diff --git a/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.h b/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.h
index 661e056..bf5d3e1 100644
--- a/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.h
+++ b/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.h
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL weekdayHeaderEnabled;
 
+/**
+ *  Setting this to YES disables the ability to select a date
+ *
+ *  Default value is NO.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL dateSelectionDisabled;
+
 /**
  *  Setting Text type of weekday
  *
diff --git a/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m b/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m
index 658e711..0f4c4c1 100644
--- a/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m
+++ b/PDTSimpleCalendar/PDTSimpleCalendarViewController.m
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ - (UICollectionViewCell *)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView cell
 
 - (BOOL)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView shouldSelectItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 {
+    if (self.dateSelectionDisabled) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+
     NSDate *firstOfMonth = [self firstOfMonthForSection:indexPath.section];
     NSDate *cellDate = [self dateForCellAtIndexPath:indexPath];