diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fd32059..b42992d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ Svg(options *SVGOptions) string
 
 ```go
 Date() time.Time
+PastDate() time.Time
 FutureDate() time.Time
 DateRange(start, end time.Time) time.Time
 NanoSecond() int
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
index 3d580d3a..10f7e9e8 100644
--- a/time.go
+++ b/time.go
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ func date(r *rand.Rand) time.Time {
 	return time.Date(year(r), time.Month(month(r)), day(r), hour(r), minute(r), second(r), nanoSecond(r), time.UTC)
 }
 
+// FutureDate will generate a random past time.Time struct
+func PastDate() time.Time { return pastDate(globalFaker.Rand) }
+
+// FutureDate will generate a random past time.Time struct
+func (f *Faker) PastDate() time.Time { return pastDate(f.Rand) }
+
+func pastDate(r *rand.Rand) time.Time {
+	return time.Now().Add(time.Hour * -time.Duration(number(r, 1, 12)))
+}
+
 // FutureDate will generate a random future time.Time struct
 func FutureDate() time.Time { return futureDate(globalFaker.Rand) }
 
@@ -311,6 +321,28 @@ func addDateTimeLookup() {
 		},
 	})
 
+	AddFuncLookup("pasttime", Info{
+		Display:     "PastTime",
+		Category:    "time",
+		Description: "Random past date",
+		Example:     "2007-01-24 13:00:35.820738079 +0000 UTC",
+		Output:      "string",
+		Generate: func(r *rand.Rand, m *MapParams, info *Info) (any, error) {
+			return pastDate(r), nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	AddFuncLookup("futuretime", Info{
+		Display:     "FutureTime",
+		Category:    "time",
+		Description: "Random past date",
+		Example:     "2107-01-24 13:00:35.820738079 +0000 UTC",
+		Output:      "string",
+		Generate: func(r *rand.Rand, m *MapParams, info *Info) (any, error) {
+			return futureDate(r), nil
+		},
+	})
+
 	AddFuncLookup("nanosecond", Info{
 		Display:     "Nanosecond",
 		Category:    "time",
diff --git a/time_test.go b/time_test.go
index acd372ef..da5bc38a 100644
--- a/time_test.go
+++ b/time_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,48 @@ func BenchmarkDate(b *testing.B) {
 	})
 }
 
+func ExamplePastDate() {
+	Seed(11)
+	fmt.Println(PastDate())
+}
+
+func ExampleFaker_PastDate() {
+	f := New(11)
+	fmt.Println(f.PastDate())
+}
+
+func TestPastDate(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	pastDate := PastDate()
+	if now.Before(pastDate) {
+		t.Error("Expected time from past, got: ", pastDate)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkPastDate(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("package", func(b *testing.B) {
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			PastDate()
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("Faker math", func(b *testing.B) {
+		f := New(0)
+
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			f.PastDate()
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("Faker crypto", func(b *testing.B) {
+		f := NewCrypto()
+
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			f.PastDate()
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func ExampleFutureDate() {
 	Seed(11)
 	fmt.Println(FutureDate())