diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Localization/DateParseResultTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Localization/DateParseResultTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32cd85003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Localization/DateParseResultTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Orchard.Framework.Localization.Models;
+
+namespace Orchard.Framework.Tests.Localization {
+
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DateParseResultTests {
+
+        [Test]
+        [Description("Equal instances return equality.")]
+        public void EqualsTest01() {
+            var target = new DateTimeParts(2014, 5, 31, 10, 0, 0, 0);
+            var other = new DateTimeParts(2014, 5, 31, 10, 0, 0, 0);
+
+            var result = target.Equals(other);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(result);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [Description("Different instances do not return equality.")]
+        public void EqualsTest02() {
+            var target = new DateTimeParts(2014, 5, 31, 10, 0, 0, 0);
+            var other = new DateTimeParts(2014, 5, 31, 10, 0, 0, 1);
+
+            var result = target.Equals(other);
+
+            Assert.IsFalse(result);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Localization/DefaultDateFormatterTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Localization/DefaultDateFormatterTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..761a22813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Localization/DefaultDateFormatterTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Orchard.Framework.Localization.Models;
+using Orchard.Framework.Localization.Services;
+
+namespace Orchard.Framework.Tests.Localization {
+
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DefaultDateFormatterTests {
+
+        [Test]
+        [Description("Correct Swedish date is parsed correctly.")]
+        public void ParseTest01() {
+            IDateFormatter target = new DefaultDateFormatter();
+            var cultureInfo = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("sv-SE");
+            var dateTimeString = "2014-05-31 10:00:00";
+
+            var result = target.ParseDateTime(dateTimeString, cultureInfo);
+
+            var expected = new DateTimeParts(2014, 5, 31, 10, 0, 0, 0);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, result);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [Description("Correct US English date is parsed correctly.")]
+        public void ParseTest02() {
+            IDateFormatter target = new DefaultDateFormatter();
+            var cultureInfo = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US");
+
+            var dateString = "5/31/2014 10:00:00 AM";
+            var result = target.ParseDateTime(dateString, cultureInfo);
+
+            var expected = new DateTimeParts(2014, 5, 31, 10, 0, 0, 0);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, result);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [Description("Incorrect US English date yields a FormatException.")]
+        [ExpectedException(typeof(FormatException))]
+        public void ParseTest03() {
+            IDateFormatter target = new DefaultDateFormatter();
+            var cultureInfo = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US");
+            var dateString = "blablabla";
+
+            target.ParseDateTime(dateString, cultureInfo);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [Description("Loop through all cultures. Test Parse method by all possible DateTimeFormats.")]
+        public void ParseTest04() {
+            IDateFormatter target = new DefaultDateFormatter();
+            var cultures = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.AllCultures);
+            foreach (CultureInfo cultureInfo in cultures) {
+                DateTime dateTime = new DateTime(2014, 12, 31, 10, 20, 40, 567);
+                cultureInfo.DateTimeFormat.Calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
+                var dateString = dateTime.ToString("G", cultureInfo);
+                var result = target.ParseDateTime(dateString, cultureInfo);
+                var millisecond = DateTime.Parse(dateString, cultureInfo.DateTimeFormat).Millisecond;
+                var expected = new DateTimeParts(2014, 12, 31, 10, 20, 40, millisecond);
+                Assert.AreEqual(expected, result);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Orchard.Framework.Tests.csproj b/src/Orchard.Tests/Orchard.Framework.Tests.csproj
index 90c04ced1..30c4e6718 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests/Orchard.Framework.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Orchard.Framework.Tests.csproj
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@
     <Compile Include="FileSystems\Dependencies\DependenciesFolderTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileSystems\VirtualPath\DefaultVirtualPathProviderTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\CultureManagerTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Localization\DateParseResultTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Localization\DefaultDateFormatterTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Logging\OrchardFileAppenderTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messaging\MessagingChannelStub.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\Html\HtmlHelperExtensionsTests.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/DateParts.cs b/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/DateParts.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d61930a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/DateParts.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Orchard.Framework.Localization.Models {
+    public struct DateParts {
+
+        public DateParts(int year, int month, int day) {
+            _year = year;
+            _month = month;
+            _day = day;
+        }
+
+        private readonly int _day;
+        private readonly int _month;
+        private readonly int _year;
+
+        public int Year {
+            get {
+                return _year;
+            }
+        }
+        public int Month {
+            get {
+                return _month;
+            }
+        }
+        public int Day {
+            get {
+                return _day;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //public override bool Equals(object obj) {
+        //    var other = (DateParts)obj;
+
+        //    if (Year != other.Year ||
+        //        Month != other.Month ||
+        //        Day != other.Day)
+        //        return false;
+
+        //    return true;
+        //}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/DateTimeParts.cs b/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/DateTimeParts.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82f43bfa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/DateTimeParts.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Orchard.Framework.Localization.Models {
+    public struct DateTimeParts {
+
+        public DateTimeParts(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, int millisecond) {
+            _date = new DateParts(year, month, day);
+            _time = new TimeParts(hour, minute, second, millisecond);
+        }
+
+        public DateTimeParts(DateParts dateParts, TimeParts timeParts) {
+            _date = dateParts;
+            _time = timeParts;
+        }
+
+        private readonly DateParts _date;
+        private readonly TimeParts _time;
+
+        public DateParts Date {
+            get {
+                return _date;
+            }
+        }
+        public TimeParts Time {
+            get {
+                return _time;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //public override bool Equals(object obj) {
+        //    var other = (DateTimeParts)obj;
+
+        //    if (!(Date.Equals(other.Date)) ||
+        //        !(Time.Equals(other.Time)))
+        //        return false;
+
+        //    return true;
+        //}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/TimeParts.cs b/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/TimeParts.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f71a50392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Localization/Models/TimeParts.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Orchard.Framework.Localization.Models {
+    public struct TimeParts {
+
+        public TimeParts(int hour, int minute, int second, int millisecond) {
+            _hour = hour;
+            _minute = minute;
+            _second = second;
+            _millisecond = millisecond;
+        }
+
+        private readonly int _hour;
+        private readonly int _minute;
+        private readonly int _second;
+        private readonly int _millisecond;
+
+        public int Hour {
+            get {
+                return _hour;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int Minute {
+            get {
+                return _minute;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int Second {
+            get {
+                return _second;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int Millisecond {
+            get {
+                return _millisecond;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //public override bool Equals(object obj) {
+        //    var other = (TimeParts)obj;
+
+        //    if (Hour != other.Hour ||
+        //        Minute != other.Minute ||
+        //        Second != other.Second ||
+        //        Millisecond != other.Millisecond)
+        //        return false;
+
+        //    return Hour == other.Hour;
+        //}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Localization/Services/DefaultDateFormatter.cs b/src/Orchard/Localization/Services/DefaultDateFormatter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..433264daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Localization/Services/DefaultDateFormatter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Orchard.Framework.Localization.Models;
+
+namespace Orchard.Framework.Localization.Services {
+    public class DefaultDateFormatter : IDateFormatter {
+
+        DateTimeParts IDateFormatter.ParseDateTime(string dateTimeString, CultureInfo culture) {
+            DateParts date = ((IDateFormatter)this).ParseDate(dateTimeString, culture);
+            TimeParts time = ((IDateFormatter)this).ParseTime(dateTimeString, culture);
+            return new DateTimeParts(date, time);
+        }
+
+        DateParts IDateFormatter.ParseDate(string dateString, CultureInfo culture) {
+            var dateFormatString = Regex.Replace(culture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern, @"\.|\$|\^|\{|\[|\(|\||\)|\*|\+|\?|\\", m => String.Format(@"\{0}", m.Value));
+            dateFormatString = Regex.Replace(dateFormatString, @"(?<!\\)'(.*?)((?<!\\)')", m => String.Format("(.{{{0}}})", m.Value.Replace("\\", "").Length - 2));
+
+            var dateFormat = ReplaceAll(dateFormatString, GetDateParseReplacements(culture));
+
+            if (!Regex.IsMatch(dateString, dateFormat, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase))
+                throw new FormatException("Invalid date format.");
+
+            Match dateMatch = Regex.Match(dateString, dateFormat, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+
+            int year = 0,
+                month = 0,
+                day = 0;
+
+            if (dateMatch.Groups["year"].Success) {
+                int.TryParse(dateMatch.Groups["year"].Value, out year);
+                year = culture.DateTimeFormat.Calendar.ToFourDigitYear(year);
+            }
+            if (dateMatch.Groups["month"].Success) {
+                int.TryParse(dateMatch.Groups["month"].Value, out month);
+            }
+            if (dateMatch.Groups["day"].Success) {
+                int.TryParse(dateMatch.Groups["day"].Value, out day);
+            }
+
+            return new DateParts(year, month, day);
+        }
+
+        TimeParts IDateFormatter.ParseTime(string timeString, CultureInfo culture) {
+            var timeFormatString = Regex.Replace(culture.DateTimeFormat.LongTimePattern, @"\.|\$|\^|\{|\[|\(|\||\)|\*|\+|\?|\\", m => String.Format(@"\{0}", m.Value));
+            timeFormatString = Regex.Replace(timeFormatString, @"(?<!\\)'(.*?)((?<!\\)')", m => String.Format("(.{{{0}}})", m.Value.Replace("\\", "").Length - 2));
+
+            var timeFormat = ReplaceAll(timeFormatString, GetTimeParseReplacements(culture));
+
+            if (!Regex.IsMatch(timeString, timeFormat, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase))
+                throw new FormatException("Invalid time format.");
+
+            Match timeMatch = Regex.Match(timeString, timeFormat, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+
+            int hour = 0,
+                minute = 0,
+                second = 0,
+                millisecond = 0;
+
+            if (timeMatch.Groups["hour"].Success) {
+                int.TryParse(timeMatch.Groups["hour"].Value, out hour);
+            }
+            if (timeMatch.Groups["minute"].Success) {
+                int.TryParse(timeMatch.Groups["minute"].Value, out minute);
+            }
+            if (timeMatch.Groups["second"].Success) {
+                int.TryParse(timeMatch.Groups["second"].Value, out second);
+            }
+            if (timeMatch.Groups["millisecond"].Success) {
+                int.TryParse(timeMatch.Groups["millisecond"].Value, out millisecond);
+            }
+
+            return new TimeParts(hour, minute, second, millisecond);
+        }
+
+        string IDateFormatter.FormatDateTime(DateTimeParts parts, CultureInfo culture) {
+            // TODO: Mahsa should implement!
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        string IDateFormatter.FormatDate(DateParts parts, CultureInfo culture) {
+            // TODO: Mahsa should implement!
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        string IDateFormatter.FormatTime(TimeParts parts, CultureInfo culture) {
+            // TODO: Mahsa should implement!
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        private Dictionary<string, string> GetDateParseReplacements(CultureInfo culture) {
+            return new Dictionary<string, string>() {       
+                {"dddd", "(?<day>[0-9]{4})"},
+                {"ddd", "(?<day>[0-9]{3})"},
+                {"dd", "(?<day>[0-9]{2})"},
+                {"d", "(?<day>[0-9]{1,2})"},
+                {"MMMM", String.Format("(?<month>{0})", String.Join("|", culture.DateTimeFormat.MonthNames))},
+                {"MMM", String.Format("(?<month>{0})", String.Join("|", culture.DateTimeFormat.AbbreviatedMonthNames))},
+                {"MM", "(?<month>[0-9]{2})"},
+                {"M", "(?<month>[0-9]{1,2})"},
+                {"yyyyy", "(?<year>[0-9]{5})"},
+                {"yyyy", "(?<year>[0-9]{4})"},
+                {"yyy", "(?<year>[0-9]{3})"},
+                {"yy", "(?<year>[0-9]{2})"}, 
+                {"y", "(?<year>[0-9]{1})"}
+            };
+        }
+
+        private Dictionary<string, string> GetTimeParseReplacements(CultureInfo culture) {
+            return new Dictionary<string, string>() {       
+                {"HH", "(?<hour>[0-9]{2})"},
+                {"H", "(?<hour>[0-9]{1,2})"},
+                {"hh", "(?<hour>[0-9]{2})"},
+                {"h", "(?<hour>[0-9]{1,2})"},
+                {"MM", "(?<minute>[0-9]{2})"},
+                {"M", "(?<minute>[0-9]{1,2})"},
+                {"mm", "(?<minute>[0-9]{2})"},
+                {"m", "(?<minute>[0-9]{1,2})"},
+                {"ss", "(?<second>[0-9]{2})"},      
+                {"s", "(?<second>[0-9]{1,2})"},
+                {"f", "(?<millisecond>[0-9]{1})"},
+                {"ff", "(?<millisecond>[0-9]{2})"},
+                {"fff", "(?<millisecond>[0-9]{3})"},
+                {"ffff", "(?<millisecond>[0-9]{4})"},
+                {"fffff", "(?<millisecond>[0-9]{5})"},
+                {"ffffff", "(?<millisecond>[0-9]{6})"},
+                {"tt", String.Format("\\s*(?<AMPM>{0}|{1})\\s*", culture.DateTimeFormat.AMDesignator, culture.DateTimeFormat.PMDesignator)},
+                {"t", String.Format("\\s*(?<AMPM>{0}|{1})\\s*", culture.DateTimeFormat.AMDesignator, culture.DateTimeFormat.PMDesignator)},
+                {" tt", String.Format("\\s*(?<AMPM>{0}|{1})\\s*", culture.DateTimeFormat.AMDesignator, culture.DateTimeFormat.PMDesignator)},
+                {" t", String.Format("\\s*(?<AMPM>{0}|{1})\\s*", culture.DateTimeFormat.AMDesignator, culture.DateTimeFormat.PMDesignator)}
+            };
+        }
+
+        private string ReplaceAll(string original, IDictionary<string, string> replacements) {
+            var pattern = String.Format("{0}", String.Join("|", replacements.Keys.ToArray()));
+            return Regex.Replace(original, pattern, (match) => replacements[match.Value]);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Localization/Services/IDateFormatter.cs b/src/Orchard/Localization/Services/IDateFormatter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..555b3915d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Localization/Services/IDateFormatter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using Orchard.Framework.Localization.Models;
+
+namespace Orchard.Framework.Localization.Services {
+    public interface IDateFormatter {
+        DateTimeParts ParseDateTime(string dateTimeString, CultureInfo culture);
+        DateParts ParseDate(string dateString, CultureInfo culture);
+        TimeParts ParseTime(string timeString, CultureInfo culture);
+        string FormatDateTime(DateTimeParts parts, CultureInfo culture);
+        string FormatDate(DateParts parts, CultureInfo culture);
+        string FormatTime(TimeParts parts, CultureInfo culture);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
index a1c48c56b..ac911703a 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
@@ -261,8 +261,12 @@
     <Compile Include="FileSystems\Media\FileSystemStorageProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FileSystems\Media\IMimeTypeProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Indexing\ISearchBits.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Localization\Models\DateParts.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Localization\Models\DateTimeParts.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Localization\Models\TimeParts.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\CurrentCalendarWorkContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\CurrentCultureWorkContext.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Localization\Services\DefaultDateFormatter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\DefaultCalendarManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\CultureDateTimeFormatProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\DefaultDateLocalizationServices.cs" />
@@ -270,6 +274,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\ICalendarSelector.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\ICalendarManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\IDateLocalizationServices.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Localization\Services\IDateFormatter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\IDateTimeFormatProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\ILocalizedStringManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\Services\SiteCalendarSelector.cs" />