diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0668a0f13..a2f1d5af7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-04-12  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* tests/grub_cmd_date.in: New test for datetime.
+
 2013-04-12  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* tests/partmap_test.in: Fix missing qemudisk setting.
diff --git a/Makefile.util.def b/Makefile.util.def
index 373c25b8b..a231b401e 100644
--- a/Makefile.util.def
+++ b/Makefile.util.def
@@ -674,6 +674,12 @@ script = {
   common = tests/grub_cmd_regexp.in;
 };
 
+script = {
+  testcase;
+  name = grub_cmd_date;
+  common = tests/grub_cmd_date.in;
+};
+
 script = {
   testcase;
   name = grub_script_expansion;
diff --git a/tests/grub_cmd_date.in b/tests/grub_cmd_date.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c8e7e667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/grub_cmd_date.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+set -e
+
+pdt="$(date -u +%s)"
+dt=`echo date | @builddir@/grub-shell`
+dtg="$(date -u -d "$dt" +%s)"
+ndt="$(date -u +%s)"
+
+if [ $pdt -le $dtg ] && [ $dtg -le $ndt ]; then
+    exit 0;
+fi
+echo "Date not in range: $pdt <= $dtg <= $ndt"