diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_and_time/calculations.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_and_time/calculations.rb
index 061b79e09899978e2bcee1c24612942e8c4d94c0..f6cb1a384cace2b388ff4072cdf983cb1cd4a9b1 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_and_time/calculations.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date_and_time/calculations.rb
@@ -330,20 +330,28 @@ def all_year
       beginning_of_year..end_of_year
     end
 
-    # Returns specific next occurring day of week
+    # Returns a new date/time representing the next occurrence of the specified day of week.
+    #
+    #   today = Date.today               # => Thu, 14 Dec 2017
+    #   today.next_occurring(:monday)    # => Mon, 18 Dec 2017
+    #   today.next_occurring(:thursday)  # => Thu, 21 Dec 2017
     def next_occurring(day_of_week)
       current_day_number = wday != 0 ? wday - 1 : 6
       from_now = DAYS_INTO_WEEK.fetch(day_of_week) - current_day_number
       from_now += 7 unless from_now > 0
-      since(from_now.days)
+      advance(days: from_now)
     end
 
-    # Returns specific previous occurring day of week
+    # Returns a new date/time representing the previous occurrence of the specified day of week.
+    #
+    #   today = Date.today               # => Thu, 14 Dec 2017
+    #   today.prev_occurring(:monday)    # => Mon, 11 Dec 2017
+    #   today.prev_occurring(:thursday)  # => Thu, 07 Dec 2017
     def prev_occurring(day_of_week)
       current_day_number = wday != 0 ? wday - 1 : 6
       ago = current_day_number - DAYS_INTO_WEEK.fetch(day_of_week)
       ago += 7 unless ago > 0
-      ago(ago.days)
+      advance(days: -ago)
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_and_time_behavior.rb b/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_and_time_behavior.rb
index 42da6f6cd014ad1e75fab4b5a019057ce712dc08..91b92043d092f25814b94a390f34293e7cfb0e34 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_and_time_behavior.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_and_time_behavior.rb
@@ -328,6 +328,26 @@ def test_end_of_year
     assert_equal date_time_init(2007, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, Rational(999999999, 1000)), date_time_init(2007, 12, 31, 10, 10, 10).end_of_year
   end
 
+  def test_next_occurring
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 18, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).next_occurring(:monday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 19, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).next_occurring(:tuesday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 20, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).next_occurring(:wednesday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 21, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).next_occurring(:thursday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 15, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).next_occurring(:friday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 16, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).next_occurring(:saturday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 17, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).next_occurring(:sunday)
+  end
+
+  def test_prev_occurring
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 11, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).prev_occurring(:monday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 12, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).prev_occurring(:tuesday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 13, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).prev_occurring(:wednesday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12,  7, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).prev_occurring(:thursday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12,  8, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).prev_occurring(:friday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12,  9, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).prev_occurring(:saturday)
+    assert_equal date_time_init(2017, 12, 10, 3, 14, 15), date_time_init(2017, 12, 14, 3, 14, 15).prev_occurring(:sunday)
+  end
+
   def test_monday_with_default_beginning_of_week_set
     with_bw_default(:saturday) do
       assert_equal date_time_init(2012, 9, 17, 0, 0, 0), date_time_init(2012, 9, 18, 0, 0, 0).monday
diff --git a/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_time_ext_test.rb b/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_time_ext_test.rb
index d942cddb2a04f5675fc1f385013132e66be53e30..ed962803fabda3d56cbced51331e4bb947978fda 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_time_ext_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/core_ext/date_time_ext_test.rb
@@ -30,28 +30,6 @@ def test_to_s
     end
   end
 
-  def test_next_occur
-    datetime = DateTime.new(2016, 9, 24, 0, 0) # saturday
-    assert_equal datetime.next_occurring(:monday), datetime.since(2.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.next_occurring(:tuesday), datetime.since(3.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.next_occurring(:wednesday), datetime.since(4.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.next_occurring(:thursday), datetime.since(5.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.next_occurring(:friday), datetime.since(6.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.next_occurring(:saturday), datetime.since(1.week)
-    assert_equal datetime.next_occurring(:sunday), datetime.since(1.day)
-  end
-
-  def test_prev_occur
-    datetime = DateTime.new(2016, 9, 24, 0, 0) # saturday
-    assert_equal datetime.prev_occurring(:monday), datetime.ago(5.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.prev_occurring(:tuesday), datetime.ago(4.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.prev_occurring(:wednesday), datetime.ago(3.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.prev_occurring(:thursday), datetime.ago(2.days)
-    assert_equal datetime.prev_occurring(:friday), datetime.ago(1.day)
-    assert_equal datetime.prev_occurring(:saturday), datetime.ago(1.week)
-    assert_equal datetime.prev_occurring(:sunday), datetime.ago(6.days)
-  end
-
   def test_readable_inspect
     datetime = DateTime.new(2005, 2, 21, 14, 30, 0)
     assert_equal "Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:30:00 +0000", datetime.readable_inspect