diff --git a/src/edate.erl b/src/edate.erl
index 89c3eb1..7ef27bc 100644
--- a/src/edate.erl
+++ b/src/edate.erl
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
          subtract/2,
          today/0,
          tomorrow/0,
-         yesterday/0]).
+         yesterday/0,
+		 is_valid/1]).
 -ifdef(TEST).
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 -endif.
@@ -209,6 +210,12 @@ find_valid_date(Date) ->
             find_valid_date({Y, M, D-1})
     end.
 
+%% @spec is_valid(date()) -> boolean()
+%% @doc Returns true if date is valid; otherwise false.
+-spec is_valid(date()) -> boolean().
+is_valid(Date) ->
+	calendar:valid_date(Date).
+
 %% @spec string_to_date(string()) -> date()
 %% @doc Converts `String' to a date. The following string formats are valid
 %% (with or without zero-padding):