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 3cd4b4bbc..f75d7bf48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
@@ -621,6 +621,20 @@ public class DateUtils {
         c.set(calendarField, amount);
         return c.getTime();
     }   
+
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /**
+     * Convert a Date into a Calendar object. 
+     * 
+     * @param date the date to convert to a Calendar
+     * @return the created Calendar
+     * @throws NullPointerException if null is passed in
+     */
+    public static Calendar toCalendar(Date date) {
+        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
+        c.setTime(date);
+        return c;
+    }
     
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
index f01ed28a7..cfb42219b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
@@ -597,6 +597,17 @@ public class DateUtilsTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(mil, cal.get(Calendar.MILLISECOND));
     }
 
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    public void testToCalendar() {
+        assertEquals("Failed to convert to a Calendar and back", date1, DateUtils.toCalendar(date1).getTime());
+        try {
+            DateUtils.toCalendar(null);
+            fail("Expected NullPointerException to be thrown");
+        } catch(NullPointerException npe) {
+            // expected
+        }
+    }
+
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     /**
      * Tests various values with the round method