diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 711028b..a20a5ee 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -693,4 +693,14 @@ public static function entityDefinitionUpdateManager() {
     return static::getContainer()->get('entity.definition_update_manager');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the date formatter service.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatterInterface
+   *   The date formatter service.
+   */
+  public static function dateFormatter() {
+    return static::getContainer()->get('date.formatter');
+  }
+
 }