diff --git a/telegram/ext/filters.py b/telegram/ext/filters.py
index f10b66f8772..d88015da2fe 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/filters.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/filters.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 """This module contains the Filters for use with the MessageHandler class."""
 
 import re
+import time
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from future.utils import string_types
@@ -1397,3 +1398,33 @@ def filter(self, update):
         channel_posts: Updates with either :attr:`telegram.Update.channel_post` or
             :attr:`telegram.Update.edited_channel_post`
     """
+
+    class date(BaseFilter):
+        """Filters messages to allow only those which are not older than a specified number
+            of sec ago.
+
+        Examples:
+            ``MessageHandler(Filters.date(seconds_ago=15), callback_method)``
+
+        Args:
+            seconds_ago(:obj:`int`, optional): Max time diff between when the message was sent
+                (message.date) and 'now' for message to be allowed through, in seconds.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If seconds_ago not set or smaller than 2.
+        """
+
+        def __init__(self, seconds_ago=None):
+            if not bool(seconds_ago):
+                raise ValueError('seconds_ago must be used')
+            elif seconds_ago is not None and isinstance(seconds_ago, int) and seconds_ago < 2:
+                raise ValueError('seconds_ago must be 2 at minimum')
+            elif seconds_ago is not None and isinstance(seconds_ago, int) and seconds_ago >= 2:
+                self.seconds_ago = seconds_ago
+            else:
+                # should never end up here
+                raise ValueError('Unknown error!')
+
+        def filter(self, message):
+            # msg.date > (now - seconds_ago)
+            return bool(int(message.date.timestamp()) > (int(time.time()) - int(self.seconds_ago)))
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index 6d8917d8727..e1175d49100 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ def test_filters_text(self, update):
         update.message.text = '/test'
         assert (Filters.text)(update)
 
+    def test_filters_date_init(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='must be used'):
+            Filters.date(seconds_ago=0)
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='at minimum'):
+            Filters.date(seconds_ago=1)
+
+    def test_filters_date(self, update):
+        update.message.date = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        assert Filters.date(seconds_ago=10)(update)
+        update.message.date = datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=100)
+        assert not Filters.date(seconds_ago=10)(update)
+
     def test_filters_text_strings(self, update):
         update.message.text = '/test'
         assert Filters.text({'/test', 'test1'})(update)