diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index d0dd27e79..e93986ba7 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ It is the reciprocal of ~org-list-to-lisp~, which see.
 
 Call ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ from the agenda.
 
+** Miscellaneous
+
+*** Computed dates in tables appear as inactive time stamps
+
 * Version 9.0
 
 ** Incompatible changes
diff --git a/lisp/org-table.el b/lisp/org-table.el
index d3c4d7143..78ced8754 100644
--- a/lisp/org-table.el
+++ b/lisp/org-table.el
@@ -2910,7 +2910,12 @@ $1->    %s\n" orig formula form0 form))
 	(when (consp ev) (setq fmt nil ev "#ERROR"))
 	(org-table-justify-field-maybe
 	 (format org-table-formula-field-format
-		 (if fmt (format fmt (string-to-number ev)) ev)))
+		 (if fmt (format fmt (string-to-number ev))
+		   ;; Replace any active time stamp in the result with
+		   ;; an inactive one.  Dates in tables are likely
+		   ;; piece of regular data, not meant to appear in
+		   ;; the agenda.
+		   (replace-regexp-in-string org-ts-regexp "[\\1]" ev))))
 	(if (and down (> ndown 0) (looking-at ".*\n[ \t]*|[^-]"))
 	    (call-interactively 'org-return)
 	  (setq ndown 0)))