diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee1f1a3..6961485 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ To upload a podcast.
 
     podpublish.publish-podcast ~/Syncthing/UbuntuPodcast/Configs/S11/s11exx.ini
 
+To upload a podcast with a future date, set `wordpress.post_status` to `future` and...
+
+    podpublish.publish-podcast --publishDate='1970-01-01 00:00:00' ~/Dropbox/UbuntuPodcast/Configs/S11/s11exx.ini
+
+(The format for `--publishDate` is `YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss`)
+
 ## TODO
 
   * Sanity check the number of tags before attempting a POST. 19 tags or fewer.
diff --git a/podpublish/configuration.py b/podpublish/configuration.py
index ffbe21a..e42dd32 100755
--- a/podpublish/configuration.py
+++ b/podpublish/configuration.py
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ def check_exists(file_in):
 
 class Configuration(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, ini_file):
+    def __init__(self, ini_file, args):
         # TODO: Use a ConfigSpec to validate the ini file.
         self.config = configobj.ConfigObj(ini_file)
 
+        # TODO: Validate date format
+        if self.config['wordpress']['post_status'] == 'future' and args['publishDate'] != "":
+            self.config['wordpress']['post_date'] = args['publishDate']
+
         # expand any relative file paths.
         if self.config['artwork']['backdrop'].startswith('~'):
             self.config['artwork']['backdrop'] = os.path.expanduser(self.config['artwork']['backdrop'])
diff --git a/podpublish/publish_podcast.py b/podpublish/publish_podcast.py
index 287b6a8..e555657 100755
--- a/podpublish/publish_podcast.py
+++ b/podpublish/publish_podcast.py
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Publish a podcast, previously encoded with encode_podcast, to sftp and YouTube.')
     parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version=podpublish.__version__)
+    argparser.add_argument("--publishDate", default="",
+        help="Publish date for future WordPress posts. Format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss")
     parser.add_argument('filename', type=argparse.FileType('r'), help="Podcast configuration file.")
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    config = configuration.Configuration(args.filename)
+    config = configuration.Configuration(args.filename, args)
 
     if not config.skip_mp3 and not config.skip_sftp:
         if os.path.isfile(config.mp3_file):
diff --git a/podpublish/uploader.py b/podpublish/uploader.py
index 0e1f7ef..bdd7c23 100755
--- a/podpublish/uploader.py
+++ b/podpublish/uploader.py
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ def wordpress_post(config):
     post.comment_status = config.wordpress['comment_status']
     if config.attach_header:
         post.thumbnail = attachment_id
+    if config.wordpress['post_format'] == 'future' and config.wordpress['post_date'] != '':
+        post.post_date = config.wordpress['post_date']
 
     # FIXME: Make sure tags and category are defined. Don't assume they are.
     post.terms_names = {