diff --git a/app/components/ContentEditable.tsx b/app/components/ContentEditable.tsx
index 4b127a2cf..5d156365b 100644
--- a/app/components/ContentEditable.tsx
+++ b/app/components/ContentEditable.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ type Props = Omit<React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement>, "ref" | "onChange"> & {
   value: string;
 };
 
+export type RefHandle = {
+  focus: () => void;
+  focusAtStart: () => void;
+  focusAtEnd: () => void;
+  getComputedDirection: () => string;
+};
+
 /**
  * Defines a content editable component with the same interface as a native
  * HTMLInputElement (or, as close as we can get).
@@ -41,13 +48,36 @@ const ContentEditable = React.forwardRef(
       onClick,
       ...rest
     }: Props,
-    forwardedRef: React.RefObject<HTMLSpanElement>
+    ref: React.RefObject<RefHandle>
   ) => {
-    const innerRef = React.useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
-    const ref = forwardedRef || innerRef;
+    const contentRef = React.useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
     const [innerValue, setInnerValue] = React.useState<string>(value);
     const lastValue = React.useRef("");
 
+    React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      focus: () => {
+        contentRef.current?.focus();
+      },
+      focusAtStart: () => {
+        if (contentRef.current) {
+          contentRef.current.focus();
+          placeCaret(contentRef.current, true);
+        }
+      },
+      focusAtEnd: () => {
+        if (contentRef.current) {
+          contentRef.current.focus();
+          placeCaret(contentRef.current, false);
+        }
+      },
+      getComputedDirection: () => {
+        if (contentRef.current) {
+          return window.getComputedStyle(contentRef.current).direction;
+        }
+        return "ltr";
+      },
+    }));
+
     const wrappedEvent = (
       callback:
         | React.FocusEventHandler<HTMLSpanElement>
@@ -55,7 +85,7 @@ const ContentEditable = React.forwardRef(
         | React.KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLSpanElement>
         | undefined
     ) => (event: any) => {
-      const text = ref.current?.innerText || "";
+      const text = contentRef.current?.innerText || "";
 
       if (maxLength && isPrintableKeyEvent(event) && text.length >= maxLength) {
         event?.preventDefault();
@@ -74,19 +104,19 @@ const ContentEditable = React.forwardRef(
     // case the component may be rendered with display: none. React 18 may solve
     // this in the future by delaying useEffect hooks:
     // https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/14536#issuecomment-861980492
-    const isVisible = useOnScreen(ref);
+    const isVisible = useOnScreen(contentRef);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
       if (autoFocus && isVisible && !disabled && !readOnly) {
-        ref.current?.focus();
+        contentRef.current?.focus();
       }
-    }, [autoFocus, disabled, isVisible, readOnly, ref]);
+    }, [autoFocus, disabled, isVisible, readOnly, contentRef]);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
-      if (value !== ref.current?.innerText) {
+      if (value !== contentRef.current?.innerText) {
         setInnerValue(value);
       }
-    }, [value, ref]);
+    }, [value, contentRef]);
 
     // Ensure only plain text can be pasted into title when pasting from another
     // rich text editor
@@ -102,7 +132,7 @@ const ContentEditable = React.forwardRef(
     return (
       <div className={className} dir={dir} onClick={onClick}>
         <Content
-          ref={ref}
+          ref={contentRef}
           contentEditable={!disabled && !readOnly}
           onInput={wrappedEvent(onInput)}
           onBlur={wrappedEvent(onBlur)}
@@ -121,6 +151,20 @@ const ContentEditable = React.forwardRef(
   }
 );
 
+function placeCaret(element: HTMLElement, atStart: boolean) {
+  if (
+    typeof window.getSelection !== "undefined" &&
+    typeof document.createRange !== "undefined"
+  ) {
+    const range = document.createRange();
+    range.selectNodeContents(element);
+    range.collapse(atStart);
+    const sel = window.getSelection();
+    sel?.removeAllRanges();
+    sel?.addRange(range);
+  }
+}
+
 const Content = styled.span`
   background: ${(props) => props.theme.background};
   transition: ${(props) => props.theme.backgroundTransition};
diff --git a/app/scenes/Document/components/EditableTitle.tsx b/app/scenes/Document/components/EditableTitle.tsx
index 656b54185..122c6c81e 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Document/components/EditableTitle.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Document/components/EditableTitle.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import styled from "styled-components";
 import breakpoint from "styled-components-breakpoint";
 import { MAX_TITLE_LENGTH } from "@shared/constants";
 import { light } from "@shared/theme";
+import {
+  getCurrentDateAsString,
+  getCurrentDateTimeAsString,
+  getCurrentTimeAsString,
+} from "@shared/utils/date";
 import Document from "~/models/Document";
-import ContentEditable from "~/components/ContentEditable";
+import ContentEditable, { RefHandle } from "~/components/ContentEditable";
 import Star, { AnimatedStar } from "~/components/Star";
 import useEmojiWidth from "~/hooks/useEmojiWidth";
 import usePolicy from "~/hooks/usePolicy";
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ const EditableTitle = React.forwardRef(
       starrable,
       placeholder,
     }: Props,
-    ref: React.RefObject<HTMLSpanElement>
+    ref: React.RefObject<RefHandle>
   ) => {
     const can = usePolicy(document.id);
     const normalizedTitle =
@@ -92,6 +97,24 @@ const EditableTitle = React.forwardRef(
       [onGoToNextInput, onSave]
     );
 
+    const handleChange = React.useCallback(
+      (text: string) => {
+        if (/\/date\s$/.test(text)) {
+          onChange(getCurrentDateAsString());
+          ref.current?.focusAtEnd();
+        } else if (/\/time$/.test(text)) {
+          onChange(getCurrentTimeAsString());
+          ref.current?.focusAtEnd();
+        } else if (/\/datetime$/.test(text)) {
+          onChange(getCurrentDateTimeAsString());
+          ref.current?.focusAtEnd();
+        } else {
+          onChange(text);
+        }
+      },
+      [ref, onChange]
+    );
+
     const emojiWidth = useEmojiWidth(document.emoji, {
       fontSize,
       lineHeight,
@@ -100,7 +123,7 @@ const EditableTitle = React.forwardRef(
     return (
       <Title
         onClick={handleClick}
-        onChange={onChange}
+        onChange={handleChange}
         onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
         placeholder={placeholder}
         value={normalizedTitle}
diff --git a/app/scenes/Document/components/Editor.tsx b/app/scenes/Document/components/Editor.tsx
index 2082d2745..f2118727d 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Document/components/Editor.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Document/components/Editor.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useRouteMatch } from "react-router-dom";
 import fullPackage from "@shared/editor/packages/full";
 import Document from "~/models/Document";
 import ClickablePadding from "~/components/ClickablePadding";
+import { RefHandle } from "~/components/ContentEditable";
 import DocumentMetaWithViews from "~/components/DocumentMetaWithViews";
 import Editor, { Props as EditorProps } from "~/components/Editor";
 import Flex from "~/components/Flex";
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ function DocumentEditor(props: Props, ref: React.RefObject<any>) {
     activeLinkEvent,
     setActiveLinkEvent,
   ] = React.useState<MouseEvent | null>(null);
-  const titleRef = React.useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+  const titleRef = React.useRef<RefHandle>(null);
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const match = useRouteMatch();
 
@@ -114,9 +115,7 @@ function DocumentEditor(props: Props, ref: React.RefObject<any>) {
               : documentHistoryUrl(document)
           }
           rtl={
-            titleRef.current
-              ? window.getComputedStyle(titleRef.current).direction === "rtl"
-              : false
+            titleRef.current?.getComputedDirection() === "rtl" ? true : false
           }
         />
       )}
diff --git a/shared/editor/packages/basic.ts b/shared/editor/packages/basic.ts
index cf0685286..70c05b330 100644
--- a/shared/editor/packages/basic.ts
+++ b/shared/editor/packages/basic.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Image from "../nodes/Image";
 import Node from "../nodes/Node";
 import Paragraph from "../nodes/Paragraph";
 import Text from "../nodes/Text";
+import DateTime from "../plugins/DateTime";
 import History from "../plugins/History";
 import MaxLength from "../plugins/MaxLength";
 import PasteHandler from "../plugins/PasteHandler";
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ const basicPackage: (typeof Node | typeof Mark | typeof Extension)[] = [
   PasteHandler,
   Placeholder,
   MaxLength,
+  DateTime,
 ];
 
 export default basicPackage;
diff --git a/shared/editor/plugins/DateTime.ts b/shared/editor/plugins/DateTime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..554cff8c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/editor/plugins/DateTime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { InputRule } from "prosemirror-inputrules";
+import {
+  getCurrentDateAsString,
+  getCurrentDateTimeAsString,
+  getCurrentTimeAsString,
+} from "../../utils/date";
+import Extension from "../lib/Extension";
+import { EventType } from "../types";
+
+/**
+ * An editor extension that adds commands to insert the current date and time.
+ */
+export default class DateTime extends Extension {
+  get name() {
+    return "date_time";
+  }
+
+  inputRules() {
+    return [
+      // Note: There is a space at the end of the pattern here otherwise the
+      //  /datetime rule can never be matched.
+      new InputRule(/\/date\s$/, ({ tr }, _match, start, end) => {
+        tr.delete(start, end).insertText(getCurrentDateAsString() + " ");
+        this.editor.events.emit(EventType.blockMenuClose);
+        return tr;
+      }),
+      new InputRule(/\/time$/, ({ tr }, _match, start, end) => {
+        tr.delete(start, end).insertText(getCurrentTimeAsString() + " ");
+        this.editor.events.emit(EventType.blockMenuClose);
+        return tr;
+      }),
+      new InputRule(/\/datetime$/, ({ tr }, _match, start, end) => {
+        tr.delete(start, end).insertText(`${getCurrentDateTimeAsString()} `);
+        this.editor.events.emit(EventType.blockMenuClose);
+        return tr;
+      }),
+    ];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/shared/utils/date.ts b/shared/utils/date.ts
index 94086e031..98d5f89c8 100644
--- a/shared/utils/date.ts
+++ b/shared/utils/date.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,44 @@ export function subtractDate(date: Date, period: DateFilter) {
       return date;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns the current date as a string formatted depending on current locale.
+ *
+ * @returns The current date
+ */
+export function getCurrentDateAsString() {
+  return new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
+    year: "numeric",
+    month: "long",
+    day: "numeric",
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the current time as a string formatted depending on current locale.
+ *
+ * @returns The current time
+ */
+export function getCurrentTimeAsString() {
+  return new Date().toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
+    hour: "numeric",
+    minute: "numeric",
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the current date and time as a string formatted depending on current
+ * locale.
+ *
+ * @returns The current date and time
+ */
+export function getCurrentDateTimeAsString() {
+  return new Date().toLocaleString(undefined, {
+    year: "numeric",
+    month: "long",
+    day: "numeric",
+    hour: "numeric",
+    minute: "numeric",
+  });
+}