diff --git a/library/network/protocol/http/src/http_date.e b/library/network/protocol/http/src/http_date.e
index 18d1a5a5..7a404017 100644
--- a/library/network/protocol/http/src/http_date.e
+++ b/library/network/protocol/http/src/http_date.e
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ inherit
 	DEBUG_OUTPUT
 
 create
+	make_now_utc,
 	make_from_timestamp,
 	make_from_string,
 	make_from_date_time
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			date_time := dt
 		end
 
+	make_now_utc
+			-- Build from current utc date time.
+		do
+			create date_time.make_now_utc
+		end
+
 feature -- Access
 
 	has_error: BOOLEAN