diff --git a/hgext3rd/tweakdefaults.py b/hgext3rd/tweakdefaults.py
--- a/hgext3rd/tweakdefaults.py
+++ b/hgext3rd/tweakdefaults.py
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
     # default destination used by pull --rebase / --update
     defaultdest = ''
 
-    # whether to keep the commit date when doing amend / graft / rebase
+    # whether to keep the commit date when doing amend / graft / rebase /
+    # histedit
     amendkeepdate = False
     graftkeepdate = False
     rebasekeepdate = False
+    histeditkeepdate = False
 
     # whether to allow or disable some commands
     allowbranch = True
@@ -181,6 +183,11 @@
         wrapcommand(fbamendmodule.cmdtable, 'amend', opawareamend)
     except KeyError:
         pass
+    try:
+        histeditmodule = extensions.find('histedit')
+        wrapfunction(histeditmodule, 'commitfuncfor', histeditcommitfuncfor)
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
 
     # wrapped createmarkers knows how to write operation-aware
     # metadata (e.g. 'amend', 'rebase' and so forth)
@@ -741,6 +748,14 @@
         opts["date"] = currentdate()
     return orig(ui, repo, *pats, **opts)
 
+def histeditcommitfuncfor(orig, repo, src):
+    origcommitfunc = orig(repo, src)
+    def commitfunc(**kwargs):
+        if not repo.ui.configbool('tweakdefaults', 'histeditkeepdate'):
+            kwargs['date'] = util.makedate(time.time())
+        origcommitfunc(**kwargs)
+    return commitfunc
+
 def log(orig, ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     # 'hg log' defaults to -f
     # All special uses of log (--date, --branch, etc) will also now do follow.
diff --git a/tests/test-smartlog-obsolete.t b/tests/test-smartlog-obsolete.t
--- a/tests/test-smartlog-obsolete.t
+++ b/tests/test-smartlog-obsolete.t
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   > rebase=
   > smartlog=$TESTDIR/../hgext3rd/smartlog.py
   > tweakdefaults=$TESTDIR/../hgext3rd/tweakdefaults.py
+  > [tweakdefaults]
+  > histeditkeepdate = true
   > [experimental]
   > evolution = createmarkers, allowunstable
   > allowdivergence = on
diff --git a/tests/test-tweakdefaults.t b/tests/test-tweakdefaults.t
--- a/tests/test-tweakdefaults.t
+++ b/tests/test-tweakdefaults.t
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+  $ . "$TESTDIR/histedit-helpers.sh"
+
   $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
   > [extensions]
   > tweakdefaults=$TESTDIR/../hgext3rd/tweakdefaults.py
   > fbamend=$TESTDIR/../hgext3rd/fbamend
   > rebase=
+  > histedit=
   > [experimental]
   > updatecheck=noconflict
   > EOF
@@ -414,6 +417,36 @@
   0.00 15
   0.00 14
 
+Test histedit date when tweakdefaults.histeditkeepdate is set
+  $ hg bookmark histedit_test
+  $ echo test_1 > histedit_1
+  $ hg commit -Aqm "commit 1 for histedit"
+  $ echo test_2 > histedit_2
+  $ hg commit -Aqm "commit 2 for histedit"
+  $ echo test_3 > histedit_3
+  $ hg commit -Aqm "commit 3 for histedit"
+  $ hg histedit 16 --commands - --config tweakdefaults.histeditkeepdate=True 2>&1 <<EOF| fixbundle
+  > pick 16
+  > pick 18
+  > pick 17
+  > EOF
+  [1]
+  $ hg log -l 3 -T "{date} {rev} {desc}\n"
+  0.00 18 commit 2 for histedit
+  0.00 17 commit 3 for histedit
+  0.00 16 commit 1 for histedit
+
+Test histedit date when tweakdefaults.histeditkeepdate is not set
+  $ hg histedit 16 --commands - 2>&1 <<EOF| fixbundle
+  > pick 16
+  > pick 18
+  > pick 17
+  > EOF
+  [1]
+  $ hg log -l 2 -T "{rev} {desc}\n" -d "yesterday to today"
+  18 commit 3 for histedit
+  17 commit 2 for histedit
+
 Test reuse message flag by taking message from previous commit
   $ cd ../..
   $ hg up -q hyphen-book
@@ -449,7 +482,7 @@
   $ cd $TESTTMP
   $ hg clone repo clone
   updating to branch default
-  9 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  12 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ cd clone
   $ hg pull --rebase
   abort: you must use a bookmark with tracking or manually specify a destination for the rebase