diff --git a/src/dateparser/dateparser.js b/src/dateparser/dateparser.js
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+angular.module('ui.bootstrap.dateparser', [])
+
+.service('dateParser', ['$locale', 'orderByFilter', function($locale, orderByFilter) {
+
+  this.parsers = {};
+
+  var formatCodeToRegex = {
+    'yyyy': {
+      regex: '\\d{4}',
+      apply: function(value) { this.year = +value; }
+    },
+    'yy': {
+      regex: '\\d{2}',
+      apply: function(value) { this.year = +value + 2000; }
+    },
+    'y': {
+      regex: '\\d{1,4}',
+      apply: function(value) { this.year = +value; }
+    },
+    'MMMM': {
+      regex: $locale.DATETIME_FORMATS.MONTH.join('|'),
+      apply: function(value) { this.month = $locale.DATETIME_FORMATS.MONTH.indexOf(value); }
+    },
+    'MMM': {
+      regex: $locale.DATETIME_FORMATS.SHORTMONTH.join('|'),
+      apply: function(value) { this.month = $locale.DATETIME_FORMATS.SHORTMONTH.indexOf(value); }
+    },
+    'MM': {
+      regex: '0[1-9]|1[0-2]',
+      apply: function(value) { this.month = value - 1; }
+    },
+    'M': {
+      regex: '[1-9]|1[0-2]',
+      apply: function(value) { this.month = value - 1; }
+    },
+    'dd': {
+      regex: '[0-2][0-9]{1}|3[0-1]{1}',
+      apply: function(value) { this.date = +value; }
+    },
+    'd': {
+      regex: '[1-2]?[0-9]{1}|3[0-1]{1}',
+      apply: function(value) { this.date = +value; }
+    },
+    'EEEE': {
+      regex: $locale.DATETIME_FORMATS.DAY.join('|')
+    },
+    'EEE': {
+      regex: $locale.DATETIME_FORMATS.SHORTDAY.join('|')
+    }
+  };
+
+  this.createParser = function(format) {
+    var map = [], regex = format.split('');
+
+    angular.forEach(formatCodeToRegex, function(data, code) {
+      var index = format.indexOf(code);
+
+      if (index > -1) {
+        format = format.split('');
+
+        regex[index] = '(' + data.regex + ')';
+        format[index] = '$'; // Custom symbol to define consumed part of format
+        for (var i = index + 1, n = index + code.length; i < n; i++) {
+          regex[i] = '';
+          format[i] = '$';
+        }
+        format = format.join('');
+
+        map.push({ index: index, apply: data.apply });
+      }
+    });
+
+    return {
+      regex: new RegExp('^' + regex.join('') + '$'),
+      map: orderByFilter(map, 'index')
+    };
+  };
+
+  this.parse = function(input, format) {
+    if ( !angular.isString(input) ) {
+      return input;
+    }
+
+    format = $locale.DATETIME_FORMATS[format] || format;
+
+    if ( !this.parsers[format] ) {
+      this.parsers[format] = this.createParser(format);
+    }
+
+    var parser = this.parsers[format],
+        regex = parser.regex,
+        map = parser.map,
+        results = input.match(regex);
+
+    if ( results && results.length ) {
+      var fields = { year: 1900, month: 0, date: 1, hours: 0 }, dt;
+
+      for( var i = 1, n = results.length; i < n; i++ ) {
+        var mapper = map[i-1];
+        if ( mapper.apply ) {
+          mapper.apply.call(fields, results[i]);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if ( isValid(fields.year, fields.month, fields.date) ) {
+        dt = new Date( fields.year, fields.month, fields.date, fields.hours);
+      }
+
+      return dt;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Check if date is valid for specific month (and year for February).
+  // Month: 0 = Jan, 1 = Feb, etc
+  function isValid(year, month, date) {
+    if ( month === 1 && date > 28) {
+        return date === 29 && ((year % 4 === 0 && year % 100 !== 0) || year % 400 === 0);
+    }
+
+    if ( month === 3 || month === 5 || month === 8 || month === 10) {
+        return date < 31;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+}]);
diff --git a/src/dateparser/test/dateparser.spec.js b/src/dateparser/test/dateparser.spec.js
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+describe('date parser', function () {
+  var dateParser;
+
+  beforeEach(module('ui.bootstrap.dateparser'));
+  beforeEach(inject(function (_dateParser_) {
+    dateParser = _dateParser_;
+  }));
+
+  function expectParse(input, format, date) {
+    expect(dateParser.parse(input, format)).toEqual(date);
+  }
+
+  describe('wih custom formats', function() {
+    it('should work correctly for `dd`, `MM`, `yyyy`', function() {
+      expectParse('17.11.2013', 'dd.MM.yyyy', new Date(2013, 10, 17, 0));
+      expectParse('31.12.2013', 'dd.MM.yyyy', new Date(2013, 11, 31, 0));
+      expectParse('08-03-1991', 'dd-MM-yyyy', new Date(1991, 2, 8, 0));
+      expectParse('03/05/1980', 'MM/dd/yyyy', new Date(1980, 2, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('10.01/1983', 'dd.MM/yyyy', new Date(1983, 0, 10, 0));
+      expectParse('11-09-1980', 'MM-dd-yyyy', new Date(1980, 10, 9, 0));
+      expectParse('2011/02/05', 'yyyy/MM/dd', new Date(2011, 1, 5, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `yy`', function() {
+      expectParse('17.11.13', 'dd.MM.yy', new Date(2013, 10, 17, 0));
+      expectParse('02-05-11', 'dd-MM-yy', new Date(2011, 4, 2, 0));
+      expectParse('02/05/80', 'MM/dd/yy', new Date(2080, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('55/02/05', 'yy/MM/dd', new Date(2055, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('11-08-13', 'dd-MM-yy', new Date(2013, 7, 11, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `M`', function() {
+      expectParse('8/11/2013', 'M/dd/yyyy', new Date(2013, 7, 11, 0));
+      expectParse('07.11.05', 'dd.M.yy', new Date(2005, 10, 7, 0));
+      expectParse('02-5-11', 'dd-M-yy', new Date(2011, 4, 2, 0));
+      expectParse('2/05/1980', 'M/dd/yyyy', new Date(1980, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('1955/2/05', 'yyyy/M/dd', new Date(1955, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('02-5-11', 'dd-M-yy', new Date(2011, 4, 2, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `MMM`', function() {
+      expectParse('30.Sep.10', 'dd.MMM.yy', new Date(2010, 8, 30, 0));
+      expectParse('02-May-11', 'dd-MMM-yy', new Date(2011, 4, 2, 0));
+      expectParse('Feb/05/1980', 'MMM/dd/yyyy', new Date(1980, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('1955/Feb/05', 'yyyy/MMM/dd', new Date(1955, 1, 5, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `MMMM`', function() {
+      expectParse('17.November.13', 'dd.MMMM.yy', new Date(2013, 10, 17, 0));
+      expectParse('05-March-1980', 'dd-MMMM-yyyy', new Date(1980, 2, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('February/05/1980', 'MMMM/dd/yyyy', new Date(1980, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('1949/December/20', 'yyyy/MMMM/dd', new Date(1949, 11, 20, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `d`', function() {
+      expectParse('17.November.13', 'd.MMMM.yy', new Date(2013, 10, 17, 0));
+      expectParse('8-March-1991', 'd-MMMM-yyyy', new Date(1991, 2, 8, 0));
+      expectParse('February/5/1980', 'MMMM/d/yyyy', new Date(1980, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('1955/February/5', 'yyyy/MMMM/d', new Date(1955, 1, 5, 0));
+      expectParse('11-08-13', 'd-MM-yy', new Date(2013, 7, 11, 0));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('wih predefined formats', function() {
+    it('should work correctly for `shortDate`', function() {
+      expectParse('9/3/10', 'shortDate', new Date(2010, 8, 3, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `mediumDate`', function() {
+      expectParse('Sep 3, 2010', 'mediumDate', new Date(2010, 8, 3, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `longDate`', function() {
+      expectParse('September 3, 2010', 'longDate', new Date(2010, 8, 3, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should work correctly for `fullDate`', function() {
+      expectParse('Friday, September 3, 2010', 'fullDate', new Date(2010, 8, 3, 0));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with edge case', function() {
+    it('should not work for invalid number of days in February', function() {
+      expect(dateParser.parse('29.02.2013', 'dd.MM.yyyy')).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should work for 29 days in February for leap years', function() {
+      expectParse('29.02.2000', 'dd.MM.yyyy', new Date(2000, 1, 29, 0));
+    });
+
+    it('should not work for 31 days for some months', function() {
+      expect(dateParser.parse('31-04-2013', 'dd-MM-yyyy')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(dateParser.parse('November 31, 2013', 'MMMM d, yyyy')).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+});