diff --git a/examples/DayPickerSingleDateControllerWrapper.jsx b/examples/DayPickerSingleDateControllerWrapper.jsx
index 02d94e931b..44a0a5e1fb 100644
--- a/examples/DayPickerSingleDateControllerWrapper.jsx
+++ b/examples/DayPickerSingleDateControllerWrapper.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const propTypes = forbidExtraProps({
   initialDate: momentPropTypes.momentObj,
   showInput: PropTypes.bool,
 
+  allowUnselect: PropTypes.bool,
   keepOpenOnDateSelect: PropTypes.bool,
   isOutsideRange: PropTypes.func,
   isDayBlocked: PropTypes.func,
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
   showInput: false,
 
   // day presentation and interaction related props
+  allowUnselect: false,
   renderCalendarDay: undefined,
   renderDayContents: null,
   isDayBlocked: () => false,
diff --git a/src/components/DayPickerSingleDateController.jsx b/src/components/DayPickerSingleDateController.jsx
index 89be9f6ed8..de492c3a24 100644
--- a/src/components/DayPickerSingleDateController.jsx
+++ b/src/components/DayPickerSingleDateController.jsx
@@ -34,12 +34,18 @@ import {
 import DayPicker from './DayPicker';
 import getPooledMoment from '../utils/getPooledMoment';
 
+// Default value of the date property. Represents the state
+// when there is no date selected.
+// TODO: use null
+const DATE_UNSET_VALUE = undefined;
+
 const propTypes = forbidExtraProps({
   date: momentPropTypes.momentObj,
   minDate: momentPropTypes.momentObj,
   maxDate: momentPropTypes.momentObj,
   onDateChange: PropTypes.func,
 
+  allowUnselect: PropTypes.bool,
   focused: PropTypes.bool,
   onFocusChange: PropTypes.func,
   onClose: PropTypes.func,
@@ -102,11 +108,12 @@ const propTypes = forbidExtraProps({
 });
 
 const defaultProps = {
-  date: undefined, // TODO: use null
+  date: DATE_UNSET_VALUE,
   minDate: null,
   maxDate: null,
   onDateChange() {},
 
+  allowUnselect: false,
   focused: false,
   onFocusChange() {},
   onClose() {},
@@ -352,16 +359,19 @@ export default class DayPickerSingleDateController extends React.PureComponent {
     if (e) e.preventDefault();
     if (this.isBlocked(day)) return;
     const {
+      allowUnselect,
       onDateChange,
       keepOpenOnDateSelect,
       onFocusChange,
       onClose,
     } = this.props;
 
-    onDateChange(day);
+    const clickedDay = allowUnselect && this.isSelected(day) ? DATE_UNSET_VALUE : day;
+
+    onDateChange(clickedDay);
     if (!keepOpenOnDateSelect) {
       onFocusChange({ focused: false });
-      onClose({ date: day });
+      onClose({ date: clickedDay });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/stories/DayPickerSingleDateController.js b/stories/DayPickerSingleDateController.js
index e7fd81a5f0..ef05c08305 100644
--- a/stories/DayPickerSingleDateController.js
+++ b/stories/DayPickerSingleDateController.js
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ storiesOf('DayPickerSingleDateController', module)
       onNextMonthClick={action('DayPickerSingleDateController::onNextMonthClick')}
     />
   )))
+  .add('with day unselection', withInfo()(() => (
+    <DayPickerSingleDateControllerWrapper
+      onOutsideClick={action('DayPickerSingleDateController::onOutsideClick')}
+      onPrevMonthClick={action('DayPickerSingleDateController::onPrevMonthClick')}
+      onNextMonthClick={action('DayPickerSingleDateController::onNextMonthClick')}
+      allowUnselect
+    />
+  )))
   .add('with custom input', withInfo()(() => (
     <DayPickerSingleDateControllerWrapper
       onOutsideClick={action('DayPickerSingleDateController::onOutsideClick')}
diff --git a/test/components/DayPickerSingleDateController_spec.jsx b/test/components/DayPickerSingleDateController_spec.jsx
index 3a55baa0d7..3bc892f635 100644
--- a/test/components/DayPickerSingleDateController_spec.jsx
+++ b/test/components/DayPickerSingleDateController_spec.jsx
@@ -539,6 +539,40 @@ describe('DayPickerSingleDateController', () => {
         expect(onDateChangeStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
       });
 
+      it('props.onDateChange receives undefined when day selected', () => {
+        const date = moment();
+        const onDateChangeStub = sinon.stub();
+        const wrapper = shallow((
+          <DayPickerSingleDateController
+            onDateChange={onDateChangeStub}
+            onFocusChange={() => {}}
+            date={date}
+            allowUnselect
+          />
+        ));
+        // Click same day as the provided date.
+        wrapper.instance().onDayClick(date);
+        expect(onDateChangeStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+        expect(onDateChangeStub.getCall(0).args[0]).to.equal(undefined);
+      });
+
+      it('props.onDateChange receives day when allowUnselect is disabled', () => {
+        const date = moment();
+        const onDateChangeStub = sinon.stub();
+        const wrapper = shallow((
+          <DayPickerSingleDateController
+            onDateChange={onDateChangeStub}
+            onFocusChange={() => {}}
+            date={date}
+            allowUnselect={false}
+          />
+        ));
+        // Click same day as the provided date.
+        wrapper.instance().onDayClick(date);
+        expect(onDateChangeStub.callCount).to.equal(1);
+        expect(onDateChangeStub.getCall(0).args[0]).to.equal(date);
+      });
+
       describe('props.keepOpenOnDateSelect is false', () => {
         it('props.onFocusChange is called', () => {
           const onFocusChangeStub = sinon.stub();