diff --git a/lib/feedparser/index.js b/lib/feedparser/index.js
index 7915725..2d8fea0 100644
--- a/lib/feedparser/index.js
+++ b/lib/feedparser/index.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function FeedParser (options) {
   if (!('strict' in this.options)) this.options.strict = false;
   if (!('normalize' in this.options)) this.options.normalize = true;
   if (!('addmeta' in this.options)) this.options.addmeta = true;
+  if (!('parseDate' in this.options)) this.options.parseDate = true;
   if (!('resume_saxerror' in this.options)) this.options.resume_saxerror = true;
   if ('MAX_BUFFER_LENGTH' in this.options) {
     sax.MAX_BUFFER_LENGTH = this.options.MAX_BUFFER_LENGTH; // set to Infinity to have unlimited buffers
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@ FeedParser.prototype.handleMeta = function handleMeta (node, type, options) {
 
   var meta = {}
     , normalize = !options || (options && options.normalize)
+    , parseDate = !options || (options && options.parseDate)
     ;
 
   if (normalize) {
@@ -461,6 +463,7 @@ FeedParser.prototype.handleMeta = function handleMeta (node, type, options) {
       case('dc:date'):
         var date = _.get(el) ? new Date(_.get(el)) : null;
         if (!date) break;
+        if (parseDate) date = date.toISOString();
         if (meta.pubdate === null || name == 'pubdate' || name == 'published')
           meta.pubdate = meta.pubDate = date;
         if (meta.date === null || name == 'lastbuilddate' || name == 'modified' || name == 'updated')
@@ -777,6 +780,7 @@ FeedParser.prototype.handleItem = function handleItem (node, type, options){
 
   var item = {}
     , normalize = !options || (options && options.normalize)
+    , parseDate = !options || (options && options.parseDate)
     ;
 
   if (normalize) {
@@ -815,6 +819,7 @@ FeedParser.prototype.handleItem = function handleItem (node, type, options){
       case('dc:date'):
         var date = _.get(el) ? new Date(_.get(el)) : null;
         if (!date) break;
+        if (parseDate) date = date.toISOString();
         if (item.pubdate === null || name == 'pubdate' || name == 'published' || name == 'issued')
           item.pubdate = item.pubDate = date;
         if (item.date === null || name == 'modified' || name == 'updated')