diff --git a/djadmin2/renderers.py b/djadmin2/renderers.py
index 0ead56f..fbfc9b6 100644
--- a/djadmin2/renderers.py
+++ b/djadmin2/renderers.py
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ def datetime_renderer(value, field):
 
     """
     if isinstance(value, datetime):
+        # django ticket #23466 Removing seconds from locale formats
         return formats.localize(timezone.template_localtime(value))
     elif isinstance(value, (date, time)):
-        return formats.localize(value)
+        return ":".join((formats.localize(value)).split(":")[:2])
     else:
-        return value
+        return ":".join(value.split(":")[:2])
 
 
 def title_renderer(value, field):
diff --git a/djadmin2/tests/test_renderers.py b/djadmin2/tests/test_renderers.py
index abf5429..76c3ef6 100644
--- a/djadmin2/tests/test_renderers.py
+++ b/djadmin2/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class RendererTestModel(models.Model):
 
 
 class BooleanRendererTest(TestCase):
-    
+
     def setUp(self):
         self.renderer = renderers.boolean_renderer
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class DatetimeRendererTest(TestCase):
     def test_time_german(self):
         activate('de')
         out = self.renderer(dt.time(13, 37, 1), None)
-        self.assertEqual('13:37:01', out)
+        self.assertEqual('13:37', out)
 
     def test_time_chinese(self):
         activate('zh')
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class DatetimeRendererTest(TestCase):
         out = self.renderer(dt.datetime(2013, 7, 6, 13, 37, 1), None)
         self.assertEqual('July 6, 2013, 1:37 p.m.', out)
 
+    def test_date_as_string(self):
+        out = self.renderer('13:37:01', None)
+        self.assertEqual('13:37', out)
+
     # TODO test timezone localization