diff --git a/infolog/js/app.js b/infolog/js/app.js
index 8a82642c70..db1a0ecb15 100644
--- a/infolog/js/app.js
+++ b/infolog/js/app.js
@@ -115,22 +115,33 @@ app.classes.infolog = AppJS.extend(
 	},
 
 	/**
+	 * Enable or disable the date filter
 	 *
+	 * If the filter is set to something that needs dates, we enable the
+	 * header_left template.  Otherwise, it is disabled.
 	 */
 	filter_change: function()
 	{
 		var filter = this.et2.getWidgetById('filter');
 		var nm = this.et2.getWidgetById('nm');
+		var dates = this.et2.getWidgetById('infolog.index.dates');
 		if(nm && filter)
 		{
 			switch(filter.getValue())
 			{
 				case 'bydate':
 				case 'duedate':
-					nm.set_header_left('infolog.index.dates');
+
+					if (filter && dates)
+					{
+						dates.set_disabled(false);
+					}
 					break;
 				default:
-					nm.set_header_left();
+					if (dates)
+					{
+						dates.set_disabled(true);
+					}
 					break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/infolog/templates/default/index.xet b/infolog/templates/default/index.xet
index 7c8175fb66..4f848e91b0 100644
--- a/infolog/templates/default/index.xet
+++ b/infolog/templates/default/index.xet
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 					<template id="header_right"/>
 				</row>
 				<row>
-					<nextmatch id="nm" template="infolog.index.rows" span="all"/>
+					<nextmatch id="nm" template="infolog.index.rows"  header_left="infolog.index.dates" span="all"/>
 				</row>
 				<row>
 					<hbox class=" ">