diff --git a/cmd/headscale/cli/pterm_style.go b/cmd/headscale/cli/pterm_style.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2678182
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+++ b/cmd/headscale/cli/pterm_style.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pterm/pterm"
+)
+
+func ColourTime(date time.Time) string {
+	dateStr := date.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	if date.After(now) {
+		dateStr = pterm.LightGreen(dateStr)
+	} else {
+		dateStr = pterm.LightRed(dateStr)
+	}
+
+	return dateStr
+}