1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/date.js b/lib/date.js
index 1977137b..8fb32bd1 100644
--- a/lib/date.js
+++ b/lib/date.js
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ var _Date = function (faker) {
    *
    * @method faker.date.recent
    * @param {number} days
+   * @param {date} refDate
    */
-  self.recent = function (days) {
-      var date = new Date();
+  self.recent = function (days, refDate) {
+      var date = (refDate) ? new Date(Date.parse(refDate)) : new Date();
       var range = {
         min: 1000,
         max: (days || 1) * 24 * 3600 * 1000
@@ -87,9 +88,10 @@ var _Date = function (faker) {
    *
    * @method faker.date.soon
    * @param {number} days
+   * @param {date} refDate
    */
-  self.soon = function (days) {
-      var date = new Date();
+  self.soon = function (days, refDate) {
+      var date = (refDate) ? new Date(Date.parse(refDate)) : new Date();
       var range = {
         min: 1000,
         max: (days || 1) * 24 * 3600 * 1000
@@ -145,9 +147,9 @@ var _Date = function (faker) {
 
       return faker.random.arrayElement(source);
   };
-  
+
   return self;
-  
+
 };
 
 module['exports'] = _Date;