diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index eefca2b96d..91a2151233 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ def format_datetime(datetime_string, format_string=None):
 		formatted_datetime = datetime.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 	return formatted_datetime
 
+def weekdays():
+	return ['Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday','Friday', 'Saturday', 'Sunday']
+
 def global_date_format(date, format="long"):
 	"""returns localized date in the form of January 1, 2012"""
 	date = getdate(date)