diff --git a/packages/util/date-time/time.ts b/packages/util/date-time/time.ts
index 03de489435..1b3d40e5db 100644
--- a/packages/util/date-time/time.ts
+++ b/packages/util/date-time/time.ts
@@ -139,5 +139,7 @@ export function formatDate(
   if (isNaN(value as NzSafeAny)) return '';
 
   const langOpt = { locale: options?.locale };
-  return formatString === 'fn' ? formatDistanceToNow(value, langOpt) : format(value, formatString, langOpt);
+  return formatString === 'fn'
+    ? formatDistanceToNow(value, langOpt)
+    : (options?.customFormat ?? format)(value, formatString, langOpt);
 }