[modified]limit[$limit$]eachday[modified]]">
 <div class="tc-menu-list-item">
-<$view field="modified" format="date" template={{$:/language/RecentChanges/DateFormat}}/>
+<$view field="modified" format="date" template="$format$"/>
 <$list filter="[sameday{!!modified}!is[system]!sort[modified]]">
 <div class="tc-menu-list-subitem">
 <$link to={{!!title}}>
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@ tags: $:/tags/Macro
 </$list>
 </div>
 </$list>
+</div>
 \end
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/macros/TimelineMacro.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/macros/TimelineMacro.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31ce8efcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/macros/TimelineMacro.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+title: TimelineMacro
+tags: macros
+modified: 20140905084423561
+
+The timeline macro produces a list of tiddlers in reverse chronological order of modification date that is grouped by the date of the day of modification.
+
+! Parameters
+
+|!Position |!Name |!Description |!Default |
+|1st |limit |The maximum number of tiddlers to list |100 |
+|2nd |format |A DateFormat string for formatting the date |DDth MMM YYYY |
+
+! Examples
+
+```
+<<timeline limit:30 format:"DD/MM/YYYY">>
+```
+
+Renders as:
+
+<<timeline limit:30 format:"DD/MM/YYYY">>