diff --git a/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py b/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py
--- a/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/pylons_app/lib/helpers.py
@@ -203,3 +203,29 @@ def repo_name_slug(value):
     return slug
 
 flash = _Flash()
+
+
+#===============================================================================
+# MERCURIAL FILTERS available via h.
+#===============================================================================
+
+
+from mercurial import util
+from mercurial.templatefilters import age as _age, person as _person
+
+age = lambda  x:_age(x)
+capitalize = lambda x: x.capitalize()
+date = lambda x: util.datestr(x)
+email = util.email
+person = lambda x: _person(x)
+hgdate = lambda  x: "%d %d" % x
+isodate = lambda  x: util.datestr(x, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %1%2')
+isodatesec = lambda  x: util.datestr(x, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %1%2')
+localdate = lambda  x: (x[0], util.makedate()[1])
+rfc822date = lambda  x: util.datestr(x, "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %1%2")
+rfc3339date = lambda  x: util.datestr(x, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%1:%2")
+time_ago = lambda x: util.datestr(_age(x), "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %1%2")
+
+
+
+