diff --git a/doc/default/date.md b/doc/default/date.md
index 7abb1aac40..980e40aa54 100644
--- a/doc/default/date.md
+++ b/doc/default/date.md
@@ -20,4 +20,16 @@ Faker::Date.backward(days: 14) #=> "Fri, 19 Sep 2014"
 # Random birthday date (maximum age between 18 and 65)
 # Keyword arguments: min_age, max_age
 Faker::Date.birthday(min_age: 18, max_age: 65) #=> "Mar, 28 Mar 1986"
+
+# Random date in current year
+Faker::Date.in_date_period #=> #<Date: 2019-09-01>
+
+# Random date for range of year 2018 and month 2
+# Keyword arguments: year, month 
+Faker::Date.in_date_period(year: 2018, month: 2) #=> #<Date: 2018-02-26>
+
+# Random date for range of current year and month 2
+# Keyword arguments: month 
+Faker::Date.in_date_period(month: 2) #=> #<Date: 2019-02-26>
+
 ```
diff --git a/lib/faker/default/date.rb b/lib/faker/default/date.rb
index 8b3e16446b..1d4e10932e 100644
--- a/lib/faker/default/date.rb
+++ b/lib/faker/default/date.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,30 @@ def birthday(legacy_min_age = NOT_GIVEN, legacy_max_age = NOT_GIVEN, min_age: 18
         between(from: from, to: to).to_date
       end
 
+      ##
+      # Produces a date in the year and/or month specified.
+      #
+      # @param month [Integer] represents the month of the date
+      # @param year [Integer] represents the year of the date
+      # @return [Date]
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   Faker::Date.in_date_period #=> #<Date: 2019-09-01>
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   Faker::Date.in_date_period(year: 2018, month: 2) #=> #<Date: 2018-02-26>
+      #
+      # @example
+      #   Faker::Date.in_date_period(month: 2) #=> #<Date: 2019-02-26>
+      #
+      # @faker.version next
+      def in_date_period(month: nil, year: ::Date.today.year)
+        from = ::Date.new(year, month || 1, 1)
+        to = ::Date.new(year, month || 12, ::Date.civil(year, month || 12, -1).day)
+
+        between(from: from, to: to).to_date
+      end
+
       private
 
       def birthday_date(date, age)
diff --git a/test/faker/default/test_faker_date.rb b/test/faker/default/test_faker_date.rb
index a01f29614d..f4eb025fcf 100644
--- a/test/faker/default/test_faker_date.rb
+++ b/test/faker/default/test_faker_date.rb
@@ -144,4 +144,40 @@ def test_default_birthday
       assert birthday < birthdate_max, "Expect < \"#{birthdate_max}\", but got #{birthday}"
     end
   end
+
+  def test_default_in_date_period
+    current_year = Date.today.year
+    10.times do
+      date = @tester.in_date_period
+      assert date.year == current_year
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_in_date_period_with_year
+    year = 2015
+    10.times do
+      date = @tester.in_date_period(year: year)
+      assert date.year == year
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_in_date_period_with_month
+    month = 2
+    current_year = Date.today.year
+    10.times do
+      date = @tester.in_date_period(month: month)
+      assert date.month == month
+      assert date.year == current_year
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_in_date_period_date
+    year = 2008
+    month = 3
+    10.times do
+      date = @tester.in_date_period(year: year, month: month)
+      assert date.month == month
+      assert date.year == year
+    end
+  end
 end