diff --git a/i3blocks/config b/i3blocks/config
index 42b14f4..73ed216 100644
--- a/i3blocks/config
+++ b/i3blocks/config
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ signal=10
 [cpu]
 label=CPU
 interval=1
+
+[date]
+interval=60
diff --git a/i3blocks/date b/i3blocks/date
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3bbae79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3blocks/date
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+FORMAT=+%Y.%m.%d\ %H:%M
+
+date "$FORMAT"