diff --git a/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php b/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php
index d32d776..e9f2aeb 100644
--- a/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php
+++ b/src/NodaTimeSplitter.php
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ final class NodaTimeSplitter {
      */
     public static function timePartsToTimeName(array $moda):string {
 
-        if (!empty($moda[5]) and $moda[5] === "Nach" and $moda[1] === "?") {
+        if (!empty($moda[5]) and $moda[5] === "Vor" and $moda[0] === "?") {
+            if (empty(trim($moda[2], "0 "))) $moda[1] = strval(intval($moda[1]) + 1);
+            $moda[0] = $moda[1];
+            $prefix = "Vor ";
+        }
+        else if (!empty($moda[5]) and $moda[5] === "Nach" and $moda[1] === "?") {
             if (empty(trim($moda[2], "0 "))) $moda[0] = strval(intval($moda[0]) - 1);
             $moda[1] = $moda[0];
             $prefix = "Nach ";
@@ -246,6 +251,9 @@ final class NodaTimeSplitter {
     public static function timePartsToCountingYear(array $moda):int {
 
         if ($moda[0] === "?") {
+            if (!empty($moda[5]) and $moda[5] === "Vor" and empty(trim($moda[2], " 0"))) {
+                return abs(intval($moda[1])) + 1;
+            }
             return abs(intval($moda[1]));
         }
 
@@ -698,6 +706,7 @@ final class NodaTimeSplitter {
                 return $output;
             }
         }
+
         if (preg_match("/^[0-9]{4}\ (\(nach)/", $datum)) {
             if (($spacePos = strpos($datum, " ")) === false) {
                 return [];
@@ -716,6 +725,19 @@ final class NodaTimeSplitter {
             }
         }
 
+        if (preg_match("/^(Vor|vor)\ /", $datum)) {
+            if (($spacePos = strpos($datum, " ")) === false) {
+                return [];
+            }
+            if ($output = self::attempt_splitting(substr($datum, $spacePos))) {
+
+                $output[0] = "?";
+                if (empty(trim($output[2], "0 .,"))) $output[1] = strval((intval($output[1]) - 1));
+                $output[5] = "Vor";
+                return $output;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (preg_match("/^(Ab|Seit|seit)\ /", $datum)) {
             if (($spacePos = strpos($datum, " ")) === false) {
                 return [];
diff --git a/tests/NodaTimeSplitterTest.php b/tests/NodaTimeSplitterTest.php
index ea1d2df..0460df6 100644
--- a/tests/NodaTimeSplitterTest.php
+++ b/tests/NodaTimeSplitterTest.php
@@ -144,6 +144,30 @@ final class NodaTimeSplitterTest extends TestCase {
         self::assertEquals(NodaTimeSplitter::timePartsToTimeName($output), "1920-1929");
         self::assertEquals(NodaTimeSplitter::timePartsToCountingYear($output), 1925);
 
+        $output = NodaTimeSplitter::attempt_splitting("Vor Dezember 2020");
+        self::assertEquals($output, [
+            0 => "?",
+            1 => "2020",
+            2 => "12",
+            3 => "00",
+            4 => "+",
+            5 => "Vor",
+        ]);
+        self::assertEquals(NodaTimeSplitter::timePartsToTimeName($output), "Vor Dezember 2020");
+        self::assertEquals(NodaTimeSplitter::timePartsToCountingYear($output), 2020);
+
+        $output = NodaTimeSplitter::attempt_splitting("Vor 2020");
+        self::assertEquals($output, [
+            0 => "?",
+            1 => "2019",
+            2 => "00",
+            3 => "00",
+            4 => "+",
+            5 => "Vor",
+        ]);
+        self::assertEquals(NodaTimeSplitter::timePartsToTimeName($output), "Vor 2020");
+        self::assertEquals(NodaTimeSplitter::timePartsToCountingYear($output), 2020);
+
         $output = NodaTimeSplitter::attempt_splitting("Nach Januar 2020");
         self::assertEquals($output, [
             0 => "2020",