diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79be2b3..41e5c5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 dev:
   - add "slot" to "proposer duties" command
+  - add activation epoch and time to "validator info" command where applicable
 
 1.33.0:
   - show all slots with 'synccommittee inclusion'
diff --git a/cmd/validatorinfo.go b/cmd/validatorinfo.go
index 1e3da04..ef6d674 100644
--- a/cmd/validatorinfo.go
+++ b/cmd/validatorinfo.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	standardchaintime "github.com/wealdtech/ethdo/services/chaintime/standard"
 	"github.com/wealdtech/ethdo/util"
 	string2eth "github.com/wealdtech/go-string2eth"
 )
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ In quiet mode this will return 0 if the validator information can be obtained, o
 		})
 		errCheck(err, "Failed to connect to Ethereum 2 beacon node")
 
+		chainTime, err := standardchaintime.New(ctx,
+			standardchaintime.WithSpecProvider(eth2Client.(eth2client.SpecProvider)),
+			standardchaintime.WithGenesisTimeProvider(eth2Client.(eth2client.GenesisTimeProvider)),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			errCheck(err, "failed to set up chaintime service")
+		}
+
 		if viper.GetString("validator") == "" {
 			fmt.Println("validator is required")
 			os.Exit(_exitFailure)
@@ -84,7 +93,13 @@ In quiet mode this will return 0 if the validator information can be obtained, o
 		}
 		if viper.GetBool("verbose") {
 			if validator.Status.IsPending() {
-				fmt.Printf("Activation eligibility epoch: %d\n", validator.Validator.ActivationEligibilityEpoch)
+				if validator.Validator.ActivationEpoch == 0xffffffffffffffff {
+					fmt.Printf("Activation eligibility epoch: %d\n", validator.Validator.ActivationEligibilityEpoch)
+					fmt.Printf("Activation eligibility timestamp: %v\n", chainTime.StartOfEpoch(validator.Validator.ActivationEligibilityEpoch))
+				} else {
+					fmt.Printf("Activation epoch: %d\n", validator.Validator.ActivationEpoch)
+					fmt.Printf("Activation timestamp: %v\n", chainTime.StartOfEpoch(validator.Validator.ActivationEpoch))
+				}
 			}
 			if validator.Status.HasActivated() {
 				fmt.Printf("Activation epoch: %d\n", validator.Validator.ActivationEpoch)