diff --git a/doc/variables.xml b/doc/variables.xml
index 8d8e349a..eee27ca4 100644
--- a/doc/variables.xml
+++ b/doc/variables.xml
@@ -2276,6 +2276,15 @@
         <listitem>Bitrate of current song 
         <para /></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+        <term>
+            <command>
+                <option>mpd_date</option>
+            </command>
+        </term>
+        <listitem>Date of current song
+        <para /></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
         <term>
             <command>
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index f2ea4790..1379f574 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -1932,6 +1932,8 @@ void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				print_mpd_artist(obj, p, p_max_size);
 			OBJ(mpd_album)
 				print_mpd_album(obj, p, p_max_size);
+			OBJ(mpd_date)
+				print_mpd_date(obj, p, p_max_size);
 			OBJ(mpd_random)
 				print_mpd_random(obj, p, p_max_size);
 			OBJ(mpd_repeat)
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index e93ef58e..d02bf291 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -925,6 +925,9 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 	END OBJ(mpd_album, &update_mpd)
 		mpd_set_maxlen(mpd_album);
 		init_mpd();
+	END OBJ(mpd_date, &update_mpd)
+		mpd_set_maxlen(mpd_date);
+		init_mpd();
 	END OBJ(mpd_vol, &update_mpd) init_mpd();
 	END OBJ(mpd_bitrate, &update_mpd) init_mpd();
 	END OBJ(mpd_status, &update_mpd) init_mpd();
@@ -1737,6 +1740,7 @@ void free_text_objects(struct text_object *root, int internal)
 			case OBJ_mpd_title:
 			case OBJ_mpd_artist:
 			case OBJ_mpd_album:
+			case OBJ_mpd_date:
 			case OBJ_mpd_random:
 			case OBJ_mpd_repeat:
 			case OBJ_mpd_vol:
diff --git a/src/mpd.c b/src/mpd.c
index ec929b79..dd4a6f5c 100644
--- a/src/mpd.c
+++ b/src/mpd.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static void clear_mpd(void)
 	xfree(mpd_info.title);
 	xfree(mpd_info.artist);
 	xfree(mpd_info.album);
+	xfree(mpd_info.date);
 	/* do not free() the const char *status! */
 	/* do not free() the const char *random! */
 	/* do not free() the const char *repeat! */
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ static void *update_mpd_thread(void *arg)
 			SONGSET(artist);
 			SONGSET(album);
 			SONGSET(title);
+			SONGSET(date);
 			SONGSET(track);
 			SONGSET(name);
 			SONGSET(file);
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@ void print_mpd_##name(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size) \
 MPD_PRINT_GENERATOR(title, "%s")
 MPD_PRINT_GENERATOR(artist, "%s")
 MPD_PRINT_GENERATOR(album, "%s")
+MPD_PRINT_GENERATOR(date, "%s")
 MPD_PRINT_GENERATOR(random, "%s")
 MPD_PRINT_GENERATOR(repeat, "%s")
 MPD_PRINT_GENERATOR(track, "%s")
diff --git a/src/mpd.h b/src/mpd.h
index d011fcee..277be6d3 100644
--- a/src/mpd.h
+++ b/src/mpd.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ struct mpd_s {
 	char *title;
 	char *artist;
 	char *album;
+	char *date;
 	const char *status;
 	const char *random;
 	const char *repeat;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ void print_mpd_smart(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_title(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_artist(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_album(struct text_object *, char *, int);
+void print_mpd_date(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_random(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_repeat(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_track(struct text_object *, char *, int);
diff --git a/src/text_object.h b/src/text_object.h
index 52d19e70..dfbf93e8 100644
--- a/src/text_object.h
+++ b/src/text_object.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_mpd_title,
 	OBJ_mpd_artist,
 	OBJ_mpd_album,
+	OBJ_mpd_date,
 	OBJ_mpd_random,
 	OBJ_mpd_repeat,
 	OBJ_mpd_vol,