diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex
index f51ae3e56d..4b2d5826a3 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/date.ex
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ defmodule Date do
           calendar: Calendar.calendar()
         }
 
+  @typedoc "A duration unit expressed as a tuple."
+  @typedoc since: "1.19.0"
+  @type duration_unit_pair ::
+          {:year, integer} | {:month, integer} | {:week, integer} | {:day, integer}
+
   @doc """
   Returns a range of dates.
 
@@ -84,6 +89,20 @@ defmodule Date do
       iex> Date.range(~D[1999-01-01], ~D[2000-01-01])
       Date.range(~D[1999-01-01], ~D[2000-01-01])
 
+  A range may also be built from a `Date` and a `Duration`
+  (also expressed as a keyword list of `t:duration_unit_pair/0`):
+
+      iex> Date.range(~D[1999-01-01], Duration.new!(year: 1))
+      Date.range(~D[1999-01-01], ~D[2000-01-01])
+      iex> Date.range(~D[1999-01-01], year: 1)
+      Date.range(~D[1999-01-01], ~D[2000-01-01])
+
+  > #### Durations {: .warning}
+  >
+  > Support for expressing `last` as a [`Duration`](`t:Duration.t/0`) or
+  > keyword list of `t:duration_unit_pair/0`s was introduced in
+  > v1.19.0.
+
   A range of dates implements the `Enumerable` protocol, which means
   functions in the `Enum` module can be used to work with
   ranges:
@@ -100,7 +119,11 @@ defmodule Date do
 
   """
   @doc since: "1.5.0"
-  @spec range(Calendar.date(), Calendar.date()) :: Date.Range.t()
+  @spec range(
+          first :: Calendar.date(),
+          last_or_duration :: Calendar.date() | Duration.t() | [duration_unit_pair]
+        ) ::
+          Date.Range.t()
   def range(%{calendar: calendar} = first, %{calendar: calendar} = last) do
     {first_days, _} = to_iso_days(first)
     {last_days, _} = to_iso_days(last)
@@ -123,6 +146,16 @@ defmodule Date do
     raise ArgumentError, "both dates must have matching calendars"
   end
 
+  def range(%{calendar: _} = first, %Duration{} = duration) do
+    last = shift(first, duration)
+    range(first, last)
+  end
+
+  def range(%{calendar: _} = first, duration) when is_list(duration) do
+    last = shift(first, duration)
+    range(first, last)
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Returns a range of dates with a step.
 
@@ -140,8 +173,11 @@ defmodule Date do
 
   """
   @doc since: "1.12.0"
-  @spec range(Calendar.date(), Calendar.date(), step :: pos_integer | neg_integer) ::
-          Date.Range.t()
+  @spec range(
+          first :: Calendar.date(),
+          last_or_duration :: Calendar.date() | Duration.t() | [duration_unit_pair],
+          step :: pos_integer | neg_integer
+        ) :: Date.Range.t()
   def range(%{calendar: calendar} = first, %{calendar: calendar} = last, step)
       when is_integer(step) and step != 0 do
     {first_days, _} = to_iso_days(first)
@@ -159,6 +195,24 @@ defmodule Date do
             "non-zero integer, got: #{inspect(first)}, #{inspect(last)}, #{step}"
   end
 
+  def range(%{calendar: _} = first, %Duration{} = duration, step)
+      when is_integer(step) and step != 0 do
+    last = shift(first, duration)
+    range(first, last, step)
+  end
+
+  def range(%{calendar: _} = first, duration, step)
+      when is_list(duration) and is_integer(step) and step != 0 do
+    last = shift(first, duration)
+    range(first, last, step)
+  end
+
+  def range(%{calendar: _} = first, last, step) do
+    raise ArgumentError,
+          "expected a date or duration as second argument and the step must be a " <>
+            "non-zero integer, got: #{inspect(first)}, #{inspect(last)}, #{step}"
+  end
+
   defp range(first, first_days, last, last_days, calendar, step) do
     %Date.Range{
       first: %Date{calendar: calendar, year: first.year, month: first.month, day: first.day},
@@ -795,8 +849,7 @@ defmodule Date do
 
   """
   @doc since: "1.17.0"
-  @spec shift(Calendar.date(), Duration.t() | [unit_pair]) :: t
-        when unit_pair: {:year, integer} | {:month, integer} | {:week, integer} | {:day, integer}
+  @spec shift(Calendar.date(), Duration.t() | [duration_unit_pair]) :: t
   def shift(%{calendar: calendar} = date, duration) do
     %{year: year, month: month, day: day} = date
     {year, month, day} = calendar.shift_date(year, month, day, __duration__!(duration))
diff --git a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
index 77f4c5b047..8715d307f5 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
+++ b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/calendar/date_range_test.exs
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ defmodule Date.RangeTest do
 
   @asc_range Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2001-01-01])
   @asc_range_2 Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2001-01-01], 2)
+  @asc_range_duration Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], Duration.new!(year: 1))
+  @asc_range_duration_2 Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], Duration.new!(year: 1), 2)
   @desc_range Date.range(~D[2001-01-01], ~D[2000-01-01], -1)
   @desc_range_2 Date.range(~D[2001-01-01], ~D[2000-01-01], -2)
+  @desc_range_duration Date.range(~D[2001-01-01], Duration.new!(year: -1))
+  @desc_range_duration_2 Date.range(~D[2001-01-01], Duration.new!(year: -1), 2)
   @empty_range Date.range(~D[2001-01-01], ~D[2000-01-01], 1)
 
   describe "Enum.member?/2" do
@@ -20,6 +24,9 @@ defmodule Date.RangeTest do
 
       assert Enum.member?(@asc_range_2, ~D[2000-01-03])
       refute Enum.member?(@asc_range_2, ~D[2000-01-02])
+
+      assert Enum.member?(@asc_range_duration, ~D[2000-01-03])
+      refute Enum.member?(@asc_range_duration_2, ~D[2000-01-02])
     end
 
     test "for descending range" do
@@ -31,6 +38,9 @@ defmodule Date.RangeTest do
 
       assert Enum.member?(@desc_range_2, ~D[2000-12-30])
       refute Enum.member?(@desc_range_2, ~D[2000-12-29])
+
+      assert Enum.member?(@desc_range_duration, ~D[2000-12-30])
+      refute Enum.member?(@desc_range_duration_2, ~D[2000-12-29])
     end
 
     test "empty range" do
@@ -109,6 +119,30 @@ defmodule Date.RangeTest do
     assert Enum.to_list(range) == [~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-03]]
   end
 
+  test "works with durations" do
+    range = Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], Duration.new!(day: 1))
+    assert range.first == ~D[2000-01-01]
+    assert range.last == ~D[2000-01-02]
+    assert Enum.to_list(range) == [~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-02]]
+
+    range = Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], Duration.new!(day: 2), 2)
+    assert range.first == ~D[2000-01-01]
+    assert range.last == ~D[2000-01-03]
+    assert Enum.to_list(range) == [~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-03]]
+  end
+
+  test "accepts durations as keyword list" do
+    range = Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], day: 1)
+    assert range.first == ~D[2000-01-01]
+    assert range.last == ~D[2000-01-02]
+    assert Enum.to_list(range) == [~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-02]]
+
+    range = Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], [day: 2], 2)
+    assert range.first == ~D[2000-01-01]
+    assert range.last == ~D[2000-01-03]
+    assert Enum.to_list(range) == [~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-03]]
+  end
+
   test "both dates must have matching calendars" do
     first = ~D[2000-01-01]
     last = Calendar.Holocene.date(12001, 1, 1)
@@ -129,18 +163,22 @@ defmodule Date.RangeTest do
   end
 
   test "step is a non-zero integer" do
-    step = 1.0
     message = ~r"the step must be a non-zero integer"
 
     assert_raise ArgumentError, message, fn ->
-      Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-31], step)
+      Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-31], 1.0)
     end
 
-    step = 0
-    message = ~r"the step must be a non-zero integer"
+    assert_raise ArgumentError, message, fn ->
+      Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], [month: 1], 1.0)
+    end
+
+    assert_raise ArgumentError, message, fn ->
+      Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-31], 0)
+    end
 
     assert_raise ArgumentError, message, fn ->
-      Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], ~D[2000-01-31], step)
+      Date.range(~D[2000-01-01], [month: 1], 0)
     end
   end