diff --git a/test/test_trello.py b/test/test_trello.py
index 5216e8fe..8de4056a 100644
--- a/test/test_trello.py
+++ b/test/test_trello.py
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ def test52_add_card_set_due(self):
         card.fetch()
         actual_due_date = card.due[:10]
         self.assertEquals(expected_due_date, actual_due_date)
+        # Note that set_due passes only the date, stripping time
+        self.assertEquals(card.due_date.date(), due_date.date())
 
     def test53_checklist(self):
         name = "Testing from Python"
diff --git a/trello/__init__.py b/trello/__init__.py
index d75c8b16..0fe4497b 100644
--- a/trello/__init__.py
+++ b/trello/__init__.py
@@ -764,6 +764,10 @@ def create_date(self):
         date_str = self.actions[0]['date'][:-5]
         return datetime.strptime(date_str, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
 
+    @property
+    def due_date(self):
+        return dateparser.parse(self.due)
+
     def set_name(self, new_name):
         """
         Update the name on the card to :new_name: