diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index dd7573d..77c439f 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-0.58.5 2019-02-07
+0.58.5 2019-02-25
     - [bugfix] Fix bug where duplicate keys occured in
       field data output (diewald)
     - [bugfix] Fix bug where fields already set where lifted
       again, but ignored in the fields order list (diewald)
+    - [feature] Added LocalDate handling to KrillDate (diewald)
 
 0.58.4 2019-02-05
     - [cleanup] Remove deprecated methods setLicense/getLicense,
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/KrillDate.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/KrillDate.java
index 3e5f3c1..396727b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/KrillDate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/KrillDate.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.regex.*;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 
 /**
  * KrillDate implements a helper object to stringify
@@ -92,6 +93,22 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * Construct a new KrillDate object.
+     * 
+     * @param date
+     *            The date as a Date object.
+     */
+    public KrillDate (LocalDate date) {
+        if (date == null)
+            return;
+
+        this.year  = date.getYear();
+        this.month = date.getMonthValue();
+        this.day   = date.getDayOfMonth();
+    };
+    
+
+    /**
      * Get the date as an integer with ceiled values for
      * undefined date segments.
      * 
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/TestKrillDate.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/TestKrillDate.java
index f6f4fc3..f650d01 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/TestKrillDate.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/util/TestKrillDate.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.util.KrillDate;
 import de.ids_mannheim.korap.util.QueryException;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+
 
 /**
  * @author diewald
@@ -211,4 +213,18 @@
         assertEquals(0, kd.day);
         assertEquals("", kd.toDisplay());
     };
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWithLocalDate () {
+        KrillDate kd =
+            new KrillDate(
+                LocalDate.of(2012, 12, 12)
+                );
+        assertEquals("2012-12-12", kd.toDisplay());
+
+        kd = new KrillDate(
+            LocalDate.of(2014, 1, 2)
+            );
+        assertEquals("2014-01-02", kd.toDisplay());
+    };
 };