diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48bd3ad329..d792d438f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Nu adheres closely to a set of goals that make up its design philosophy. As feat
 | cd path | Change to a new path |
 | cp source path | Copy files |
 | ls (path) | View the contents of the current or given path |
+| date (--utc) | Get the current datetime |
 | ps | View current processes |
 | sysinfo | View information about the current system |
 | open {filename or url} | Load a file into a cell, convert to table if possible (avoid by appending '--raw') |
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 6437756da4..a31b6d1a36 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ pub async fn cli() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
             Arc::new(Remove),
             Arc::new(Copycp),
             Arc::new(Open),
+            Arc::new(Date),
             Arc::new(Where),
             Arc::new(Config),
             Arc::new(SkipWhile),
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 95ec6a4005..c958ee041a 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ crate mod macros;
 crate mod args;
 crate mod autoview;
 crate mod cd;
-crate mod cp;
-crate mod rm;
 crate mod classified;
 crate mod clip;
 crate mod command;
 crate mod config;
+crate mod cp;
+crate mod date;
 crate mod exit;
 crate mod first;
 crate mod from_csv;
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ crate mod pick;
 crate mod plugin;
 crate mod ps;
 crate mod reject;
+crate mod rm;
 crate mod save;
 crate mod size;
 crate mod skip_while;
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ crate mod where_;
 crate use command::command;
 crate use config::Config;
 crate use cp::Copycp;
-crate use rm::Remove;
+crate use date::Date;
 crate use open::Open;
+crate use rm::Remove;
 crate use skip_while::SkipWhile;
 crate use where_::Where;
diff --git a/src/commands/date.rs b/src/commands/date.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..364cdda60c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/date.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+use crate::errors::ShellError;
+use crate::object::{Dictionary, Value};
+use crate::parser::Spanned;
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use chrono::{DateTime, Local, Utc};
+
+use crate::parser::registry::{CommandConfig, NamedType};
+use chrono::{Datelike, TimeZone, Timelike};
+use core::fmt::Display;
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
+
+pub struct Date;
+
+impl Command for Date {
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        date(args)
+    }
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "date"
+    }
+
+    fn config(&self) -> CommandConfig {
+        let mut named: IndexMap<String, NamedType> = IndexMap::new();
+        named.insert("utc".to_string(), NamedType::Switch);
+        named.insert("local".to_string(), NamedType::Switch);
+
+        CommandConfig {
+            name: self.name().to_string(),
+            positional: vec![],
+            rest_positional: false,
+            named,
+            is_sink: true,
+            is_filter: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn date_to_value<T: TimeZone>(dt: DateTime<T>, span: Span) -> Spanned<Value>
+where
+    T::Offset: Display,
+{
+    let mut indexmap = IndexMap::new();
+
+    indexmap.insert(
+        "year".to_string(),
+        Spanned {
+            item: Value::int(dt.year()),
+            span,
+        },
+    );
+    indexmap.insert(
+        "month".to_string(),
+        Spanned {
+            item: Value::int(dt.month()),
+            span,
+        },
+    );
+    indexmap.insert(
+        "day".to_string(),
+        Spanned {
+            item: Value::int(dt.day()),
+            span,
+        },
+    );
+    indexmap.insert(
+        "hour".to_string(),
+        Spanned {
+            item: Value::int(dt.hour()),
+            span,
+        },
+    );
+    indexmap.insert(
+        "minute".to_string(),
+        Spanned {
+            item: Value::int(dt.minute()),
+            span,
+        },
+    );
+    indexmap.insert(
+        "second".to_string(),
+        Spanned {
+            item: Value::int(dt.second()),
+            span,
+        },
+    );
+
+    let tz = dt.offset();
+    indexmap.insert(
+        "timezone".to_string(),
+        Spanned {
+            item: Value::string(format!("{}", tz)),
+            span,
+        },
+    );
+
+    Spanned {
+        item: Value::Object(Dictionary::from(indexmap)),
+        span,
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn date(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let mut date_out = VecDeque::new();
+    let span = args.call_info.name_span.unwrap();
+
+    let value = if args.has("utc") {
+        let utc: DateTime<Utc> = Utc::now();
+        date_to_value(utc, span)
+    } else {
+        let local: DateTime<Local> = Local::now();
+        date_to_value(local, span)
+    };
+
+    date_out.push_back(value);
+
+    Ok(date_out.to_output_stream())
+}