diff --git a/lib/private/AppFramework/Utility/TimeFactory.php b/lib/private/AppFramework/Utility/TimeFactory.php
index 0584fd05ef9..2f6f081935a 100644
--- a/lib/private/AppFramework/Utility/TimeFactory.php
+++ b/lib/private/AppFramework/Utility/TimeFactory.php
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ class TimeFactory implements ITimeFactory {
 		$this->timezone = new \DateTimeZone('UTC');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $format
+	 * @param string $time
+	 * @param \DateTimeZone|null $timezone
+	 * @return \DateTime with the result of a call to \DateTime::createFromFormat()
+	 * @since 32.0.0
+	 */
+	public function createFromFormat(string $format, string $time = 'now', ?\DateTimeZone $timezone = null): \DateTime {
+		return \DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $time, $timezone);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return int the result of a call to time()
 	 * @since 8.0.0
diff --git a/lib/public/AppFramework/Utility/ITimeFactory.php b/lib/public/AppFramework/Utility/ITimeFactory.php
index cd63b94dee3..4d823b54efa 100644
--- a/lib/public/AppFramework/Utility/ITimeFactory.php
+++ b/lib/public/AppFramework/Utility/ITimeFactory.php
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ use Psr\Clock\ClockInterface;
  */
 
 interface ITimeFactory extends ClockInterface {
+	/**
+	 * @param string $format
+	 * @param string $time
+	 * @param \DateTimeZone|null $timezone
+	 * @return \DateTime with the result of a call to \DateTime::createFromFormat()
+	 * @since 32.0.0
+	 */
+	public function createFromFormat(string $format, string $time = 'now', ?\DateTimeZone $timezone = null): \DateTime;
 	/**
 	 * @return int the result of a call to time()
 	 * @since 8.0.0