diff --git a/utcdatetime/utcdatetime.py b/utcdatetime/utcdatetime.py
index e9f7367..4875680 100644
--- a/utcdatetime/utcdatetime.py
+++ b/utcdatetime/utcdatetime.py
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ def astimezone(self, tz):
         """
         return self.__dt.astimezone(tz)
 
+    def date(self):
+        """
+        https://docs.python.org/2/library/datedate.html#datedate.datedate.date
+        """
+        return self.__dt.date()
+
     def time(self):
         """
         https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#datetime.datetime.time