diff --git a/ftplugin/todo.vim b/ftplugin/todo.vim
index 099e5a2..fe2afbe 100644
--- a/ftplugin/todo.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/todo.vim
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ function! TodoTxtSortByProject() range
     execute a:firstline . "," . a:lastline . "sort /\\(^\\| \\)\\zs+[^[:blank:]]\\+/ r"
 endfunction
 
+function! TodoTxtSortByDate() range
+    execute a:firstline . "," . a:lastline . "sort! /\\d\\{2,4\\}-\\d\\{2\\}-\\d\\{2\\}/ r"
+endfunction
+
 " Mappings {{{1
 " Sort tasks {{{2
 if !hasmapto("<leader>s",'n')
@@ -115,6 +119,14 @@ if !hasmapto("<leader>s+",'v')
     vnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> <leader>s+ :call TodoTxtSortByProject()<CR>
 endif
 
+if !hasmapto("<leader>sd",'n')
+    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> <leader>sd :%call TodoTxtSortByDate()<CR>
+endif
+
+if !hasmapto("<leader>sd",'v')
+    vnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> <leader>sd :call TodoTxtSortByDate()<CR>
+endif
+
 " Increment and Decrement The Priority
 :set nf=octal,hex,alpha
 
diff --git a/test/tc_sort_date.todo.txt b/test/tc_sort_date.todo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8b16ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tc_sort_date.todo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# lorem_ipsum
+(B) 2013-03-15 2015-03-17
+(A) 2012-04-16 2015-04-16
+(B) 2013-03-16 2013-03-10
+# end_lorem_ipsum
diff --git a/test/tc_sort_date.vim b/test/tc_sort_date.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f838ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tc_sort_date.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+let s:here = expand('<sfile>:p:h')
+let s:tc = unittest#testcase#new('Sort Date', 
+      \ { 'data': s:here . '/tc_sort_date.todo.txt' })
+
+let s:LEADER = mapleader
+
+let s:SORTED_TASKS = [
+      \ '(B) 2013-03-16 2013-03-10',
+      \ '(B) 2013-03-15 2015-03-17',
+      \ '(A) 2012-04-16 2015-04-16',
+      \ ]
+
+function! s:tc.test_sort_by_context()
+  call self.data.visual_execute('call TodoTxtSortByDate()', 'lorem_ipsum')
+  call self.assert_equal(s:SORTED_TASKS, self.data.get('lorem_ipsum'))
+endfunction
+
+unlet s:tc