diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 856c198..dcaeaf1 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -431,3 +431,6 @@ services:
     class: Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\SlaveDatabaseIgnoreSubscriber
     tags:
       - {name: event_subscriber}
+  date:
+    class: Drupal\Core\Datetime\Date
+    arguments: ['@config.factory', '@language_manager']
diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index a8ad43a..3e7e947 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -1290,50 +1290,11 @@ function format_interval($interval, $granularity = 2, $langcode = NULL) {
  *
  * @return
  *   A translated date string in the requested format.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Component\Datetime\Date::format()
  */
 function format_date($timestamp, $type = 'medium', $format = '', $timezone = NULL, $langcode = NULL) {
-  // Use the advanced drupal_static() pattern, since this is called very often.
-  static $drupal_static_fast;
-  if (!isset($drupal_static_fast)) {
-    $drupal_static_fast['timezones'] = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
-  }
-  $timezones = &$drupal_static_fast['timezones'];
-
-  if (!isset($timezone)) {
-    $timezone = date_default_timezone_get();
-  }
-  // Store DateTimeZone objects in an array rather than repeatedly
-  // constructing identical objects over the life of a request.
-  if (!isset($timezones[$timezone])) {
-    $timezones[$timezone] = timezone_open($timezone);
-  }
-
-  if (empty($langcode)) {
-    $langcode = language(Language::TYPE_INTERFACE)->langcode;
-  }
-
-  // Create a DrupalDateTime object from the timestamp and timezone.
-  $date = new DrupalDateTime($timestamp, $timezones[$timezone]);
-
-  // Find the appropriate format type.
-  $key = $date->canUseIntl() ? DrupalDateTime::INTL : DrupalDateTime::PHP;
-
-  // If we have a non-custom date format use the provided date format pattern.
-  if ($type != 'custom') {
-    $format = config('system.date')->get('formats.' . $type . '.pattern.' . $key);
-  }
-
-  // Fall back to medium if a format was not found.
-  if (empty($format)) {
-    $format = config('system.date')->get('formats.medium.pattern.' . $key);
-  }
-
-  // Call $date->format().
-  $settings = array(
-    'langcode' => $langcode,
-    'format_string_type' => $key,
-  );
-  return filter_xss_admin($date->format($format, $settings));
+  return Drupal::service('format_date')->format($timestamp, $type, $format, $timezone, $langcode);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/Date.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/Date.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a502b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Datetime/Date.php
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Component\Datetime\Date.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Datetime;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
+use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DrupalDateTime;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManager;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a service to handler various date related functionality.
+ */
+class Date {
+
+  /**
+   * The list of loaded timezones.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $timezones;
+
+  /**
+   * The config factory.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
+   */
+  protected $configFactory;
+
+  /**
+   * Language manager for retrieving the default langcode when none is specified.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManager
+   */
+  protected $languageManager;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a DateFormats object.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
+   *   The config factory.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManager $language_manager
+   *   The language manager.
+   */
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, LanguageManager $language_manager) {
+    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
+    $this->languageManager = $language_manager;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Formats a date, using a date type or a custom date format string.
+   *
+   * @param int $timestamp
+   *   A UNIX timestamp to format.
+   * @param string $type
+   *   (optional) The format to use, one of:
+   *   - One of the built-in formats: 'short', 'medium',
+   *     'long', 'html_datetime', 'html_date', 'html_time',
+   *     'html_yearless_date', 'html_week', 'html_month', 'html_year'.
+   *   - The name of a date type defined by a module in
+   *     hook_date_format_types(), if it's been assigned a format.
+   *   - The machine name of an administrator-defined date format.
+   *   - 'custom', to use $format.
+   *   Defaults to 'medium'.
+   * @param string $format
+   *   (optional) If $type is 'custom', a PHP date format string suitable for
+   *   input to date(). Use a backslash to escape ordinary text, so it does not
+   *   get interpreted as date format characters.
+   * @param string $timezone
+   *   (optional) Time zone identifier, as described at
+   *   http://php.net/manual/timezones.php Defaults to the time zone used to
+   *   display the page.
+   * @param string $langcode
+   *   (optional) Language code to translate to. Defaults to the language used to
+   *   display the page.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   A translated date string in the requested format.
+   */
+  public function format($timestamp, $type = 'medium', $format = '', $timezone = NULL, $langcode = NULL) {
+    if (!isset($timezone)) {
+      $timezone = date_default_timezone_get();
+    }
+    // Store DateTimeZone objects in an array rather than repeatedly
+    // constructing identical objects over the life of a request.
+    if (!isset($this->timezones[$timezone])) {
+      $this->timezones[$timezone] = timezone_open($timezone);
+    }
+
+    if (empty($langcode)) {
+      $langcode = $this->languageManager->getLanguage(Language::TYPE_URL)->langcode;
+    }
+
+    // Create a DrupalDateTime object from the timestamp and timezone.
+    $date = new DrupalDateTime($timestamp, $this->timezones[$timezone]);
+
+    // Find the appropriate format type.
+    $key = $date->canUseIntl() ? DrupalDateTime::INTL : DrupalDateTime::PHP;
+
+    // If we have a non-custom date format use the provided date format pattern.
+    $config = $this->configFactory->get('system.date');
+    if ($type != 'custom') {
+      $format = $config->get('formats.' . $type . '.pattern.' . $key);
+    }
+
+    // Fall back to medium if a format was not found.
+    if (empty($format)) {
+      $format = $config->get('formats.medium.pattern.' . $key);
+    }
+
+    // Call $date->format().
+    $settings = array(
+      'langcode' => $langcode,
+      'format_string_type' => $key,
+    );
+    return Xss::filter($date->format($format, $settings));
+  }
+
+}