diff --git a/src/Carbon/Carbon.php b/src/Carbon/Carbon.php
index 72fe98d705..ff552bee19 100644
--- a/src/Carbon/Carbon.php
+++ b/src/Carbon/Carbon.php
@@ -1722,6 +1722,20 @@ public function diffForHumans(Carbon $other = null)
       return $txt . ' before';
    }
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the average of two dates
+	 *
+	 * @param  Carbon  $dt
+	 *
+	 * @return Carbon
+	 */
+	public function average(Carbon $dt = null)
+	{
+		$dt = ($dt === null) ? static::now($this->tz) : $dt;
+
+		return $this->addSeconds(intval($this->diffInSeconds($dt, false) / 2));
+	}
+
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    //////////////////////////// MODIFIERS ////////////////////////////
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/tests/DiffTest.php b/tests/DiffTest.php
index c34c8924bd..9563011911 100644
--- a/tests/DiffTest.php
+++ b/tests/DiffTest.php
@@ -396,6 +396,30 @@ public function testDiffForHumansNowAndFutureYears()
         $this->assertSame('2 years from now', $d->diffForHumans());
     }
 
+	public function testAverageIsFluid()
+	{
+		$dt = Carbon::now()->average();
+		$this->assertTrue($dt instanceof Carbon);
+	}
+	public function testAverageFromSame()
+	{
+		$dt1 = Carbon::create(2000, 1, 31, 2, 3, 4);
+		$dt2 = Carbon::create(2000, 1, 31, 2, 3, 4)->average($dt1);
+		$this->assertCarbon($dt2, 2000, 1, 31, 2, 3, 4);
+	}
+	public function testAverageFromGreater()
+	{
+		$dt1 = Carbon::create(2000, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+		$dt2 = Carbon::create(2009, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59)->average($dt1);
+		$this->assertCarbon($dt2, 2004, 12, 31, 12, 30, 30);
+	}
+	public function testAverageFromLower()
+	{
+		$dt1 = Carbon::create(2009, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59);
+		$dt2 = Carbon::create(2000, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)->average($dt1);
+		$this->assertCarbon($dt2, 2004, 12, 31, 12, 30, 30);
+	}
+
     public function testDiffForHumansOtherAndSecond()
     {
         $d = Carbon::now()->addSecond();