diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index 4fb929f501..6aeebfe2e6 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from xmodule.course_module import CourseDescriptor
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 
+from models import Registration, UserProfile, PendingNameChange, PendingEmailChange, CourseEnrollment
+from datetime import date
 
 log = logging.getLogger("mitx.student")
 
@@ -240,6 +242,13 @@ def create_account(request, post_override=None):
     up.country = post_vars['country']
     up.gender = post_vars['gender']
     up.mailing_address = post_vars['mailing_address']
+
+    date_fields = ['date_of_birth__year', 'date_of_birth__month', 'date_of_birth__day']
+    if all(len(post_vars[field]) > 0 for field in date_fields):
+        up.date_of_birth = date(int(post_vars['date_of_birth__year']),
+                int(post_vars['date_of_birth__month']),
+                int(post_vars['date_of_birth__day']))
+
     up.save()
 
     # TODO (vshnayder): the LMS should probably allow signups without a particular course too
diff --git a/lms/templates/signup_modal.html b/lms/templates/signup_modal.html
index 2bf3497127..7e2394af85 100644
--- a/lms/templates/signup_modal.html
+++ b/lms/templates/signup_modal.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
 <%! from django_countries.countries import COUNTRIES %>
 <%! from student.models import UserProfile %>
+<%! from datetime import date %>
 
 <section id="signup-modal" class="modal signup-modal">
   <div class="inner-wrapper">
@@ -41,6 +42,22 @@
                 <option value="${code}">${gender}</option>
             %endfor
         </select>
+        <label>Date of birth</label>
+        <select name='date_of_birth__month'>
+            %for month in range(1,13):
+                <option value="${month}">${month}</option>
+            %endfor
+        </select>
+        <select name='date_of_birth__day'>
+            %for day in range(1,32):
+                <option value="${day}">${day}</option>
+            %endfor
+        </select>
+        <select name='date_of_birth__year'>
+            %for year in range(date.today().year,1899,-1):
+                <option value="${year}">${year}</option>
+            %endfor
+        </select>
         <label class="terms-of-service">
           <input name="terms_of_service" type="checkbox" value="true">
           I agree to the