diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/app.py b/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
index a623af8..d8483b4 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
@@ -630,7 +630,8 @@ class AppHandler:  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
 
         For usage examples see :ref:`convert-to-localtime`.
 
-        See also :meth:`make_utc()` which is sort of the inverse.
+        See also :meth:`make_utc()` which is sort of the inverse; and
+        :meth:`today()`.
         """
         kw["local_zone"] = local_zone or self.get_timezone()
         return localtime(dt=dt, **kw)
@@ -647,6 +648,17 @@ class AppHandler:  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         """
         return make_utc(dt=dt, tzinfo=tzinfo)
 
+    def today(self):
+        """
+        Convenience method to return the current date, according
+        to local time zone.
+
+        See also :meth:`localtime()`.
+
+        :returns: :class:`python:datetime.date` instance
+        """
+        return self.localtime().date()
+
     # TODO: deprecate / remove this eventually
     def make_true_uuid(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index 3693b2d..1070e28 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -510,6 +510,10 @@ app_title = WuttaTest
         self.assertIsInstance(dt, datetime.datetime)
         self.assertIsNone(dt.tzinfo)
 
+    def test_today(self):
+        today = self.app.today()
+        self.assertIsInstance(today, datetime.date)
+
     def test_make_str_uuid(self):
         uuid = self.app.make_str_uuid()
         self.assertEqual(len(uuid), 32)