diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index a744d675b..8ccbbe227 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-06-21  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* libc/time/strftime.c (strftime): Add %e format specifier.
+
 2002-06-21  Thomas Fitzsimmons  <fitzsim@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/search/hash.h (LITTLE_ENDIAN, BIG_ENDIAN): Define if not
diff --git a/newlib/libc/time/strftime.c b/newlib/libc/time/strftime.c
index 57fe74eae..9c115b62d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/time/strftime.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/time/strftime.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ A string representing the complete date and time, in the form
 o %d
 The day of the month, formatted with two digits.
 
+o %e
+The day of the month, formatted with leading space if single digit.
+
 o %H
 The hour (on a 24-hour clock), formatted with two digits.
 
@@ -257,6 +260,16 @@ _DEFUN (strftime, (s, maxsize, format, tim_p),
 	  else
 	    return 0;
 	  break;
+	case 'e':
+	  if (count < maxsize - 2)
+	    {
+	      sprintf (&s[count], "%2d",
+		       tim_p->tm_mday);
+	      count += 2;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    return 0;
+	  break;
 	case 'H':
 	  if (count < maxsize - 2)
 	    {