diff --git a/src/gcal-event-widget.c b/src/gcal-event-widget.c
index 1808df64..45104ab1 100644
--- a/src/gcal-event-widget.c
+++ b/src/gcal-event-widget.c
@@ -457,3 +457,23 @@ gcal_event_widget_new_with_summary_and_color (const gchar   *summary,
                        color,
                        NULL);
 }
+
+void
+gcal_event_widget_set_date (GcalEventWidget *event,
+                           icaltimetype     *date)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GCAL_IS_EVENT_WIDGET (event));
+
+  g_object_set (event, "date-start", date, NULL);
+}
+
+icaltimetype*
+gcal_event_widget_get_date (GcalEventWidget *event)
+{
+  icaltimetype *dt;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GCAL_IS_EVENT_WIDGET (event), NULL);
+
+  g_object_get (event, "date-start", &dt, NULL);
+  return dt;
+}
diff --git a/src/gcal-event-widget.h b/src/gcal-event-widget.h
index 9a67d6dd..64b43b3a 100644
--- a/src/gcal-event-widget.h
+++ b/src/gcal-event-widget.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
+#include <libical/icaltime.h>
+
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 
@@ -49,12 +51,17 @@ struct _GcalEventWidgetClass
 };
 
 
-GType        gcal_event_widget_get_type                   (void);
+GType         gcal_event_widget_get_type                   (void);
 
-GtkWidget*   gcal_event_widget_new                        (void);
+GtkWidget*    gcal_event_widget_new                        (void);
 
-GtkWidget*   gcal_event_widget_new_with_summary_and_color (const gchar   *summary,
-                                                           const GdkRGBA *color);
+GtkWidget*    gcal_event_widget_new_with_summary_and_color (const gchar     *summary,
+                                                            const GdkRGBA   *color);
+
+void          gcal_event_widget_set_date                   (GcalEventWidget *event,
+                                                            icaltimetype    *date);
+
+icaltimetype* gcal_event_widget_get_date                   (GcalEventWidget *event);
 
 G_END_DECLS