diff --git a/src/builtin/filters/date.ts b/src/builtin/filters/date.ts
index 6546303036..eb35780bb4 100644
--- a/src/builtin/filters/date.ts
+++ b/src/builtin/filters/date.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { isString, isNumber } from '../../util/underscore'
 export default {
   'date': (v: string | Date, arg: string) => {
     let date = v
-    if (v === 'now') {
+    if (v === 'now' || v === 'today') {
       date = new Date()
     } else if (isNumber(v)) {
       date = new Date(v * 1000)
diff --git a/test/integration/builtin/filters/date.ts b/test/integration/builtin/filters/date.ts
index 1d879966f0..e39b2edc8f 100644
--- a/test/integration/builtin/filters/date.ts
+++ b/test/integration/builtin/filters/date.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ describe('filters/date', function () {
   it('should create a new Date when given "now"', function () {
     return test('{{ "now" | date: "%Y"}}', (new Date()).getFullYear().toString())
   })
+  it('should create a new Date when given "today"', function () {
+    return test('{{ "today" | date: "%Y"}}', (new Date()).getFullYear().toString())
+  })
   it('should parse as Date when given UTC string', function () {
     return test('{{ "1991-02-22T00:00:00" | date: "%Y"}}', '1991')
   })