diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b512c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a73631..1385d4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ Return as boolean. Allows true/false/1/0 as valid values.
 
 Split value of the environment variable at each comma and return the resulting array where each value has been typecast according to the `type` parameter. An array can be provided as `fallback`.
 
+### env.date(name, [fallback])
+
+Return as date object. Will validate that what is given is a valid date format.
+
 ### env.multi({spec})
 
 Return a list of environment variables based on a `spec`:
diff --git a/lib/getenv.js b/lib/getenv.js
index 716a816..b56d093 100644
--- a/lib/getenv.js
+++ b/lib/getenv.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var util = require("util");
 var url = require("url");
+var dayjs = require("dayjs");
 
 var fallbacksDisabled = false;
 var throwError = true;
@@ -69,7 +70,13 @@ var convert = {
       return (value === '1');
     }
   },
-  url: url.parse
+  url: url.parse,
+  date: function(value) {
+    if (dayjs(value).isValid()) {
+      return new Date(value);
+    }
+    throw new Error('GetEnv.NoDate: ' + value + ' is not a valid date.');
+  },
 };
 
 function converter(type) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e63b884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "getenv",
+  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "dayjs": {
+      "version": "1.8.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.8.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7keChCzzjU68sYJpk7kEI1Q9qbJyscyiW0STwEhqDFt+2js9pA/BSzmYE4PRxcMMoUMxNeY0TEMZHqV/JBR4OA=="
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7828746..b584013 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": "*"
   },
-  "dependencies": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    "dayjs": "^1.8.12"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "keywords": [
     "env",
diff --git a/test/getenv.js b/test/getenv.js
index e15843c..2a44a8d 100644
--- a/test/getenv.js
+++ b/test/getenv.js
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ process.env.TEST_GETENV_BOOL_ARRAY = 'true, false, true';
 process.env.TEST_GETENV_BOOL_ARRAY_INVALID1 = 'true, 1, true';
 process.env.TEST_GETENV_BOOL_ARRAY_INVALID2 = 'true, 1.2, true';
 process.env.TEST_GETENV_BOOL_ARRAY_INVALID3 = 'true, abc, true';
+process.env.TEST_GETENV_DATE_VALID1 = '2019-04-08T12:51:21.137Z';
+process.env.TEST_GETENV_DATE_VALID2 = 'Sun Mar 10 2019 12:51:21 GMT+0000 (GMT)'
+process.env.TEST_GETENV_DATE_INVALID1 = '10 2019 12:51:21 GMT+0000 (GMT)'
+process.env.TEST_GETENV_DATE_INVALID2 = '201-04-08T12:51:21.137Z';
 
 process.env.TEST_GETENV_URL_1 = 'tcp://localhost:80';
 process.env.TEST_GETENV_URL_2 = 'tcp://localhost:2993';
@@ -256,6 +260,35 @@ tests['getenv.boolish() invalid input'] = function() {
   });
 };
 
+tests['getenv.date() valid input'] = function() {
+  var data = [{
+    varName: 'TEST_GETENV_DATE_VALID1',
+    expected: new Date('2019-04-08T12:51:21.137Z')
+  }, 
+  {
+    varName: 'TEST_GETENV_DATE_VALID2',
+    expected: new Date('Sun Mar 10 2019 12:51:21 GMT+0000 (GMT)')
+  }];
+
+  data.forEach(function(item) {
+    var dateVar = getenv.date(item.varName);
+    assert.deepEqual(dateVar, item.expected);
+  });
+};
+
+
+tests['getenv.date() invalid input'] = function() {
+  var data = [
+    { varName: 'TEST_GETENV_DATE_INVALID1', varName: 'TEST_GETENV_DATE_INVALID2' }
+  ];
+
+  data.forEach(function(item) {
+    assert.throws(function() {
+      var dateVar = getenv.date(item.varName);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
 
 tests['getenv.bool() nonexistent variable'] = function() {
   assert.throws(function() {