diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
index 78ab94efa..bab883761 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/CakeTimeTest.php
@@ -597,6 +597,40 @@ class CakeTimeTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertFalse($result);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * testIsFuture method
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testIsFuture() {
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isFuture('+1 month'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isFuture('+1 days'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isFuture('+1 minute'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isFuture('+1 second'));
+
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isFuture('-1 second'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isFuture('-1 day'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isFuture('-1 week'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isFuture('-1 month'));
+	}
+
+/**
+ * testIsPast method
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testIsPast() {
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isPast('+1 month'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isPast('+1 days'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isPast('+1 minute'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Time->isPast('+1 second'));
+
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isPast('-1 second'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isPast('-1 day'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isPast('-1 week'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Time->isPast('-1 month'));
+	}
+
 /**
  * testIsThisWeek method
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
index 95da85d84..15473b898 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/CakeTime.php
@@ -466,6 +466,32 @@ class CakeTime {
 		return date('Y-m-d', $timestamp) == date('Y-m-d', time());
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if given datetime string is in the future.
+ *
+ * @param integer|string|DateTime $dateString UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
+ * @param string|DateTimeZone $timezone Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
+ * @return boolean True if datetime string is in the future
+ * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#testing-time
+ */
+	public static function isFuture($dateString, $timezone = null) {
+		$timestamp = self::fromString($dateString, $timezone);
+		return $timestamp > time();
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if given datetime string is in the past.
+ *
+ * @param integer|string|DateTime $dateString UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object
+ * @param string|DateTimeZone $timezone Timezone string or DateTimeZone object
+ * @return boolean True if datetime string is in the past
+ * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/time.html#testing-time
+ */
+	public static function isPast($dateString, $timezone = null) {
+		$timestamp = self::fromString($dateString, $timezone);
+		return $timestamp < time();
+	}
+
 /**
  * Returns true if given datetime string is within this week.
  *