diff --git a/xilem/Cargo.toml b/xilem/Cargo.toml
index 3d28144f5..e1dce10d8 100644
--- a/xilem/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xilem/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 [[example]]
 name = "calc"
 
+[[example]]
+name = "calendar"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "calc_android"
 path = "examples/calc.rs"
@@ -66,11 +69,9 @@ vello.workspace = true
 smallvec.workspace = true
 accesskit.workspace = true
 tokio = { version = "1.39.1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-# Used for `variable_clock`
 time = { workspace = true, features = ["local-offset"] }
 
+[dev-dependencies]
 # Make wgpu use tracing for its spans.
 profiling = { version = "1.0.15", features = ["profile-with-tracing"] }
 
diff --git a/xilem/examples/calendar.rs b/xilem/examples/calendar.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d71118bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xilem/examples/calendar.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright 2024 the Xilem Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+use masonry::widget::{CrossAxisAlignment, MainAxisAlignment};
+use time::{Date, OffsetDateTime};
+use winit::error::EventLoopError;
+use xilem::{
+    view::{button, flex, label, Axis, DatePicker, DatePickerMessage},
+    EventLoop, WidgetView, Xilem,
+};
+use xilem_core::{adapt, MessageResult};
+
+struct Calendar {
+    selected_date: Date,
+    date: DatePicker,
+}
+
+impl Calendar {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
+        Self {
+            selected_date: now.date(),
+            date: DatePicker::new(now.month(), now.year()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+fn selected_date(selected_date: Date) -> impl WidgetView<Calendar> {
+    flex((label("Selected date:"), label(format!("{selected_date}")))).direction(Axis::Horizontal)
+}
+
+/// A component to make a bigger than usual button
+fn external_controls() -> impl WidgetView<Calendar> {
+    flex((
+        button("Today", |data: &mut Calendar| {
+            data.selected_date = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date();
+        }),
+        button("Tomorrow", |data: &mut Calendar| {
+            data.selected_date = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date().next_day().unwrap();
+        }),
+    ))
+    .direction(Axis::Horizontal)
+}
+
+fn app_logic(data: &mut Calendar) -> impl WidgetView<Calendar> {
+    flex((
+        selected_date(data.selected_date),
+        external_controls(),
+        adapt(
+            data.date.view(&mut data.selected_date),
+            |state: &mut Calendar, thunk| match thunk.call(&mut state.date) {
+                MessageResult::Action(DatePickerMessage::Select(date)) => {
+                    state.selected_date = date;
+                    MessageResult::Action(())
+                }
+                MessageResult::Action(DatePickerMessage::Nop) => MessageResult::Nop,
+                MessageResult::Action(DatePickerMessage::ChangeView) => MessageResult::Action(()),
+                message_result => message_result.map(|_| ()),
+            },
+        ),
+    ))
+    .direction(Axis::Vertical)
+    .cross_axis_alignment(CrossAxisAlignment::Center)
+    .main_axis_alignment(MainAxisAlignment::Center)
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), EventLoopError> {
+    let data = Calendar::new();
+    let app = Xilem::new(data, app_logic);
+    app.run_windowed(EventLoop::with_user_event(), "Calendar".into())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/xilem/src/view/date_picker.rs b/xilem/src/view/date_picker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0494b0d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xilem/src/view/date_picker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+use masonry::widget::{Axis, CrossAxisAlignment, MainAxisAlignment};
+use time::{Date, Month, OffsetDateTime};
+
+use crate::{view::sized_box, WidgetView};
+
+use super::{button, flex, FlexSpacer};
+
+pub enum DatePickerMessage {
+    Select(Date),
+    ChangeView,
+    Nop,
+}
+
+pub struct DatePicker {
+    previous_date: Date,
+    month: Month,
+    year: i32,
+}
+
+impl DatePicker {
+    pub fn new(month: Month, year: i32) -> Self {
+        let previous_date = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date();
+        Self {
+            previous_date,
+            month,
+            year,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn view(
+        &mut self,
+        selected_date: &mut Date,
+    ) -> impl WidgetView<DatePicker, DatePickerMessage> {
+        if self.previous_date != *selected_date {
+            self.month = selected_date.month();
+            self.year = selected_date.year();
+            self.previous_date = selected_date.clone();
+        }
+        flex((self.date_controls(), self.date_grid(selected_date)))
+            .direction(Axis::Vertical)
+            .cross_axis_alignment(CrossAxisAlignment::Center)
+            .main_axis_alignment(MainAxisAlignment::Center)
+    }
+
+    fn date_controls(&self) -> impl WidgetView<DatePicker, DatePickerMessage> {
+        let month = self.month;
+        let year = self.year;
+
+        flex((
+            button("<", |data: &mut DatePicker| {
+                data.month = data.month.previous();
+                DatePickerMessage::ChangeView
+            }),
+            sized_box(button(format!("{month}"), |_| DatePickerMessage::Nop)).width(100.),
+            button(">", |data: &mut DatePicker| {
+                data.month = data.month.next();
+                DatePickerMessage::ChangeView
+            }),
+            FlexSpacer::Fixed(40.),
+            button("<", |data: &mut DatePicker| {
+                data.year -= 1;
+                DatePickerMessage::ChangeView
+            }),
+            button(format!("{year}"), |_| DatePickerMessage::Nop),
+            button(">", |data: &mut DatePicker| {
+                data.year += 1;
+                DatePickerMessage::ChangeView
+            }),
+        ))
+        .direction(Axis::Horizontal)
+        .main_axis_alignment(MainAxisAlignment::Center)
+    }
+
+    // The selected_date in the interface is needed to highlight the currently selected date
+    // It is currently not implemented
+    fn date_grid(
+        &self,
+        _selected_date: &mut Date,
+    ) -> impl WidgetView<DatePicker, DatePickerMessage> {
+        const COLUMNS: u8 = 7;
+        const ROWS: u8 = 5;
+        let mut date = Date::from_calendar_date(self.year, self.month, 1).unwrap();
+        let days_from_monday = date.weekday().number_days_from_monday();
+
+        for _day in 0..days_from_monday {
+            date = date.previous_day().unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let mut rows = Vec::new();
+        for _row in 0..ROWS {
+            let mut columns = Vec::new();
+            for _column in 0..COLUMNS {
+                // Add buttons of each row into columns vec
+                let day_number = date.day();
+                columns.push(
+                    sized_box(button(
+                        format!("{day_number}"),
+                        move |data: &mut DatePicker| {
+                            // Set the selected_date
+                            data.previous_date = date;
+                            DatePickerMessage::Select(date)
+                        },
+                    ))
+                    .width(50.),
+                );
+                date = date.next_day().unwrap();
+            }
+            // Add column vec into flex with horizontal axis
+            // Add flex into rows vec
+            rows.push(
+                flex(columns)
+                    .direction(Axis::Horizontal)
+                    .main_axis_alignment(MainAxisAlignment::Center)
+                    .gap(10.),
+            );
+        }
+        // Add row vec into flex with vertical axis
+        flex(rows).direction(Axis::Vertical)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/xilem/src/view/mod.rs b/xilem/src/view/mod.rs
index 9cafb2016..40b52f67f 100644
--- a/xilem/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/xilem/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ pub use textbox::*;
 
 mod portal;
 pub use portal::*;
+
+mod date_picker;
+pub use date_picker::*;