diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index c8773c91793bb..4bed35aca751e 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   `date_select` helper accepts :with_css_classes => true to add css classes similar with type
+    of generated select tags. *Pavel Nikitin*
+
 *   `assert_template` can be used to assert on the same template with different locals
     Fix #3675
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
index 387dfeab172ff..5464437e42936 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ def time_ago_in_words(from_time, include_seconds_or_options = {})
       #   for <tt>:year</tt>, <tt>:month</tt>, <tt>:day</tt>, <tt>:hour</tt>, <tt>:minute</tt> and <tt>:second</tt>.
       #   Setting this option prepends a select option with a generic prompt  (Day, Month, Year, Hour, Minute, Seconds)
       #   or the given prompt string.
+      # * <tt>:with_css_classes</tt>   - Set to true if you want assign different styles for 'select' tags. This option
+      #   automatically set classes 'year', 'month', 'day', 'hour', 'minute' and 'second' for your 'select' tags.
       #
       # If anything is passed in the +html_options+ hash it will be applied to every select tag in the set.
       #
@@ -937,6 +939,7 @@ def build_select(type, select_options_as_html)
             :name => input_name_from_type(type)
           }.merge!(@html_options)
           select_options[:disabled] = 'disabled' if @options[:disabled]
+          select_options[:class] = type if @options[:with_css_classes]
 
           select_html = "\n"
           select_html << content_tag(:option, '', :value => '') + "\n" if @options[:include_blank]
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb
index a4da7cd4b00f3..8bd8eff3c0150 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/date_helper_test.rb
@@ -1007,6 +1007,22 @@ def test_select_date_with_hidden
     assert_dom_equal expected, select_date(Time.mktime(2003, 8, 16), { :date_separator => " / ", :prefix => "date[first]", :use_hidden => true })
   end
 
+  def test_select_date_with_css_classes_option
+    expected =  %(<select id="date_first_year" name="date[first][year]" class="year">\n)
+    expected << %(<option value="2003" selected="selected">2003</option>\n<option value="2004">2004</option>\n<option value="2005">2005</option>\n)
+    expected << "</select>\n"
+
+    expected << %(<select id="date_first_month" name="date[first][month]" class="month">\n)
+    expected << %(<option value="1">January</option>\n<option value="2">February</option>\n<option value="3">March</option>\n<option value="4">April</option>\n<option value="5">May</option>\n<option value="6">June</option>\n<option value="7">July</option>\n<option value="8" selected="selected">August</option>\n<option value="9">September</option>\n<option value="10">October</option>\n<option value="11">November</option>\n<option value="12">December</option>\n)
+    expected << "</select>\n"
+
+    expected << %(<select id="date_first_day" name="date[first][day]" class="day">\n)
+    expected << %(<option value="1">1</option>\n<option value="2">2</option>\n<option value="3">3</option>\n<option value="4">4</option>\n<option value="5">5</option>\n<option value="6">6</option>\n<option value="7">7</option>\n<option value="8">8</option>\n<option value="9">9</option>\n<option value="10">10</option>\n<option value="11">11</option>\n<option value="12">12</option>\n<option value="13">13</option>\n<option value="14">14</option>\n<option value="15">15</option>\n<option value="16" selected="selected">16</option>\n<option value="17">17</option>\n<option value="18">18</option>\n<option value="19">19</option>\n<option value="20">20</option>\n<option value="21">21</option>\n<option value="22">22</option>\n<option value="23">23</option>\n<option value="24">24</option>\n<option value="25">25</option>\n<option value="26">26</option>\n<option value="27">27</option>\n<option value="28">28</option>\n<option value="29">29</option>\n<option value="30">30</option>\n<option value="31">31</option>\n)
+    expected << "</select>\n"
+
+    assert_dom_equal expected, select_date(Time.mktime(2003, 8, 16), {:start_year => 2003, :end_year => 2005, :prefix => "date[first]", :with_css_classes => true})
+  end
+
   def test_select_datetime
     expected =  %(<select id="date_first_year" name="date[first][year]">\n)
     expected << %(<option value="2003" selected="selected">2003</option>\n<option value="2004">2004</option>\n<option value="2005">2005</option>\n)