diff --git a/src/Spout/Common/Entity/Cell.php b/src/Spout/Common/Entity/Cell.php
index f1f7c1d..73e7040 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Common/Entity/Cell.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Common/Entity/Cell.php
@@ -182,6 +182,14 @@ class Cell
         return $this->type === self::TYPE_STRING;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isDate()
+    {
+        return $this->type === self::TYPE_DATE;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return bool
      */
diff --git a/tests/Spout/Common/Entity/CellTest.php b/tests/Spout/Common/Entity/CellTest.php
index 7b97850..e5f763a 100644
--- a/tests/Spout/Common/Entity/CellTest.php
+++ b/tests/Spout/Common/Entity/CellTest.php
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ class CellTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         $this->assertTrue((new Cell(false))->isBoolean());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testCellTypeDate()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue((new Cell(new \DateTime()))->isDate());
+        $this->assertTrue((new Cell(new \DateInterval('P2Y4DT6H8M')))->isDate());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return void
      */