diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
index c242bd587..e9ae23f00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
@@ -666,6 +666,19 @@ public class DateUtils {
         return c;
     }
     
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Converts a {@code Date} of a given {@code TimeZone} into a {@code Calendar}
+     * @param date the date to convert to a Calendar
+     * @param timeZone the time zone of the @{code date}
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static Calendar toCalendar(final Date date, final TimeZone tz) {
+    	final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance(tz);
+    	c.setTime(date);
+    	return c;
+    }
+    
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     /**
      * <p>Rounds a date, leaving the field specified as the most