diff --git a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainAPI.kt b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainAPI.kt
index 30167332049..e83184bcb77 100644
--- a/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainAPI.kt
+++ b/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainAPI.kt
@@ -2560,6 +2560,9 @@ fun Episode.addDate(date: Instant?) {
     this.date = date?.toEpochMilliseconds()
 }
 
+@Prerelease
+fun Int.toYear(): LocalDate = LocalDate(this, 1, 1)
+
 // Deprecate after next stable
 /* @Deprecated(
     message = "Use addDate with LocalDate, Instant, or String instead.",
diff --git a/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/IntToYearTest.kt b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/IntToYearTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6f8fb9cfc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/IntToYearTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package com.lagradost.cloudstream3
+
+import kotlinx.datetime.LocalDate
+import kotlinx.datetime.number
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+
+class IntToYearTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearReturnsFirstOfJanuary() {
+        val result = 2026.toYear()
+        assertEquals(LocalDate(2026, 1, 1), result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearSetsCorrectYear() {
+        val result = 1999.toYear()
+        assertEquals(1999, result.year)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearSetsMonthToJanuary() {
+        val result = 2026.toYear()
+        assertEquals(1, result.month.number)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearSetsDayToFirst() {
+        val result = 2026.toYear()
+        assertEquals(1, result.day)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearHandlesLeapYear() {
+        val result = 2028.toYear()
+        assertEquals(LocalDate(2028, 1, 1), result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearHandlesEpochYear() {
+        val result = 1970.toYear()
+        assertEquals(LocalDate(1970, 1, 1), result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearHandlesFarPastYear() {
+        val result = 1.toYear()
+        assertEquals(LocalDate(1, 1, 1), result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearHandlesFarFutureYear() {
+        val result = 9999.toYear()
+        assertEquals(LocalDate(9999, 1, 1), result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun toYearDifferentYearsProduceDifferentDates() {
+        assertFalse(2025.toYear() == 2026.toYear())
+    }
+}