diff --git a/PixivUtil2.py b/PixivUtil2.py
index cd8071ac..3ed25af0 100644
--- a/PixivUtil2.py
+++ b/PixivUtil2.py
@@ -1143,6 +1143,16 @@ def menu_download_by_rank(op_is_valid, args, options, valid_modes=None):
                 break
             else:
                 print("Invalid Content Type.")
+        while True:
+            print(f"Specify the ranking date, valid type is YYYYMMDD (default: today)")
+            date = input('Date: ').rstrip("\r").lower()
+            try:
+                if date != '':
+                    datetime.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y%m%d")
+            except Exception as ex:
+                PixivHelper.print_and_log("error", f"Invalid format for ranking date: {date}.")
+            else:
+                break
         (start_page, end_page) = PixivHelper.get_start_and_end_number()
 
     PixivRankingHandler.process_ranking(sys.modules[__name__],
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index dd8a26b9..c5b303af 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   - need to update `config.ini` in `[FFmpeg]` section if you have parameter error when encoding to gif.
     `gifParam = -filter_complex [0:v]split[a][b];[a]palettegen=stats_mode=diff[p];[b][p]paletteuse=dither=bayer:bayer_scale=5:diff_mode=rectangle`
 - Fix #1146: update lxml with html5lib.
+- Merge Add date option to ranking download (#1149) by @Toyem
 
 20220804
 - Merge fix reencoding backup of files to follow ugoira config (#1131) by @Toyem.