diff --git a/src/lib/cdtext.c b/src/lib/cdtext.c
index 9b512fc..035eb54 100644
--- a/src/lib/cdtext.c
+++ b/src/lib/cdtext.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Cdtext *cdtext_init()
 		{PTI_GENRE,		FORMAT_BINARY,	NULL},
 		{PTI_TOC_INFO1,		FORMAT_BINARY,	NULL},
 		{PTI_TOC_INFO2,		FORMAT_BINARY,	NULL},
+		{PTI_DATE,		FORMAT_BINARY,	NULL},
 		{PTI_RESERVED1,		FORMAT_CHAR,	NULL},
 		{PTI_RESERVED2,		FORMAT_CHAR,	NULL},
 		{PTI_RESERVED3,		FORMAT_CHAR,	NULL},
@@ -134,6 +135,9 @@ const char *cdtext_get_key(int pti, int istrack)
 	case PTI_TOC_INFO2:
 		key = "TOC_INFO1";
 		break;
+	case PTI_DATE:
+		key = "DATE";
+		break;
 	case PTI_RESERVED1:
 		/* reserved */
 		break;
diff --git a/src/lib/cdtext.h b/src/lib/cdtext.h
index 0c485b3..a76c5fb 100644
--- a/src/lib/cdtext.h
+++ b/src/lib/cdtext.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum Pti {
 	PTI_GENRE,	/* (binary) genre identification and genre information */
 	PTI_TOC_INFO1,	/* (binary) table of contents information */
 	PTI_TOC_INFO2,	/* (binary) second table of contents information */
+	PTI_DATE,	/* date as string of the album */
 	PTI_RESERVED1,	/* reserved */
 	PTI_RESERVED2,	/* reserved */
 	PTI_RESERVED3,	/* reserved */
diff --git a/src/lib/cue_parse.y b/src/lib/cue_parse.y
index 0be4d4d..a31dbe6 100644
--- a/src/lib/cue_parse.y
+++ b/src/lib/cue_parse.y
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static char *new_filename = NULL;	/* last file in this track */
 %token <ival> MESSAGE
 %token <ival> DISC_ID
 %token <ival> GENRE
+%token <ival> DATE
 %token <ival> TOC_INFO1
 %token <ival> TOC_INFO2
 %token <ival> UPC_EAN
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ cdtext_item
 	| MESSAGE
 	| DISC_ID
 	| GENRE
+	| DATE
 	| TOC_INFO1
 	| TOC_INFO2
 	| UPC_EAN
diff --git a/src/lib/cue_scan.l b/src/lib/cue_scan.l
index 979503b..37cb551 100644
--- a/src/lib/cue_scan.l
+++ b/src/lib/cue_scan.l
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ ARRANGER	{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_ARRANGER;  return ARRANGER; }
 MESSAGE		{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_MESSAGE;  return MESSAGE; }
 DISC_ID		{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_DISC_ID;  return DISC_ID; }
 GENRE		{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_GENRE;  return GENRE; }
+DATE		{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_DATE;  return DATE; }
 TOC_INFO1	{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_TOC_INFO1;  return TOC_INFO1; }
 TOC_INFO2	{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_TOC_INFO2;  return TOC_INFO2; }
 UPC_EAN		{ BEGIN(NAME); yylval.ival = PTI_UPC_ISRC;  return UPC_EAN; }
diff --git a/src/tools/cueprint.c b/src/tools/cueprint.c
index 20256fb..7584c33 100644
--- a/src/tools/cueprint.c
+++ b/src/tools/cueprint.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ message:	%M\n\
 no. of tracks:	%N\n\
 performer:	%P\n\
 songwriter:	%S\n\
+date:           %D\n\
 title:		%T\n\
 UPC/EAN:	%U\n\
 "
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ Track %n Information\n\
 arranger:	%a\n\
 composer:	%c\n\
 genre:		%g\n\
+date:		%d\n\
 ISRC:		%i\n\
 message:	%m\n\
 track number:	%n\n\
@@ -155,6 +157,10 @@ void disc_field(char *conv, int length, Cd *cd, Value *value)
 		value->sval = cdtext_get(PTI_UPC_ISRC, cdtext);
 		*c = 's';
 		break;
+	case 'D':
+		value->sval = cdtext_get(PTI_DATE, cdtext);
+		*c = 's';
+		break;
 	default:
 		value->cval = *c;
 		*c = 'c';
@@ -191,6 +197,10 @@ void track_field(char *conv, int length, Cd *cd, int trackno, Value *value)
 		value->sval = cdtext_get(PTI_GENRE, cdtext);
 		*c = 's';
 		break;
+	case 'd':
+		value->sval = cdtext_get(PTI_DATE, cdtext);
+		*c = 's';
+		break;
 	case 'i':
 		value->sval = track_get_isrc(track);
 		*c = 's';