diff --git a/src/routes/_utils/formatters.js b/src/routes/_utils/formatters.js
index 49ea0df3..b373f5c4 100644
--- a/src/routes/_utils/formatters.js
+++ b/src/routes/_utils/formatters.js
@@ -1,24 +1,41 @@
 import { LOCALE } from '../_static/intl.js'
 import { thunk } from './thunk.js'
 
-export const absoluteDateFormatter = thunk(() => new Intl.DateTimeFormat(LOCALE, {
+const safeFormatter = (formatter) => {
+  // The fediverse is wild, so invalid dates may exist. Don't fail with a fatal error in that case.
+  // https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore/issues/2113
+  return {
+    format (str) {
+      try {
+        return formatter.format(str)
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (e instanceof RangeError) {
+          return 'N/A'
+        }
+        throw e
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const absoluteDateFormatter = thunk(() => safeFormatter(new Intl.DateTimeFormat(LOCALE, {
   year: 'numeric',
   month: 'long',
   day: 'numeric',
   hour: '2-digit',
   minute: '2-digit'
-}))
+})))
 
-export const shortAbsoluteDateFormatter = thunk(() => new Intl.DateTimeFormat(LOCALE, {
+export const shortAbsoluteDateFormatter = thunk(() => safeFormatter(new Intl.DateTimeFormat(LOCALE, {
   year: 'numeric',
   month: 'short',
   day: 'numeric',
   hour: '2-digit',
   minute: '2-digit'
-}))
+})))
 
-export const dayOnlyAbsoluteDateFormatter = thunk(() => new Intl.DateTimeFormat(LOCALE, {
+export const dayOnlyAbsoluteDateFormatter = thunk(() => safeFormatter(new Intl.DateTimeFormat(LOCALE, {
   year: 'numeric',
   month: 'short',
   day: 'numeric'
-}))
+})))