diff --git a/date_lua.go b/date_lua.go
index b24a594..1e1acb0 100644
--- a/date_lua.go
+++ b/date_lua.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func luaRegisterDates(L *lua.LState) {
 	L.SetGlobal("date", mt)
 	L.SetField(mt, "new", L.NewFunction(luaDateNew))
 	L.SetField(mt, "now", L.NewFunction(luaDateNow))
+	L.SetField(mt, "__index", L.NewFunction(luaDate__index))
 	L.SetField(mt, "__tostring", L.NewFunction(luaDate__tostring))
 	L.SetField(mt, "__eq", L.NewFunction(luaDate__eq))
 	L.SetField(mt, "__lt", L.NewFunction(luaDate__lt))
@@ -93,6 +94,24 @@ func luaDateNow(L *lua.LState) int {
 	return 1
 }
 
+func luaDate__index(L *lua.LState) int {
+	d := luaCheckTime(L, 1)
+	field := L.CheckString(2)
+
+	switch field {
+	case "Year", "year":
+		L.Push(lua.LNumber(d.Year()))
+	case "Month", "month":
+		L.Push(lua.LNumber(float64(d.Month())))
+	case "Day", "day":
+		L.Push(lua.LNumber(float64(d.Day())))
+	default:
+		L.ArgError(2, "unexpected date attribute: "+field)
+	}
+
+	return 1
+}
+
 func luaDate__tostring(L *lua.LState) int {
 	a := luaCheckTime(L, 1)