diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9317cde..07d7deb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Unique, lexicographically sortable identifiers.
 ===============================================
 
-Create a `new Ulid()` anywhere in your application, and you have a stringable object that can be used as the primary key in a database. Ulid strings look something like `01G2J6MYN0PGC5Q21W9C`. They are cryptographically pseudo-random, and sort so that newer Ulids compare "greater than" older Ulids.
+Create a `new Ulid()` anywhere in your application, and you have a stringable object that can be used as the primary key in a database. Ulid strings look something like `01G2J6MYN0PGC5Q21W9C` or can be prefixed with a type like `CUSTOMER_01G2J6MYN0PGC5Q21W9C`. They are cryptographically pseudo-random, and sort so that newer Ulids compare "greater than" older Ulids.
 
 This solves the problems exposed with working with auto-incrementing integer primary keys, which are predictable and difficult to work with in distributed databases.
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This solves the problems exposed with working with auto-incrementing integer pri
 use Gt\Ulid\Ulid;
 
 $exampleDataSource->create(new Person(
-	new Ulid(),
+	new Ulid("pet"),
 	name: "Cody",
 	age: 5,
 ));
diff --git a/src/Ulid.php b/src/Ulid.php
index 880d844..edd6c48 100644
--- a/src/Ulid.php
+++ b/src/Ulid.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 namespace Gt\Ulid;
 
+use DateTime;
 use Stringable;
 
 class Ulid implements Stringable {
@@ -89,4 +90,10 @@ public function getTimestampString():string {
 	public function getRandomString():string {
 		return $this->randomString;
 	}
+
+	public function getDateTime():DateTime {
+		$timestamp = $this->getTimestamp() / 1000;
+		return new DateTime("@" . $timestamp);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/test/phpunit/UlidTest.php b/test/phpunit/UlidTest.php
index d880d15..199df2b 100644
--- a/test/phpunit/UlidTest.php
+++ b/test/phpunit/UlidTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 namespace Gt\Ulid\Test;
 
+use DateTime;
 use Gt\Ulid\Ulid;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
@@ -97,4 +98,22 @@ public function testConstruct_existingUlid():void {
 		$sut = new Ulid(init: $existingString);
 		self::assertSame($existingString, (string)$sut);
 	}
+
+	public function testGetDateTime():void {
+		$now = new DateTime();
+		$sut = new Ulid();
+
+		self::assertSame(
+			$now->getTimestamp(),
+			$sut->getDateTime()->getTimestamp()
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function testGetDateTime_constructorInit():void {
+		$dateTimeString = "1988-05-04 17:24";
+		$knownUlid = new Ulid(timestamp: strtotime($dateTimeString) * 1000);
+
+		$sut = new Ulid(init: $knownUlid);
+		self::assertSame($dateTimeString, $sut->getDateTime()->format("Y-m-d H:i"));
+	}
 }